Publications

  1. Stephens EH, Dearani JA, Griffeth EM, Altarabsheh SEI, Ameduri RK, Johnson JN, Burchill LJ, Miranda WR, Connolly HM, Kushwaha SS, Pereira NL, Villavicencio MA, Daly RC. Adult Congenital Heart Disease Transplantation: Does Univentricle Physiology Impact Early Mortality? Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Nov; 118 (5):1088-1096 Epub 2024 June 29
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  2. Inglis SS, Asleh R, Iyer VN, Schettle SD, Spencer PJ, Villavicencio MA, Rodeheffer RJ, Kushwaha SS, Behfar A, Rosenbaum AN. Inhibition of angiogenesis in the management of refractory gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with LVAD support. Artif Organs. 2024 Jun; 48 (6):646-654 Epub 2023 Dec 22
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  3. Anand S, Alnsasra H, LeMond LM, Shrivastava S, Asleh R, Rosenbaum A, Kobrossi S, Mohananey A, Murphy K, Smith BH, Kushwaha S, Steidley DE, Clavell A, Young P, Pereira NL. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in heart transplant recipients with biopsy-negative graft dysfunction. ESC Heart Fail. 2024 Jun; 11 (3):1594-1601 Epub 2024 Feb 20
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  4. Alnsasra H, Perue RK, Khalil F, Regev O, Kushwaha SS, Briasoulis A, Asleh R. Reversibility of precapillary pulmonary hypertension and outcomes after heart transplantation bridged with left ventricular assist devices: Insight from the United Network for Organ Sharing. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar 5 Epub 2024 Mar 05
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  5. Kobashigawa J, VanWagner LB, Hall S, Emamaullee J, Entwistle JW, Ganger D, Gebel H, Jeevanandam V, Kaldas F, Kilic A, Kittleson M, Kushwaha S, Kwong A, Lui GK, Motayagheni N, Patel J, Patel N, Pereira N, Potter L, Sani M, Schiano TD, Shingina A, Consensus Conference participants. Summary of a consensus conference on heart-liver transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2024 Mar; 24 (3):380-390 Epub 2023 Dec 09
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  6. Bailey ME, Durst L, Cajigas HR, Kane GC, Krowka MJ, Kushwaha SS, McCully RB, Murphy JG, Reddy YN, Frantz RP, DuBrock HM. Using PAH-SYMPACT to assess quality of life in patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with chronic lung disease. Pulm Circ. 2024 Jan; 14 (1):e12343 Epub 2024 Feb 10
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  7. Asleh R, Alnsasra H, Villavicencio MA, Daly RC, Kushwaha SS. Cardiac Transplantation: Physiology and Natural History of the Transplanted Heart. Compr Physiol. 2023 Jun 26; 13 (3):4719-4765 Epub 2023 June 26
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  8. 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
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  9. 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
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  10. Griffeth EM, Burchill LJ, Dearani JA, Oberoi M, Abdelrehim AA, O'Leary PW, Edwards BS, Kushwaha SS, Daly RC, Cetta F, Johnson JN, Ameduri RK, Stephens EH. Optimizing Referral Timing of Patients With Fontan Circulatory Failure for Heart Transplant. Transplant Proc. 2023 Mar; 55 (2):417-425 Epub 2023 Mar 01
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  11. Park HW, Ozcan I, Toya T, Ahmad A, Kanaji Y, Kushwaha SS, Lerman LO, Lerman A. Invasive aortic pulse pressure is linked to cardiac allograft vasculopathy after heart transplantation. Int J Cardiol. 2023 Jan 1; 370:167-174 Epub 2022 Oct 29
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  12. Ozcan I, Toya T, Cohen-Shelly M, Park HW, Ahmad A, Ozcan A, Noseworthy PA, Kapa S, Lerman LO, Attia ZI, Kushwaha SS, Friedman PA, Lerman A. Artificial intelligence-derived cardiac ageing is associated with cardiac events post-heart transplantation. Eur Heart J Digit Health. 2022 Dec; 3 (4):516-524 Epub 2022 Sept 16
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  13. DuBrock HM, Reddy YN, Durst LA, Schroeder DR, Park G, Cajigas HR, Kane GC, Kushwaha SS, McCully RB, Murphy JG, Anand V, Krowka MJ, Frantz RP. The feasibility and value of assessing patient-reported outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulm Circ. 2022 Oct; 12 (4):e12143 Epub 2022 Oct 01
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  14. Ozcan I, Toya T, Corban MT, Ahmad A, Loeffler D, Morse D, Lerman LO, Kushwaha SS, Lerman A. Circulating progenitor cells are associated with plaque progression and long-term outcomes in heart transplant patients. Cardiovasc Res. 2022 Jun 22; 118 (7):1703-1712
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  15. 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
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  16. Asleh R, Briasoulis A, Doulamis I, Alnsasra H, Tzani A, Alvarez P, Kuno T, Kampaktsis P, Kushwaha S. Outcomes after heart transplantation in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis. ESC Heart Fail. 2022 Apr; 9 (2):1167-1174 Epub 2022 Jan 15
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  17. Cain MT, Joyce D, Lahr BD, Day CN, Sandhu GS, Kushwaha S, Joyce LD. Do Right Heart Hemodynamic Improvements Persist After Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy? Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Spring; 34 (1):80-89 Epub 2021 Mar 07
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  18. Asleh R, Vucicevic D, Petterson TM, Kremers WK, Pereira NL, Daly RC, Edwards BS, Steidley DE, Scott RL, Kushwaha SS. Sirolimus-Based Immunosuppression Is Associated with Decreased Incidence of Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder after Heart Transplantation: A Double-Center Study. J Clin Med. 2022 Jan 10; 11 (2)
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  19. Asleh R, Alnsasra H, Habermann TM, Briasoulis A, Kushwaha SS. Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder Following Cardiac Transplantation. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022; 9:787975 Epub 2022 Feb 23
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  20. 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
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  21. Ozcan I, Toya T, Corban MT, Ahmad A, Lerman LO, Kushwaha SS, Lerman A. Peripheral microvascular dysfunction is associated with plaque progression and adverse long-term outcomes in heart transplant patients. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 Dec; 8 (6):5266-5274 Epub 2021 Sept 12
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  22. Alnsasra H, Asleh R, Kumar N, Lopez C, Toya T, Kremers WK, Edwards B, Daly RC, Kushwaha SS. Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Stroke Following Cardiac Transplantation. Stroke. 2021 Nov; 52 (11):e720-e724 Epub 2021 Sept 02
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  23. Bubik RJ, Dierkhising RA, Mara KC, Daly RC, Kushwaha SS, Clavell AL, Bernard SA. Malignancy among adult heart transplant recipients following patient-tailored dosing of anti-thymocyte globulin: a retrospective, nested case-control study of individualized dosing. Transpl Int. 2021 Nov; 34 (11):2175-2183 Epub 2021 Sept 23
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  24. King RL, Khurana A, Mwangi R, Fama A, Ristow KM, Maurer MJ, Macon WR, Ansell SM, Bennani NN, Kudva YC, Walker RC, Watt KD, Schwab TR, Kushwaha SS, Cerhan JR, Habermann TM. Clinicopathologic Characteristics, Treatment, and Outcomes of Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders: A Single-institution Experience Using 2017 WHO Diagnostic Criteria. Hemasphere. 2021 Oct; 5 (10):e640 Epub 2021 Sept 06
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  25. Yetmar ZA, Lahr B, Brumble L, Gea Banacloche J, Steidley DE, Kushwaha S, Beam E. Epidemiology, risk factors, and association of antifungal prophylaxis on early invasive fungal infection in heart transplant recipients. Transpl Infect Dis. 2021 Oct; 23 (5):e13714 Epub 2021 Sept 09
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  26. Shrivastava S, Kruisselbrink TM, Mohananey A, Thomas BC, Kushwaha SS, Pereira NL. Rare TBX4 Variant Causing Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension With Small Patella Syndrome in an Adult Man. JACC Case Rep. 2021 Sep 15; 3 (12):1447-1452 Epub 2021 Sept 15
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  27. 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
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  28. Daly RC, Rosenbaum AN, Dearani JA, Clavell AL, Pereira NL, Boilson BA, Frantz RP, Behfar A, Dunlay SM, Rodeheffer RJ, Schirger JA, Taner T, Gandhi MJ, Heimbach JK, Rosen CB, Edwards BS, Kushwaha SS. Heart-After-Liver Transplantation Attenuates Rejection of Cardiac Allografts in Sensitized Patients. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Mar 16; 77 (10):1331-1340
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  29. 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
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  30. Alnsasra H, Asleh R, Oh JK, Maleszewski JJ, Lerman A, Toya T, Chandrasekaran K, Bois MC, Kushwaha SS. Impact of Sirolimus as a Primary Immunosuppressant on Myocardial Fibrosis and Diastolic Function Following Heart Transplantation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Jan 5; 10 (1):e018186 Epub 2020 Dec 16
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  31. 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
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  32. 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
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  33. 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
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  34. 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
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  35. 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
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  36. 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
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  37. 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
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  38. 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.
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  39. Asleh R, Schettle SS, Khan FW, Kushwaha SS. Left ventricular assist devices as destination therapy in stage D heart failure. J Geriatr Cardiol. 2019 Aug; 16 (8):592-600
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  40. 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
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  41. 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
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  42. 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
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  43. 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
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  44. 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
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  45. Asleh R, Briasoulis A, Pereira NL, Boilson BA, Edwards BS, Adigun R, Maltais S, Daly RC, Lerman A, Kushwaha SS. Timing of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitor initiation and allograft vasculopathy progression and outcomes in heart transplant recipients. ESC Heart Fail. 2018 Dec; 5 (6):1118-1129 Epub 2018 July 17
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  46. Rosenbaum AN, AbouEzzeddine OF, Grogan M, Dispenzieri A, Kushwaha S, Clavell A, Daly RC, Edwards BS. Outcomes After Cardiac Transplant for Wild Type Transthyretin Amyloidosis. Transplantation. 2018 Nov; 102 (11):1909-1913
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  47. Asleh R, Briasoulis A, Pereira NL, Edwards BS, Frantz RP, Daly RC, Lerman A, Kushwaha SS. Hypercholesterolemia after conversion to sirolimus as primary immunosuppression and cardiac allograft vasculopathy in heart transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Nov; 37 (11):1372-1380 Epub 2018 Aug 30
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  48. 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
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  49. Asleh R, Snipelisky D, Hathcock M, Kremers W, Liu D, Batzler A, Jenkins G, Kushwaha S, Pereira NL. Genomewide association study reveals novel genetic loci associated with change in renal function in heart transplant recipients. Clin Transplant. 2018 Oct; 32 (10):e13395 Epub 2018 Oct 02
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  50. Grupper A, AbouEzzeddine OF, Maleszewski JJ, Grupper A, Geske JR, Kremers WK, Kushwaha SS, Pereira NL. Elevated ST2 levels are associated with antibody-mediated rejection in heart transplant recipients. Clin Transplant. 2018 Sep; 32 (9):e13349 Epub 2018 July 26
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  51. Joyce DL, Lahr BD, Joyce LD, Kushwaha SS, Daly RC. Prediction Model for Wait Times in Cardiac Transplantation. ASAIO J. 2018 Sep/Oct; 64 (5):680-685
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  52. 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
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  53. Asleh R, Prasad M, Briasoulis A, Nardi V, Adigun R, Edwards BS, Pereira NL, Daly RC, Lerman A, Kushwaha SS. Uric acid is an independent predictor of cardiac allograft vasculopathy after heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Sep; 37(9):1083-1092. Epub 2018 May 01.
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  54. 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
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  55. Nestorovic E, Schmitto JD, Kushwaha SS, Putnik S, Terzic D, Milic N, Mikic A, Markovic D, Trifunovic D, Ristic A, Ristic M. Successful establishment of a left ventricular assist device program in an emerging country: one year experience. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Jun; 10 (Suppl 15):S1743-S1750
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  56. Grupper A, Gewirtz H, Kushwaha S. Reinnervation post-heart transplantation. Eur Heart J. 2018 May 21; 39 (20):1799-1806
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  57. Joyce DL, Redfield MM, Kushwaha SS, Behfar A, Borlaug BA, Daly RC, Sandhu GS, Joyce LD. Pulmonary Pressure Assessment with the Total Artificial Heart. ASAIO J. 2018 May/Jun; 64 (3):e34-e36
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  58. Asleh R, Sheikh-Ahmad M, Briasoulis A, Kushwaha SS. The influence of anti-hyperglycemic drug therapy on cardiovascular and heart failure outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Heart Fail Rev. 2018 May; 23 (3):445-459
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  59. 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
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  60. 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.
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  61. Asleh R, Briasoulis A, Berinstein EM, Wiener JB, Palla M, Kushwaha SS, Levy AP. Meta-analysis of the association of the haptoglobin genotype with cardiovascular outcomes and the pharmacogenomic interactions with vitamin E supplementation. Pharmgenomics Pers Med. 2018; 11:71-82 Epub 2018 Apr 23
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  62. Akintoye E, Briasoulis A, Egbe A, Dunlay SM, Kushwaha S, Levine D, Afonso L, Mozaffarian D, Weinberger J. National Trends in Admission and In-Hospital Mortality of Patients With Heart Failure in the United States (2001-2014). J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Nov 29; 6 (12)
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  63. 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)
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  64. Wong KL, Taner T, Smith BH, Kushwaha SS, Edwards BS, Gandhi MJ, Kremers WK, Daly RC, Pereira NL. Importance of Routine Antihuman/Leukocyte Antibody Monitoring: De Novo Donor Specific Antibodies Are Associated With Rejection and Allograft Vasculopathy After Heart Transplantation. Circulation 2017 Oct 3; 136 (14):1350-1352
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  65. Akintoye E, Briasoulis A, Egbe A, Adegbala O, Sheikh M, Singh M, Alliu S, Ahmed A, Asleh R, Kushwaha S, Levine D. Regional Variation in Mortality, Length of Stay, Cost, and Discharge Disposition Among Patients Admitted for Heart Failure in the United States. Am J Cardiol. 2017 Sep 01; 120 (5):817-824 Epub 2017 June 15
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  66. Grupper A, Grupper A, Daly RC, Pereira NL, Hathcock MA, Kremers WK, Cosio FG, Edwards BS, Kushwaha SS. Renal Allograft Outcome After Simultaneous Heart and Kidney Transplantation. Am J Cardiol. 2017 Aug 1; 120 (3):494-499 Epub 2017 May 11
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  67. Bellavia D, Iacovoni A, Scardulla C, Moja L, Pilato M, Kushwaha SS, Senni M, Clemenza F, Agnese V, Falletta C, Romano G, Maalouf J, Dandel M. Prediction of right ventricular failure after ventricular assist device implant: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Eur J Heart Fail. 2017 Jul; 19 (7):926-946 Epub 2017 Mar 31
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  68. 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
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  69. asleh, schettle, kushwaha. Diabetes JHLT.2017;
  70. Grupper A, Grupper A, Daly RC, Pereira NL, Hathcock MA, Kremers WK, Cosio FG, Edwards BS, Kushwaha SS. Kidney transplantation as a therapeutic option for end-stage renal disease developing after heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Mar; 36 (3):297-304 Epub 2016 Aug 18
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  71. Park KH, Sun T, Liu Z, Yang SW, Lennon RJ, Lerman LO, Kushwaha SS, Lerman A. Relationship between markers of plaque vulnerability in optical coherence tomography and atherosclerotic progression in adult patients with heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Feb; 36 (2):185-192 Epub 2016 June 07
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  72. Simha V, Qin S, Shah P, Smith BH, Kremers WK, Kushwaha S, Wang L, Pereira NL. Sirolimus Therapy Is Associated with Elevation in Circulating PCSK9 Levels in Cardiac Transplant Patients. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2017 Feb; 10 (1):9-15 Epub 2016 Dec 27
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  73. 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
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  74. Fine NM, Kushwaha SS. Recent Advances in Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Inhibitor Use in Heart and Lung Transplantation. Transplantation. 2016 Dec; 100 (12):2558-2568
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  75. Wong TW, Gandhi MJ, Daly RC, Kushwaha SS, Pereira NL, Rosen CB, Stegall MD, Heimbach JK, Taner T. Liver Allograft Provides Immunoprotection for the Cardiac Allograft in Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2016 Dec; 16 (12):3522-3531 Epub 2016 June 24
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  76. 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.
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  77. 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
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  78. Grupper A, Nativi-Nicolau J, Maleszewski JJ, Geske JR, Kremers WK, Edwards BS, Kushwaha SS, Pereira NL. Circulating Galectin-3 Levels Are Persistently Elevated After Heart Transplantation and Are Associated With Renal Dysfunction. JACC Heart Fail. 2016 Nov; 4 (11):847-856 Epub 2016 Sept 07
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  79. 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
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  80. 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
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  81. Larsen CM, McCully RB, Murphy JG, Kushwaha SS, Frantz RP, Kane GC. Usefulness of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol to Predict Survival in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Am J Cardiol. 2016 Jul 15; 118: (2)292-7.
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  82. 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
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  83. 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
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  84. Grogan M, Gertz M, McCurdy A, Roeker L, Kyle R, Kushwaha S, Daly R, Dearani J, Rodeheffer R, Frantz R, Lacy M, Hayman S, McGregor C, Edwards B, Dispenzieri A. Long term outcomes of cardiac transplant for immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis: The Mayo Clinic experience. World J Transplant. 2016 Jun 24; 6 (2):380-8
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  177. Kushwaha SS, Ambrose JA. Does ischemic preconditioning limit infarct size in non-Q-wave myocardial infarction? Coron Artery Dis. 2000 Mar; 11(2):191-4.
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  178. Alexis JD, Nayak HM, Kushwaha SS, Lansman SL, Mehta D, Gass AL. New preexcitation following cardiac transplant. Int J Cardiol. 1998 Jun 1; 65(1):71-4.
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  179. Alexis JD, Lao CD, Selter JG, Courtney MC, Correa DK, Lansman SL, Kushwaha SS, Gass AL. Cardiac troponin T: a noninvasive marker for heart transplant rejection? J Heart Lung Transplant. 1998 Apr; 17(4):395-8.
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  180. Kushwaha SS, Narula J, Narula X, Zervos G, Semigran S, Fischman A, Alpert N, Dec GW, Gewirtz H. Natural history of changes in myocardial blood flow and microvascular dilator capacity in humans following orthotopic cardiac transplantation: observations in patients with normally functioning allografts. Am J Cardiol. 1998; 82:1377-81.
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  181. Rechavia E, de Silva R, Kushwaha SS, Rhodes CG, Araujo LI, Jones T, Maseri A, Yacoub MH. Enhanced myocardial 18F-2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose uptake after orthotopic heart transplantation assessed by positron emission tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1997 Aug; 30(2):533-8.
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  182. Kushwaha SS, Fallon JT, Fuster V. Medical Progress: Restrictive Cardiomyopathy. N Engl J Med. 1997; 336:267-76.
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  183. Kushwaha SS, Bustami M, Tadjkarimi S, Ilsley CD, Mitchell AG, Yacoub MH. Late endothelial function of free and pedicled internal mammary artery grafts. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1995 Aug; 110(2):453-62.
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  184. Kushwaha SS, Bustami M, Lythall DA, Barbir M, Mitchell AG, Yacoub MH. Coronary endothelial function in cardiac transplant recipients with accelerated coronary disease. Coron Artery Dis. 1994 Feb; 5(2):147-54.
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  185. Kushwaha S, Banner N, Patel N, Cox A, Patton H, Yacoub M. The effect of beta blockade on the cardiopulmonary and neurohumoral response to dynamic exercise in cardiac transplant recipients. Br Heart J. 1994; 71:431-6.
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  188. Lythall DA, Gibson DG, Kushwaha SS, Norell MS, Mitchell AG, Ilsley CJ. Changes in myocardial echo amplitude during reversible ischaemia in humans. Br Heart J. 1992 May; 67(5):368-76.
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  189. Norell M, Lythall D, Coghlan G, Cheng A, Kushwaha S, Swan J, Ilsley C, Mitchell A. Limited value of the resting electrocardiogram in assessing patients with recent onset chest pain: lessons from a chest pain clinic. Br Heart J. 1992; 67:53-6.
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  190. Kushwaha SS, Steinberg VL. Cauda equina syndrome in ankylosing spondylitis in a female. Postgrad Med J. 1992; 68:485-6.
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  191. Barbir M, Kushwaha S, Hunt B, Macken A, Thompson GR, Mitchell A, Robinson D, Yacoub M. Lipoprotein (a) and accelerated coronary artery disease in cardiac transplant recipients. Lancet. 1992; 340:1500-2.
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  192. Barbir M, Hunt B, Kushwaha S, Kehely A, Prescot R, Thompson GR, Mitchell A, Yacoub M. Maxepa versus Bezafibrate in hyperlipidemic cardiac transplant recipients. Am J Cardiol. 1992; 70:1596-601.
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  193. Rechavia E, Araujo LI, De Silva R, Kushwaha SS, Lammertsma AA, Jones T, Mitchell A, Maseri A, Yacoub MH. Dipyridamole vasodilator response after human orthotopic heart transplantation: quantification by oxygen-15-labeled water and positron emission tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1992 Jan; 19(1):100-6.
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  194. Lythall DA, Logan-Sinclair RB, Ilsley CJ, Kushwaha SS, Yacoub MH, Gibson DG. Relation between cyclic variation in echo amplitude and segmental contraction in normal and abnormal hearts. Br Heart J. 1991 Oct; 66(4):268-76.
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  195. Kushwaha SS, Crossman DC, Bustami M, Davies GJ, Mitchell AG, Maseri A, Yacoub MH. Substance P for evaluation of coronary endothelial function after cardiac transplantation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1991 Jun; 17(7):1537-44.
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  196. Kushwaha SS, Lythall DL, Maseri A, Mitchell AG, Yacoub MH. Coronary reactivity to ergonovine - possible relationship to accelerated coronary arterial disease in cardiac transplant recipients. European Heart Journal. 1991; 12:520-5.
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  197. O'Neil GS, Chester AH, Kushwaha S, Rose M, Tadijkarimi S, Yacoub M. Cyclosporin treatment does not impair the release of nitric oxide in human coronary arteries. Br Heart J. 1991; 66:212-6.
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  198. Barbir M, Rose M, Kushwaha S, Akl S, Mitchell A, Yacoub M. Low-dose simvastatin for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia in recipients of cardiac transplantation. Int J Cardiol. 1991; 33:241-6.
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  199. Akasaka T, Lythall DA, Kushwaha SS, Yoshida K, Yoshikawa J, Yacoub MH. Valvular regurgitation in heart-lung transplant recipients: a Doppler color flow study. J Am Coll Cardiol 1. 1990 Mar; 15: (3)576-81.
  200. Kushwaha SS, Jepson EM. Resolution of right atrial thrombus following anticoagulation. Int J Cardiol. 1990; 27:269-71.
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  201. Kushwaha SS, Mitchell AG, Yacoub MH. Coronary artery spasm after cardiac transplantation. AM J Cardiol. 1990; 65:1515-8.
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  202. Kibbler CC, Cohen DL, Cruicshank JK, Kushwaha SS, Morgan MY, Dick RD. Use of CAT scanning in the diagnosis and management of hepatic artery aneurysm. Gut. 1985 Jul; 26(7):752-6.
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