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Alberto Pochettino, M.D.

  1. Cardiovascular Surgeon
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Publications

  1. Abdelrehim AA, Dearani JA, Holst KA, Miranda WR, Connolly HM, Todd AL, Burchill LJ, Schaff HV, Pochettino A, Stephens EH. Risk factors and early outcomes of repeat sternotomy in 1960 adults with congenital heart disease: A 30-year, single-center study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Nov; 168 (5):1326-1336.e1 Epub 2023 Nov 21
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  2. Abdelrehim AA, Stephens EH, Pochettino A, Wittwer ED, Ashikhmina EA, Todd AL, Daly RC, Crestanello JA, Schaff HV, Dearani JA. Delayed Sternal Closure vs Emergency Sternal Reopening in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Oct; 118 (4):899-906 Epub 2024 May 18
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  3. Stephens EH, Dearani JA, Pochettino A, Vricella LA, Sundt TM, David TE, Bavaria JE, Cameron DE. Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement State-of-the-Art Review, Part I: Anatomy and Physiology. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Sep; 118 (3):729-735 Epub 2024 Feb 13
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  4. Stephens EH, Dearani JA, Pochettino A, Vricella LA, Sundt TM, David TE, Bavaria JE, Cameron DE. Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement State-of-the-Art Review, Part II: Surgical Techniques. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Sep; 118 (3):736-746 Epub 2024 Feb 13
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  5. Stephens EH, Dearani JA, Pochettino A, Vricella LA, Sundt TM, David TE, Bavaria JE, Cameron DE. Valve-sparing aortic root replacement state-of-the-art review, part ii: surgical techniques. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024 Sep; 118 (3):736-46
  6. Patlolla SH, Crestanello JA, Schaff HV, Pochettino A, Stulak JM, Daly RC, Greason KL, Dearani JA, Saran N. Timing of coronary artery bypass grafting after myocardial infarction influences late survival. JTCVS Open. 2024 Aug; 20:40-48 Epub 2024 May 23
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  7. Chopko TC, Khan FW, Pochettino A. Bull attack causing complex blunt thoracic aortic injury requiring total arch replacement. JTCVS Tech. 2024 Aug; 26:16-20 Epub 2024 June 08
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  8. Abdelrehim AA, Stephens EH, Holst KA, Miranda WR, Connolly HM, Burchill LJ, Todd AL, Crestanello JA, Pochettino A, Schaff HV, Dearani JA. Outcomes following multivalve reoperation in adults with congenital heart disease: A 30-year, single-center study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jul 20 Epub 2024 July 20
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  9. Sun D, Schaff HV, Greason KL, Huang Y, Bagameri G, Pochettino A, DeValeria PA, Dearani JA, Daly RC, Landolfo KP, Wiechmann RJ, Pislaru SV, Crestanello JA. Mechanical or biological prosthesis for aortic valve replacement in patients aged 45 to 74 years. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jul 2 Epub 2024 July 02
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  10. Huang Y, Schaff HV, Bagameri G, Pochettino A, DeMartino RR, Todd A, Greason KL. Differential expansion and outcomes of ascending and descending degenerative thoracic aortic aneurysms. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar; 167 (3):918-926.e3 Epub 2022 Apr 09
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  11. Ergi DG, Schaff HV, Pochettino A, Hurst PD, Greason KL, Daly RC, Crestanello JA, Dearani JA, Todd A, Saran N. Outcomes of aortic surgery in patients with Takayasu arteritis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Feb 6 Epub 2024 Feb 06
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  12. Griffeth EM, Stephens EH, Dearani JA, Francois C, Todd A, Miranda WR, Connolly HM, Bonnichsen CR, Pochettino A. Outcomes of Surgical Repair of Aberrant Subclavian Arteries in Adults. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Feb; 117 (2):396-402 Epub 2023 Apr 06
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  13. Patlolla SH, Saran N, Schaff HV, Crestanello J, Pochettino A, Stulak JM, Greason KL, King KS, Lee AT, Daly RC, Dearani JA. Prosthesis choice for tricuspid valve replacement: Comparison of clinical and echocardiographic outcomes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Feb; 167 (2):668-679.e2 Epub 2022 July 08
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  14. Reddy P, Nair KS, Kumar V, Bowen JM, Deyle DR, Pochettino A, Connolly HM, Anavekar NS. Thoracic Aortic Aneurysmal Disease: Comprehensive Recommendations for the Primary Care Physician. Mayo Clin Proc. 2024 Jan; 99 (1):111-123
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  15. Lima GB, Breite M, Pochettino A, Bonnichsen C, DeMartino RR, Mendes BC. Endovascular repair of an ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2023 Dec; 9 (4):101279 Epub 2023 Aug 01
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  16. Wang TY, Svensson LG, Wen J, Vekstein A, Gerdisch M, Rao VU, Moront M, Johnston D, Lopes RD, Chavez A, Ruel M, Blackstone EH, Becker RC, Thourani V, Puskas J, Al-Khalidi HR, Cable DG, Elefteriades JA, Pochettino A, Wolfe JA, Graeve A, Sultan I, Sabe AA, Michelena HI, Alexander JH. Apixaban or Warfarin in Patients with an On-X Mechanical Aortic Valve. NEJM Evid. 2023 Jul; 2 (7):EVIDoa2300067 Epub 2023 May 06
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  17. Franco-Mesa C, Erben Y, Perez AF, Ball CT, Barrett KM, Pham SM, Pochettino A, Fox WC, Miller DA, Sandhu SJS, Brott TG, Meschia JF. No Sex Differences in the Prevalence of Intracranial Aneurysms in Patients with Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: A Multi-Center Experience. Ann Vasc Surg. 2023 Jul; 93:142-148 Epub 2023 Feb 10
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  18. Chait J, Tenorio ER, Kawajiri H, Lima GBB, Cirillo-Penn NC, Bagameri G, Pochettino A, DeMartino RR, Oderich GS, Mendes BC. Mid-Term Outcomes of "Complete Aortic Repair": Surgical or Endovascular Total Arch Replacement With Thoracoabdominal Fenestrated-Branched Endovascular Aortic Repair. J Endovasc Ther. 2023 Jun 14; 15266028231181211 Epub 2023 June 14
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  19. Huntley GD, Michelena HI, Thaden JJ, Alkurashi AK, Pislaru SV, Pochettino A, Crestanello JA, Maleszewski JJ, Brown RD Jr, Nkomo VT. Cerebral and Retinal Infarction in Bicuspid Aortic Valve. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Apr 4; 12 (7):e028789 Epub 2023 Mar 21
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  20. El Sherif N, Dearani JA, Connolly HM, Bagameri G, Pochettino A, Stulak JM, Stephens EH. Complexity and Outcome of Reoperations After the Ross Procedure in the Current Era. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Mar; 115 (3):633-639 Epub 2022 May 26
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  21. Kawajiri H, Saran N, Dearani JA, Schaff HV, Daly RC, Viehman JK, King KS, Pochettino A. Whole Body Retrograde Perfusion Combined With Central Aortic Perfusion Strategy in the Repair of Distal Arch Pathology Through a Lateral Thoracotomy. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 Mar; 98 (3):432-442
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  22. Kreutz-Rodrigues L, Gibreel W, Moran SL, Mardini S, Bite U, Stulak JM, Wigle D, Pochettino A, Bakri K. The Utility of the Omentum Flap for Complex Intrathoracic Problems. Plast Surg (Oakv). 2023 Feb; 31(1):17-23. Epub 2021 Oct 26.
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  23. Klompas AM, Kawajiri H, Sinak LJ, Pochettino A. Resisting arrest: Perioperative confirmation and management of an iatrogenic aortocoronary arteriovenous fistula after coronary artery bypass grafting for redo cardiac surgery. Ann Card Anaesth. 2023 Jan-Mar; 26 (1):83-85
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  24. Colglazier JJ, Kenyon B, Danduch E, Pochettino A. Thirty-three-year-old man with circumflex aorta and 4-cm right subclavian artery aneurysm. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2022 Dec; 8 (4):569 Epub 2022 Aug 23
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  25. Hassler KR, Puig CA, Cangut B, Pochettino A, Robinson SI, Morris JM, Blackmon SH. Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma Complete Resection Facilitated by 3-Dimensional Printed Model. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Nov; 114 (5):e375-e378 Epub 2022 Jan 18
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  26. El Nihum LI, Shariff M, Hosseini M, Gibreel W, Mardini S, Morris JM, Pochettino A, Blackmon SH. Sternectomy Replacement With 3-Dimensional Printed Composite Porous High-Density Polyethylene. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Nov; 114 (5):e363-e365 Epub 2022 Jan 24
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  27. Bi X, Yeung DF, Thaden JJ, Nhola LF, Schaff HV, Pislaru SV, Pellikka PA, Pochettino A, Greason KL, Nkomo VT, Villarraga HR. Characterization of myocardial mechanics and its prognostic significance in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing aortic valve replacement. Eur Heart J Open. 2022 Nov; 2 (6):oeac074 Epub 2022 Nov 05
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  28. Schumer EM, Saddoughi SA, Spencer PJ, Pochettino A, Daly RC, Villavicencio MA. Lung transplantation long-term survival is worse in patients who have undergone previous cardiac surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Sep 2; 62 (4)
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  29. Smith MM, Schroeder DR, Nelson JA, Mauermann WJ, Welsby IJ, Pochettino A, Montonye BL, Assawakawintip C, Nuttall GA. Prothrombin Complex Concentrate vs Plasma for Post-Cardiopulmonary Bypass Coagulopathy and Bleeding: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg. 2022 Sep 1; 157 (9):757-764
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  30. Ramaprabhu K, Saran N, Dearani J, Lahr B, Schaff H, Greason K, Yalamuri S, Mangukia C, Stulak J, Bagameri G, Crestanello J, Pochettino A. Cannulation strategies for acute type A dissection-role of central cannulation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Aug 3; 62 (3)
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  31. Hassler KR, Dearani JA, Stephens EH, Pochettino A, Ramakrishna H. The Ross Procedure: Analysis of Recent Outcomes Data. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Aug; 36 (8 Pt B):3365-3369 Epub 2021 Nov 14
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  32. Patlolla SH, Saran N, Dearani JA, Stulak JM, Schaff HV, Greason KL, Daly RC, King KS, Pochettino AB. Outcomes and risk factors of late failure of valve-sparing aortic root replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Aug; 164 (2):493-501.e1 Epub 2020 Sept 22
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  33. Rafie N, Foley DA, Ripoll JG, Booth-Kowalczyk ML, Arghami A, Pochettino A, Michelena HI. McConnell's Sign Is Not Always Pulmonary Embolism: The Importance of Right Ventricular Ischemia. JACC Case Rep. 2022 Jul 06; 4(13):802-807.
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  34. Stephens EH, Pochettino A. Vascular ring and sling repair - addressing the root of the problem. Cardiol Young. 2022 Jul; 32 (7):1019-1020 Epub 2022 May 18
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  35. Baldonado JJR, Greason KL, Crestanello JA, Dearani JA, Pochettino A, Schaff HV, Stulak JM. Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in the Setting of Anomalous Circumflex Coronary Artery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Feb; 113 (2):563-567 Epub 2021 Mar 29
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  36. Patlolla SH, Schaff HV, Bagameri G, Dearani JA, Greason KL, Daly RC, Crestanello JA, Stulak JM, King KS, Pochettino A, Saran N. Natural History and Outcomes of Nonreplaced Aortic Sinuses in Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valves. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Feb; 113 (2):527-534 Epub 2021 Apr 01
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  37. Cornelius A, Ramaprabhu K, Stephens E, Saran N, Pochettino A. Central Partial Bypass Management Technique for Distal Arch Surgery. J Extra Corpor Technol. 2021 Dec; 53 (4):306-308
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  38. Pahwa S, Crestanello J, Miranda W, Bernabei A, Polycarpou A, Schaff H, Dearani J, Stulak J, Pochettino A, Daly R, Lahr B, Viehman J, Greason K. Outcomes of pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis following mediastinal irradiation. J Card Surg. 2021 Dec; 36 (12):4636-4642 Epub 2021 Sept 21
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  39. Saran N, Pochettino A. Management of Coarctation and Aortic Arch Anomalies in the Adult. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Winter; 33 (4):1061-1068 Epub 2021 July 01
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  40. Elsisy MF, Pochettino A, Dearani JA, Bower TC, McBane RD 2nd, Graham GC, Deyle DR, Bonnichsen CR, Stephens EH. Early and Late Outcomes of Cardiovascular Surgery in Patients With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2021 Nov; 12 (6):773-777
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  41. Patlolla SH, Schaff HV, Greason KL, Pochettino A, Daly RC, Frye RL, Nishimura RA, Dearani JA. Early Right Ventricular Reverse Remodeling Predicts Survival After Isolated Tricuspid Valve Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Nov; 112 (5):1402-1409 Epub 2021 Mar 09
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  42. Huang Y, Schaff HV, Dearani JA, Oderich GS, Bower TC, Kalra M, Greason KL, Pochettino A, Viehman JK, Harmsen WS, Gloviczki P, DeMartino RR. A Population-Based Study of the Incidence and Natural History of Degenerative Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Oct; 96 (10):2628-2638 Epub 2021 Aug 20
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  43. Krishnan P, Dearani JA, Overman DM, Stephens EH, Pochettino A. Twin Root Replacement in Congenital Heart Disease: Expert Technique. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2021 Sep; 12 (5):649-653
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  44. Huang Y, Dearani JA, Saran N, Stulak JM, Greason KL, Crestanello JA, Daly RC, Pochettino A, Lahr BD, Lin G, Schaff HV. Outcomes and Echocardiographic Follow-up After Surgical Management of Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients With Transvenous Right Ventricular Leads. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Aug; 96 (8):2133-2144 Epub 2021 July 03
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  45. Dionne PO, Tenorio ER, Cajas Monson LC, Pochettino A, Oderich GS. Total Endovascular Aortic Arch Repair Using 3-Vessel Inner Branch Stent Graft. Ann Thorac Surg 2021 Jul; 112 (1):e27-e31 Epub 2020 June 17
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  46. Pahwa S, Bernabei A, Schaff H, Stulak J, Greason K, Pochettino A, Daly R, Dearani J, Bagameri G, King K, Viehman J, Crestanello J. Impact of postoperative complications after cardiac surgery on long-term survival. J Card Surg. 2021 Jun; 36 (6):2045-2052 Epub 2021 Mar 09
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  47. Saran N, Pochettino A. Cannulation strategies & circulation management in type-A aortic dissection. J Card Surg. 2021 May; 36 (5):1793-1798 Epub 2021 Mar 17
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  48. Kawajiri H, Tenorio ER, Khasawneh MA, Pochettino A, Mendes BC, Marcondes GB, Lima GBB, Oderich GS. Staged total arch replacement, followed by fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair, for patients with mega aortic syndrome. J Vasc Surg. 2021 May; 73 (5):1488-1497.e1 Epub 2020 Nov 13
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  49. Pahwa S, Saran N, Pochettino A, Schaff H, Stulak J, Greason K, Daly R, Crestanello J, King K, Dearani J. Outcomes of tricuspid valve surgery in patients with functional tricuspid regurgitation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Apr 13; 59 (3):577-585
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  50. Nguyen A, Schaff HV, Arghami A, Bagameri G, Cicek MS, Crestanello JA, Daly RC, Greason KL, Pochettino A, Rowse PG, Stulak JM, Lahr BD, Dearani JA. Impact of Hematologic Malignancies on Outcome of Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Apr; 111 (4):1278-1283 Epub 2020 Aug 19
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  51. Abdelsattar ZM, Elsisy MF, Schaff H, Stulak J, Greason K, Pochettino A, Arghami A, Rowse P, Bagameri G, Khullar V, Daly R, Cicek S, Dearani J, Crestanello J. Comparative Effectiveness of Mechanical Valves and Homografts in Complex Aortic Endocarditis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Mar; 111 (3):793-799 Epub 2020 Sept 02
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  52. Inra ML, Daly RC, Nichols FC 3rd, Pochettino A, Schaff HV, Crestanello JA. Cardiac Surgery After Extraanatomic Esophageal Reconstruction: A Single Institution's Experience. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Dec; 110 (6):2013-2019 Epub 2020 May 11
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  53. Michelena HI, Yang LT, Enriquez-Sarano M, Pochettino A. The elusive 'forme fruste' bicuspid aortic valve: 3D transoesophageal echocardiography to the rescue. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Oct 1; 21 (10):1169
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  54. Kawajiri H, Khasawneh MA, Pochettino A, Oderich GS. Techniques and outcomes of total aortic arch repair with frozen elephant trunk for DeBakey I dissections. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2020 Aug; 61 (4):392-401 Epub 2020 Apr 22
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  55. Oderich GS, Pochettino A. The evolving management of chronic post-dissection aneurysms. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2020 Aug; 61 (4):383-384 Epub 2020 Apr 22
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  56. Kawajiri H, Pochettino A. Chronic Type A Aortic Dissection After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Jun; 109 (6):e431-e433 Epub 2019 Nov 21
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  57. Pochettino A. Invited Commentary. Ann Thorac Surg 2020 Feb; 109 (2):494-495 Epub 2019 Sept 11
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  58. Bi X, Yeung DF, Salah HM, Arciniegas Calle MC, Nhola LF, Thaden JJ, Nhola LF, Schaff HV, Pislaru SV, Pellikka PA, Pochettino A, Greason KL, Nkomo VT, Villarraga HR. Dissecting myocardial mechanics in patients with severe aortic stenosis: 2-dimensional vs 3-dimensional-speckle tracking echocardiography. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2020 Jan 30; 20 (1):33
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  59. Helder MRK, Schaff HV, Day CN, Pochettino A, Bagameri G, Greason KL, Lansman SL, Girardi LN, Storlie CB, Habermann EB. Regional and Temporal Trends in the Outcomes of Repairs for Acute Type A Aortic Dissections. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Jan; 109 (1):26-33 Epub 2019 Aug 07
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  60. Saran N, Dearani JA, Said SM, Greason KL, Pochettino A, Stulak JM, Maltais S, Cicek S, Crestanello J, Daly RC, King KS, Schaff HV. Long-term outcomes of patients undergoing tricuspid valve surgerydagger. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Nov 1; 56 (5):950-958
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  61. Saran N, Dearani J, Said S, Fatima B, Schaff H, Bower T, Pochettino A. Vascular Rings in Adults: Outcome of Surgical Management. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Oct; 108 (4):1217-1227 Epub 2019 June 20
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  62. Mirza AK, Saran N, Warrington KJ, Pochettino A, Shuja F. Isolated Thoracic Aortic Takayasu Arteritis Presenting as Presumed Mobile Aortic Thrombus. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2019 Apr; 53 (3):267-270 Epub 2019 Jan 03
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  63. Pochettino A. Invited Commentary. Ann Thorac Surg 2019 Mar; 107 (3):779 Epub 2018 Oct 10
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  64. Saran N, Greason KL, Schaff HV, Cicek SM, Daly RC, Maltais S, Stulak JM, Pochettino A, King KS, Dearani JA, Said SM. Does Mitral Valve Calcium in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Replacement Portend Worse Survival? Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Feb; 107 (2):444-452 Epub 2018 Nov 02
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  65. Borlaug BA, Schaff HV, Pochettino A, Pedrotty DM, Asirvatham SJ, Abel MD, Carter RE, Mauermann WJ. Pericardiotomy Enhances Left Ventricular Diastolic Reserve With Volume Loading in Humans. Circulation 2018 Nov 13; 138 (20):2295-2297
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  66. Stulak JM, Tchantchaleishvili V, Daly RC, Eleid MF, Greason KL, Dearani JA, Joyce LD, Pochettino A, Schaff HV, Maltais S. Conventional redo biological valve replacement over 20 years: Surgical benchmarks should guide patient selection for transcatheter valve-in-valve therapy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Oct; 156 (4):1380-1390.e1 Epub 2018 May 31
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  67. Pochettino A. Invited Commentary. Ann Thorac Surg 2018 Oct; 106 (4):1086-1087 Epub 2018 July 25
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  68. Nakasu A, Greason KL, Nkomo VT, Eleid MF, Pochettino A, King KS, Sandhu GS, Williamson EE, Holmes DR. Transcatheter aortic valve insertion in patients with hostile ascending aorta calcification. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Sep; 156 (3):1028-1034 Epub 2018 Apr 07
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  69. DeMartino RR, Sen I, Huang Y, Bower TC, Oderich GS, Pochettino A, Greason K, Kalra M, Johnstone J, Shuja F, Harmsen WS, Macedo T, Mandrekar J, Chamberlain AM, Weiss S, Goodney PP, Roger V. Population-Based Assessment of the Incidence of Aortic Dissection, Intramural Hematoma, and Penetrating Ulcer, and Its Associated Mortality From 1995 to 2015. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2018 Aug; 11 (8):e004689
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  70. Java AP, Greason KL, Dispenzieri A, Grogan M, King KS, Maleszewski JJ, Daly RC, Eleid MF, Pochettino A, Schaff HV. Aortic valve replacement in patients with amyloidosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Jul; 156 (1):98-103 Epub 2017 Dec 19
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  71. Saran N, Locker C, Said SM, Daly RC, Maltais S, Stulak JM, Greason KL, Pochettino A, Schaff HV, Dearani JA, Joyce LD, Lahr BD, Joyce DL. Current trends in bilateral internal thoracic artery use for coronary revascularization: Extending benefit to high-risk patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Jun; 155 (6):2331-2343 Epub 2018 Feb 23
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  72. Prasad A, Helder MRK, Lahr BD, Dearani JA, Greason KL, Pochettino A, Warrington KJ, Connolly HM, Anavekar NS, Schaff HV. Impact of Medical Therapy on Late Morbidity and Mortality After Aortic Aneurysm Repair for Aortitis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Jun; 105 (6):1731-1736 Epub 2018 Feb 02
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  73. Saran N, Said SM, Schaff HV, Maltais S, Stulak JM, Greason KL, Daly RC, Pochettino A, King KS, Dearani JA. Outcome of tricuspid valve surgery in the presence of permanent pacemaker. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Apr; 155 (4):1498-1508.e3 Epub 2017 Dec 19
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  74. Warner PA, Warner LL, Pochettino A, Roy TK. Hemorrhagic Shock After Epicardial Pacing Wire Removal: A Case Report. A A Pract. 2018 Mar 1; 10 (5):100-102
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  75. Said SM, Abdelsattar ZM, Schaff HV, Greason KL, Daly RC, Pochettino A, Joyce LD, Dearani JA. Outcomes of surgery for infective endocarditis: a single-centre experience of 801 patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2018 Feb 1; 53 (2):435-439
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  76. Helder MRK, Schaff HV, Foley TA, Anavekar NS, Deyle DR, Pochettino A, Connolly HM. Aortic Root Dilation: Do Patients With Marfan Syndrome Fare Worse Than Those With Marfanoid Features? Mayo Clin Proc. 2018 Feb; 93 (2):179-183 Epub 2018 Jan 05
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  77. Heller SF, Pochettino A, Rivera M, Schiller HJ. Amphotericin-impregnated polymethylmethacrylate beads as treatment for soft tissue mucormycosis. Surgery. 2017 Dec; 162 (6):1330-1331 Epub 2017 May 24
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  78. Said SM, Schaff HV, Greason KL, Pochettino A, Daly RC, Dearani JA. Reoperation for mitral paravalvular leak: a single-centre experience with 200 patients. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2017 Nov 1; 25 (5):806-812
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  79. Locker C, Schaff HV, Daly RC, Bell MR, Frye RL, Stulak JM, Said SM, Dearani JA, Joyce LD, Greason KL, Pochettino A, Li Z, Lennon RJ, Lerman A. Multiarterial grafts improve the rate of early major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events in patients undergoing coronary revascularization: analysis of 12 615 patients with multivessel disease. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Oct 1; 52 (4):746-752
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  80. Hobbs RD, Wallen TJ, Komlo CM, Moeller PJ, Pochettino A, Bavaria JE, Vallabhajosyula P. Central cannulation strategy for extent I thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair of chronic type B aortic dissection. J Card Surg. 2017 Aug; 32 (8):494-499 Epub 2017 July 10
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  81. Traynor MM, Greason KL, Nkomo VT, Pochettino A, Holmes DR, Rihal CS, Reeder GS, Bresnahan JF, Mathew V. Assisted care as a baseline patient risk characteristic affecting the outcome of transcatheter aortic valve insertion. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Jun 1; 89 (7):1268-1272 Epub 2016 June 08
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  82. Khullar V, Schaff HV, Dearani JA, Daly RC, Greason KL, Joyce LD, Pochettino A. Open Surgical Repair Remains the Gold Standard for Treating Aortic Arch Pathology. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 May; 103 (5):1413-1420 Epub 2016 Dec 01
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  83. Vallabhajosyula P, Gottret JP, Menon R, Sultan I, Abbas Z, Siki M, Kramer M, Pulsipher A, Naidu S, Pochettino A, Milewski K, Szeto WY, Bavaria JE. Central Repair With Antegrade TEVAR for Malperfusion Syndromes in Acute Debakey I Aortic Dissection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Mar; 103 (3):748-755 Epub 2016 Sept 22
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  84. D'Souza BA, Fuller S, Gleason LP, Hornsby N, Wald J, Krok K, Shaked A, Goldberg LR, Pochettino A, Olthoff KM, Kim YY. Single-center outcomes of combined heart and liver transplantation in the failing Fontan. Clin Transplant. 2017 Mar; 31 (3) Epub 2017 Feb 04
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  85. Murashita T, Joyce DL, Pochettino A, Stulak JM, Joyce LD. Concomitant Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Innovations (Phila). 2017 Mar/Apr; 12 (2):147-149
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  86. Barbara DW, Broski SM, Patch RK, Pochettino A. Double Aortic Arch Causing Severe Tracheal Compression. Anesthesiology. 2017 Feb; 126 (2):326
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  87. Zimmerman KP, Oderich G, Pochettino A, Hanson KT, Hanson KT, Habermann EB, Bower TC, Gloviczki P, DeMartino RR. Improving mortality trends for hospitalization of aortic dissection in the National Inpatient Sample. J Vasc Surg. 2016 Sep; 64 (3):606-615.e1 Epub 2016 May 13
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  88. Locker C, Schaff HV, Daly RC, Dearani JA, Bell MR, Frye RL, Greason KL, Stulak JM, Joyce LD, Pochettino A, Li Z, Lennon RJ, Lerman A. Multiple arterial grafts improve survival with coronary artery bypass graft surgery versus conventional coronary artery bypass grafting compared with percutaneous coronary interventions. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Aug; 152 (2):369-379.e4 Epub 2016 Apr 13
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  89. Cabasa A, Pochettino A. Surgical management and outcomes of type A dissection-the Mayo Clinic experience. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Jul; 5 (4):296-309
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  90. Geske JB, Pochettino A, Maltais S. Spontaneous resolution of iatrogenic ascending aorta dissection: now you see it, now you do not. Eur Heart J. 2016 Jul 1; 37 (25):1984 Epub 2016 May 08
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  201. Arcasoy SM, Christie JD, Ferrari VA, Sutton MS, Zisman DA, Blumenthal NP, Pochettino A, Kotloff RM. Echocardiographic assessment of pulmonary hypertension in patients with advanced lung disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003 Mar 1; 167(5):735-40. Epub 2002 Dec 12.
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  216. Augoustides J, Weiss SJ, Pochettino A. Hemodynamic monitoring of the postoperative adult cardiac surgical patient. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2000 Oct; 12(4):309-15.
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  219. Niinami H, Hooper TL, Hammond RL, Ruggiero R, Lu H, Spanta AD, Pochettino A, Colson M, Stephenson LW. As originally published in 1992: Skeletal muscle ventricles in the pulmonary circulation: up to 16 weeks' experience. Updated in 1998. Ann Thorac Surg. 1998 Sep; 66(3):977-9.
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  229. Niinami H, Hooper TL, Hammond RL, Ruggiero R, Pochettino A, Colson M, Stephenson LW. A new configuration for right ventricular assist with skeletal muscle ventricle. Short-term studies. Circulation. 1991 Dec; 84(6):2470-5.
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  232. Anderson DR, Pochettino A, Hammond RL, Stephenson LW. Skeletal muscle as a myocardial substitute. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1991 Jun; 197(2):109-18.
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  233. Koroteyev A, Pochettino A, Niinami H, Stephenson LW. Skeletal muscle. New techniques for treating heart failure. AORN J. 1991 Apr; 53(4):1005-20.
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  234. Anderson DR, Pochettino A, Hammond RL, Hohenhaus E, Spanta AD, Bridges CR Jr, Lavine S, Bhan RD, Colson M, Stephenson LW. Autogenously lined skeletal muscle ventricles in circulation. Up to nine months' experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1991 Apr; 101(4):661-70.
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  238. Niinami H, Pochettino A, Ruggiero R, Koroteyev A, Lu H, Hohenhaus E, Spanta AD, Hammond RL, Stephenson LW. Canine latissimus dorsi cardio-double myoplasty: acute feasibility study. J Card Surg. 1991 Mar; 6(1 Suppl):124-31.
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  242. Seymour NE, Turk JB, Laster MK, Tanaka Y, Rosenberg HE, Rademaker EA, Pochettino A, Andersen DK. In vitro hepatic insulin resistance in chronic pancreatitis in the rat. J Surg Res. 1989 May; 46(5):450-6.
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