VCU Pauley Heart Center

Topaz O, Rutherford MS, Mackey-Bojack S, Polkampally PR, Topaz A, Prinz A, Szentpetery S. Beware of the B(e)all valve: mistaken valve identity, 30-year survival, and valve replacement. Tex Heart Inst J. 2010;37(2):237-9.

Topjian AA, Localio AR, Berg RA, Alessandrini EA, Meaney PA, Pepe PE, Larkin GL, Peberdy MA, Becker LB, Nadkarni VM; American Heart Association National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Investigators. Women of child-bearing age have better inhospital cardiac arrest survival outcomes than do equal-aged men. Crit Care Med. 2010 May;38(5):1254-60.

Kontos MC, Kurz MC, Roberts CS, Joyner SE, Kreisa L, Ornato JP, Vetrovec GW. An evaluation of the accuracy of emergency physician activation of the cardiac catheterization laboratory for patients with suspected ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Ann Emerg Med. 2010 May;55(5):423-30.

Ensor CR, Cahoon WD, Crouch MA, Katlaps GJ, Hess ML, Cooke RH, Gunnerson KJ, Kasirajan V. Antithrombotic therapy for the CardioWest temporary total artificial heart. Tex Heart Inst J. 2010;37(2):149-58.

Gunderson BD, Swerdlow CD, Wilcox JM, Hayman JE, Ousdigian KT, Ellenbogen KA. Causes of ventricular oversensing in implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: implications for diagnosis of lead fracture. Heart Rhythm. 2010 May;7(5):626-33.

Van Tassell BW, Seropian IM, Toldo S, Salloum FN, Smithson L, Varma A, Hoke NN, Gelwix C, Chau V, Abbate A. Pharmacologic inhibition of myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) prevents left ventricular dilation and hypertrophy after experimental acute myocardial infarction in the mouse. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2010 Apr;55(4):385-90.

Abbate A, Van Tassell BW, Seropian IM, Toldo S, Robati R, Varma A, Salloum FN, Smithson L, Dinarello CA. Interleukin-1beta modulation using a genetically engineered antibody prevents adverse cardiac remodelling following acute myocardial infarction in the mouse. Eur J Heart Fail. 2010 Apr;12(4):319-22.

Miller WG, Myers GL, Sakurabayashi I, Bachman LM, Caudill SP, Dziekonski A, Edwards S, Kimberly MM, Korzun WJ, Leary ET, Nakajima K, Nakamura M, Nilsson G, Shamburek RD, Vetrovec GW, Warnick GR, Remaley AT. Seven Direct Methods for Measuring HDL and LDL Cholesterol Compared with Ultracentrifugation Reference Measurement Procedures. Clin Chem. 2010 Apr 8.

Xu X, Jiang M, Wang Y, Smith T, Baumgarten CM, Wood MA, Tseng GN. Long-term fish oil supplementation induces cardiac electrical remodeling by changing channel protein expression in the rabbit model. PLoS One. 2010 Apr 13;5(4):e10140.

Kron J, Kasirajan V, Wood MA, Kowalski M, Han FT, Ellenbogen KA. Management of recurrent atrial arrhythmias after minimally invasive surgical pulmonary vein isolation and ganglionic plexi ablation for atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm. 2010 Apr;7(4):445-51.

Vetrovec GW. Its all about time and talent. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Apr 1;75(5):700.

Raucci FJ Jr, Wijesinghe DS, Chalfant CE, Baumgarten CM. Exogenous and endogenous ceramides elicit volume-sensitive chloride current in ventricular myocytes. Cardiovasc Res. 2010 Apr 1;86(1):55-62

Gerber TC, Kontos MC, Kantor B. Emergency department assessment of acute-onset chest pain: contemporary approaches and their consequences. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Apr;85(4):309-13.

Kalahasty G, Ellenbogen KA. The story of an active fixation coronary sinus lead: promise and peril. Heart Rhythm. 2010 Apr;7(4):479-80.

Kowalski M, Shepard RK, Kalahasty G, Wood MA, Ellenbogen KA. An Unusual Source of Electromagnetic Interference: A Device-Device Interaction. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2010 Apr 8.

Piro M, Della Bona R, Abbate A, Biasucci LM, Crea F. Sex-related differences in myocardial remodeling. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Mar 16;55(11):1057-65.

Vetrovec GW. Evidence-based management of patients undergoing PCI: stent controversies. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Mar 1;75 Suppl 1:S39-42.

Lasala JM, Mehran R, Moses JW, Popma JJ, Reiner JS, Sharma SK, Vetrovec GW. Evidence based management of patients undergoing PCI. Conclusion. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Mar 1;75 Suppl 1:S43-5.

Brinster DR. Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Mar;89(3):803-4.

Kontos MC, Diercks DB, Kirk JD. Emergency department and office-based evaluation of patients with chest pain. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Mar;85(3):284-99.

Guazzi M, Myers J, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Arena R. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Variables Reflect the Degree of Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients With Heart Failure-Normal Ejection Fraction. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2010 Mar 4.

Arena R, Myers J, Abella J, Pinkstaff S, Brubaker P, Kitzman D, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Guazzi M. Prognostic significance of the oxygen uptake efficiency slope: percentpredicted versus actual value. Am J Cardiol. 2010 Mar 1;105(5):757-8.

Arena R, Myers J, Abella J, Pinkstaff S, Brubaker P, Kitzman DW, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Forman D, Guazzi M. Defining the Optimal Prognostic Window for Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Patients with Heart Failure. Circ Heart Fail. 2010 Mar 17.

Wazni O, Epstein LM, Carrillo RG, Love C, Adler SW, Riggio DW, Karim SS, Bashir J, Greenspon AJ, DiMarco JP, Cooper JM, Onufer JR, Ellenbogen KA, Kutalek SP, Dentry-Mabry S, Ervin CM, Wilkoff BL. Lead extraction in the contemporary setting: the LExICon study: an observational retrospective study of consecutive laser lead extractions. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Feb 9;55(6):579-86. Erratum in: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Mar 9;55(10):1055.

Tassell BW, Varma A, Salloum FN, Das A, Seropian IM, Toldo S, Smithson L, Hoke NN, Chau VQ, Robati R, Abbate A. Interleukin-1 trap attenuates cardiac remodeling after experimental acute myocardial infarction in mice. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2010 Feb;55(2):117-22.

Ellenbogen KA, Kaszala K. Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation: What Have We Learned From SMASH-VT. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010 Feb 1

Varma A, Appleton DL, Nusca A, Lipinski MJ, Goudreau E, Cowley MJ, Wittkamp M, Vetrovec GW, Abbate A. Iron deficiency anemia and cardiac mortality in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction undergoing coronary stenting. Minerva Cardioangiol. 2010 Feb;58(1):1-10.

Wood MA, Ellenbogen AL, Pathak V, Ellenbogen KA, Kasarajan V. Efficacy of a cooled bipolar epicardial radiofrequency ablation probe for creating transmural myocardial lesions. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Feb;139(2):453-8.

Gallogly MM, Shelton MD, Qanungo S, Pai HV, Starke DW, Hoppel CL, Lesnefsky EJ, Mieyal JJ. Glutaredoxin Regulates Apoptosis in Cardiomyocytes via NFkappaB Targets Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL: Implications for Cardiac Aging. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2010 Feb 26.

Camara AK, Lesnefsky EJ, Stowe DF. Potential Therapeutic Benefits of Strategies Directed to Mitochondria. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2010 Feb 17.

Kalahasty G, Ellenbogen KA. Simpler is better: new lessons learned from the 12-lead electrocardiogram. Circulation. 2010 Feb 9;121(5):617-9.

Box TL, McDonell M, Helfrich CD, Jesse RL, Fihn SD, Rumsfeld JS. Strategies from a nationwide health information technology implementation: the VA CART story. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Jan;25 Suppl 1:72-6.

Fox CS, Muntner P, Chen AY, Alexander KP, Roe MT, Cannon CP, Saucedo JF, Kontos MC, Wiviott SD; Acute Coronary Treatment and Intervention Outcomes Network registry. Use of evidence-based therapies in short-term outcomes of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in patients with chronic kidney disease: a report from the National Cardiovascular Data Acute Coronary Treatment and Intervention Outcomes Network registry. Circulation. 2010 Jan 26;121(3):357-65.

Peberdy MA, et al. Post-cardiac arrest syndrome: epidemiology, pathophysiology, treatment, and prognostication: a scientific statement from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation; the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee; the Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; the Council on Cardiopulmonary, Perioperative, and Critical Care; the Council on Clinical Cardiology; the Council on Stroke (Part II). Int Emerg Nurs. 2010 Jan;18(1):8-28.

Heard KJ, Peberdy MA, Sayre MR, Sanders A, Geocadin RG, Dixon SR, Larabee TM, Hiller K, Fiorello A, Paradis NA, O'Neil BJ. A randomized controlled trial comparing the Arctic Sun to standard cooling for induction of hypothermia after cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2010 Jan;81(1):9-14

Amin MS, Ellenbogen KA. Should recent defibrillator and lead advisories affect decisions to refer patients for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy? Curr Opin Cardiol. 2010 Jan;25(1):23-8.

Al-Khatib SM, Calkins H, Eloff BC, Packer DL, Ellenbogen KA, Hammill SC, Natale A, Page RL, Prystowsky E, Jackman WM, Stevenson WG, Waldo AL, Wilber D, Kowey P, Yaross MS, Mark DB, Reiffel J, Finkle JK, Marinac-Dabic D, Pinnow E, Sager P, Sedrakyan A, Canos D, Gross T, Berliner E, Krucoff MW. Planning the Safety of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Registry Initiative (SAFARI) as a Collaborative Pan-Stakeholder Critical Path Registry Model: a Cardiac Safety Research Consortium "Incubator" Think Tank. Am Heart J. 2010 Jan;159(1):17-24.

Brinster DR. Endovascular repair of blunt thoracic aortic injuries. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Winter;21(4):393-8.

Guazzi M, Myers J, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Arena R. Maximal dyspnea on exertion during cardiopulmonary exercise testing is related to poor prognosis and echocardiography with tissue Doppler imaging in heart failure. Congest Heart Fail. 2009 Nov-Dec;15(6):277-83.

Arena R, Pinkstaff S, Wheeler E, Peberdy MA, Guazzi M, Myers J. Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Inspiratory Muscle Training as Potential Adjunctive Rehabilitation Options for Patients With Heart Failure. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2009 Dec 22.

Ensor CR, Cahoon WD Jr, Hess ML, Kasirajan V, Cooke RH. Induction immunosuppression for orthotopic heart transplantation: a review. Prog Transplant. 2009 Dec;19(4):333-41; quiz 342.

Mazza M, Lotrionte M, Biondi-Zoccai G, Abbate A, Sheiban I, Romagnoli E. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors provide significant lower re-hospitalization rates in patients recovering from acute coronary syndromes: evidence from a meta-analysis. J Psychopharmacol. 2009 Dec 4.

Gu X, Paulsen W, Tisnado J, He Y, Li Z, Nixon JV. Malposition of a central venous catheter in the right main pulmonary artery detected by transesophageal echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2009 Dec; 22(12):1420.e5-7.

Lipinski MJ, Cauthen CA, Biondi-Zoccai GG, Abbate A, Vetrovec B, Khan BV, Vetrovec GW. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of statins versus placebo in patients with heart failure. Am J Cardiol. 2009 Dec 15;104(12):1708-16

Lipinski MJ, Dewey FE, Biondi-Zoccai GG, Abbate A, Vetrovec GW, Froelicher VF. Hemoglobin levels predict exercise performance, ST-segment depression, and outcome in patients referred for routine exercise treadmill testing. Clin Cardiol. 2009 Dec;32(12):E22-31.

Arena R, Pinkstaff S, Wheeler E, Peberdy MA, Guazzi M, Myers J. Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Inspiratory Muscle Training as Potential Adjunctive Rehabilitation Options for Patients With Heart Failure. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2009 Dec 22.

Arena R, Myers J, Abella J, Pinkstaff S, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Guazzi M. Prognostic characteristics of heart rate recovery according to sex in patients with heart failure. Int J Cardiol. 2009 Nov 11.

Guazzi M, Myers J, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Arena R. Maximal dyspnea on exertion during cardiopulmonary exercise testing is related to poor prognosis and echocardiography with tissue Doppler imaging in heart failure. Congest Heart Fail. 2009 Nov-Dec;15(6):277-83.

Chen J, He Y, Li Z, Han J, Gu X, Wang L, Nixon JV. Myxoma of the left ventricular outflow tract. J Ultrasound Med. 2009 Nov;28(11):1585-8.

Han J, He Y, Li Z, Zhang Y, Chen J, Wang L, Gu X, Kontos MC, Nixon JV. Isolated double-orifice mitral valve anomaly on 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. J Ultrasound Med. 2009 Nov;28(11):1589-92.

Varma A, Appleton DL, Nusca A, Lipinski MJ, Goudreau E, Cowley MJ, Wittkamp M, Vetrovec GW, Abbate A. Iron deficiency anemia and cardiac mortality in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction undergoing coronary stenting. Minerva Cardioangiol. 2009 Nov 30.

Minisi AJ, Quinn MS, Jeong H. Aortic baroreceptor function and depressed baroreflex sensitivity following myocardial infarction. Auton Neurosci. 2009 Oct 5;150(1-2):33-7.

Aldakkak M, Stowe DF, Lesnefsky EJ, Heisner JS, Chen Q, Camara AK. Modulation of mitochondrial bioenergetics in the isolated Guinea pig beating heart by potassium and lidocaine cardioplegia: implications for cardioprotection. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2009 Oct;54(4):298-309.

Kron J, Alexander D, Wood MA. Periprocedural management of anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapies in patients undergoing electrophysiologic procedures. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2009 Oct;11(5):349-59.

Vijayaraman P, Netrebko P, Geyfman V, Dandamudi G, Casey K, Ellenbogen KA. Esophageal fistula formation despite esophageal monitoring and low-power radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2009 Oct;2(5):e31-3.

Stein KM, Ellenbogen KA, Gold MR, Lemke B, Lozano IF, Mittal S, Spinale FG, VAN Eyk JE, Waggoner AD, Meyer TE. SmartDelay Determined AV Optimization: A Comparison of AV Delay Methods Used in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (SMART-AV): Rationale and Design. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2009 Oct 10.

Abbate A, Sinagra G, Bussani R, Hoke NN, Merlo M, Varma A, Toldo S, Salloum FN, Biondi-Zoccai GG, Vetrovec GW, Crea F, Silvestri F, Baldi A. Apoptosis in patients with acute myocarditis. Am J Cardiol. 2009 Oct 1;104(7):995-1000.

Marano G, Harnic D, Lotrionte M, Biondi-Zoccai G, Abbate A, Romagnoli E, Mazza M. Depression and the cardiovascular system: increasing evidence of a link and therapeutic implications. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2009 Sep;7(9):1123-47. Review.

Salloum FN, Chau VQ, Hoke NN, Abbate A, Varma A, Ockaili RA, Toldo S, Kukreja RC. Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor, tadalafil, protects against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion through protein-kinase g-dependent generation of hydrogen sulfide. Circulation. 2009 Sep 15;120(11 Suppl):S31-6. Erratum in: Circulation. 2009 Oct 13;120(15):e139.

Lee HG, Chen Q, Wolfram JA, Richardson SL, Liner A, Siedlak SL, Zhu X, Ziats NP, Fujioka H, Felsher DW, Castellani RJ, Valencik ML, McDonald JA, Hoit BD, Lesnefsky EJ, Smith MA. Cell cycle re-entry and mitochondrial defects in myc-mediated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and heart failure. PLoS One. 2009 Sep 25;4(9):e7172.

Vandeput F, Krall J, Ockaili R, Salloum FN, Florio V, Corbin JD, Francis SH, Kukreja RC, Movsesian MA. cGMP-hydrolytic activity and its inhibition by sildenafil in normal and failing human and mouse myocardium. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2009 Sep;330(3):884-91.

Hoke NN, Salloum FN, Loesser-Casey KE, Kukreja RC. Cardiac regenerative potential of adipose tissue-derived stem cells. Acta Physiol Hung. 2009 Sep;96(3):251-65.

Ornato JP, Menown IB, Peberdy MA, Kontos MC, Riddell JW, Higgins GL 3rd, Maynard SJ, Adgey J. Body surface mapping vs 12-lead electrocardiography to detect ST-elevation myocardial infarction. Am J Emerg Med. 2009 Sep;27(7):779-84.