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Texas Heart Institute Professional Staff
2006 Published Articles
Research Affiliation: Texas Heart Institute, Texas Children's Hospital,
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
(2005 Collected Papers)

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Radovancevic, Branislav
Rasekh, Abdi
Razavi, Mehdi
Reul, George J.
Reul, Ross M.
Smart, Frank W.
Stainback, Raymond F.
Stayer, Stephen
Strickman, Neil E.
Sung, Chung-Shin
Taegtmeyer, Heinrich
Towbin, Jeffrey A.
Vaughn, William K.
Walmsley, Robert P.
Wang, Xing Li
Willerson, James T.
Wilson, James M.
Yeh, Edward T.H.
Younis, Antoine G.

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Radovancevic, Branislav

Delgado RM, 3rd, Nawar M, Loghin C, Myers TJ, Gregoric ID, Pool T, Scroggins N, Radovancevic B, Frazier OH. Catheterization of the AbioCor implantable replacement heart: Evaluation of the unique physiology created by the device. Tex Heart Inst J. 2006;33(3):359-360.

Delgado RM, Palanichamy N, Radovancevic R, Vrtotec B, Radovancevic B. Brain natriuretic peptide levels and response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in heart failure patients. Congest Heart Fail. Sep-Oct 2006;12(5):250-253.

Cooper JR, Jr., Abrams J, Frazier OH, Radovancevic R, Radovancevic B, Bracey AW, Kindo MJ, Gregoric ID. Fatal pulmonary microthrombi during surgical therapy for end-stage heart failure: possible association with antifibrinolytic therapy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. May 2006;131(5):963-968.

Vrtovec B, Radovancevic R, Thomas CD, Yazdabakhsh AP, Smart FW, Radovancevic B. Prognostic value of the QTc interval after cardiac transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. Jan 2006;25(1):29-35.

Delgado RM, Radovancevic R, van Rossem CC, Gaemers SJ, Castanes S, Adams SC, Bracey AW, Radovancevic B. The effect of administering erythropoiesis-stimulating proteins in patients with chronic heart failure: results from a retrospective study. Congest Heart Fail. Nov-Dec 2006;12(6):297-301.

Amir O, Delgado RM, 3rd, Kar B, Gregoric ID, Radovancevic B, Smart F, Cohn W. Recovery from multi-organ failure in a patient with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device. J Heart Lung Transplant. Jan 2006;25(1):148.

Amir O, Radovancevic B, Delgado RM, 3rd, Kar B, Radovancevic R, Henderson M, Cohn WE, Smart FW. Peripheral vascular reactivity in patients with pulsatile vs axial flow left ventricular assist device support. J Heart Lung Transplant. Apr 2006;25(4):391-394.

Schnee PM, Shah N, Bergheim M, Poindexter BJ, Buja LM, Myers TJ, Radovancevic B, Frazier OH, Bick RJ. Reversal of myocyte hypertrophy by ventricular unloading: cardiac improvement without adrenergic receptor up-regulation and relocalization. MedGenMed. 2006;8(2):45.

Vrtovec B, Stojanovic I, Radovancevic R, Yazdanbakhsh AP, Thomas CD, Radovancevic B. Statin-associated QTc interval shortening as prognostic indicator in heart transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. Feb 2006;25(2):234-236.

Myers TJ, Frazier OH, Mesina HS, Radovancevic B, Gregoric ID. Hemodynamics and patient safety during pump-off studies of an axial-flow left ventricular assist device. J Heart Lung Transplant. Apr 2006;25(4):379-383.

Potaris K, Gregoric ID, Radovancevic B. Prognosis of lung cancer in heart transplant recipient. Ann Thorac Surg. Jan 2006;81(1):409; author reply 409.

Smith RD, Jr., Radovancevic B, Gregoric ID, Cohn WE, Frazier OH. Orthotopic retransplantation in heterotopic transplant recipients: 3 case reports. J Heart Lung Transplant. Feb 2006;25(2):245-247.

Vrtovec B, Ryazdanbakhsh AP, Pintar T, Collard CD, Gregoric ID, Radovancevic B. QTc interval prolongation predicts postoperative mortality in heart failure patients undergoing surgical revascularization. Tex Heart Inst J. 2006;33(1):3-8.

Radovancevic R. Perioperative blood managment. J Transfuz Med Soc. 2006;52:2-3.

Radovancevic B, Vrtovec B, Noon GP. The adult experience with long-term ventricluar assist devices. In: Chang AC, Towbin JA, eds. Heart failure in children and young adults: from molecular mechanisms to medical and surgical strategies. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier; 2006:691-699.

Poglajen G, Fister M, Radovancevic B, Vrtovec B. Short QT interval and atrial fibrillation in patients without structural heart disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. May 2 2006;47(9):1905-1907.

Kim JJ, Dreyer WJ, O'Brian Smith E, Price JF, Clunie S, Dimas VV, Jefferies JL, Rosenblatt H, Radovancevic B, Towbin JA, Denfield SW. Leukocyte Suppression is Associated with Improved Clinical Outcomes in Children's Status after Orthotopic Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2006;25(2):195-199.

Rasekh, Abdi

Razavi M, Cheng J, Rasekh A, Yang D, Delapasse S, Ai T, Meade T, Donsky A, Goodman MJ, Massumi A. Slow pathway ablation decreases vulnerability to pacing-induced atrial fibrillation: Possible role of vagal denervation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. Nov 2006;29(11):1234-1239.

Razavi M, Zhang S, Delapasse S, Yang D, Ai T, Kar B, Younis G, Rasekh A, Cheng J. The effects of pulmonary vein isolation on the dominant frequency and organization of coronary sinus electrical activity during permanent atrial fibrillation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. Nov 2006;29(11):1201-1208.

Rasekh A. Electrophysiology: catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Tex Heart Inst J. 2006;33(2):190-191

Razavi, Mehdi

Reul, George J.

Takach TJ, Reul GJ, Cooley DA, Duncan JM, Livesay JJ, Ott DA, Gregoric ID. Myocardial thievery: the coronary-subclavian steal syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg. Jan 2006;81(1):386-392.

Younis G, Reul GJ, Krajcer Z. Combined endovascular and surgical treatment of infected carotid-carotid bypass graft. J Endovasc Ther. Oct 2006;13(5):687-692.

Reul, Ross M.

Lai T, Babb Y, Ning Q, Reyes L, Dao T, Lee VV, Mitchell L, Gentry LO, Reul RM, Ott DA. The transition from open to endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting and its clinical impact: The Texas Heart Institute experience. Tex Heart Inst J. 2006;33(3):316-320.

Cooley DA, Reul RM. Cardiovascular medicine and surgery in 2011. Am Heart Hosp J. Summer 2006;4(3):164-168.

Smart, Frank W.

Vrtovec B, Radovancevic R, Thomas CD, Yazdabakhsh AP, Smart FW, Radovancevic B. Prognostic value of the QTc interval after cardiac transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. Jan 2006;25(1):29-35.

Kobashigawa JA, Tobis JM, Mentzer RM, Valantine HA, Bourge RC, Mehra MR, Smart FW, Miller LW, Tanaka K, Li H, Gjertson DW, Gordon RD. Mycophenolate mofetil reduces intimal thickness by intravascular ultrasound after heart transplant: reanalysis of the multicenter trial. Am J Transplant. May 2006;6(5 Pt 1):993-997.

Palanichamy N, Gregoric ID, La Francesca S, Smart FW. Mycotic pseudo-aneurysm of the ascending thoracic aorta after cardiac transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. Jun 2006;25(6):730-733.

Letsou GV, Connelly JH, Delgado RM, 3rd, Myers TJ, Gregoric ID, Smart FW, Frazier OH. Is native aortic valve commissural fusion in patients with long-term left ventricular assist devices associated with clinically important aortic insufficiency? J Heart Lung Transplant. Apr 2006;25(4):395-399.

Voelkel NF, Quaife RA, Leinwand LA, Barst RJ, McGoon MD, Meldrum DR, Dupuis J, Long CS, Rubin LJ, Smart FW, Suzuki YJ, Gladwin M, Denholm EM, Gail DB. Right ventricular function and failure: report of a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute working group on cellular and molecular mechanisms of right heart failure. Circulation. Oct 24 2006;114(17):1883-1891.

Packer M, Abraham WT, Mehra MR, Yancy CW, Lawless CE, Mitchell JE, Smart FW, Bijou R, O'Connor CM, Massie BM, Pina IL, Greenberg BH, Young JB, Fishbein DP, Hauptman PJ, Bourge RC, Strobeck JE, Murali S, Schocken D, Teerlink JR, Levy WC, Trupp RJ, Silver MA. Utility of impedance cardiography for the identification of short-term risk of clinical decompensation in stable patients with chronic heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. Jun 6 2006;47(11):2245-2252.

Stainback, Raymond F.

Simpson L, Duncan JM, Stainback RF. Perforated submitral left ventricular aneurysm resulting in severe mitral annular regurgitation. Tex Heart Inst J. 2006;33(4):492-494.

Stainback RF. Unusual diagnosis: annular submitral left ventricular aneurysm. Tex Heart Inst J. 2006;33(4):415.

Miller LR, Nemeth M, Flamm SD, Sung C, Stainback RF. Supracristal ventricular septal defect. Tex Heart Inst J. 2006;33(1):96-97.

Stayer, Stephen

Mott AR, Alomrani A, Tortoriello TA, Perles Z, East DL, Stayer SA. Changes in cerebral saturation profile in response to mechanical ventilation alterations in infants with bidirectional superior cavopulmonary connection. Pediatr Crit Care Med. Jul 2006;7(4):346-350.

Strickman, Neil E.

DeFrain M, Strickman NE, Ljubic BJ, Dougherty KG, Gregoric ID. Endovascular repair of a ruptured descending thoracic aortic aneurysm. Tex Heart Inst J. 2006;33(2):241-245.

Forstall P, Dougherty K, O'Steen M, Krajcer Z, Strickman NE. Percutaneous common carotid artery access for stenting of a critical left internal carotid artery stenosis in a nonagenarian: A case report. Crit Care Shock. 2006;9(3):70-77.

Sung, Chung-Shin

Miller LR, Nemeth M, Flamm SD, Sung C, Stainback RF. Supracristal ventricular septal defect. Tex Heart Inst J. 2006;33(1):96-97.

Taegtmeyer, Heinrich

Razeghi P, Buksinska-Lisik M, Palanichamy N, Stepkowski S, Frazier OH, Taegtmeyer H. Transcriptional regulators of ribosomal biogenesis are increased in the unloaded heart. Faseb J. Jun 2006;20(8):1090-1096.

Towbin, Jeffrey A.

Marcus F, Towbin JA. The mystery of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy: from observation to mechanistic explanation. Circulation. Oct 24 2006;114(17):1794-1795.

Vatta M, Ackerman MJ, Ye B, Makielski JC, Ughanze EE, Taylor EW, Tester DJ, Balijepalli RC, Foell JD, Li Z, Kamp TJ, Towbin JA. Mutant caveolin-3 induces persistent late sodium current and is associated with long-QT syndrome. Circulation. Nov 14 2006;114(20):2104-2112.

Jefferies JL, Denfield SW, Price JF, Dreyer WJ, McMahon CJ, Grenier MA, Kim JJ, Dimas VV, Clunie SK, Moffett BS, Chang AC, Wann TI, Smith EO, Towbin JA. A Prospective Evaluation of Nesiritide in the Treatment of Pediatric Heart Failure. Pediatric Cardiology. 2006;27(4):402-407.

Towbin JA, Lowe AM, Colan SD, Sleeper LA, Orav EJ, Clunie S, Messere J, Cox GF, Lurie PR, Hsu D, Canter C, Wilkinson JD, Lipshultz SE. Incidence, causes, and outcomes of dilated cardiomyopathy in children. JAMA. Oct 18 2006;296(15):1867-1876.

Chang AC, Towbin JA. Heart failure in children and young adults: from molecular mechanisms to medical and surgical strategies. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier; 2006.

Towbin JA. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In: Chang AC, Towbin JA, eds. Heart failure in children and young adults: from molecular mechanisms to medical and surgical strategies. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier; 2006:278-297.

Yang Z, Bowles NE, Scherer SE, Taylor MD, Kearney DL, Ge S, Nadvoretskiy VV, DeFreitas G, Carabello B, Brandon LI, Godsel LM, Green KJ, Saffitz JE, Li H, Danieli GA, Calkins H, Marcus F, Towbin JA. Desmosomal dysfunction due to mutations in desmoplakin causes arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy. Circ Res. Sep 15 2006;99(6):646-655.

Moffett BS, Jefferies JL, Rossano J, Towbin JA. Nesiritide therapy in a term neonate with renal disease. Pharmacotherapy. Feb 2006;26(2):281-284.

Theis JL, Martijn Bos J, Bartleson VB, Will ML, Binder J, Vatta M, Towbin JA, Gersh BJ, Ommen SR, Ackerman MJ. Echocardiographic-determined septal morphology in Z-disc hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. Dec 29 2006;351(4):896-902.

Cox GF, Sleeper LA, Lowe AM, Towbin JA, Colan SD, Orav EJ, Lurie PR, Messere JE, Wilkinson JD, Lipshultz SE. Factors associated with establishing a causal diagnosis for children with cardiomyopathy. Pediatrics. Oct 2006;118(4):1519-1531.

Hobbs JB, Peterson DR, Moss AJ, McNitt S, Zareba W, Goldenberg I, Qi M, Robinson JL, Sauer AJ, Ackerman MJ, Benhorin J, Kaufman ES, Locati EH, Napolitano C, Priori SG, Towbin JA, Vincent GM, Zhang L. Risk of aborted cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death during adolescence in the long-QT syndrome. Jama. Sep 13 2006;296(10):1249-1254.

Vatta M, Towbin JA. Mutations in KCNE1 in long QT syndrome (LQTS): insights into mechanism of LQTS and drug sensitivity? Heart Rhythm. Sep 2006;3(9):1041-1042.

Price JF, Thomas AK, Grenier M, Eidem BW, O'Brian Smith E, Denfield SW, Towbin JA, Dreyer WJ. B-type natriuretic peptide predicts adverse cardiovascular events in pediatric outpatients with chronic left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Circulation. Sep 5 2006;114(10):1063-1069.

Goldenberg I, Moss AJ, Zareba W, McNitt S, Robinson JL, Qi M, Towbin JA, Ackerman MJ, Murphy L. Clinical course and risk stratification of patients affected with the Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. Nov 2006;17(11):1161-1168.

Towbin JA, Bowles NE. Dilated cardiomyopathy: a tale of cytoskeletal proteins and beyond. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. Aug 2006;17(8):919-926.

Maron BJ, Towbin JA, Thiene G, Antzelevitch C, Corrado D, Arnett D, Moss AJ, Seidman CE, Young JB. Contemporary definitions and classification of the cardiomyopathies: an American Heart Association Scientific Statement from the Council on Clinical Cardiology, Heart Failure and Transplantation Committee; Quality of Care and Outcomes Research and Functional Genomics and Translational Biology Interdisciplinary Working Groups; and Council on Epidemiology and Prevention. Circulation. Apr 11 2006;113(14):1807-1816.

Price JF, Towbin JA, Dreyer WJ, Moffett BS, Kertesz NJ, Clunie SK, Denfield SW. Outpatient continuous parenteral inotropic therapy as bridge to transplantation in children with advanced heart failure. J Card Fail. Mar 2006;12(2):139-143.

Moffett BS, Jefferies JL, Price JF, Clunie S, Denfield S, Dreyer WJ, Towbin JA. Administration of a large nesiritide bolus dose in a pediatric patient: case report and review of nesiritide use in pediatrics. Pharmacotherapy. Feb 2006;26(2):277-280.

Towbin JA. Mutation Screening for the Genes Causing Cardiac Arrhythmias. In: Kearns-Jonker M, ed. Congenital Heart Disease Molecular Diagnostics. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press; 2006:57-80.

Kim JJ, Denfield SW, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD, Jr., Heinle JS, Goldstein S, Towbin JA, Dreyer WJ. Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to combined dual organ transplantation in children. J Heart Lung Transplant. Dec 2006;25(12):1480-1482.

Vaughn, William K.

LeMaire SA, Carter SA, Volguina IV, Laux AT, Milewicz DM, Borsato GW, Cheung CK, Bozinovski J, Markesino JM, Vaughn WK, Coselli JS. Spectrum of aortic operations in 300 patients with confirmed or suspected Marfan syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg. Jun 2006;81(6):2063-2078; discussion 2078.

Nussmeier NA, Cheng W, Marino M, Spata T, Li S, Daniels G, Clark T, Vaughn WK. Temperature during cardiopulmonary bypass: the discrepancies between monitored sites. Anesth Analg. Dec 2006;103(6):1373-1379.

Pan W, Hindler K, Lee VV, Vaughn WK, Collard CD. Obesity in diabetic patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery is associated with increased postoperative morbidity. Anesthesiology. Mar 2006;104(3):441-447.

Walmsley, Robert P.

Angelini P, Walmsley RP, Libreros A, Ott DA. Symptomatic anomalous origination of the left coronary artery from the opposite sinus of valsalva. Clinical presentations, diagnosis, and surgical repair. Tex Heart Inst J. 2006;33(2):171-179.

Wang, Xing Li

LeMaire SA, Ochoa LN, Conklin LD, Widman RA, Clubb FJ, Jr., Undar A, Schmittling ZC, Wang XL, Fraser CD, Jr., Coselli JS. Transcutaneous near-infrared spectroscopy for detection of regional spinal ischemia during intercostal artery ligation: preliminary experimental results. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. Nov 2006;132(5):1150-1155.

Chen L, Wang X, Carter SA, Shen YH, Bartsch HR, Thompson RW, Coselli JS, Wilcken DL, Wang XL, LeMaire SA. A single nucleotide polymorphism in the matrix metalloproteinase 9 gene (-8202A/G) is associated with thoracic aortic aneurysms and thoracic aortic dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. May 2006;131(5):1045-1052.

Chen L, Shen YH, Wang X, Wang J, Gan Y, Chen N, Wang J, LeMaire SA, Coselli JS, Wang XL. Human prolyl-4-hydroxylase alpha(I) transcription is mediated by upstream stimulatory factors. J Biol Chem. Apr 21 2006;281(16):10849-10855.

Mussa FF, Chai H, Wang X, Yao Q, Lumsden AB, Chen C. Chlamydia pneumoniae and vascular disease: an update. J Vasc Surg. Jun 2006;43(6):1301-1307.

Shen YH, Zhang L, Gan Y, Wang X, Wang J, LeMaire SA, Coselli JS, Wang XL. Up-regulation of PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome ten) mediates p38 MAPK stress signal-induced inhibition of insulin signaling. A cross-talk between stress signaling and insulin signaling in resistin-treated human endothelial cells. J Biol Chem. Mar 24 2006;281(12):7727-7736.

Wang P, Shu Z, He L, Chen S, Wang Y, Li Wang X. The structural and cellular viability in cryopreserved rabbit carotid arteries. J Surg Res. Apr 2006;131(2):241-251.

Wang J, Shen YH, Utama B, Wang J, LeMaire SA, Coselli JS, Vercellotti GM, Wang XL. HCMV infection attenuates hydrogen peroxide induced endothelial apoptosis-- involvement of ERK pathway. FEBS Lett. May 15 2006;580(11):2779-2787.

Wang X, LeMaire SA, Chen L, Shen YH, Gan Y, Bartsch H, Carter SA, Utama B, Ou H, Coselli JS, Wang XL. Increased collagen deposition and elevated expression of connective tissue growth factor in human thoracic aortic dissection. Circulation. Jul 4 2006;114(1 Suppl):I200-205.

Chen L, Wang XL, Coselli JS, LeMaire SA. Reply to the Editor. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006;132(4):988-989.

Gan Y, Shen YH, Utama B, Wang J, Coselli J, Wang XL. Dual effects of histone deacetylase inhibition by trichostatin A on endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression in endothelial cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2006;340(1):29-34.

Shen YH, Zhang L, Utama B, Wang J, Gan Y, Wang X, Wang J, Chen L, Vercellotti GM, Coselli JS, Mehta JL, Wang XL. Human cytomegalovirus inhibits Akt-mediated eNOS activation through upregulating PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10). Cardiovasc Res. 2006;69(2):502-511.

Willerson, James T.

Madjid M, Willerson JT, Casscells SW. Intracoronary thermography for detection of high-risk vulnerable plaques. J Am Coll Cardiol. Apr 18 2006;47(8 Suppl):C80-85.

Gertz SD, Cherukuri P, Bodmann BG, Gladish G, Wilner WT, Conyers JL, Aboshady I, Madjid M, Vela D, Lukovenkov S, Papadakis M, Kouri D, Mazraeshahi RM, Frazier L, Zarrabi A, Elrod D, Willerson JT, Casscells SW. Usefulness of multidetector computed tomography for noninvasive evaluation of coronary arteries in asymptomatic patients. Am J Cardiol. Jan 15 2006;97(2):287-293.

Tsimikas S, Willerson JT, Ridker PM. C-reactive protein and other emerging blood biomarkers to optimize risk stratification of vulnerable patients. J Am Coll Cardiol. Apr 18 2006;47(8 Suppl):C19-31.

Singh M, Williams BA, Gersh BJ, McClelland RL, Ho KK, Willerson JT, Penny WF, Cutlip DE, Holmes DR, Jr. Geographical differences in the rates of angiographic restenosis and ischemia-driven target vessel revascularization after percutaneous coronary interventions: results from the Prevention of Restenosis With Tranilast and its Outcomes (PRESTO) Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. Jan 3 2006;47(1):34-39.

Casscells SW, Lal BN, Madjid M, Tewatia T, Aboshady I, Geng YJ, Willerson JT. Thermal stablilization of vulnerable plaques. In: Virami R, Narula J, Leon M, Willerson JT, eds. The Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque. Malden, Mass: Blackwell Futura; 2006:331-342.

Perin EC, Silva GV, Willerson JT, eds. An essential guide to cardiac stem cell therapy. Abingdon: Informa UK Limited; 2006.

Perin EC, Silva GV, Willerson JT. What are stem cells and what do they do? In: Perin EC, Silva GV, Willerson JT, eds. An essential guide to cardiac stem cell therapy. Abingdon: Informa UK Limited; 2006:3-12.

Willerson JT. Introduction and preface: perspectives in stem cell therapy. In: Perin EC, Silva GV, Willerson JT, eds. An essential guide to cardiac stem cell therapy. Abingdon: Informa UK Limited; 2006:ix-xii.

Madjid M, Litovsky S, Willerson JT, Casscells SW. New developments in treatment of vulnerable plaques. In: Virami R, Narula J, Leon M, Willerson JT, eds. The Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque. Malden, Mass: Blackwell Futura; 2006:305-320.

Geng YJ, Yang YJ, Casscells SW, Willerson JT. Vascular stem cells: A new concept in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and interventions for coronary heart disease. Future Cardiology. 2006;2(5):585-592.

Zhang Q, Madonna R, Shen W, Perin E, Angeli FS, Murad F, Yeh E, Buja LM, De Caterina R, Willerson JT, Geng YJ. Stem cells and cardiovascular tissue repair: Mechanism, methods, and clinical applications. J Cardiothorac-Renal Res. 2006;1(1):3-14.

Wilson, James M.

Frank CM, Palanichamy N, Kar B, Wilson JM, Gregoric ID, Loyalka P, Civitello AB. Use of a percutaneous ventricular assist device for treatment of cardiogenic shock due to critical aortic stenosis. Tex Heart Inst J. 2006;33(4):487-489.

Yeh, Edward T.H.

Younis, Antoine G.

Younis G, Messner G, Gregoric I, Krajcer Z. Aortic wrap as a novel technique of type I endoleak repair. Ann Vasc Surg. Sep 2006;20(5):690-695.

Younis G, Reul GJ, Krajcer Z. Combined endovascular and surgical treatment of infected carotid-carotid bypass graft. J Endovasc Ther. Oct 2006;13(5):687-692.

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