John P. Sweeney, M.D.

  1. Interventional Cardiologist
  1. Abraham B, Sous M, Kaldas S, Nakhla M, Sweeney J, Lee K, Garcia S, Saad M, Goel SS, Fortuin FD. Transcaval access for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Int J Cardiol. 2024 Nov 12; 419:132720 [Epub ahead of print]
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  2. Abraham B, Suppah M, Farina J, Botros M, Fath A, Kaldas S, Megaly M, Chao CJ, Arsanjani R, Ayoub C, Fortuin FD, Sweeney J, Pellikka P, Nkomo V, Alkhouli M, Holmes D Jr, Badr A, Alsidawi S. Impact of Moderate or Severe Mitral and Tricuspid Valves Regurgitation after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Am Heart J. 2024 Nov 12 [Epub ahead of print]
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  3. Mahmoud AK, Farina JM, Awad K, Ali NB, Pereyra M, Scalia IG, Abbas MT, Allam MN, Kamel MA, Abu Rmilah AA, Chao CJ, Barry T, Alsidawi S, Lester SJ, Pollak PM, Alkhouli MA, Lee KS, Yang EH, Lee RW, Sweeney JP, Fortuin DF, Ayoub C, Arsanjani R. Lipoprotein(a) and long-term in-stent restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2024 Nov 11; 31 (15):1878-1887
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  4. Abraham B, Suppah M, Megaly M, Elbanna M, Kaldas S, Alsidawi S, David Fortuin F, Sweeney J, Ayoub C, Alkhouli M, Sell-Dottin K, Chao CJ, Arsanjani R. Impact of transcatheter edge to edge repair in functional mitral regurgitation and cardiac resynchronization-therapy nonresponders. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2024 Oct; 104 (4):829-836 Epub 2024 Aug 15
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  5. Masson R, Nkomo VT, Holmes DR Jr, Pislaru SV, Arsanjani R, Chao CJ, Klanderman M, Abraham B, Morsy M, Fortuin FD, Sweeney JP, Sell-Dotten K, Alsidawi S. Disproportionately high aortic valve calcium scores in atrial fibrillation: implications for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Aug 26; 25 (9):1264-1275
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  6. Chao CJ, Mandale D, Farina JM, Abdou M, Rattanawong P, Girardo M, Agasthi P, Ayoub C, Alkhouli M, Eleid M, Fortuin FD, Sweeney JP, Pollak P, Sabbagh AE, Holmes DR, Arsanjani R, Naqvi TZ. Chronic Right Ventricular Pacing Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Attenuates the Benefit on Left Ventricular Function. J Clin Med. 2024 Aug 4; 13 (15) Epub 2024 Aug 04
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  7. Scalia IG, Farina JM, Wraith R, Brown L, Abbas MT, Pereyra M, Allam M, Mahmoud AK, Kamel MA, Barry T, Fortuin FD, Lester SJ, Sweeney J, Sell-Dottin KA, Alkhouli M, Holmes DR, Chao CJ, Alsidawi S, Ayoub C, Arsanjani R. Association between echocardiographic velocity time integral ratio of mitral valve and left ventricular outflow tract and clinical outcomes post transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair. Heliyon. 2024 Jun 15; 10 (11):e32378 Epub 2024 June 05
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  8. Pereyra Pietri M, Farina JM, Mahmoud AK, Scalia IG, Galasso F, Killian ME, Suppah M, Kenyon CR, Koepke LM, Padang R, Chao CJ, Sweeney JP, Fortuin FD, Eleid MF, Sell-Dottin KA, Steidley DE, Scott LR, Fonseca R, Lopez-Jimenez F, Attia ZI, Dispenzieri A, Grogan M, Rosenthal JL, Arsanjani R, Ayoub C. The prognostic value of artificial intelligence to predict cardiac amyloidosis in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Eur Heart J Digit Health. 2024 May; 5 (3):295-302 Epub 2024 Mar 13
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  9. Tan MC, Yeo YH, San BJ, Suleiman A, Lee JZ, Chatterjee A, Sell-Dottin KA, Sweeney JP, Fortuin FD, Lee KS. Trends and Disparities in Valvular Heart Disease Mortality in the United States From 1999 to 2020. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Apr 16; 13 (8):e030895 Epub 2024 Apr 08
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  10. Baqal O, Habib EA, Hasabo EA, Galasso F, Barry T, Arsanjani R, Sweeney JP, Noseworthy P, David Fortuin F. Artificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiogram (AI-ECG) does not predict atrial fibrillation following patent foramen ovale closure. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. 2024 Apr; 51:101361 Epub 2024 Feb 15
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  11. Farina JM, Chao CJ, Pereyra M, Roarke M, Said EF, Barry T, Alsidawi S, Sell-Dottin K, Sweeney JP, Fortuin DF, Ayoub C, Lester SJ, Oh JK, Arsanjani R, Marcotte F. Role of lipoprotein(a) concentrations in bioprosthetic aortic valve degeneration. Heart. 2024 Jan 29; 110 (4):299-305
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  12. Galasso F, Wassenaar F, Barry T, Baqal OJ, Hagler DJ, Sweeney JP, Fortuin FD. A Retrospective Analysis of Self-Limiting Fever following Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale and Atrial Septal Defect Closure. Cardiol Res Pract. 2024; 2024:5562208 Epub 2024 Oct 09
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  13. Sriramoju A, Suppah M, Chao CJ, Sorajja D, Sweeney J, Naidu S, Lee R. Sinus Node Dysfunction After Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of Right Coronary Artery-Superior Vena Cava Fistula. JACC Case Rep. 2023 Jun 21; 16:101890 Epub 2023 May 17
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  14. Chao CJ, Agasthi P, Seri AR, Barry T, Shanbhag A, Wang Y, Eleid MF, Fortuin D, Sweeney JP, Pollak P, El Sabbagh A, Lester SJ, Freeman WK, Naqvi TZ, Holmes DR, Appleton CP, Arsanjani R. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Prognostication with Augmented Mean Arterial Pressure. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2023 Apr 26; 10 (5)
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  15. Abraham B, Sous M, Sedhom R, Megaly M, Roman S, Sweeney J, Alkhouli M, Pollak P, El Sabbagh A, Garcia S, Goel SS, Saad M, Fortuin D. Meta-Analysis on Transcarotid Versus Transfemoral and Other Alternate Accesses for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Apr 1; 192:196-205 Epub 2023 Feb 21
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  16. Agasthi P, Ashraf H, Pujari SH, Girardo M, Tseng A, Mookadam F, Venepally N, Buras MR, Abraham B, Khetarpal BK, Allam M, Md SKM, Eleid MF, Greason KL, Beohar N, Sweeney J, Fortuin D, Holmes DRJ Jr, Arsanjani R. Prediction of permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: The role of machine learning. World J Cardiol. 2023 Mar 26; 15 (3):95-105
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  17. Chao CJ, Seri A, Abraham B, Farina JM, Fennelly E, Campany M, Pereyra M, Said EF, Kenyon C, Fath AR, Smith S, Buckner-Petty S, Rayfield CA, Fortuin D, Sweeney JP, Yang EH, Ayoub C, Eleid MF, Alkhouli M, Rihal CS, Holmes DR, Pollak PM, El Sabbagh A, Oh JK, Arsanjani R. Impact of Persistent Iatrogenic Atrial Septal Defect following MitraClip. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2022 Dec 22; 10(1).
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  18. Baudhuin LM, Train LJ, Goodman SG, Lane GE, Lennon RJ, Mathew V, Murthy V, Nazif TM, So DYF, Sweeney JP, Wu AHB, Rihal CS, Farkouh ME, Pereira NL. Point of care CYP2C19 genotyping after percutaneous coronary intervention. Pharmacogenomics J. 2022 Dec; 22 (5-6):303-307 Epub 2022 Apr 21
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  19. Patel PP, El Sabbagh A, Johnson PW, Suliman R, Salwa N, Morales-Lara AC, Pollak P, Yamani M, Parikh P, Sonavane SK, Landolfo C, Alkhouli MA, Eleid MF, Guerrero M, Fortuin FD, Sweeney J, Noseworthy PA, Carter RE, Adedinsewo D. Sex Differences in the Impact of Aortic Valve Calcium Score on Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Aug; 15 (8):e014034 Epub 2022 Aug 03
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  20. Capodanno D, Angiolillo DJ, Lennon RJ, Goodman SG, Kim SW, O'Cochlain F, So DY, Sweeney J, Rihal CS, Farkouh M, Pereira NL. ABCD-GENE Score and Clinical Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights from the TAILOR-PCI Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Feb 15; 11 (4):e024156 Epub 2022 Feb 08
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  21. Ashraf H, Fortuin FD, Sweeney JP, Rosenthal JL, Arsanjani R. Percutaneous mitral valve repair with MitraClip as an effective bridge to transplant. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Apr 28; 22 (5):e13
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  22. Agasthi P, Ashraf H, Pujari SH, Girardo ME, Tseng A, Mookadam F, Venepally NR, Buras M, Khetarpal BK, Allam M, Eleid MF, Greason KL, Beohar N, Siegel RJ, Sweeney J, Fortuin FD, Holmes DR Jr, Arsanjani R. Artificial Intelligence Trumps TAVI2-SCORE and CoreValve Score in Predicting 1-Year Mortality Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2021 Mar; 24:33-41. Epub 2020 Aug 15.
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  23. Naidu S, Alzubaidi S, Knuttinen G, Patel I, Fleck A, Sweeney J, Aqel B, Larsen B, Buras M, Golafshar M, Oklu R. Treatment of Hepatic Artery Stenosis in Liver Transplant Patients Using Drug-Eluting versus Bare-Metal Stents. J Clin Med. 2021 Jan 20; 10 (3)
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  24. Agasthi P, Pujari SH, Mookadam F, Venepally NR, Ashraf H, Fortuin FD, Wang P, Allam M, Sweeney J, Eleid M, Pollak P, Greason KL, Beohar N, Arsanjani R. Resting Cardiac Efficiency Affects Survival Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2020 Nov; 21 (11):1327-1333 Epub 2020 Apr 14
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  25. Ashraf H, Fortuin FD, Sweeney J, DeValeria PA, Lanza LA, Ramsay G, Maranzano P, Patrick L, Scott LR. Development of advanced conduction disturbances following balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve replacement leads to poorer clinical outcomes. J Arrhythm. 2020 Aug; 36 (4):755-761 Epub 2020 June 18
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  26. Agasthi P, Pujari SH, Mookadam F, Tseng A, Venepally NR, Wang P, Allam M, Sweeney J, Eleid M, Fortuin FD, Holmes DR, Beohar N, Arsanjani R. Does a Gradient-Adjusted Cardiac Power Index Improve Prediction of Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Survival Over Cardiac Power Index? Yonsei Med J. 2020 Jun; 61 (6):482-491
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  27. Agasthi P, Arsanjani R, Mookadam F, Wang P, Venepally NR, Sweeney J, Eleid M, Holmes DR Jr, Pollak P, Fortuin FD. Does Resting Cardiac Power Index Affect Survival Post Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement? J Invasive Cardiol. 2020 Apr; 32 (4):129-137 Epub 2020 Mar 20
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  28. Valencia-Sanchez C, Fortuin FD, Sweeney JP, Ingall TJ, Marks LA, Wingerchuk DM, O'Carroll CB. Is Patent Foramen Ovale Closure More Effective Than Medical Therapy in Preventing Stroke Recurrence in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke?: A Critically Appraised Topic. Neurologist. 2018 Sep; 23 (5):175-180
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  29. Al Halabi S, Newman J, Farkouh ME, Fortuin D, Leya F, Sweeney J, Darki A, Lopez J, Steen L, Lewis B, Webb J, Leon MB, Mathew V. Meta-Analysis of Studies Comparing Dual- Versus Mono-Antiplatelet Therapy Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Am J Cardiol. 2018 Jul 1; 122 (1):141-148 Epub 2018 Mar 28
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  30. Katayama M, Panse PM, Kendall CB, Daniels JR, Cha SS, Fortuin FD, Sweeney JP, DeValeria PA, Lanza LA, Belohlavek M, Chaliki HP. Left Ventricular Septal Hypertrophy in Elderly Patients With Aortic Stenosis. J Ultrasound Med. 2018 Jan; 37 (1):217-224 Epub 2017 July 25
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  31. Seamans DP, Louka BF, Fortuin FD, Patel BM, Sweeney JP, Lanza LA, DeValeria PA, Ezrre KM, Ramakrishna H. The utility of live video capture to enhance debriefing following transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Ann Card Anaesth. 2016 Oct; 19 (Supplement):S6-S11
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  32. Kransdorf EP, Kransdorf LN, Fortuin FD, Sweeney JP, Wilansky S. Stepwise Progression of Right-to-Left Atrial Shunting through a Combination of Patent Foramen Ovale and Tricuspid Regurgitation. Tex Heart Inst J. 2016 Apr; 43: (2)171-4.
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  33. Ramakrishna H, DeValeria PA, Sweeney JP, Mookaram F. Transcatheter, valve-in-valve transapical aortic and mitral valve implantation, in a high risk patient with aortic and mitral prosthetic valve stenoses. Ann Card Anaesth. 2015 Apr-Jun; 18 (2):246-51
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  34. Hakim FA, Kransdorf EP, Abudiab MM, Sweeney JP. Paradoxical coronary artery embolism - a rare cause of myocardial infarction. Heart Views. 2014 Oct-Dec; 15 (4):124-6
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  35. Naidu SG, Stone WM, Sweeney JP, Money SR. Endovascular retrieval of a TrapEase permanent inferior vena cava filter from the aorta. J Vasc Surg. 2012 Jan; 55(1):237-9. Epub 2011 Aug 06.
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  36. Chism BS, Lee RW, Sweeney JP, Fortuin FD. The crooked buddy technique: use of a Wiggle wire alongside an extra support wire to improve device deliverability. J Invasive Cardiol. 2010 Aug; 22(8):377-81.
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  37. Kronsteiner E, Lee RW, Sweeney JP, Metallo JR, Stoehr JD, Fortuin FD. Outcomes of overlapping bare-metal stents with sirolimus-eluting stents for long lesions in small coronary vessels. J Invasive Cardiol. 2010 Feb; 22(2):76-9.
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  38. Akay M, Akay YM, Gauthier D, Paden RG, Pavlicek W, Fortuin FD, Sweeney JP, Lee RW. Dynamics of diastolic sounds caused by partially occluded coronary arteries. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2009 Feb; 56(2):513-7. Epub 2008 Aug 12.
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  39. Yang HS, Shah SB, Sweeney JP, Khandheria BK, Chandrasekaran K. Subepicardial aneurysm evaluated by multiplane 2D and real-time 3D volumetric transesophageal echocardiography. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2008 Sep; 1: (2)171-2.
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  40. Hurst RT, Askew JW, Reuss CS, Lee RW, Sweeney JP, Fortuin FD, Oh JK, Tajik AJ. Transient midventricular ballooning syndrome: a new variant. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Aug 01; 48: (3)579-83.
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  41. Abbas AE, Appleton CP, Liu PT, Sweeney JP. Congenital absence of the pericardium: case presentation and review of literature. Int J Cardiol. 2005 Jan; 98 (1):21-5
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  42. Fortuin FD, Sweeney JP, Lee RW. Relief of pseudostenosis using the transit exchange catheter. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2004 Dec; 63: (4)457-61.
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  43. Khositseth A, Cabalka AK, Sweeney JP, Fortuin FD, Reeder GS, Connolly HM, Hagler DJ. Transcatheter Amplatzer device closure of atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale in patients with presumed paradoxical embolism. Mayo Clin Proc. 2004 Jan; 79: (1)35-41.
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  44. Sweeney J, Schwartz G. Applying the results of large clinical trials to the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction. Western Journal of Medicine. 1996; 164:238-48.
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  45. Heidenrich PA, Chou TM, Smedira NE, Sweeney JP, et al. Catheter fragmentation of massive pulmonary embolus: guidance with transesophageal echocardiography. American Heart Journal. 1995; 130:1306-8.
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  46. Sweeney J, Goldschlager N. Evaluation of patients with chest pain. Western Journal of Medicine. 1994; 161:511-2.
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  47. Chou T, Sweeney J, Massie B. Marked T-wave inversion after internal jugular cannulation complicated by neck hematoma. American Heart Journal. 1994; 128:1038-40.
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  48. Coggins D, Lee R, Sweeney J, Chen W, Van Hare G, Epstein L, Gonzalez R, Griffin J, Lesh M, Scheinman M. Radiofrequency catheter ablation as a cure idiopathic tachycardia of both left and right ventricular origin. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1994; 23:1333-41.
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  49. Chan S, Jones T, Sweeney J, Toursarkissian K. Partial purification and characterization of dipeptitidylaminopeptidase III from Dictyostelium discoideum. Experimental Mycology. 1987; 11:27-35.
  50. Chan S, Toursarkissian K, Sweeney J, Jones T. Dipetidylaminopeptidases and aminopeptidases in dictyostelium discoideum. Biochemical and Biophysical Communications. 1985; 127:962-8.