Search for a doctor

John M. Stulak, M.D.

  1. Cardiovascular Surgeon
Request an Appointment

Publications

  1. Shariff M, Kumar A, Stulak J. Global gender representation among presidents of cardiothoracic surgery societies. Am J Surg. 2025 Mar; 241:116064 Epub 2024 Oct 29
    View PubMed
  2. Subramaniam T, Dearani JA, Stulak JM, Lahr B, Lee A, Miller JD. A Randomized, Controlled Trial of In-Hospital Use of Virtual Reality to Reduce Preoperative Anxiety Prior to Cardiac Surgery. Mayo Clin Proc. 2025 Feb; 100 (2):220-234 Epub 2025 Jan 04
    View PubMed
  3. Singh S, Friedman JD, Joseph J, Lee D, Davidson L, Holst K, Vogt J, Alkhouli M, Rihal C, Stulak J, Mankad S, Michelena H, Nkomo V, Sinak L, Thaden J, Wiley B, Collins J, Foley T, Lin G, O'Brien T, Morsy M, Patel A, Desai N, Xie J, Goel K, Phillips M, Kupsky D, Garcia M, Sengupta P, Schwartz J, Wang L, Wood G, Smith W, Zhang Q, Zhang J, Johnson B, Hahn RT, Makkar R, Thourani VH, Makar M, Sharma RP, Haeffele C, Davidson CJ, Narang A, O'Neill B, Lee J, Yadav P, Zahr F, Chadderdon S, Eleid M, Pislaru S, Smith R, Szerlip M, Whisenant B, Sekaran NK, Garcia S, Stewart-Dehner T, Thiele H, Kipperman R, Koulogiannis K, Lim DS, Fowler D, Kapadia S, Harb SC, Grayburn PA, Sannino A, Mack MJ, Leon MB, Lurz P, Kodali SK, TRISCEND II Trial Investigators. Transcatheter Valve Replacement in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation. N Engl J Med. 2025 Jan 9; 392 (2):115-126 Epub 2024 Oct 30
    View PubMed
  4. Chauhan A, Greason KL, Borgeson DD, Todd A, Stulak JM, Daly RC, Crestanello JA, Schaff HV. A propensity-matched analysis of cardiac operation in patients with and without cardiac amyloidosis. JTCVS Open. 2024 Dec; 22:235-243 Epub 2024 Aug 23
    View PubMed
  5. Choi K, Schaff HV, Villavicencio MA, Dearani JA, Stulak JM, Greason KL, Spadaccio C, Todd A, Crestanello JA. Effect of preoperative clopidogrel on outcomes of isolated coronary artery bypass graft: an STS national database analysis. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024 Nov; 118 (5):1054-62
  6. Choi K, Schaff HV, Villavicencio MA, Dearani JA, Stulak JM, Greason KL, Spadaccio C, Todd A, Crestanello JA. Effect of Preoperative Clopidogrel on Outcomes of Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: An STS National Database Analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Nov; 118 (5):1054-1062 Epub 2024 July 25
    View PubMed
  7. Gallego-Navarro C, Latif O, Pislaru SV, Sinak LJ, Greason KL, Stulak JM, Arghami A. Right Ventricular Perforation by Fractured Sternal Wires: A Narrative Review. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Oct 17; e20230461 (e20230461)
    View PubMed
  8. Fabre KL, Ali MT, Noseworthy PA, Stulak JM, Mankad SV. Atrioesophageal Fistula: A Rare, Life-Threatening Complication of Pulmonary Vein Isolation. CASE (Phila). 2024 Oct; 8 (10):464-467 Epub 2024 Aug 16
    View PubMed
  9. Shariff M, Kumar A, Stulak J, Naumann KE, Blackmon SH, Saddoughi SA. Gender gap in cardiothoracic surgery randomized controlled trial and post-hoc analysis of randomized controlled trial authorship from 2014 to 2020. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Oct 1; 66 (4)
    View PubMed
  10. Juarez-Casso FM, Cangut B, King KS, Lee AT, Stulak JM, Schaff HV, Greason KL. Hemodynamic Comparison of the On-X and Top Hat Mechanical Aortic Valve Prostheses. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Sep; 118 (3):615-622 Epub 2024 Apr 16
    View PubMed
  11. Kumar A, Shariff M, Majmundar M, Stulak JM, Anavekar N, Deshmukh A, Bashir R. Intravascular Ultrasound during Endovascular Intervention for Peripheral Artery Disease, by Severity, Location, Device, and Procedure. Am J Cardiol. 2024 Aug 15; 225:41-51 Epub 2024 June 12
    View PubMed
  12. 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
    View PubMed
  13. Khan FW, Chopko TC, Maltais S, Stulak J. Three-dimensional printing for complex cardiac reoperations: optimising Gerbode defect repairs. BMJ Case Rep. 2024 Jul 23; 17 (7) Epub 2024 July 23
    View PubMed
  14. Hasan IS, Qrareya M, Crestanello JA, Daly RC, Dearani JA, Lahr BD, Lee AT, Stulak JM, Greason KL, Schaff HV. Impact of tricuspid valve regurgitation on intermediate outcomes of degenerative mitral valve surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jun; 167 (6):2091-2101 Epub 2022 Sept 26
    View PubMed
  15. Karadzha A, Schaff HV, Padang R, Dearani JA, Arghami A, Stulak JM, Greason KL, Saran N, Lee AT, Lahr BD, Crestanello JA. Restricted cusp motion in newly implanted tricuspid bioprostheses: Incidence, predictors, and impact on survival. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 May 31 [Epub ahead of print]
    View PubMed
  16. Hosseini M, Griffeth EM, Schaff HV, Klompas AM, Warner MA, Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Lee AT, Lahr BD, Crestanello JA. Analysis of Anemia, Transfusions, and CABG Outcomes in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 May; 117 (5):1053-1060 Epub 2024 Jan 27
    View PubMed
  17. Graham G, Dearani JA, Abdelrehim AA, Miranda WR, Schaff H, Stulak JM, Todd AL, Stephens EH. Early and Mid-Term Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Spring; 36 (1):82-90 Epub 2022 Nov 03
    View PubMed
  18. 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
    View PubMed
  19. Kumar A, Shariff M, Singal A, Bhat V, Stulak J, Reed G, Kalra A. A Bayesian meta-analysis of double kissing (DK) crush or provisional stenting for coronary artery bifurcation lesions. Indian Heart J. 2024 Mar-Apr; 76(2):113-117. Epub 2024 Mar 25.
    View PubMed
  20. Kumar A, Iqbal K, Shariff M, Stulak JM, Kowlgi NG, Somers VK, Anavekar N, Deshmukh A. Association of sleep duration with atrial fibrillation/flutter mortality in the United States: a cross-sectional analysis. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2024 Jan; 67(1):157-164. Epub 2023 Jun 14.
    View PubMed
  21. Shariff M, Kumar A, Stulak JM. Twenty-year United States national, demographic and regional mortality trends from traumatic thoracic aortic injury, 1999 to 2019. Injury. 2024 Jan; 55(1):111114. Epub 2023 Oct 11.
    View PubMed
  22. Cangut B, Greason KL, Todd A, Arghami A, Krishnan P, Crestanello JA, Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Schaff HV. Aortic root replacement in the setting of a mildly dilated nonsyndromic ascending aorta. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Oct; 166 (4):983-993 Epub 2022 June 03
    View PubMed
  23. Ghandour H, Weiss AJ, Gaudino M, Halkos M, Chu D, Taylor BS, Puskas J, Bhatt DL, Zenati M, Stulak J, Rosengart T, Balkhy HH, Blackstone EH, Svensson LG, Bakaeen FG, Erten O, Karamlou T, Soltesz EG, Gillinov AM, Warmuth A, Roselli EE, Smedira NG, CABG Public Reporting Working Group. Public reporting for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: The quest for the optimal scorecard. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Sep; 166 (3):805-815.e1 Epub 2022 Mar 16
    View PubMed
  24. Tabiei A, Stulak JM, Cifuentes S, Kumar A, DeMartino RR. Removal of intracaval and intracardiac leiomyoma in a 49-year-old woman. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2023 Sep; 9 (3):101239 Epub 2023 June 02
    View PubMed
  25. Maltais S, Guy TS, Stulak JM, Anwer LA, Perrault LP. United we might stand, divided we will certainly fall! JTCVS Open. 2023 Sep; 15:359-360 Epub 2023 June 30
    View PubMed
  26. Mendoza MA, Ranganath N, Garcia BB, Stevens RW, Lahr B, O'Horo J, Stulak J, Shah A. Left Ventricular Assist Device: Review of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Strategies and Incidence of Infections at a Tertiary Care Center 12-Year Experience. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Sep; 10 (9):ofad465 Epub 2023 Sept 08
    View PubMed
  27. Kim CH, Sajgalik P, Schettle SD, Clavell AL, Stulak JM, Taylor BJ, Johnson BD. Pulmonary Capillary Recruitment Is Attenuated Post Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Jul 15; 199:44-49 Epub 2023 May 26
    View PubMed
  28. Inglis SS, Villavicencio MT, Spencer PJ, Schettle SD, Stulak JM, Clavell AL, Kushwaha SS, Behfar A, Rosenbaum AN. Interventricular-Septal Output While Supported on Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy. ASAIO J. 2023 May 1; 69 (5):424-428 Epub 2022 Nov 07
    View PubMed
  29. Schettle S, Shahin Y, Dunlay S, Daly R, Glasgow A, Habermann E, Stulak J, Rosenbaum A. Opioid usage after left ventricular assist device implantation: A single center retrospective analysis. Heart Lung. 2023 May-Jun; 59:82-87 Epub 2023 Feb 09
    View PubMed
  30. Rosenbaum AN, Rossman TL, Reddy YN, Villavicencio MA, Stulak JM, Spencer PJ, Kushwaha SS, Behfar A. Pulsatile Pressure Delivery of Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices Is Markedly Reduced Relative to Heart Failure Patients. ASAIO J. 2023 May 1; 69 (5):445-450 Epub 2022 Nov 22
    View PubMed
  31. Cangut B, Schaff HV, Suri RM, Greason KL, Stulak JM, Lahr BD, Michelena HI, Daly RC, Dearani JA, Crestanello JA. Excess Reintervention With Mitroflow Prosthesis for Aortic Valve Replacement: Ten-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Trial. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Apr; 115 (4):949-956 Epub 2022 Sept 30
    View PubMed
  32. 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
    View PubMed
  33. Khullar V, Ahmed E, Greason K, Choi K, Stulak J, King K, Villavicencio M, Daly R, Dearani J, Crestanello J, Schaff H. Impact of concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing pericardiectomy: A 33-year experience. JTCVS Open. 2023 Mar; 13:178-183 Epub 2022 Nov 15
    View PubMed
  34. Meenakshi-Siddharthan DV, Livia C, Peterson TE, Stalboerger P, Attia ZI, Clavell AL, Friedman PA, Kapa S, Noseworthy PA, Schafer MJ, Stulak JM, Behfar A, Boilson BA. Artificial Intelligence-Derived Electrocardiogram Assessment of Cardiac Age and Molecular Markers of Senescence in Heart Failure. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 Mar; 98 (3):372-385
    View PubMed
  35. Crestanello JA, Greason K, Elsisy M, Lahr B, Bagameri G, Daly R, Stulak J, Dearani J, Schaff H. Impact of time to chest closure on early and late survival in adults with delayed sternal closure. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Feb 3; 63 (2)
    View PubMed
  36. 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.
    View PubMed
  37. Chambergo-Michilot D, De la Cruz-Ku G, Sterner RM, Branez-Condorena A, Guerra-Canchari P, Stulak J. Clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes of patients with primary cardiac angiosarcoma: A systematic review. J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2023; 15 (1):1-8 Epub 2023 Mar 16
    View PubMed
  38. Ingraham BS, Young KA, Reddy P, Anand V, Stulak JM, Rihal CS, Eleid MF, Foley TA. Analysis of cardiac computed tomography anatomy in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation considered for transcatheter intervention. Structural Heart-the Journal of the Heart Team. 2023; 7(1):100100.
  39. Ingraham BS, Young KA, Reddy P, Anand V, Stulak JM, Rihal CS, Eleid MF, Foley TA. Analysis of Cardiac Computed Tomography Anatomy in Patients With Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation Considered for Transcatheter Intervention. Struct Heart. 2023 Jan; 7 (1):100100 Epub 2022 Oct 11
    View PubMed
  40. Zieminski JJ, Mara KC, Wamsley KS, Stulak JM, Nei SD. A Single-Center Bleeding Comparison of Warfarin Plus Aspirin or Clopidogrel Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Surgical Valve Replacement. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2023 Jan-Dec; 29:10760296231156175
    View PubMed
  41. Patlolla SH, Schaff HV, Nishimura RA, Stulak JM, Chamberlain AM, Pislaru SV, Nkomo VT. Incidence and Burden of Tricuspid Regurgitation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 Dec 13; 80 (24):2289-2298
    View PubMed
  42. Goodman D, Stulak J, Rosenbaum AN. Left ventricular assist devices: A historical perspective at the intersection of medicine and engineering. Artif Organs. 2022 Dec; 46 (12):2343-2360 Epub 2022 Aug 05
    View PubMed
  43. Iqbal K, Haque IU, Shaikh VF, Rathore SS, Yasmin F, Iqbal A, Shariff M, Kumar A, Stulak JM. Mitral Valve Repair for Anterior/Bi-leaflet Versus Posterior Leaflet Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2022 Dec; 47 (12):101355 Epub 2022 Aug 12
    View PubMed
  44. Yamashita TS, Yeh VJH, Lund S, Rivera M, McKenzie TJ, Stulak JM, Heller SF, Jakub JW. The Lake Wobegon effect is real: All general surgery residents appear to be better than average. Surg Pract Sci. 2022 Dec; 11:100134 Epub 2022 Sept 18
    View PubMed
  45. Lund S, D'Angelo JD, Baloul M, Yeh VJ, Stulak J, Rivera M. Simulation as Soothsayer: Simulated Surgical Skills MMIs During Residency Interviews are Associated With First Year Residency Performance. J Surg Educ. 2022 Nov-Dec; 79 (6):e235-e241 Epub 2022 June 18
    View PubMed
  46. Shariff M, Kumar A, Kansara T, Majmundar M, Doshi R, Stulak JM, Kapadia SR, Reed GW, Puri R, Kalra A. Network Meta-analysis of Trials Comparing Intravascular Ultrasound, Optical Coherence Tomography, and Angiography-Guided Technique for Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv. 2022 Nov-Dec; 1 (6):100507 Epub 2022 Nov 30
    View PubMed
  47. Patlolla SH, Schaff HV, Dearani JA, Stulak JM, Crestanello JA, Greason KL. Aortic Stenosis and Coronary Artery Disease: Cost of Transcatheter vs Surgical Management. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Sep; 114 (3):659-666 Epub 2021 Sept 22
    View PubMed
  48. Chatterjee S, Jentzer JC, Kashyap R, Keegan MT, Dunlay SM, Passe MA, Loftsgard T, Murphree DH, Stulak JM. Sequential organ failure assessment score improves survival prediction for left ventricular assist device recipients in intensive care. Artif Organs. 2022 Sep; 46 (9):1856-1865 Epub 2022 Apr 17
    View PubMed
  49. 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)
    View PubMed
  50. Hassler KR, Schumer EM, Crestanello JA, Stulak JM, Ramakrishna H. FFR-guided PCI versus CABG: Analysis of new data. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Aug; 36 (8 Pt B):3389-3391 Epub 2022 Apr 22
    View PubMed
  51. 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
    View PubMed
  52. Weber MP, Stulak J, Maltais S, Pagani FD, Cowger J, Tchantchaleishvili V. Quality of life metrics in LVAD patients after hemocompatibility-related adverse events. Artif Organs. 2022 Aug; 46 (8):1616-1625 Epub 2022 Apr 01
    View PubMed
  53. Choi K, Locker C, Fatima B, Schaff HV, Stulak JM, Lahr BD, Villavicencio MA, Dearani JA, Daly RC, Crestanello JA, Greason KL, Khullar V. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Octogenarians-Risks, Outcomes, and Trends in 1283 Consecutive Patients. Mayo Clin Proc. 2022 Jul; 97(7):1257-1268. Epub 2022 Jun 20.
    View PubMed
  54. Schettle S, Frantz R, Stulak J, Villavicencio M, Rosenbaum A. HeartWare Thrombosis After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination. Mayo Clin Proc 2022 Jul; 97 (7):1399-1401 Epub 2022 May 17
    View PubMed
  55. Schettle S, Rosenbaum A, Goodman D, Stulak J. De Ritis-adjusted AST provides comparable efficacy to lactate dehydrogenase as a biomarker for detection of LVAD hemolysis or thrombosis. Artif Organs. 2022 Jul; 46 (7):1425-1428 Epub 2022 Mar 26
    View PubMed
  56. Liu VC, Klompas AM, Stulak JM, Yalamuri SM. The Triple HIT: Perioperative Management of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Using Plasma Exchange, Intravenous Immunoglobulin, and Protamine Infusion for Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Jun; 36 (6):1715-1719 Epub 2021 Mar 30
    View PubMed
  57. Elsisy MF, Schaff HV, Crestanello JA, Alkhouli MA, Stulak JM, Stephens EH. Outcomes of cardiac surgery in nonagenarians. J Card Surg. 2022 Jun; 37(6):1664-1670. Epub 2022 Mar 14.
    View PubMed
  58. Park JR, Brady PA, Clavell AL, Maleszewski JJ, Nkomo VT, Pislaru SV, Stulak JM, Lin G. Predictors and Long-Term Impact of De Novo Aortic Regurgitation in Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices Using Vena Contracta. ASAIO J. 2022 May 1; 68 (5):691-697 Epub 2021 Aug 29
    View PubMed
  59. Rosenbaum AN, Geske JB, Stulak JM, Kushwaha SS, Clavell AL, Behfar A. Left Ventricular Hemodynamics and Relationship With Myocardial Recovery and Optimization in Patients Supported on CF-LVAD Therapy. J Card Fail. 2022 May; 28 (5):799-806 Epub 2021 Dec 17
    View PubMed
  60. Schumer EM, Schettle S, Stulak JM, Rosenbaum AN. First Report of Proton Beam Therapy in a Patient With a Left Ventricular Assist Device. ASAIO J. 2022 May 1; 68 (5):e84-e86 Epub 2021 May 06
    View PubMed
  61. MacGillivray TE, Gleason TG, Patel HJ, Aldea GS, Bavaria JE, Beaver TM, Chen EP, Czerny M, Estrera AL, Firestone S, Fischbein MP, Hughes GC, Hui DS, Kissoon K, Lawton JS, Pacini D, Reece TB, Roselli EE, Stulak J. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American Association for Thoracic Surgery Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Type B Aortic Dissection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Apr; 113 (4):1073-1092 Epub 2022 Jan 25
    View PubMed
  62. MacGillivray TE, Gleason TG, Patel HJ, Aldea GS, Bavaria JE, Beaver TM, Chen EP, Czerny M, Estrera AL, Firestone S, Fischbein MP, Hughes GC, Hui DS, Kissoon K, Lawton JS, Pacini D, Reece TB, Roselli EE, Stulak J. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American Association for Thoracic Surgery clinical practice guidelines on the management of type B aortic dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Apr; 163 (4):1231-1249 Epub 2022 Jan 25
    View PubMed
  63. Lund S, D'Angelo J, D'Angelo AL, Heller S, Stulak J, Rivera M. New Heuristics to Stratify Applicants: Predictors of General Surgery Residency Applicant Step 1 Scores. J Surg Educ. 2022 Mar-Apr; 79 (2):349-354 Epub 2021 Nov 11
    View PubMed
  64. Nelson JA, Diaz Soto JC, Warner MA, Stulak JM, Schulte PJ, Weister TJ, Mauermann WJ, Smith MM. Use of plasma late on cardiopulmonary bypass in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation. Artif Organs. 2022 Mar; 46 (3):491-500 Epub 2021 Aug 24
    View PubMed
  65. Rosenbaum AN, Ternus BW, Stulak JM, Clavell AL, Schettle SD, Behfar A, Jentzer JC. Optimal Hemodynamics and Risk of Severe Outcomes Post-Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. ASAIO J. 2022 Mar 01; 68(3):325-332.
    View PubMed
  66. Naser JA, Stulak JM, Petrescu I, Pislaru SV. An Extreme Case of Bioprosthetic Valve Thrombosis in a Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome. Mayo Clin Proc. 2022 Mar; 97 (3):624-625
    View PubMed
  67. 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
    View PubMed
  68. 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
    View PubMed
  69. Goeddel LA, Colao J, Choi CW, Stulak JM, Ramakrishna H. Comparison of Outcomes Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With Arterial Versus Venous Conduits. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Feb; 36 (2):599-607 Epub 2021 Feb 05
    View PubMed
  70. Lund S, Hinduja P, Doherty J, Rose S, Stulak J, Rivera M. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Resident Physician Clinical and Educational Work Hours at a Large Sponsoring Institution. J Grad Med Educ. 2022 Feb; 14 (1):64-70
    View PubMed
  71. Nei SD, Wamsley KS, Mara KC, Stulak JM, Zieminski JJ. Safety Comparison of Monotherapy Aspirin to Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2022 Jan-Dec; 28:10760296221124902
    View PubMed
  72. Rosenbaum AN, Antaki JF, Behfar A, Villavicencio MA, Stulak J, Kushwaha SS. Physiology of Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy. Compr Physiol. 2021 Dec 29; 12 (1):2731-2767
    View PubMed
  73. 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
    View PubMed
  74. Polycarpou A, Pahwa S, Blackmon SH, Stulak JM. Novel Innovations for Ventricular Assist Device Infection. ASAIO J. 2021 Dec 1; 67 (12):e221-e223
    View PubMed
  75. Mohan AT, Banuelos J, Cespedes-Gomez O, Kapoor T, Moran SL, Heller SF, Dozois EJ, Nelson H, Stulak JM, Martinez-Jorge J. Diversity Matters: A 21-Year Review of Trends in Resident Recruitment into Surgical Specialties. Ann Surg Open. 2021 Dec; 2 (4):e100 Epub 2021 Oct 12
    View PubMed
  76. Lund S, Shaikh N, Yeh VJ, Baloul M, de Azevedo R, Pena A, Becknell M, Que F, Stulak J, Rivera M. Conducting Virtual Simulated Skills Multiple Mini-Interviews for General Surgery Residency Interviews. J Surg Educ. 2021 Nov-Dec; 78 (6):1786-1790 Epub 2021 May 26
    View PubMed
  77. Lund S, Hinduja P, Stulak J, Elli E, Mishra N, Farres H, Rivera M. Impact of Elective Case Postponement Secondary to COVID-19 on General Surgery Residents' Experience: Operative Cases Logged at Three Academic Teaching Hospitals. J Surg Educ. 2021 Nov-Dec; 78 (6):1863-1867 Epub 2021 May 07
    View PubMed
  78. Guru PK, Seelhammer TG, Singh TD, Sanghavi DK, Chaudhary S, Riley JB, Friedrich T, Stulak JM, Haile DT, Kashyap R, Schears GJ. Outcomes of adult patients supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) following cardiopulmonary arrest. The Mayo Clinic experience. J Card Surg. 2021 Oct; 36(10):3528-3539. Epub 2021 Jul 11.
    View PubMed
  79. Stawiarski K, Stulak JM, Ramakrishna H. HeartMate 3-Analysis of Recent Trial Data. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021 Oct; 35 (10):3105-3107 Epub 2020 Dec 14
    View PubMed
  80. Bakaeen FG, Gaudino M, Whitman G, Doenst T, Ruel M, Taggart DP, Stulak JM, Benedetto U, Anyanwu A, Chikwe J, Bozkurt B, Puskas JD, Silvestry SC, Velazquez E, Slaughter MS, McCarthy PM, Soltesz EG, Moon MR, American Association for Thoracic Surgery Cardiac Clinical Practice Standards Committee//Invited Experts. 2021: The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Expert Consensus Document: Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and heart failure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Sep; 162 (3):829-850.e1 Epub 2021 Apr 30
    View PubMed
  81. Luc JGY, Ad N, Nguyen TC, Arora RC, Balkhy HH, Bender EM, Bethencourt DM, Bisleri G, Boyd D, Chu MWA, de la Cruz KI, DeAnda A, Engelman DT, Farkas EA, Fedoruk LM, Fiocco M, Forcillo J, Fradet G, Fremes SE, Gammie JS, Geirsson A, Gerdisch MW, Girard LN, Kaiser CA, Kaneko T, Kent WDT, Khabbaz KR, Khoynezhad A, Kiaii B, Lee R, Legare JF, Lehr EJ, MacArthur RGG, McCarthy PM, Mehall JR, Merrill WH, Moon MR, Ouzounian M, Peltz M, Perrault LP, Preventza O, Ramchandani M, Ramlawi B, Salenger R, Sekela ME, Sellke FW, Stulak JM, Sutter FP, Timek TA, Whitman G, Williams JB, Wong DR, Yanagawa B, Ye J, Zeigler SM, COVID-19 North American Cardiac Surgery Survey Working Group Collaborators. Cardiac surgeons' concerns, perceptions, and responses during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Card Surg. 2021 Sep; 36 (9):3040-3051 Epub 2021 June 12
    View PubMed
  82. Patlolla SH, Kanwar A, Cheungpasitporn W, Doshi RP, Stulak JM, Holmes DR Jr, Bell MR, Singh M, Vallabhajosyula S. Temporal Trends, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes of Emergent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Aug 3; 10 (15):e020517 Epub 2021 May 15
    View PubMed
  83. Ashikhmina E, Schaff HV, Daly RC, Stulak JM, Greason KL, Michelena HI, Fatima B, Lahr BD, Dearani JA. Risk factors and progression of systolic anterior motion after mitral valve repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Aug; 162 (2):567-577 Epub 2020 Feb 16
    View PubMed
  84. 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
    View PubMed
  85. Rosenbaum AN, Clavell AL, Stulak JM, Behfar A. Accuracy of Noninvasive Blood Pressure Versus Central Aortic Pressure in Patients Supported on Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy. ASAIO J. 2021 Aug 01; 67(8):e134-e136.
    View PubMed
  86. Boswell MR, Stulak JM, Tchantchaleishvili V, Weber MP, Warner MA, Smith BB, Smith MM. Intraoperative prothrombin complex concentrate administration and outcomes in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation. Artif Organs. 2021 Aug; 45 (8):E223-E303 Epub 2021 Mar 04
    View PubMed
  87. Khan FW, Fatima B, Lahr BD, Greason KL, Schaff HV, Dearani JA, Daly RC, Stulak JM, Crestanello JA. Hyponatremia: An Overlooked Risk Factor Associated With Adverse Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Jul; 112 (1):91-98 Epub 2020 Oct 17
    View PubMed
  88. 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
    View PubMed
  89. Rosenbaum AN, Ternus BW, Pahwa S, Stulak JM, Clavell AL, Schettle SD, Behfar A, Jentzer JC. Risk of Liver Dysfunction After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Jun; 111 (6):1961-1967 Epub 2020 Oct 12
    View PubMed
  90. Austin MA, Saxena A, O'Malley TJ, Maynes EJ, Moncure H, Ott N, Massey HT, Moscato F, Loforte A, Stulak JM, Tchantchaleishvili V. Computational sentiment analysis of an online left ventricular assist device support forum: positivity predominates. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 May; 10 (3):375-382
    View PubMed
  91. Schmidt TJ, Rosenbaum AN, Kolluri N, Stulak JM, Daly RC, Schirger JA, Elwazir MY, Kapa S, Cooper LT, Blauwet LA. Natural History of Patients Diagnosed with Cardiac Sarcoidosis at Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation or Cardiac Transplantation. ASAIO J. 2021 May 1; 67 (5):583-587
    View PubMed
  92. Asleh R, Briasoulis A, Smith B, Lopez C, Alnsasra H, Pereira NL, Edwards BS, Clavell AL, Stulak JM, Locker C, Kremers WK, Daly RC, Lerman A, Kushwaha SS. Association of Aspirin Treatment With Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Progression and Adverse Outcomes After Heart Transplantation. J Card Fail. 2021 May; 27 (5):542-551
    View PubMed
  93. 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
    View PubMed
  94. Patlolla SH, Schaff HV, Stulak JM, Michelena HI, Saran N, King KS, Dearani JA. Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair: Causes of Valve Failure and Long-Term Outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Apr; 111 (4):1225-1232 Epub 2020 June 26
    View PubMed
  95. Ternus B, Behfar A, Schirger J, Barsness G, Eleid M, Patel P, Stulak J, Jentzer J. Outcomes of Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients Managed With an Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Before Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. ASAIO J. 2021 Apr 1; 67 (4):430-435
    View PubMed
  96. Boilson BA, Bechtum EL, Behnken AL, Loga LA, Luckhardt AJ, Schettle SD, Clavell AL, Dragomir-Daescu D, Stulak JM. Acoustic Properties of Axial and Centrifugal Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Prediction of Pump Thrombosis. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Apr; 96 (4):887-900
    View PubMed
  97. 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
    View PubMed
  98. Calderon-Rojas RD, Greason KL, King KS, Luis SA, Oh JK, Stulak JM, Daly RC, Dearani JA, Schaff HV. Outcomes of Tricuspid Valve Operation at the Time of Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Apr; 111 (4):1252-1257 Epub 2020 Sept 05
    View PubMed
  99. 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
    View PubMed
  100. Asleh R, Alnsasra H, Lerman A, Briasoulis A, Pereira NL, Edwards BS, Toya T, Stulak JM, Clavell AL, Daly RC, Kushwaha SS. Effects of mTOR inhibitor-related proteinuria on progression of cardiac allograft vasculopathy and outcomes among heart transplant recipients. Am J Transplant. 2021 Feb; 21 (2):626-635 Epub 2020 July 21
    View PubMed
  101. Rajesh A, Asaad M, AlJamal YN, Azevedo RU, Stulak JM, Heller SF, Rivera M, Farley DR. International Medical Graduates are Comparable to American Medical Graduates as General Surgery Interns. J Surg Res. 2021 Feb; 258:239-245 Epub 2020 Oct 07
    View PubMed
  102. Rosenbaum AN, Stulak JM, Clavell AL, Behfar A. Inadequate left ventricular unloading during ramp is associated with hospitalization or death during left ventricular assist device support. Artif Organs. 2021 Feb; 45(2):115-123. Epub 2020 Sep 03.
    View PubMed
  103. Rosenbaum AN, Clavell AL, Stulak JM, Behfar A. Correction of High Afterload Improves Low Cardiac Output in Patients Supported on Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy. ASAIO J. 2021 Jan 1; 67 (1):32-38
    View PubMed
  104. Greason KL, Crestanello JA, King KS, Bagameri G, Cicek SM, Stulak JM, Daly RC, Dearani JA, Schaff HV. Open hemiarch versus clamped ascending aorta replacement for aortopathy during initial bicuspid aortic valve replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jan; 161 (1):12-20.e2 Epub 2019 Sept 25
    View PubMed
  105. Lund S, MacArthur T, Keune J, Enger T, Martinez-Jorge J, McKenzie T, Nelson M, Olson A, Que F, Stulak J, Rivera M. Showcasing a General Surgery Residency Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Surg Educ. 2021 Nov-Dec; 78(6):e28-e34. Epub 2021 May 06.
    View PubMed
  106. Esquer Garrigos Z, Jandhyala D, Vijayvargiya P, Castillo Almeida NE, Gurram P, Corsini Campioli CG, Stulak JM, Rizza SA, O'Horo JC, DeSimone DC, Baddour LM, Sohail MR. Management of Bloodstream Infections in Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients: To Suppress, or Not to Suppress? Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Jan; 8 (1):ofaa532 Epub 2020 Nov 16
    View PubMed
  107. Elsisy MF, Stulak JM, Alkhouli M. Incidence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Emergent Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Am J Cardiol. 2020 Dec 15; 137:20-24 Epub 2020 Sept 28
    View PubMed
  108. Calderon-Rojas R, Greason KL, King KS, Oh JK, Stulak JM, Daly RC, Dearani JA, Schaff HV. Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation in Patients Undergoing Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Winter; 32 (4):721-728 Epub 2020 May 07
    View PubMed
  109. Hasan IS, Schaff HV, Daly RC, King KS, Stulak JM, Greason KL, Dearani JA. Does Referral Bias Impact Outcomes of Surgery for Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease? Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Dec; 110 (6):1990-1996 Epub 2020 May 29
    View PubMed
  110. Vallabhajosyula S, Dunlay SM, Barsness GW, Miller PE, Cheungpasitporn W, Stulak JM, Rihal CS, Holmes DR Jr, Bell MR, Miller VM. Sex Disparities in the Use and Outcomes of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support for Acute Myocardial Infarction-Cardiogenic Shock. CJC Open. 2020 Nov; 2 (6):462-472 Epub 2020 June 05
    View PubMed
  111. Bohonos CJ, Bechtum EL, Luckhardt AJ, Clavell AL, Stulak JM, Boilson BA. Ventricular tachycardia and preload deficiency post LVAD - The importance of integrated assessment. Heart Lung. 2020 Sep - Oct; 49 (5):481-487 Epub 2020 Apr 23
    View PubMed
  112. Goodman D, Schettle S, Stulak J. Air embolism following implantation of a HeartMate 3 pump. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Sep; 39 (9):993-994 Epub 2020 July 14
    View PubMed
  113. Vallabhajosyula S, Patlolla SH, Bell MR, Cheungpasitporn W, Stulak JM, Schears GJ, Barsness GW, Holmes DR. Same-Day Versus Non-Simultaneous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction. J Clin Med. 2020 Aug 12; 9 (8)
    View PubMed
  114. Esquer Garrigos Z, Castillo Almeida NE, Gurram P, Vijayvargiya P, Corsini Campioli CG, Stulak JM, Rizza SA, Baddour LM, Rizwan Sohail M. Management and Outcome of Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Transplantation. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Aug; 7 (8):ofaa303 Epub 2020 July 20
    View PubMed
  115. Nei SD, Wieruszewski PM, Orzel LA, Ritchie BM, Stulak JM. Tirofiban in Suspected Left Ventricular Assist Device Pump Thrombosis. ASAIO J. 2020 Aug; 66 (8):886-889
    View PubMed
  116. Vallabhajosyula S, Kumar V, Vallabhajosyula S, Subramaniam AV, Patlolla SH, Verghese D, Ya'Qoub L, Stulak JM, Sandhu GS, Prasad A, Holmes DR Jr, Barsness GW. Acute myocardial infarction-cardiogenic shock in patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting: A 16-year national cohort analysis of temporal trends, management and outcomes. Int J Cardiol. 2020 Jul 1; 310:9-15 Epub 2020 Feb 13
    View PubMed
  117. Schettle J, Stulak J, Schettle S. Diagnosing Suspected Left Ventricular Assist Device Driveline Damage. Radiol Technol. 2020 Jul; 91 (6):580-582
    View PubMed
  118. AlJamal Y, Prabhakar N, Rivera M, McKenzie T, Stulak J, Heller S, Farley DR. A simulation-based selection process for trying to identify medical students who will become outstanding general surgery residents. Am J Surg. 2020 Jul; 220 (1):76-82 Epub 2019 Nov 09
    View PubMed
  119. Schaefer JJ, Sajgalik P, Kushwaha SS, Olson LJ, Stulak JM, Johnson BD, Schirger JA. Left ventricle assist device pulsatility index at the time of implantation is associated with follow-up pulmonary hemodynamics. Int J Artif Organs. 2020 Jul; 43 (7):452-460 Epub 2020 Jan 27
    View PubMed
  120. Thaden JJ, Malouf JF, Rehfeldt KH, Ashikhmina E, Bagameri G, Enriquez-Sarano M, Stulak JM, Schaff HV, Michelena HI. Adult Intraoperative Echocardiography: A Comprehensive Review of Current Practice. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2020 Jun; 33 (6):735-755.e11 Epub 2020 Apr 10
    View PubMed
  121. Hendricks TM, Gutierrez CN, Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Miller JD. The Use of Virtual Reality to Reduce Preoperative Anxiety in First-Time Sternotomy Patients: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Jun; 95 (6):1148-1157
    View PubMed
  122. Vallabhajosyula S, Prasad A, Bell MR, Singh M, Gulati R, Stulak JM, Rihal CS, Holmes DR Jr, Barsness GW. Outcomes of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Involving the Left Main Coronary Artery. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2020 Jun; 4 (3):345-346 Epub 2020 June 05
    View PubMed
  123. Anwer LA, Stulak J, Maltais S. Improving Outcomes on Destination Therapy Will Define the Future of Assist Devices. ASAIO J 2020 May; 66 (5):e78
    View PubMed
  124. Asleh R, Albitar HAH, Schettle SD, Kushwaha SS, Pereira NL, Behfar A, Stulak JM, Rodeheffer RJ, Iyer VN. Intravenous bevacizumab as a novel treatment for refractory left ventricular assist device-related gastrointestinal bleeding. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020 May; 39 (5):492-495 Epub 2020 Feb 24
    View PubMed
  125. Cowger JA, Shah P, Pagani FD, Grafton G, Stulak J, Chamogeorgakis T, Lanfear D, Nemeh H, Pinney S. Outcomes based on blood pressure in patients on continuous flow left ventricular assist device support: An Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 May; 39 (5):441-453 Epub 2019 Nov 26
    View PubMed
  126. Suarez L, Dunlay SM, Schettle SD, Stulak JM, Staab JP. Associations of depressive symptoms with outcomes in patients implanted with left ventricular assist devices. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2020 May - Jun; 64:93-98 Epub 2020 Jan 03
    View PubMed
  127. Christopoulos G, Stulak JM, Oh JK, Prasad A. Diastolic Coronary Artery Compression in Constrictive Pericarditis. JACC Case Rep. 2020 May; 2 (5):825-827 Epub 2020 May 06
    View PubMed
  128. Vallabhajosyula S, O'Horo JC, Antharam P, Ananthaneni S, Vallabhajosyula S, Stulak JM, Dunlay SM, Holmes DR Jr, Barsness GW. Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation With Concomitant Impella Versus Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Cardiogenic Shock. ASAIO J. 2020 May; 66 (5):497-503
    View PubMed
  129. Orde SR, Chung SY, Pulido JN, Suri RM, Stulak JM, Oh JK, Pislaru SV, Michelena HM, Daly RC, Kane GC. Changes in Right Ventricle Function After Mitral Valve Repair Surgery. Heart Lung Circ. 2020 May; 29 (5):785-792 Epub 2019 July 10
    View PubMed
  130. Fayyaz AU, Bois MC, Dasari S, Padmanabhan D, Vrana JA, Stulak JM, Edwards WD, Kurtin PJ, Asirvatham SJ, Grogan M, Maleszewski JJ. Amyloidosis in surgically resected atrial appendages: a study of 345 consecutive cases with clinical implications. Mod Pathol. 2020 May; 33 (5):764-774 Epub 2019 Nov 13
    View PubMed
  131. Rosenbaum AN, Bohman JK, Rehfeldt KH, Stulak JM, Daly RC, Klompas AM, Behfar A, Yalamuri SM. Dual RVAD-ECMO Circuits to Treat Cardiogenic Shock and Hypoxemia Due to Necrotizing Lung Infection: A Case Report. A A Pract. 2020 Apr; 14 (6):e01181
    View PubMed
  132. Sajgalik P, Kim C, Wheatley-Guy C, Clavell AL, Kushwaha SS, Stulak JM, Schettle SD, Cierzan BS, Schirger JA, Johnson BD. Pilot Studies towards Optimizing Quality of Life and Outcomes in Patients Post Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39 (4S):S331 Epub 2020 Mar 30
    View PubMed
  133. Jorde U, Katz JN, Colombo PC, Stulak JM, Crandall D, Franke A, Adamson RM. Prevention of Non-Surgical Bleeding by Management of HeartMate II Patients without Antiplatelet Therapy. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39 (4S):S48-S49 Epub 2020 Mar 30
    View PubMed
  134. Rosenbaum AN, Soldatova A, Stulak JM, Clavell A, Behfar A. Intrinsic Myocardial Function and Relationship with Left Ventricular Unloading in Patients Supported on CF-LVAD Therapy. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39 (4S):S158 Epub 2020 Mar 30
    View PubMed
  135. Austin MA, Saxena A, Ott N, O'Malley TJ, Maynes EJ, Massey HT, Loforte A, Stulak JM, Tchantchaleishvili V. Computational Sentiment Analysis of LVAD Support Group: Positivity Predominates. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39 (4S):S159-S160 Epub 2020 Mar 30
    View PubMed
  136. Steadman JA, Stulak JM, Clavell AL, Kushwaha SS, Edwards BS, Pereira NL, Dunlay SM, Schirger JA, Frantz RP, Smith BH, Dean PG, Daly RC. Combined Heart-Kidney Transplantation: Vasoplegia is Associated with Poorer Post-Kidney Transplant Outcomes. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39 (4S):S267 Epub 2020 Mar 30
    View PubMed
  137. Schumer EM, Khullar V, Daly RC, Behfar A, Stulak JM. The Impact of the New Heart Allocation System: Is Donor-Recipient Mismatch Still Clinically Important? J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39 (4S):S269 Epub 2020 Mar 30
    View PubMed
  138. Schumer EM, Khullar V, Daly RC, Behfar A, Stulak JM. The Fallout of Heart Allocation System Changes: Practice Patterns and Landscape of the Recipient. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39 (4S):S270 Epub 2020 Mar 30
    View PubMed
  139. Asleh R, Briasoulis A, Smith B, Lopez C, Lerman A, Pereira NL, Daly RC, Kremers WK, Clavell AL, Stulak JM, Kushwaha SS. Effects of Aspirin on Progression of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy and Outcomes after Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Apr; 39 (4S):S76 Epub 2020 Mar 30
    View PubMed
  140. Rajesh A, Asaad M, Chandra A, Rivera M, Stulak JM, Heller SF, Farley DR. What Do Former Residents Say About Their Nondesignated Preliminary Year? A Survey of Prelims' Experiences in a General Surgery Residency Program. J Surg Educ. 2020 Mar - Apr; 77 (2):281-290 Epub 2019 Oct 31
    View PubMed
  141. Kirklin JK, Pagani FD, Goldstein DJ, John R, Rogers JG, Atluri P, Arabia FA, Cheung A, Holman W, Hoopes C, Jeevanandam V, John R, Jorde UP, Milano CA, Moazami N, Naka Y, Netuka I, Pagani FD, Pamboukian SV, Pinney S, Rogers JG, Selzman CH, Silverstry S, Slaughter M, Stulak J, Teuteberg J, Vierecke J, Schueler S, D'Alessandro DA. American Association for Thoracic Surgery/International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation guidelines on selected topics in mechanical circulatory support. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Mar; 159 (3):865-896 Epub 2020 Jan 23
    View PubMed
  142. Kirklin JK, Pagani FD, Goldstein DJ, John R, Rogers JG, Atluri P, Arabia FA, Cheung A, Holman W, Hoopes C, Jeevanandam V, John R, Jorde UP, Milano CA, Moazami N, Naka Y, Netuka I, Pagani FD, Pamboukian SV, Pinney S, Rogers JG, Selzman CH, Silverstry S, Slaughter M, Stulak J, Teuteberg J, Vierecke J, Schueler S, D'Alessandro DA, Editors//Contributing Authors//Reviewers. American Association for Thoracic Surgery/International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation guidelines on selected topics in mechanical circulatory support. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2020 Mar; 39 (3):187-219 Epub 2020 Jan 23
    View PubMed
  143. Cross TJ, Sajgalik P, Fabian V, Matera L, Kushwaha SS, Maltais S, Stulak JM, Schirger JA, Johnson BD. Non-invasive assessment of arterial pulsatility in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices. Int J Artif Organs. 2020 Feb; 43 (2):99-108 Epub 2019 Aug 14
    View PubMed
  144. Noly PE, Pagani FD, Noiseux N, Stulak JM, Khalpey Z, Carrier M, Maltais S. Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Valvular Heart Disease: A Comprehensive Review. Can J Cardiol. 2020 Feb; 36 (2):244-260 Epub 2019 Nov 25
    View PubMed
  145. Lee G, Schettle SD, Stulak JM. Floating LVAD hardware in an infected hematoma following a traumatic fall. Heart Lung. 2020 Jan - Feb; 49 (1):58-59 Epub 2019 Aug 30
    View PubMed
  146. Friedman SN, Mahmood M, Geske JR, Sohail MR, Johnson GB, Stulak JM, Kendi AT. Positron emission tomography objective parameters for assessment of left ventricular assist device infection using (18)F-FDG PET/CT. Am J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2020; 10 (6):301-311 Epub 2020 Dec 15
    View PubMed
  147. Vallabhajosyula S, Prasad A, Bell MR, Sandhu GS, Eleid MF, Dunlay SM, Schears GJ, Stulak JM, Singh M, Gersh BJ, Jaffe AS, Holmes DR Jr, Rihal CS, Barsness GW. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Use in Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States, 2000 to 2014. Circ Heart Fail. 2019 Dec; 12 (12):e005929 Epub 2019 Dec 12
    View PubMed
  148. Asleh R, Alnsasra H, Daly RC, Schettle SD, Briasoulis A, Taher R, Dunlay SM, Stulak JM, Behfar A, Pereira NL, Frantz RP, Edwards BS, Clavell AL, Kushwaha SS. Predictors and Clinical Outcomes of Vasoplegia in Patients Bridged to Heart Transplantation With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 Nov 19; 8 (22):e013108 Epub 2019 Nov 08
    View PubMed
  149. 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
    View PubMed
  150. Nei SD, Wieruszewski PM, Orzel LA, Ritchie BM, Stulak JM. Tirofiban in Suspected Left Ventricular Assist Device Pump Thrombosis. ASAIO J. 2019 Oct 11 [Epub ahead of print]
    View PubMed
  151. Locker C, Greiten LE, Bell MR, Frye RL, Lerman A, Daly RC, Greason KL, Said SM, Lahr BD, Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Schaff HV. Repeat Coronary Bypass Surgery or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention After Previous Surgical Revascularization. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Sep; 94 (9):1743-1752
    View PubMed
  152. Alnsasra H, Asleh R, Schettle SD, Pereira NL, Frantz RP, Edwards BS, Clavell AL, Maltais S, Daly RC, Stulak JM, Rosenbaum AN, Behfar A, Kushwaha SS. Diastolic Pulmonary Gradient as a Predictor of Right Ventricular Failure After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 Aug 20; 8(16):e012073. Epub 2019 Aug 14.
    View PubMed
  153. Bansal A, Uriel N, Colombo PC, Narisetty K, Long JW, Bhimaraj A, Cleveland JC Jr, Goldstein DJ, Stulak JM, Najjar SS, Lanfear DE, Adler ED, Dembitsky WP, Somo SI, Crandall DL, Chen D, Connors JM, Mehra MR. Effects of a fully magnetically levitated centrifugal-flow or axial-flow left ventricular assist device on von Willebrand factor: A prospective multicenter clinical trial. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 Aug; 38 (8):806-816 Epub 2019 May 17
    View PubMed
  154. Ingraham BS, Pislaru SV, Nkomo VT, Nishimura RA, Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Rihal CS, Eleid MF. Characteristics and treatment strategies for severe tricuspid regurgitation. Heart. 2019 Aug; 105 (16):1244-1250 Epub 2019 May 15
    View PubMed
  155. Tchantchaleishvili V, Maltais S, Sharma S, Haglund NA, Davis ME, Cowger J, Shah P, Desai SS, Aaronson KD, Pagani FD, Dunlay SM, Stulak JM. A novel, highly discriminatory risk model predicting acute severe right ventricular failure in patients undergoing continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implant. Artif Organs. 2019 Jul; 43 (7):624-632 Epub 2019 Jan 25
    View PubMed
  156. Anwer LA, Poddi S, Tchantchaleishvili V, Daly RC, Toeg H, Strand JJ, Stulak JM, Maltais S. Left Ventricular Assist Devices: How Do We Define Success? ASAIO J. 2019 Jul; 65 (5):430-435
    View PubMed
  157. Piche SL, Nei SD, Frazee E, Schettle SD, Boilson BA, Plevak MF, Dierkhising RA, Stulak JM. Baseline Thromboelastogram as a Predictor of Left Ventricular Assist Device Thrombosis. ASAIO J. 2019 Jul; 65 (5):443-448
    View PubMed
  158. Schettle S, Stulak J, Alnsasra H, Clavell A. Dizziness in the Heartmate III patient. Heart Lung 2019 Jul - Aug; 48 (4):320 Epub 2019 Apr 30
    View PubMed
  159. Asleh R, Clavell AL, Pereira NL, Smith B, Briasoulis A, Alnsasra H, Kremers WK, Habermann TM, Otley CC, Li X, Edwards BS, Stulak JM, Daly RC, Kushwaha SS. Incidence of Malignancies in Patients Treated With Sirolimus Following Heart Transplantation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Jun 4; 73 (21):2676-2688
    View PubMed
  160. Asleh R, Schettle S, Briasoulis A, Killian JM, Stulak JM, Pereira NL, Kushwaha SS, Maltais S, Dunlay SM. Predictors and Outcomes of Renal Replacement Therapy After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Jun; 94 (6):1003-1014
    View PubMed
  161. Hui J, Mauermann WJ, Stulak JM, Hanson AC, Maltais S, Barbara DW. Intensive Care Unit Readmission After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Causes, Associated Factors, and Association With Patient Mortality. Anesth Analg. 2019 Jun; 128 (6):1168-1174
    View PubMed
  162. Luc JGY, Tchantchaleishvili V, Phan K, Dunlay SM, Maltais S, Stulak JM. Medical Therapy As Compared To Surgical Device Exchange for Left Ventricular Assist Device Thrombosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. ASAIO J. 2019 May/Jun; 65 (4):307-317
    View PubMed
  163. DeMartino ES, Braus NA, Sulmasy DP, Bohman JK, Stulak JM, Guru PK, Fuechtmann KR, Singh N, Schears GJ, Mueller PS. Decisions to Withdraw Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support: Patient Characteristics and Ethical Considerations. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Apr; 94 (4):620-627 Epub 2019 Mar 08
    View PubMed
  164. Anwer LA, Dearani JA, Daly RC, Stulak JM, Schaff HV, Nguyen A, Toeg H, Topilsky Y, Michelena HI, Eleid MF, Maltais S. Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation After Nonmitral Cardiac Surgery: MitraClip Versus Surgical Reconstruction. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Mar; 107 (3):725-731 Epub 2018 Nov 02
    View PubMed
  165. Rosenbaum AN, Frantz RP, Kushwaha SS, Stulak JM, Maltais S, Behfar A. Novel Left Heart Catheterization Ramp Protocol to Guide Hemodynamic Optimization in Patients Supported With Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 Feb 19; 8 (4):e010232
    View PubMed
  166. Sajgalik P, Kim CH, Stulak JM, Kushwaha SS, Maltais S, Joyce DL, Joyce LD, Johnson BD, Schirger JA. Pulmonary function assessment post-left ventricular assist device implantation. ESC Heart Fail. 2019 Feb; 6 (1):53-61 Epub 2018 Oct 12
    View PubMed
  167. Vallabhajosyula S, Arora S, Sakhuja A, Lahewala S, Kumar V, Shantha GPS, Egbe AC, Stulak JM, Gersh BJ, Gulati R, Rihal CS, Prasad A, Deshmukh AJ. Trends, Predictors, and Outcomes of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support for Postcardiac Surgery Cardiogenic Shock. Am J Cardiol. 2019 Feb 1; 123 (3):489-497 Epub 2018 Nov 06
    View PubMed
  168. Sajgalik P, Kremen V, Fabian V, Maltais S, Stulak JM, Kushwaha SS, Joyce LD, Schirger JA, Johnson BD. Noninvasive Blood Pressure Monitor Designed for Patients With Heart Failure Supported with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. ASAIO J. 2019 Feb; 65 (2):127-133
    View PubMed
  169. 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
    View PubMed
  170. Chaanine AH, Joyce LD, Stulak JM, Maltais S, Joyce DL, Dearani JA, Klaus K, Nair KS, Hajjar RJ, Redfield MM. Mitochondrial Morphology, Dynamics, and Function in Human Pressure Overload or Ischemic Heart Disease With Preserved or Reduced Ejection Fraction. Circ Heart Fail. 2019 Feb; 12(2):e005131.
    View PubMed
  171. Lu T, Chai Q, Jiao G, Wang XL, Sun X, Furuseth JD, Stulak JM, Daly RC, Greason KL, Cha YM, Lee HC. Downregulation of BK channel function and protein expression in coronary arteriolar smooth muscle cells of type 2 diabetic patients. Cardiovasc Res. 2019 Jan 1; 115 (1):145-153
    View PubMed
  172. Vallabhajosyula S, Arora S, Lahewala S, Kumar V, Shantha GPS, Jentzer JC, Stulak JM, Gersh BJ, Gulati R, Rihal CS, Prasad A, Deshmukh AJ. Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support for Refractory Cardiogenic Shock Before Left Ventricular Assist Device Surgery. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Nov 20; 7 (22):e010193
    View PubMed
  173. Maltais S, Anwer LA, Tchantchaleishvili V, Haglund NA, Dunlay SM, Aaronson KD, Pagani FD, Cowger J, Salerno CT, Shah P, Khalpey Z, Schmitto J, Stulak JM. Left Lateral Thoracotomy for Centrifugal Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement: An Analysis from the Mechanical Circulatory Support Research Network. ASAIO J. 2018 Nov/Dec; 64 (6):715-720
    View PubMed
  174. Aburjania N, Ertmer BM, Farid S, Berg M, Nienaber JJC, Tchantchaleishvili V, Stulak JM, Baddour LM, Sohail MR. Single Versus Multidrug Regimen for Surgical Infection Prophylaxis in Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. ASAIO J. 2018 Nov/Dec; 64 (6):735-740
    View PubMed
  175. Ravichandran AK, Shah P, Singh R, Aaronson KD, Pagani FD, Stulak J, Dunlay SM, Dardas TF, Mokadam NA, Salerno CT, Cowger JA. Impact of Patient Distance From Ventricular Assist Device-Implanting Center on Short- and Long-Term Outcomes. ASAIO J. 2018 Nov/Dec; 64 (6):721-726
    View PubMed
  176. Schettle S, Schloglhofer T, Zimpfer D, Schima H, Kaufmann F, Salimbangon A, Wolforth J, Schroeder S, Hards R, Ritchie B, Staley L, Pereira N, Kushwaha S, Maltais S, Stulak J. International Analysis of LVAD Point-of-Care Versus Plasma INR: A Multicenter Study. ASAIO J. 2018 Nov/Dec; 64 (6):e161-e165
    View PubMed
  177. Hui J, Mauermann WJ, Stulak JM, Hanson AC, Maltais S, Barbara DW. Intensive Care Unit Readmission After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Causes, Associated Factors, and Association With Patient Mortality. Anesth Analg. 2018 Oct 8 Epub 2018 Oct 08
    View PubMed
  178. 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
    View PubMed
  179. Thalji NM, Maltais S, Daly RC, Greason KL, Schaff HV, Dunlay SM, Stulak JM. Risk of conventional cardiac surgery among patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction in the era of mechanical circulatory support. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Oct; 156 (4):1530-1540.e2 Epub 2018 June 18
    View PubMed
  180. Schettle S, Rodeheffer R, Barbara D, Stulak J. Heartmate ii left ventricular assist device extensive driveline fracture: hanging on by a thread Open Access Text. 2018.
  181. Schettle SD, Barbara D, Rodeheffer RJ, Stulak JM. Heartmate II left ventricular assist device extensive driveline fracture: hanging on by a thread Surgical Case Reports and Reviews. 2018.
  182. Anwer LA, Tchantchaleishvili V, Poddi S, Daly RC, Joyce LD, Kushwaha SS, Topilsky Y, Stulak JM, Maltais S. Atrial Fibrillation Should Guide Prophylactic Tricuspid Procedures During Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. ASAIO J. 2018 Sep/Oct; 64 (5):586-593
    View PubMed
  183. Vallabhajosyula S, O'Horo JC, Antharam P, Ananthaneni S, Vallabhajosyula S, Stulak JM, Eleid MF, Dunlay SM, Gersh BJ, Rihal CS, Barsness GW. Concomitant Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Use in Cardiogenic Shock Requiring Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Sep; 11 (9):e006930
    View PubMed
  184. Schettle S, Bawardy BA, Asleh R, Sherazi S, Rajan E, Stulak J, Pereira N. Danazol treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding in left ventricular assist device-supported patients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2018 Aug; 37 (8):1035-1037 Epub 2018 Apr 25
    View PubMed
  185. Maleszewski JJ, Bois MC, Bois JP, Young PM, Stulak JM, Klarich KW. Neoplasia and the Heart: Pathological Review of Effects With Clinical and Radiological Correlation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Jul 10; 72 (2):202-227
    View PubMed
  186. Asleh R, Hasin T, Briasoulis A, Schettle SD, Borlaug BA, Behfar A, Pereira NL, Edwards BS, Clavell AL, Joyce LD, Maltais S, Stulak JM, Kushwaha SS. Hemodynamic Assessment of Patients With and Without Heart Failure Symptoms Supported by a Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device. Mayo Clin Proc. 2018 Jul; 93 (7):895-903 Epub 2018 June 19
    View PubMed
  187. 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
    View PubMed
  188. Joyce DL, Lahr BD, Maltais S, Said SM, Stulak JM, Nuttall GA, Joyce LD. Integration of simulation components enhances team training in cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Jun; 155 (6):2518-2524.e5 Epub 2018 Feb 13
    View PubMed
  189. O'Horo JC, Abu Saleh OM, Stulak JM, Wilhelm MP, Baddour LM, Rizwan Sohail M, Sohail MR. Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections: A Systematic Review. ASAIO J. 2018 May/Jun; 64 (3):287-294
    View PubMed
  190. 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
    View PubMed
  191. Asleh R, Briasoulis A, Kremers WK, Adigun R, Boilson BA, Pereira NL, Edwards BS, Clavell AL, Schirger JA, Rodeheffer RJ, Frantz RP, Joyce LD, Maltais S, Stulak JM, Daly RC, Tilford J, Choi WG, Lerman A, Kushwaha SS. Long-Term Sirolimus for Primary Immunosuppression in Heart Transplant Recipients. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Feb 13; 71 (6):636-650
    View PubMed
  192. Rosenbaum AN, Dunlay SM, Pereira NL, Allison TG, Maltais S, Stulak JM, Joyce LD, Kushwaha SS. Determinants of Improvement in Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. ASAIO J. 2018 Sep/Oct; 64(5):610-615.
    View PubMed
  193. Thenappan T, Stulak JM, Agarwal R, Maltais S, Shah P, Eckman P, Emani S, Katz JN, Gregoric I, Keebler ME, Uriel N, Adler E, Chuang J, Farrar DJ, Sundareswaran KS, John R. Early intervention for lactate dehydrogenase elevation improves clinical outcomes in patients with the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device: Insights from the PREVENT study. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Jan; 37 (1):25-32 Epub 2017 Oct 24
    View PubMed
  194. Fender EA, Chandrashekar P, Liang JJ, Dhar PR, Sio TT, Stulak JM, Lennon RJ, Slusser JP, Ashman JB, Miller RC, Herrmann J, Prasad A, Sandhu GS. Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients treated with thoracic radiation: a case-control study. Open Heart. 2018; 5 (1):e000766 Epub 2018 Feb 14
    View PubMed
  195. Chandrashekar P, Fender EA, Zack CJ, Reddy YNV, Bennett CE, Prasad M, Al-Hijji MA, Stulak JM, Miller VM. Sex-stratified analysis of national trends and outcomes in isolated tricuspid valve surgery. Open Heart. 2018; 5 (1):e000719 Epub 2018 Jan 09
    View PubMed
  196. Zack CJ, Fender EA, Chandrashekar P, Reddy YNV, Bennett CE, Stulak JM, Miller VM, Nishimura RA. National Trends and Outcomes in Isolated Tricuspid Valve Surgery. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Dec 19; 70 (24):2953-2960
    View PubMed
  197. Maltais S, Anwer LA, Haglund NA, Cowger J, Shah P, Aaronson KD, Pagani FD, Dunlay SM, Singh R, Salerno CT, Stulak JM. Temporal Differences in Outcomes During Long-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support. J Card Fail. 2017 Dec; 23 (12):852-858 Epub 2017 July 27
    View PubMed
  198. Asleh R, Briasoulis A, Schettle SD, Tchantchaleishvili V, Pereira NL, Edwards BS, Clavell AL, Maltais S, Joyce DL, Joyce LD, Daly RC, Kushwaha SS, Stulak JM. Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Outcomes in Patients Supported With Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Single Institutional 9-Year Experience. Circ Heart Fail. 2017 Nov; 10 (11)
    View PubMed
  199. Phan K, Luc JGY, Xu J, Maltais S, Stulak JM, Yan TD, Tchantchaleishvili V. Utilization and Outcomes of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support for Graft Dysfunction After Heart Transplantation. ASAIO J. 2017 Nov/Dec; 63 (6):695-703
    View PubMed
  200. Cowger JA, Stulak JM, Shah P, Dardas TF, Pagani FD, Dunlay SM, Maltais S, Aaronson KD, Singh R, Mokadam NA, Kirklin JK, Salerno CT. Impact of Center Left Ventricular Assist Device Volume on Outcomes After Implantation: An INTERMACS Analysis. JACC Heart Fail. 2017 Oct; 5 (10):691-699 Epub 2017 Sept 06
    View PubMed
  201. Pragt H, van Melle JP, Javadikasgari H, Seo DM, Stulak JM, Knez I, Horer J, Munoz-Guijosa C, Dehaki MG, Shin HJ, Dearani JA, Dehaki MG, Pieper PG, Eulenburg C, Dos L, Ebels T. Mechanical valves in the pulmonary position: An international retrospective analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017 Oct; 154 (4):1371-1378.e1 Epub 2017 May 20
    View PubMed
  202. Greason KL, Lahr BD, Stulak JM, Cha YM, Rea RF, Schaff HV, Dearani JA. Long-Term Mortality Effect of Early Pacemaker Implantation After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Oct; 104 (4):1259-1264 Epub 2017 Apr 19
    View PubMed
  203. 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
    View PubMed
  204. Murashita T, Schaff HV, Daly RC, Oh JK, Dearani JA, Stulak JM, King KS, Greason KL. Experience With Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis Over Eight Decades. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Sep; 104 (3):742-750 Epub 2017 July 29
    View PubMed
  205. Stulak JM, Schettle S, Haglund N, Dunlay S, Cowger J, Shah P, Aaronson KD, Pagani FD, Maltais S. Percutaneous Driveline Fracture After Implantation of the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device: How Durable is Driveline Repair? ASAIO J. 2017 Sep/Oct; 63 (5):542-545
    View PubMed
  206. Hasin T, Grupper A, Dillon JJ, Maleszewski JJ, Li Z, Topilsky Y, Frantz RP, Edwards BS, Pereira NL, Maltais S, Stulak JM, Joyce L, Daly R, Park SJ, Kushwaha SS. Early Gains in Renal Function Following Implantation of HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Devices May Not Persist to One Year. ASAIO J. 2017 Jul/Aug; 63 (4):401-407
    View PubMed
  207. Shah P, Birk S, Maltais S, Stulak J, Elmi A, Pagani FD, Cowger JA. Left ventricular assist device outcomes based on flow configuration and pre-operative left ventricular dimension: An Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support Analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Jun; 36 (6):640-649 Epub 2016 Dec 16
    View PubMed
  208. Ling TY, Wang XL, Chai Q, Lu T, Stulak JM, Joyce LD, Daly RC, Greason KL, Wu LQ, Shen WK, Cha YM, Lee HC. Regulation of cardiac CACNB2 by microRNA-499: Potential role in atrial fibrillation. BBA Clin. 2017 Jun; 7:78-84.
    View PubMed
  209. Maltais S, Widmer RJ, Bell MR, Daly RC, Dearani JA, Greason KL, Joyce DL, Joyce LD, Schaff HV, Stulak JM. Reoperation for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: Outcomes and Considerations for Expanding Interventional Procedures. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Jun; 103 (6):1886-1892 Epub 2016 Dec 21
    View PubMed
  210. Gillaspie EA, Dearani JA, Daly RC, Greason KL, Joyce LD, Oh J, Schaff HV, Stulak JM. Pericardiectomy After Previous Bypass Grafting: Analyzing Risk and Effectiveness in this Rare Clinical Entity. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 May; 103 (5):1429-1433 Epub 2016 Nov 05
    View PubMed
  211. DeMartino ES, Wordingham SE, Stulak JM, Boilson BA, Fuechtmann KR, Singh N, Sulmasy DP, Pajaro OE, Mueller PS. Ethical Analysis of Withdrawing Total Artificial Heart Support. Mayo Clin Proc. 2017 May; 92 (5):719-725
    View PubMed
  212. Fender EA, Liang JJ, Sio TT, Stulak JM, Lennon RJ, Slusser JP, Ashman JB, Miller RC, Herrmann J, Prasad A, Sandhu GS. Percutaneous revascularization in patients treated with thoracic radiation for cancer. Am Heart J. 2017 May; 187:98-103 Epub 2017 Feb 20
    View PubMed
  213. Sood V, Alam O, Tchantchaleishvili V, Pagani FD, Aaronson KD, Haft J, Joyce DL, Joyce LD, Daly RC, Maltais S, Stulak JM. Correlation of Pre-Explant Lactate Dehydrogenase Concentrations and Findings During Post-Explant Pump Analysis of the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Apr; 103: (4)1207-1213.
    View PubMed
  214. 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
    View PubMed
  215. Nestorovic EM, Grupper A, Joyce LD, Milic NM, Stulak JM, Edwards BS, Pereira NL, Daly RC, Kushwaha SS. Effect of Pretransplant Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices on Cellular and Antibody-Mediated Rejection and Subsequent Allograft Outcomes. Am J Cardiol. 2017 Feb 1; 119 (3):452-456 Epub 2016 Nov 01
    View PubMed
  216. Meeteren JV, Maltais S, Dunlay SM, Haglund NA, Beth Davis M, Cowger J, Shah P, Aaronson KD, Pagani FD, Stulak JM. A multi-institutional outcome analysis of patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation stratified by sex and race. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Jan; 36 (1):64-70 Epub 2016 Sept 07
    View PubMed
  217. Shah P, Pagani FD, Desai SS, Rongione AJ, Maltais S, Haglund NA, Dunlay SM, Aaronson KD, Stulak JM, Davis MB, Salerno CT, Cowger JA, Mechanical Circulatory Support Research Network. Outcomes of Patients Receiving Temporary Circulatory Support Before Durable Ventricular Assist Device. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Jan; 103 (1):106-112 Epub 2016 Aug 28
    View PubMed
  218. Maltais S, Kilic A, Nathan S, Keebler M, Emani S, Ransom J, Katz JN, Sheridan B, Brieke A, Egnaczyk G, Entwistle JW 3rd, Adamson R, Stulak J, Uriel N, O'Connell JB, Farrar DJ, Sundareswaran KS, Gregoric I, PREVENT Study Investigators. PREVENtion of HeartMate II Pump Thrombosis Through Clinical Management: The PREVENT multi-center study. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Jan; 36 (1):1-12 Epub 2016 Nov 16
    View PubMed
  219. Hennessy RS, Go JL, Hennessy RR, Tefft BJ, Jana S, Stoyles NJ, Al-Hijji MA, Thaden JJ, Pislaru SV, Simari RD, Stulak JM, Young MD, Lerman A. Recellularization of a novel off-the-shelf valve following xenogenic implantation into the right ventricular outflow tract. PLoS One. 2017; 12 (8):e0181614 Epub 2017 Aug 01
    View PubMed
  220. Kim JH, Singh R, Pagani FD, Desai SS, Haglund NA, Dunlay SM, Maltais S, Aaronson KD, Stulak JM, Davis ME, Salerno CT, Cowger JA, Shah P, Mechanical Circulatory Support Research Network (MCSRN). Ventricular Assist Device Therapy in Older Patients With Heart Failure: Characteristics and Outcomes. J Card Fail. 2016 Dec; 22 (12):981-987 Epub 2016 Oct 17
    View PubMed
  221. Acheampong B, Johnson JN, Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Kushwaha SS, Daly RC, Haile DT, Schears GJ. Postcardiotomy ECMO Support after High-risk Operations in Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Congenit Heart Dis. 2016 Dec; 11: (6)751-755.
    View PubMed
  222. Maltais S, Davis ME, Haglund NA, Perrault L, Kushwaha SS, Stulak JM, Boyle EM. Active Clearance of Chest Tubes Reduces Re-Exploration for Bleeding After Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. ASAIO J. 2016 Nov/Dec; 62 (6):704-709
    View PubMed
  223. Dunlay SM, Strand JJ, Wordingham SE, Stulak JM, Luckhardt AJ, Swetz KM. Dying With a Left Ventricular Assist Device as Destination Therapy. Circ Heart Fail. 2016 Oct; 9 (10)
    View PubMed
  224. Grupper A, Nestorovic EM, Daly RC, Milic NM, Joyce LD, Stulak JM, Joyce DL, Edwards BS, Pereira NL, Kushwaha SS. Sex Related Differences in the Risk of Antibody-Mediated Rejection and Subsequent Allograft Vasculopathy Post-Heart Transplantation: A Single-Center Experience. Transplant Direct. 2016 Oct; 2 (10):e106 Epub 2016 Sept 13
    View PubMed
  225. Sileshi B, O'Hara BK, Davis ME, Haglund NA, Meng X, Deegan R, Stulak JM, Kushwaha SS, Shaw A, Maltais S. Outcomes of Patients Implanted Using a Left Thoracotomy Technique for a Miniaturized Centrifugal Continuous-Flow Pump. ASAIO J. 2016 Sep-Oct; 62 (5):539-44
    View PubMed
  226. Gillaspie EA, Stulak JM, Daly RC, Greason KL, Joyce LD, Oh J, Schaff HV, Dearani JA. A 20-year experience with isolated pericardiectomy: Analysis of indications and outcomes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Aug; 152 (2):448-58 Epub 2016 Apr 29
    View PubMed
  227. 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
    View PubMed
  228. Shinn SH, Dayan V, Schaff HV, Dearani JA, Joyce LD, Lahr B, Greason KL, Stulak JM, Daly RC. Outcomes of ring versus suture annuloplasty for tricuspid valve repair in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Aug; 152 (2):406-415.e3 Epub 2016 May 03
    View PubMed
  229. Maltais S, Haglund NA, Davis ME, Aaronson KD, Pagani FD, Dunlay SM, Stulak JM, Mechanical Circulatory Support Network. Outcomes After Concomitant Procedures with Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Implications by Device Type and Indication. ASAIO J. 2016 Jul-Aug; 62 (4):403-9
    View PubMed
  230. Danish TF, Davis ME, Xu M, Djunaidi M, Danter MR, Kushwaha SS, Stulak JM, Haglund NA, Maltais S. Can an Alternative Outflow Strategy be Utilized for High-Risk Bridged Patients with Previous Cardiac Surgery? ASAIO J. 2016 Jul-Aug; 62 (4):390-6
    View PubMed
  231. Sajgalik P, Grupper A, Edwards BS, Kushwaha SS, Stulak JM, Joyce DL, Joyce LD, Daly RC, Kara T, Schirger JA. Current Status of Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy. Mayo Clin Proc. 2016 Jul; 91 (7):927-40
    View PubMed
  232. Grupper A, Zhao YM, Sajgalik P, Joyce LD, Park SJ, Pereira NL, Stulak JM, Burnett JC Jr, Edwards BS, Daly RC, Kushwaha SS, Schirger JA. Effect of Neurohormonal Blockade Drug Therapy on Outcomes and Left Ventricular Function and Structure After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Am J Cardiol. 2016 Jun 1; 117 (11):1765-70 Epub 2016 Mar 18
    View PubMed
  233. Fudim M, Brown CL, Davis ME, Djunaidi M, Danter MR, Harrell FE Jr, Stulak JM, Haglund NA, Maltais S. Driveline Infection Risk with Utilization of a Temporary External Anchoring Suture After Implantation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device. ASAIO J. 2016 May-Jun; 62 (3):291-6
    View PubMed
  234. Maltais S, Stulak JM. Right and left ventricular assist devices support and liver dysfunction: prognostic and therapeutic implications. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2016 May; 31: (3)287-91.
    View PubMed
  235. Cowger J, Shah P, Stulak J, Maltais S, Aaronson KD, Kirklin JK, Pagani FD, Salerno C. INTERMACS profiles and modifiers: Heterogeneity of patient classification and the impact of modifiers on predicting patient outcome. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Apr; 35 (4):440-8 Epub 2015 Nov 06
    View PubMed
  236. Fine NM, Park SJ, Stulak JM, Topilsky Y, Daly RC, Joyce LD, Pereira NL, Schirger JA, Edwards BS, Lin G, Kushwaha SS. Proximal thoracic aorta dimensions after continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation: Longitudinal changes and relation to aortic valve insufficiency. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Apr; 35: (4)423-32.
    View PubMed
  237. Maltais S, Womack S, Davis ME, Danter MR, Kushwaha SS, Stulak JM, Haglund N. Surgical Considerations and Challenges for Bilateral Continuous-Flow Durable Device Implantation. ASAIO J. 2016 Mar-Apr; 62 (2):e18-21
    View PubMed
  238. Cullen MW, Stulak JM, Li Z, Powell BD, White RD, Ammash NM, Nkomo VT. Left Atrial Appendage Patency at Cardioversion After Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Intervention. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Feb; 101: (2)675-81.
    View PubMed
  239. Helder MR, Hennessy RS, Spoon DB, Tefft BJ, Witt TA, Marler RJ, Pislaru SV, Simari RD, Stulak JM, Lerman A. Low-Dose Gamma Irradiation of Decellularized Heart Valves Results in Tissue Injury In Vitro and In Vivo. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Feb; 101 (2):667-74 Epub 2015 Oct 09
    View PubMed
  240. Stulak JM, Mora BN, Said SM, Schaff HV, Dearani JA. Mechanical Pulmonary Valve Replacement. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2016; 19: (1)82-9.
    View PubMed
  241. Helder MR, Rowse PG, Ruparel RK, Li Z, Farley DR, Joyce LD, Stulak JM. Basic Cardiac Surgery Skills on Sale for $22.50: An Aortic Anastomosis Simulation Curriculum. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jan; 101: (1)316-22; discussion 322.
    View PubMed
  242. Stulak JM, Davis ME, Haglund N, Dunlay S, Cowger J, Shah P, Pagani FD, Aaronson KD, Maltais S. Adverse events in contemporary continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices: A multi-institutional comparison shows significant differences. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Jan; 151: (1)177-89.
    View PubMed
  243. Murashita T, Greason KL, Suri RM, Daly RC, Joyce LD, Stulak JM, Pochettino A, Joyce DL, Dearani JA, Schaff HV. Mitral valve gradient after valve repair of degenerative regurgitation with restrictive annuloplasty. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Jan; 151: (1)106-9.
    View PubMed
  244. Stulak JM, Dunlay SM, Sharma S, Haglund NA, Davis MB, Cowger J, Shah P, Masood F, Aaronson KD, Pagani FD, Maltais S. Treatment of device thrombus in the HeartWare HVAD: Success and outcomes depend significantly on the initial treatment strategy. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Dec; 34 (12):1535-41
    View PubMed
  245. White AM, Riley JB, Stulak JM, Greason KL. Emergent Cardiopulmonary Bypass during Cardiac Surgery. J Extra Corpor Technol. 2015 Dec; 47 (4):245-50
    View PubMed
  246. Coffin ST, Haglund NA, Davis ME, Xu M, Dunlay SM, Cowger JA, Shah P, Aaronson KD, Pagani FD, Stulak JM, Maltais S, Mechanical Circulatory Support Research Network. Adverse neurologic events in patients bridged with long-term mechanical circulatory support: A device-specific comparative analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Dec; 34: (12)1578-85.
    View PubMed
  247. Fudim M, Davis ME, Jenkins C, Brown CL, Wigger MA, Stulak JM, Maltais S, Haglund N. Marginal Donor Use in Patients Undergoing Heart Transplantation With Left Ventricular Assist Device Explantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Dec; 100: (6)2117-25; discussion 2125-6.
    View PubMed
  248. Martin JR, Spencer-Gardner L, Camp CL, Stulak JM, Sierra RJ. Cardiac cobaltism: a rare complication after bilateral metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty. Arthroplast Today. 2015 Dec; 1 (4):99-102 Epub 2015 Nov 21
    View PubMed
  249. Snipelisky D, Stulak JM, Schettle SD, Sharma S, Kushwaha SS, Dunlay SM. Psychosocial characteristics and outcomes in patients with left ventricular assist device implanted as destination therapy. Am Heart J. 2015 Nov; 170 (5):887-94 Epub 2015 Aug 16
    View PubMed
  250. Barbara DW, Olsen DA, Pulido JN, Boilson BA, Bruining DH, Stulak JM, Mauermann WJ. Periprocedural Management of 172 Gastrointestinal Endoscopies in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices. ASAIO J. 2015 Nov-Dec; 61 (6):670-5
    View PubMed
  251. Dunlay SM, Haas LR, Herrin J, Schilz SR, Stulak JM, Kushwaha SS, Shah ND. Use of Post-acute Care Services and Readmissions After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in Privately Insured Patients. J Card Fail. 2015 Oct; 21 (10):816-23 Epub 2015 June 18
    View PubMed
  252. Stulak JM. Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation-what have we learned? J Thorac Dis. 2015 Aug; 7 (8):E237-8
    View PubMed
  253. Grupper A, Park SJ, Pereira NL, Schettle SD, Gerber Y, Topilsky Y, Edwards BS, Daly RC, Stulak JM, Joyce LD, Kushwaha SS. Role of ventricular assist therapy for patients with heart failure and restrictive physiology: Improving outcomes for a lethal disease. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Aug; 34 (8):1042-9 Epub 2015 Mar 26
    View PubMed
  254. Anantha Narayanan M, Suri RM, Ugur M, Greason KL, Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Joyce LD, Pochettino A, Li Z, Schaff HV. Predictors of Survival and Modes of Failure After Mitroflow Aortic Valve Replacement in 1,003 Adults. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Aug; 100 (2):560-7 Epub 2015 May 12
    View PubMed
  255. Araque JC, Greason KL, Li Z, Heins CN, Stulak JM, Daly RC, Joyce LD, Suri RM, Locker C, Schaff HV. On-pump coronary artery bypass graft operation: Is one crossclamp application better than two? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Jul; 150 (1):145-9 Epub 2015 Apr 09
    View PubMed
  256. Stulak JM, Mehta V, Schirger JA, Aaronson KD, Joyce LD, Daly RC, Pagani FD, Maltais S. Temporal Differences in Causes of Mortality After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Jun; 99(6):1969-72; discussion 1972-4. Epub 2015 Apr 10.
    View PubMed
  257. Stulak JM, Sharma V, Cannon BC, Ammash N, Schaff HV, Dearani JA. Optimal surgical ablation of atrial tachyarrhythmias during correction of Ebstein anomaly. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 May; 99(5):1700-5; discussion 1705. Epub 2015 Mar 29.
    View PubMed
  258. Stulak JM, Tchantchaleishvili V, Haglund NA, Davis ME, Schirger JA, Cowger JA, Shah P, Aaronson KD, Pagani FD, Maltais S. Uncorrected pre-operative mitral valve regurgitation is not associated with adverse outcomes after continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 May; 34: (5)718-23.
    View PubMed
  259. Stulak JM, Sharma S, Maltais S. Management of pump thrombosis in patients with left ventricular assist devices. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2015 Apr; 15: (2)89-94.
    View PubMed
  260. Murashita T, Greason KL, Suri RM, Joyce DL, Stulak JM, Schaff HV. Technical modifications in the repair of acute ischemic posterior ventricular septal defect without ventriculotomy. J Card Surg. 2015 Mar; 30: (3)233-7.
    View PubMed
  261. Thalji NM, Suri RM, Daly RC, Greason KL, Dearani JA, Stulak JM, Joyce LD, Burkhart HM, Pochettino A, Li Z, Frye RL, Schaff HV. The prognostic impact of concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting during aortic valve surgery: implications for revascularization in the transcatheter era. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Feb; 149(2):451-60. Epub 2014 Sep 17
    View PubMed
  262. Sileshi B, Haglund NA, Davis ME, Tricarico NM, Stulak JM, Khalpey Z, Danter MR, Deegan R, Kennedy J, Keebler ME, Maltais S. In-hospital outcomes of a minimally invasive off-pump left thoracotomy approach using a centrifugal continuous-flow left ventricular assist device. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Jan; 34 (1):107-112 Epub 2014 Sept 28
    View PubMed
  263. Mavroudis C, Stulak JM, Ad N, Siegel A, Giamberti A, Harris L, Backer CL, Tsao S, Dearani JA, Weerasena N, Deal BJ. Prophylactic atrial arrhythmia surgical procedures with congenital heart operations: review and recommendations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Jan; 99: (1)352-9.
    View PubMed
  264. Thalji NM, Suri RM, Michelena HI, Greason KL, Dearani JA, Daly RC, Joyce LD, Stulak JM, Burkhart HM, Li Z, Schaff HV. Do differences in early hemodynamic performance of current generation biologic aortic valves predict outcomes 1 year following surgery? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Jan; 149: (1)163-73.e2.
    View PubMed
  265. Stulak JM, Lim JY, Maltais S. Ventricular assist device selection: which one and when? Croat Med J. 2014 Dec; 55 (6):596-9
    View PubMed
  266. Wang Z, Greason KL, Pochettino A, Schaff HV, Suri RM, Stulak JM, Dearani JA. Long-term outcomes of survival and freedom from reoperation on the aortic root or valve after surgery for acute ascending aorta dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Nov; 148 (5):2117-22 Epub 2014 Jan 15
    View PubMed
  267. Rajbanshi BG, Suri RM, Nkomo VT, Dearani JA, Daly RC, Burkhart HM, Stulak JM, Joyce LD, Li Z, Schaff HV. Influence of mitral valve repair versus replacement on the development of late functional tricuspid regurgitation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Nov; 148(5):1957-62. Epub 2014 Apr 23.
    View PubMed
  268. Iturra SA, Greason KL, Suri RM, Joyce LD, Stulak JM, Pochettino A, Schaff HV. Repeat sternotomy for surgical aortic valve replacement in octogenarian patients with aortic valve stenosis and previous coronary artery bypass graft operation: what is the operative risk? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Nov; 148(5):1899-902. Epub 2013 Dec 31
    View PubMed
  269. Hasin T, Kushwaha SS, Lesnick TG, Kremers W, Boilson BA, Schirger JA, Clavell AL, Rodeheffer RJ, Frantz RP, Edwards BS, Pereira NL, Stulak JM, Joyce L, Daly R, Park SJ, Jaffe AS. Early trends in N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide values after left ventricular assist device implantation for chronic heart failure. Am J Cardiol. 2014 Oct 15; 114 (8):1257-63 Epub 2014 Aug 01
    View PubMed
  270. Cullen MW, Stulak JM, Li Z, Powell BD, White RD, Nkomo VT, Ammash NM. Transesophageal echocardiography-guided cardioversion after cardiac operations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Oct; 98(4):1325-30. Epub 2014 Aug 22.
    View PubMed
  271. Helder MR, Schaff HV, Dearani JA, Li Z, Stulak JM, Suri RM, Connolly HM. Management of mitral regurgitation in Marfan syndrome: Outcomes of valve repair versus replacement and comparison with myxomatous mitral valve disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Sep; 148(3):1020-4; discussion 1024. Epub 2014 Jul 02.
    View PubMed
  272. Haglund NA, Feurer ID, Ahmad RM, DiSalvo TG, Lenihan DJ, Keebler ME, Schlendorf KH, Stulak JM, Wigger MA, Maltais S. Institutional volume of heart transplantation with left ventricular assist device explantation influences graft survival. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Sep; 33 (9):931-6 Epub 2014 May 15
    View PubMed
  273. Haglund NA, Feurer ID, Dwyer JP, Stulak JM, DiSalvo TG, Keebler ME, Schlendorf KH, Wigger MA, Maltais S. Does renal dysfunction and method of bridging support influence heart transplant graft survival? Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Sep; 98(3):835-41. Epub 2014 Jul 25.
    View PubMed
  274. Hasin T, Huebner M, Li Z, Brown D, Stulak JM, Boilson BA, Joyce L, Pereira NL, Kushwaha SS, Park SJ. Association of HeartMate II left ventricular assist device flow estimate with thermodilution cardiac output. ASAIO J. 2014 Sep-Oct; 60(5):513-8.
    View PubMed
  275. Haglund NA, Davis ME, Tricarico NM, Ahmad RM, DiSalvo TG, Keebler ME, Schlendorf KH, Wigger MA, Stulak JM, Maltais S. Perioperative blood product use: a comparison between HeartWare and HeartMate II devices. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Sep; 98(3):842-9. Epub 2014 Jul 29.
    View PubMed
  276. Penaranda JG, Greason KL, Pislaru SV, Schaff HV, Daly RC, Park SJ, Suri RM, Burkhart HM, Joyce LD, Stulak JM, Dearani JA. Aortic root enlargement in octogenarian patients results in less patient prosthesis mismatch. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 May; 97(5):1533-8. Epub 2014 Mar 19.
    View PubMed
  277. Stulak JM, Suri RM, Burkhart HM, Daly RC, Dearani JA, Greason KL, Joyce LD, Park SJ, Schaff HV. Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation for two decades: are the results of new techniques equivalent to the Cox maze III procedure? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 May; 147 (5):1478-86 Epub 2014 Jan 18
    View PubMed
  278. Dunlay SM, Park SJ, Joyce LD, Daly RC, Stulak JM, McNallan SM, Roger VL, Kushwaha SS. Frailty and outcomes after implantation of left ventricular assist device as destination therapy. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Apr; 33 (4):359-65 Epub 2013 Dec 27
    View PubMed
  279. Maltais S, Tchantchaleishvili V, Schaff HV, Daly RC, Suri RM, Dearani JA, Topilsky Y, Stulak JM, Joyce LD, Park SJ. Management of severe ischemic cardiomyopathy: left ventricular assist device as destination therapy versus conventional bypass and mitral valve surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Apr; 147: (4)1246-50.
    View PubMed
  280. Deo SV, Sung K, Daly RC, Shah IK, Altarabsheh SE, Stulak JM, Joyce LD, Boilson BA, Kushwaha SS, Park SJ. Cardiac transplantation after bridged therapy with continuous flow left ventricular assist devices. Heart Lung Circ. 2014 Mar; 23(3):224-8. Epub 2013 Aug 13.
    View PubMed
  281. Deo SV, Sharma V, Altarabsheh SE, Hasin T, Dillon J, Shah IK, Durham LA 3rd, Stulak JM, Daly RC, Joyce LD, Park SJ. Hepatic and renal function with successful long-term support on a continuous flow left ventricular assist device. Heart Lung Circ. 2014 Mar; 23(3):229-33. Epub 2013 Aug 29.
    View PubMed
  282. Maltais S, Danter MR, Haglund NA, Schmitto JD, Stulak JM. Nonsternotomy approaches for left ventricular assist device placement. Oper. Tech. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2014; 19(3):276-91.
  283. Stulak JM, Lee D, Haft JW, Romano MA, Cowger JA, Park SJ, Aaronson KD, Pagani FD. Gastrointestinal bleeding and subsequent risk of thromboembolic events during support with a left ventricular assist device. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Jan; 33 (1):60-4 Epub 2013 Sept 07
    View PubMed
  284. McKellar SH, Deo S, Daly RC, Durham LA 3rd, Joyce LD, Stulak JM, Park SJ. Durability of central aortic valve closure in patients with continuous flow left ventricular assist devices. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Jan; 147 (1):344-8 Epub 2012 Dec 13
    View PubMed
  285. Iturra SA, Suri RM, Greason KL, Stulak JM, Burkhart HM, Dearani JA, Schaff HV. Outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement in moderate risk patients: implications for determination of equipoise in the transcatheter era. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Jan; 147(1):127-32. Epub 2013 Oct 4
    View PubMed
  286. Hasin T, Deo S, Maleszewski JJ, Topilsky Y, Edwards BS, Pereira NL, Stulak JM, Joyce L, Daly R, Kushwaha SS, Park SJ. The role of medical management for acute intravascular hemolysis in patients supported on axial flow LVAD. ASAIO J. 2014 Jan-Feb; 60(1):9-14.
    View PubMed
  287. Stulak JM, Deo S, Schirger J, Aaronson KD, Park SJ, Joyce LD, Daly RC, Pagani FD. Preoperative atrial fibrillation increases risk of thromboembolic events after left ventricular assist device implantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Dec; 96 (6):2161-7 Epub 2013 Sept 12
    View PubMed
  288. Thalji NM, Suri RM, Daly RC, Dearani JA, Burkhart HM, Park SJ, Greason KL, Joyce LD, Stulak JM, Huebner M, Li Z, Frye RL, Schaff HV. Assessment of coronary artery disease risk in 5463 patients undergoing cardiac surgery: when is preoperative coronary angiography necessary? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Nov; 146 (5):1055-1063, 1064.e1; discussion 1 Epub 2013 Sept 04
    View PubMed
  289. Umakanthan R, Haglund NA, Stulak JM, Joyce LD, Ahmad R, Keebler ME, Maltais S. Left thoracotomy HeartWare implantation with outflow graft anastomosis to the descending aorta: a simplified bridge for patients with multiple previous sternotomies. ASAIO J. 2013 Nov-Dec; 59 (6):664-7
    View PubMed
  290. Stulak JM, Maltais S, Cowger J, Joyce LD, Daly RC, Park SJ, Aaronson KD, Pagani FD. Prevention of percutaneous driveline infection after left ventricular assist device implantation: prophylactic antibiotics are not necessary. ASAIO J. 2013 Nov-Dec; 59(6):570-4.
    View PubMed
  291. Fine NM, Topilsky Y, Oh JK, Hasin T, Kushwaha SS, Daly RC, Joyce LD, Stulak JM, Pereira NL, Boilson BA, Clavell AL, Edwards BS, Park SJ. Role of echocardiography in patients with intravascular hemolysis due to suspected continuous-flow LVAD thrombosis. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 Nov; 6: (11)1129-40.
    View PubMed
  292. Maltais S, Jaik NP, Feurer ID, Wigger MA, DiSalvo TG, Schlendorf KH, Ahmad RM, Lenihan DJ, Stulak JM, Keebler ME. Mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation: donor and recipient factors influencing graft survival. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Oct; 96 (4):1252-1258 Epub 2013 July 31
    View PubMed
  293. Shankar N, Daly R, Geske J, Kushwaha SK, Timmons M, Joyce L, Stulak J, Gandhi M, Kremers W, Park S, Pereira NL. LVAD implant as a bridge to heart transplantation is associated with allosensitization as measured by single antigen bead assay. Transplantation. 2013 Aug 15; 96(3):324-30.
    View PubMed
  294. Barbara DW, Wetzel DR, Pulido JN, Pershing BS, Park SJ, Stulak JM, Zietlow SP, Morris DS, Boilson BA, Mauermann WJ. The perioperative management of patients with left ventricular assist devices undergoing noncardiac surgery. Mayo Clin Proc. 2013 Jul; 88(7):674-82.
    View PubMed
  295. Michelena HI, Stulak J, Enriquez-Sarano M, Boorjian SA. Tumor thrombus. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Jun 25; 61(25):e351. Epub 2013 Apr 17.
    View PubMed
  296. Castonguay MC, Wang Y, Gerhart JL, Miller DV, Stulak JM, Edwards WD, Maleszewski JJ. Surgical pathology of atrial appendages removed during the cox-maze procedure: a review of 86 cases (2004 to 2005) with implications for prognosis. Am J Surg Pathol. 2013 Jun; 37(6):890-7.
    View PubMed
  297. Tchantchaleishvili V, Umakanthan R, Karp S, Stulak JM, Keebler ME, Maltais S. General surgical complications associated with the use of long-term mechanical circulatory support devices: are we 'under-reporting' problems? Expert Rev Med Devices. 2013 May; 10(3):379-87.
    View PubMed
  298. Stulak JM, Cowger J, Haft JW, Romano MA, Aaronson KD, Pagani FD. Device exchange after primary left ventricular assist device implantation: indications and outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Apr; 95 (4):1262-7; discussion 1267-8 Epub 2012 Oct 11
    View PubMed
  299. Burkhart HM, Riley JB, Lynch JJ, Suri RM, Greason KL, Joyce LD, Nuttall GA, Stulak J, Schaff HV, Dearani JA. Simulation-based postcardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation crisis training for thoracic surgery residents. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Mar; 95 (3):901-6 Epub 2013 Jan 29
    View PubMed
  300. Hasin T, Marmor Y, Kremers W, Topilsky Y, Severson CJ, Schirger JA, Boilson BA, Clavell AL, Rodeheffer RJ, Frantz RP, Edwards BS, Pereira NL, Stulak JM, Joyce L, Daly R, Park SJ, Kushwaha SS. Readmissions after implantation of axial flow left ventricular assist device. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Jan 15; 61 (2):153-63 Epub 2012 Dec 05
    View PubMed
  301. Schirger J, Stulak J. Lessons learned from the first 200 LVAD implants and beyond Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Update. 2013; 11(3):4-5.
  302. Suri RM, Maltais S, Dearani JA, Burkhart HM, Greason KL, Daly RC, Joyce LD, Park SJ, Stulak JM, Michelena HI, Li Z, Schaff HV. Survival Advantage of Mechanical Versus Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement: Late Outcomes in 2,066 Patients Circulation. 2013.
  303. Deo SV, Daly RC, Altarabsheh SE, Hasin T, Zhao Y, Shah IK, Stulak JM, Boilson BA, Schirger JA, Joyce LD, Park SJ. Predictive value of the model for end-stage liver disease score in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation. ASAIO J. 2013 Jan-Feb; 59(1):57-62.
    View PubMed
  304. Suri RM, Michelena HI, Burkhart HM, Greason KL, Daly RC, Dearani JA, Park SJ, Joyce LD, Stulak JM, Sundt TM 3rd, Li Z, Schaff HV. A prospective, randomized comparison of 3 contemporary bioprosthetic aortic valves: should hemodynamic performance influence device selection? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Dec; 144: (6)1387-95, 1398; discussion 1395-7.
    View PubMed
  305. Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Burkhart HM, Park SJ, Suri RM, Schaff HV. The surgical treatment of concomitant atrial arrhythmias during redo cardiac operations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Dec; 94(6):1894-9; discussion 1900. Epub 2012 Sep 07.
    View PubMed
  306. Deo SV, Hasin T, Altarabsheh SE, McKellar SH, Shah IK, Durham L 3rd, Stulak JM, Daly RC, Park SJ, Joyce LD. Concomitant tricuspid valve repair or replacement during left ventricular assist device implant demonstrates comparable outcomes in the long term. J Card Surg. 2012 Nov; 27(6):760-6.
    View PubMed
  307. Cho YH, Deo SV, Schirger JA, Pereira NL, Stulak JM, Park SJ. Implantation of a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device via left thoracotomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Nov; 94(5):1712-4.
    View PubMed
  308. Sharma V, Deo SV, Stulak JM, Durham LA 3rd, Daly RC, Park SJ, Baddour LM, Mehra K, Joyce LD. Driveline infections in left ventricular assist devices: implications for destination therapy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Nov; 94(5):1381-6. Epub 2012 Jul 20.
    View PubMed
  309. Hasin T, Topilsky Y, Kremers WK, Boilson BA, Schirger JA, Edwards BS, Clavell AL, Rodeheffer RJ, Frantz RP, Joyce L, Daly R, Stulak JM, Kushwaha SS, Park SJ, Pereira NL. Usefulness of the six-minute walk test after continuous axial flow left ventricular device implantation to predict survival. Am J Cardiol. 2012 Nov 1; 110 (9):1322-8 Epub 2012 July 21
    View PubMed
  310. Stulak JM, Romans T, Cowger J, Romano MA, Haft JW, Aaronson KD, Pagani FD. Delayed sternal closure does not increase late infection risk in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Oct; 31(10):1115-9.
    View PubMed
  311. Locker C, Schaff HV, Dearani JA, Joyce LD, Park SJ, Burkhart HM, Suri RM, Greason KL, Stulak JM, Li Z, Daly RC. Multiple arterial grafts improve late survival of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: analysis of 8622 patients with multivessel disease. Circulation. 2012 Aug 28; 126 (9):1023-30 Epub 2012 July 18
    View PubMed
  312. Stulak JM, Suri RM, Matteson EL, Dearani JA, Connolly HM, Schaff HV. Mitral valve repair is durable in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Aug; 94(2):510-5. Epub 2012 May 16.
    View PubMed
  313. Griffith KE, Jenkins E, Stulak J, Paugh T, Pagani FD. Long-term use of the CentriMag(R) Ventricular Assist System as a right ventricular assist device: a case report. Perfusion. 2012 Jan; 27(1):65-70. Epub 2011 Oct 24.
    View PubMed
  314. Swetz KM, Stulak JM, Dunlay SM, Gafford EF. Management of advanced heart failure in the elderly: ethics, economics, and resource allocation in the technological era. Cardiol Res Pract. 2012; 2012:524961 Epub 2012 Dec 05
    View PubMed
  315. Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Burkhart HM, Ammash NM, Phillips SD, Schaff HV. Coronary artery disease in adult congenital heart disease: outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan; 93(1):116-22; discussion 122-3. Epub 2011 Nov 17.
    View PubMed
  316. Sarkaria IS, Carr SR, MacIver RH, Whitson BA, Joyce DL, Stulak J, Mery CM, Guitron J, Singh RR, Mettler B, Turek JW. The 2010 Thoracic Surgery Residents Association workforce survey report: a view from the trenches. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Dec; 92(6):2062-70; discussion 2070-1.
    View PubMed
  317. Stulak JM, Griffith KE, Nicklas JM, Pagani FD. The use of the HeartWare HVAD for long-term right ventricular support after implantation of the HeartMate II device. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Sep; 142 (3):e140-2 Epub 2011 May 17
    View PubMed
  318. Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Sundt TM 3rd, Daly RC, Schaff HV. Ablation of atrial fibrillation: comparison of catheter-based techniques and the Cox-Maze III operation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jun; 91 (6):1882-8; discussion 1888-9
    View PubMed
  319. Cowger J, Romano MA, Stulak J, Pagani FD, Aaronson KD. Left ventricular assist device management in patients chronically supported for advanced heart failure. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2011 Mar; 26(2):149-54.
    View PubMed
  320. Ware AL, Suri RM, Stulak JM, Sundt TM 3rd, Schaff HV. Left atrial ganglion ablation as an adjunct to atrial fibrillation surgery in valvular heart disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jan; 91(1):97-102.
    View PubMed
  321. Stulak JM, Suri RM, Dearani JA, Burkhart HM, Sundt TM 3rd, Enriquez-Sarano M, Schaff HV. Does early surgical intervention improve left ventricular mass regression after mitral valve repair for leaflet prolapse? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Jan; 141: (1)122-9.
    View PubMed
  322. Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Burkhart HM, Sundt TM, Connolly HM, Schaff HV. Does the dilated ascending aorta in an adult with congenital heart disease require intervention? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Dec; 140 (6 Suppl):S52-7; discussion S86-91
    View PubMed
  323. Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Burkhart HM, Connolly HM, Warnes CA, Suri RM, Schaff HV. The increasing use of mechanical pulmonary valve replacement over a 40-year period. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Dec; 90 (6):2009-14; discussion 2014-5
    View PubMed
  324. Stulak JM, Burkhart HM, Sundt TM 3rd, Connolly HM, Suri RM, Schaff HV, Dearani JA. Spectrum and outcome of reoperations after the Ross procedure. Circulation. 2010 Sep 21; 122(12):1153-8. Epub 2010 Sep 07.
    View PubMed
  325. Grant CS, Stulak JM, Thompson GB, Richards ML, Reading CC, Hay ID. Risks and adequacy of an optimized surgical approach to the primary surgical management of papillary thyroid carcinoma treated during 1999-2006. World J Surg. 2010 Jun; 34 (6):1239-46
    View PubMed
  326. Stulak JM, Suri RM, Dearani JA, Sundt TM 3rd, Schaff HV. When should prophylactic maze procedure be considered in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery? Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 May; 89: (5)1395-401.
    View PubMed
  327. Stulak JM, Burkhart HM, Dearani JA, Cetta F, Barnes RD, Connolly HM, Schaff HV. Reoperations after repair of partial atrioventricular septal defect: a 45-year single-center experience. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 May; 89: (5)1352-9.
    View PubMed
  328. Stulak JM, Burkhart HM, Dearani JA. Reoperations after repair of partial and complete atrioventricular septal defect. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2010 Apr; 1(1):97-104.
    View PubMed
  329. Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Burkhart HM, Barnes RD, Scott PD, Schears GJ. ECMO cannulation controversies and complications. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2009 Sep; 13(3):176-82. Epub 2009 Sep 06.
    View PubMed
  330. Stulak JM, Burkhart HM, Dearani JA, Schaff HV, Cetta F, Barnes RD, Puga FJ. Reoperations after initial repair of complete atrioventricular septal defect. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Jun; 87(6):1872-7; discussion 1877-8.
    View PubMed
  331. Stulak JM, Lerman A, Caccitolo JA, Wilson SH, Romero JC, Schaff HV, Porcel MR, Lerman LO. WITHDRAWN: Erratum to "Impaired renal vascular endothelial function in vitro in experimental hypercholesterolemia" [ATH 154 (2001) 195-201]. Atherosclerosis. 2009 Mar 19 [Epub ahead of print]
    View PubMed
  332. Dearani JA, Burkhart HM, Stulak JM, Sundt TM, Schaff HV. Management of the aortic root in adult patients with conotruncal anomalies. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2009; 122-9.
    View PubMed
  333. Stulak JM, Schaff HV, Dearani JA, Orszulak TA, Daly RC, Sundt TM 3rd. Restoration of sinus rhythm by the Maze procedure halts progression of tricuspid regurgitation after mitral surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Jul; 86(1):40-4; discussion 44-5.
    View PubMed
  334. Truty MJ, Stulak JM, Utter PA, Solberg JJ, Degnim AC. Appendicitis after appendectomy. Arch Surg. 2008 Apr; 143 (4):413-5
    View PubMed
  335. ElBardissi AW, Dearani JA, Nishimura RA, Ommen SR, Stulak JM, Schaff HV. Septal myectomy after previous septal artery ablation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Mayo Clin Proc. 2007 Dec; 82(12):1516-22.
    View PubMed
  336. Moustafa S, Mookadam F, Cooper L, Adam G, Zehr K, Stulak J, Holmes D. Sinus of Valsalva aneurysms--47 years of a single center experience and systematic overview of published reports. Am J Cardiol. 2007 Apr 15; 99(8):1159-64. Epub 2007 Feb 28.
    View PubMed
  337. Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Sundt TM 3rd, Daly RC, McGregor CG, Zehr KJ, Schaff HV. Superiority of cut-and-sew technique for the Cox maze procedure: comparison with radiofrequency ablation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Apr; 133(4):1022-7. Epub 2007 Feb 22.
    View PubMed
  338. Stulak JM, Sundt TM 3rd, Dearani JA, Daly RC, Orsulak TA, Schaff HV. Ten-year experience with the Cox-maze procedure for atrial fibrillation: how do we define success? Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Apr; 83(4):1319-24.
    View PubMed
  339. Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Danielson GK. Surgical management of Ebstein's anomaly. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2007; 105-11.
    View PubMed
  340. Hassan I, Larson DW, Cima RR, Gaw JU, Chua HK, Hahnloser D, Stulak JM, O'Byrne MM, Larson DR, Wolff BG, Pemberton JH. Long-term functional and quality of life outcomes after coloanal anastomosis for distal rectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum. 2006 Sep; 49(9):1266-74.
    View PubMed
  341. Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Daly RC, Zehr KJ, Sundt TM 3rd, Schaff HV. Left ventricular dysfunction in atrial fibrillation: restoration of sinus rhythm by the Cox-maze procedure significantly improves systolic function and functional status. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Aug; 82(2):494-500; discussion 500-1.
    View PubMed
  342. Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Puga FJ, Zehr KJ, Schaff HV, Danielson GK. Right-sided Maze procedure for atrial tachyarrhythmias in congenital heart disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 May; 81(5):1780-4; discussion 1784-5.
    View PubMed
  343. Stulak JM, Grant CS, Farley DR, Thompson GB, van Heerden JA, Hay ID, Reading CC, Charboneau JW. Value of preoperative ultrasonography in the surgical management of initial and reoperative papillary thyroid cancer. Arch Surg. 2006 May; 141 (5):489-94; discussion 494-6
    View PubMed
  344. Stulak JM, Dearani JA. Technique of mechanical pulmonary valve replacement. Oper. Tech. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2006; 11(3):200-6.
  345. Schaff HV, Stulak JM. The role of the surgical maze procedure. Future Cardiol. 2005 Mar; 1(2):269-74.
    View PubMed
  346. Pelaez LI, Juncos LA, Stulak JM, Lerman LO, Romero JC. Non-invasive evaluation of bilateral renal regional blood flow and tubular dynamics during acute unilateral ureteral obstruction. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2005 Jan; 20: (1)83-8.
    View PubMed
  347. Casey WJ, Tran NV, Petty PM, Stulak JM, Woods JE. A comparison of 99 consecutive vaginal reconstructions: an outcome study. Ann Plast Surg. 2004 Jan; 52 (1):27-30
    View PubMed
  348. Stulak JM, Lerman A, Porcel MR, Caccitolo JA, Romero JC, Schaff HV, Napoli C, Lerman LO. Renal vascular function in hypercholesterolemia is preserved by chronic antioxidant supplementation. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2001 Sep; 12 (9):1882-1891
    View PubMed
  349. Caccitolo JA, Stulak JM, Schaff HV, Francischelli D, Jensen DN, Mehra R. Open-heart endocardial radiofrequency ablation: an alternative to incisions in Maze surgery. J Surg Res. 2001 May 1; 97(1):27-33.
    View PubMed
  350. Stulak JM, Lerman A, Caccitolo JA, Wilson SH, Romero JC, Schaff HV, Rodriguez Porcel M, Lerman LO. Impaired renal vascular endothelial function in vitro in experimental hypercholesterolemia. Atherosclerosis. 2001 Jan; 154 (1):195-201
    View PubMed
  351. Stulak JM, Juncos LA, Haas JA, Romero JC. Systemic hemodynamics and renal function in hemorrhaged dogs resuscitated with cross-linked hemoglobin. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2000 Jan; 278 (1):R28-33
    View PubMed
  352. Cases A, Stulak JM, Katusic Z, Villa E, Romero JC. Hemodynamic and renal effects of cross-linked hemoglobin infusion. Am J Physiol. 1997 Mar; 272 (3 Pt 2):R793-9
    View PubMed
PST-20226171