Recent Faculty Publications

Natarajan P, Young R, Stitziel NO, Padmanabhan S, Baber U, Mehran R, Sartori S, Fuster V, Reilly DF, Butterworth A, Rader DJ, Ford I, Sattar N, Kathiresan S. Polygenic Risk Score Identifies Subgroup With Higher Burden of Atherosclerosis and Greater Relative Benefit From Statin Therapy in the Primary Prevention Setting. Circulation. 2017 May 30;135(22):2091-2101.

Yoon SH, Bleiziffer S, De Backer O, Delgado V, Arai T, Ziegelmueller J, Barbanti M, Sharma R, Perlman GY, Khalique OK, Holy EW, Saraf S, Deuschl F, Fujita B, Ruile P, Neumann FJ, Pache G, Takahashi M, Kaneko H, Schmidt T, Ohno Y, Schofer N, Kong WKF, Tay E, Sugiyama D, Kawamori H, Maeno Y, Abramowitz Y, Chakravarty T, Nakamura M, Kuwata S, Yong G, Kao HL, Lee M, Kim HS, Modine T, Wong SC, Bedgoni F, Testa L, Teiger E, Butter C, Ensminger SM, Schaefer U, Dvir D, Blanke P, Leipsic J, Nietlispach F, Abdel-Wahab M, Chevalier B, Tamburino C, Hildick-Smith D, Whisenant BK, Park SJ, Colombo A, Latib A, Kodali SK, Bax JJ, Søndergaard L, Webb JG, Lefèvre T, Leon MB, Makkar R. Outcomes in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Bicuspid Versus Tricuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 May 30;69(21):2579-2589.

Fernández-Avilés F, Sanz-Ruiz R, Climent AM, Badimon L, Bolli R, Charron D, Fuster V, Janssens S, Kastrup J, Kim HS, Lüscher TF, Martin JF, Menasché P, Simari RD, Stone GW, Terzic A, Willerson JT, Wu JC; TACTICS (Transnational Alliance for Regenerative Therapies in Cardiovascular Syndromes) Writing Group.. Global position paper on cardiovascular regenerative medicine: Scientific statement of the transnational alliance for regenerative therapies in cardiovascular syndromes (TACTICS) international group for the comprehensive cardiovascular application of regenerative medicinal products. Eur Heart J. 2017 May 30.

Weitsman T, Weisz G, Farkash R, Klutstein M, Butnaru A, Rosenmann D, Hasin T. Pulmonary Hypertension with Left Heart Disease: Prevalence, Temporal Shifts in Etiologies and Outcome. Am J Med. 2017 May 25.

Mintz GS. The Curious Incident of Spotty Calcium in Unstable Atherosclerotic Plaque. Can J Cardiol. 2017 May 25.

Tian J, Guan C, Wang W, Zhang K, Chen J, Wu Y, Yan H, Zhao Y, Qiao S, Yang Y, Mintz GS, Xu B, Tang Y. Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance Improves the Long-term Prognosis in Patients with Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Sci Rep. 2017 May 24;7(1):2377.

Mintz GS. Predicting the Vulnerable Patient Using Intravascular Imaging. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 May 23;69(20):2514-2516.

Elze MC, Gregson J, Baber U, Williamson E, Sartori S, Mehran R, Stone GW, Pocock SJ. Reply: Last Nail in the Coffin for Propensity Scores in Observational Cardiovascular Studies? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 May 23;69(20):2576-2577.

Song L, Maehara A, Finn MT, Kalra S, Moses JW, Parikh MA, Kirtane AJ, Collins MB, Nazif TM, Fall KN, Hatem R, Liao M, Kim T, Green P, Ali ZA, Batres C, Leon MB, Mintz GS, Karmpaliotis D. Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis of Intraplaque Versus Subintimal Tracking in Percutaneous Intervention for Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions and Association With Procedural Outcomes. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 May 22;10(10):1011-1021.

van Gils L, Clavel MA, Vollema EM, Hahn RT, Spitzer E, Delgado V, Nazif T, De Jaegere PP, Geleijnse ML, Ben-Yehuda O, Bax JJ, Leon MB, Pibarot P, Van Mieghem NM. Prognostic Implications of Moderate Aortic Stenosis in Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 May 16;69(19):2383-2392.

Janella BL, Campos CM, Caixeta A, Almeida BO, Brito FS Jr, Abizaid A, Perin MA. Assessment of long-term mortality in patients with complex coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous intervention: comparison of multiple anatomical and clinical prognostic risk scores. EuroIntervention. 2017 May 16.

Redfors B, Pibarot P, Gillam LD, Burkhoff D, Bax JJ, Lindman BR, Bonow RO, O'Gara PT, Leon MB, Généreux P. Stress Testing in Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis. Circulation. 2017 May 16;135(20):1956-1976.

Tateishi H, Abdelghani M, Cavalcante R, Miyazaki Y, Campos CM, Collet C, Slots TLB, Leite RS, Mangione JA, Abizaid A, Soliman OII, Spitzer E, Onuma Y, Serruys PW, Lemos PA, de Brito FS Jr. The interaction of de novo and pre-existing aortic regurgitation after TAVI: insights from a new quantitative aortographic technique. EuroIntervention. 2017 May 15;13(1):60-68.

Collet C, Onuma Y, Cavalcante R, Grundeken M, Généreux P, Popma J, Costa R, Stankovic G, Tu S, Reiber JHC, Aben JP, Lassen JF, Louvard Y, Lansky A, Serruys PW. Quantitative angiography methods for bifurcation lesions: a consensus statement update from the European Bifurcation Club. EuroIntervention. 2017 May 15;13(1):115-123.

Karacsonyi J, Karmpaliotis D, Alaswad K, Jaffer FA, Yeh RW, Patel M, Mahmud E, Doing A, Toma C, Uretsky B, Choi J, Moses JW, Kirtane A, Parikh M, Ali Z, Lombardi WL, Kandzari DE, Lembo N, Garcia S, Wyman MR, Martinez-Parachini JR, Karatasakis A, Danek BA, Alame AJ, Resendes E, Rangan BV, Ungi I, Thompson CA, Banerjee S, Brilakis ES. The Impact of Proximal Vessel Tortuosity on the Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From a Contemporary Multicenter Registry. J Invasive Cardiol. 2017 May 15.

Weymann A, Ali-Hasan-Al-Saegh S, Sabashnikov A, Popov AF, Mirhosseini SJ, Liu T, Lotfaliani M, Sá MPBO, Baker WLL, Yavuz S, Zeriouh M, Jang JS, Dehghan H, Meng L, Testa L, D'Ascenzo F, Benedetto U, Tse G, Nombela-Franco L, Dohmen PM, Deshmukh AJ, Linde C, Biondi-Zoccai G, Stone GW, Calkins H, Surgery And Cardiology-Group Imcsc-Group IMOC. Prediction of New-Onset and Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation by Complete Blood Count Tests: A Comprehensive Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis. Med Sci Monit Basic Res. 2017 May 12;23:179-222.

Linke A, Chandrasekhar J, Sartori S, Lefevre T, van Belle E, Schaefer U, Tchetche D, Sardella G, Webb J, Colombo A, Windecker S, Vogel B, Farhan S, Sorrentino S, Sharma M, Snyder C, Asgar A, Dumonteil N, Tamburino C, Hink U, Violini R, Stella P, Bernstein D, Deliargyris E, Hengstenberg C, Baber U, Mehran R, Anthopoulos P, Dangas G; BRAVO-3 Investigators.. Effect of valve design and anticoagulation strategy on 30-day clinical outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Results from the BRAVO 3 randomized trial. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 May 12.

Chandrasekhar J, Baber U, Sartori S, Aquino M, Tomey M, Kruckoff M, Moliterno D, Henry TD, Weisz G, Gibson CM, Iakovou I, Kini A, Faggioni M, Vogel B, Farhan S, Colombo A, Steg PG, Witzenbichler B, Chieffo A, Cohen D, Stuckey T, Ariti C, Pocock S, Dangas G, Mehran R. Patterns and associations between DAPT cessation and 2-year clinical outcomes in left main/proximal LAD versus other PCI: Results from the Patterns of Non-Adherence to Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Stented Patients (PARIS) registry. Int J Cardiol. 2017 May 12.

Davies JE, Sen S, Dehbi HM, Al-Lamee R, Petraco R, Nijjer SS, Bhindi R, Lehman SJ, Walters D, Sapontis J, Janssens L, Vrints CJ, Khashaba A, Laine M, Van Belle E, Krackhardt F, Bojara W, Going O, Härle T, Indolfi C, Niccoli G, Ribichini F, Tanaka N, Yokoi H, Takashima H, Kikuta Y, Erglis A, Vinhas H, Canas Silva P, Baptista SB, Alghamdi A, Hellig F, Koo BK, Nam CW, Shin ES, Doh JH, Brugaletta S, Alegria-Barrero E, Meuwissen M, Piek JJ, van Royen N, Sezer M, Di Mario C, Gerber RT, Malik IS, Sharp ASP, Talwar S, Tang K, Samady H, Altman J, Seto AH, Singh J, Jeremias A, Matsuo H, Kharbanda RK, Patel MR, Serruys P, Escaned J. Use of the Instantaneous Wave-free Ratio or Fractional Flow Reserve in PCI. N Engl J Med. 2017 May 11;376(19):1824-1834.

Hengstenberg C, Chandrasekhar J, Sartori S, Lefevre T, Mikhail G, Meneveau N, Tron C, Jeger R, Kupatt C, Vogel B, Farhan S, Sorrentino S, Sharma M, Snyder C, Husser O, Boekstegers P, Hambrecht R, Widder J, Hildick-Smith D, De Carlo M, Wijngaard P, Deliargyris E, Bernstein D, Baber U, Mehran R, Anthopoulos P, Dangas G; BRAVO-3 Investigators.. Impact of pre-existing or new-onset atrial fibrillation on 30-day clinical outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Results from the BRAVO 3 randomized trial. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 May 11.

Klein AJ, Jaff MR, Gray BH, Aronow HD, Bersin RM, Diaz-Sandoval LJ, Dieter RS, Drachman DE, Feldman DN, Gigliotti OS, Gupta K, Parikh SA, Pinto DS, Shishehbor MH, White CJ. SCAI appropriate use criteria for peripheral arterial interventions: An update. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 May 10.

Webb JG, Mack MJ, White JM, Dvir D, Blanke P, Herrmann HC, Leipsic J, Kodali SK, Makkar R, Miller DC, Pibarot P, Pichard A, Satler LF, Svensson L, Alu MC, Suri RM, Leon MB. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Within Degenerated Aortic Surgical Bioprostheses: PARTNER 2 Valve-in-Valve Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 May 9;69(18):2253-2262.

Fanaroff AC, James SK, Weisz G, Prather K, Anstrom KJ, Mark DB, Ben-Yehuda O, Alexander KP, Stone GW, Ohman EM. Ranolazine After Incomplete Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization in Patients With Versus Without Diabetes Mellitus: RIVER-PCI Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 May 9;69(18):2304-2313.

Karmpaliotis D, Hatem R. In-Stent CTO, Not as Easy as it Looks. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 May 8;10(9):903-905.

Ji R, Akashi H, Drosatos K, Liao X, Jiang H, Kennel PJ, Brunjes DL, Castillero E, Zhang X, Deng LY, Homma S, George IJ, Takayama H, Naka Y, Goldberg IJ, Schulze PC. Increased de novo ceramide synthesis and accumulation in failing myocardium. JCI Insight. 2017 May 4;2(9).

Salna M, Khalique OK, Chiuzan C, Kurlansky P, Borger MA, Hahn RT, Leon MB, Smith CR, Kodali SK, George I. Impact of small prosthesis size on transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement outcomes. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 May 4.

Gasior P, Cheng Y, Estrada EA, Jenn McGregor, Ramzipoor K, Lee C, Conditt GB, Rousselle SD, Granada JF, Kaluza GL. Novel ultrahigh molecular weight amorphous PLLA bioresorbable coronary scaffold upsized up to 0.8 mm beyond nominal diameter: An OCT and histopathology study in porcine coronary artery model. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 May 4.

Campos CM, Caixeta A, Franken M, Bartorelli AL, Whitbourn RJ, Wu CJ, Li Paul Kao H, Rosli MA, Carrie D, De Bruyne B, Stone GW, Serruys PW, Abizaid A; ABSORB Cohort B and the SPIRIT II, III, and IV Investigators.. Risk and timing of clinical events according to diabetic status of patients treated with everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffolds versus everolimus-eluting stent: 2-year results from a propensity score matched comparison of ABSORB EXTEND and SPIRIT trials. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 May 4.

Regueiro A, Granada JF, Dagenais F, Rodés-Cabau J. Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement: Insights From Early Clinical Experience and Future Challenges. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 May 2;69(17):2175-2192.

Min JK. Look Backwards But Live Forwards. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 May;10(5):551-553.

Andrade PB, Mattos LA, Rinaldi FS, Bienert IC, Barbosa RA, Labrunie A, Tebet M, Esteves V, Abizaid A, Sousa AR. Comparison of a vascular closure device versus the radial approach to reduce access site complications in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome patients: The angio-seal versus the radial approach in acute coronary syndrome trial. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 May;89(6):976-982. 

Guimarães LF, Stone GW, Caixeta A. Reply: Delayed onset of novel P2Y12 receptor antagonists action post fibrinolysis. Int J Cardiol. 2017 May 1;234:132.

Kadohira T, Mintz GS, Souza CF, Witzenbichler B, Metzger DC, Rinaldi MJ, Mazzaferri EL Jr, Duffy PL, Weisz G, Stuckey TD, Brodie BR, Crowley A, Kirtane AJ, Stone GW, Maehara A. Impact of chronic statin therapy on clinical presentation and underlying lesion morphology in patients undergoing percutaneous intervention: an ADAPT-DES IVUS substudy. Coron Artery Dis. 2017 May;28(3):218-224.

Kosmidou I, Redfors B, Dordi R, Dizon JM, McAndrew T, Mehran R, Ben-Yehuda O, Mintz GS, Stone GW. Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes of High-Grade Atrioventricular Block in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the HORIZONS-AMI Trial). Am J Cardiol. 2017 May 1;119(9):1295-1301.

Min JK, Gilmore A, Jones EC, Berman DS, Stuijfzand WJ, Shaw LJ, O'Day K, Danad I. Cost-effectiveness of diagnostic evaluation strategies for individuals with stable chest pain syndrome and suspected coronary artery disease. Clin Imaging. 2017 May - Jun;43:97-105.

Baskaran L, Ó Hartaigh B, Schulman-Marcus J, Gransar H, Lin F, Min JK. Dense calcium and lesion-specific ischemia: A comparison of CCTA with fractional flow reserve. Atherosclerosis. 2017 May;260:163-168.

Chin CY, Matsumura M, Maehara A, Zhang W, Lee CT, Yamamoto MH, Song L, Parviz Y, Jhalani NB, Mohan S, Ratner LE, Cohen DJ, Ben-Yehuda O, Stone GW, Shlofmitz RA, Kakuta T, Mintz GS, Ali ZA. Coronary Plaque Characteristics in Hemodialysis-Dependent Patients as Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography. Am J Cardiol. 2017 May 1;119(9):1313-1319.

Kong DF, Saito S, Nakamura S, Mehran R, Rowland SM, Handler A, Al-Khalidi HR, Krucoff MW. Rationale and design of the Japan-USA harmonized assessment by randomized, multicenter study of OrbusNEich's combo StEnt (Japan-USA HARMONEE): Assessment of a novel DES platform for percutaneous coronary revascularization in patients with ischemic coronary disease and non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome. Am Heart J. 2017 May;187:112-121.

Bagai A, Peterson ED, McCoy LA, Effron MB, Zettler ME, Stone GW, Henry TD, Cohen DJ, Schulte PJ, Anstrom KJ, Wang TY. Association of measured platelet reactivity with changes in P2Y₁₂ receptor inhibitor therapy and outcomes after myocardial infarction: Insights into routine clinical practice from the TReatment with ADP receptor iNhibitorS: Longitudinal Assessment of Treatment Patterns and Events after Acute Coronary Syndrome (TRANSLATE-ACS) study. Am Heart J. 2017 May;187:19-28.

Expert Panel on Cardiac Imaging:., Woodard PK, Ho VB, Akers SR, Beache G, Brown RKJ, Cummings KW, Greenberg SB, Min JK, Stillman AE, Stojanovska J, Jacobs JE. ACR Appropriateness Criteria^® Known or Suspected Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult. J Am Coll Radiol. 2017 May;14(5S):S166-S176.

Expert Panel on Cardiac Imaging:., Akers SR, Panchal V, Ho VB, Beache GM, Brown RKJ, Ghoshhajra BB, Greenberg SB, Hsu JY, Kicska GA, Min JK, Stillman AE, Stojanovska J, Abbara S, Jacobs JE. ACR Appropriateness Criteria^® Chronic Chest Pain-High Probability of Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Coll Radiol. 2017 May;14(5S):S71-S80. 

George I, Guglielmetti LC, Bettinger N, Moss A, Wang C, Kheysin N, Hahn R, Kodali S, Leon M, Bapat V, Borger MA, Williams M, Smith C, Khalique OK. Aortic Valve Annular Sizing: Intraoperative Assessment Versus Preoperative Multidetector Computed Tomography. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 May;10(5).

Giacoppo D, Gargiulo G, Buccheri S, Aruta P, Byrne RA, Cassese S, Dangas G, Kastrati A, Mehran R, Tamburino C, Capodanno D. Preventive Strategies for Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Procedures: Evidence From a Hierarchical Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis of 124 Trials and 28 240 Patients. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 May;10(5).

Gasior P, Cheng Y, Valencia AF, McGregor J, Conditt GB, Kaluza GL, Granada JF. Impact of Fluoropolymer-Based Paclitaxel Delivery on Neointimal Proliferation and Vascular Healing: A Comparative Peripheral Drug-Eluting Stent Study in the Familial Hypercholesterolemic Swine Model of Femoral Restenosis. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 May;10(5).

Redfors B, Généreux P, Witzenbichler B, McAndrew T, Diamond J, Huang X, Maehara A, Weisz G, Mehran R, Kirtane AJ, Stone GW. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Saphenous Vein Graft. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 May;10(5).

Hahn RT. Current transcatheter devices to treat functional tricuspid regurgitation with discussion of issues relevant to clinical trial design. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 May;6(3):240-247.

Vesga B, Hernandez H, Higuera S, Gasior P, Echeveri D, Delgado JA, Dager A, Arana C, Simonton C, Maehara A, Palmaz J, Granada JF. Biological effect of microengineered grooved stents on strut healing: a randomised OCT-based comparative study in humans. Open Heart. 2017 May 22;4(1):e000521.