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• 2020

  A 30-year analysis of National Institutes of Health–funded cardiac transplantation research: Surgeons lead the way

  Narahari, A. K., Mehaffey, J. H., Chandrabhatla, A. S., Baderdinni, P. K., Weiderhold, A., Cook, I. O., Hawkins, R. B., Roeser, M. E., Kern, J. A., Kron, I. L., Yarboro, L. T., Ailawadi, G. & Teman, N. R., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Organized Financing
  • Heart Transplantation
  • National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
  • Surgeons
  • Research Personnel
  1 Scopus citations

• Adenosine A2A receptor agonist (regadenoson) in Human Lung Transplantation

  Lau, C. L., Beller, J. P., Boys, J. A., Zhao, Y., Phillips, J., Cosner, M., Conaway, M. R., Petroni, G., Charles, E. J., Mehaffey, J. H., Mannem, H. C., Kron, I. L., Krupnick, A. S. & Linden, J., Jun 2020, In: Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 39, 6, p. 563-570 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • regadenoson
  • Adenosine A2 Receptor Agonists
  • Purinergic P1 Receptor Agonists
  • Lung Transplantation
  • Safety
  2 Scopus citations

• Commentary: Do not fear the ascending aorta

  Byler, M. R. & Kron, I. L., May 2020, In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 159, 5, p. 1681-1682 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  Open Access

• Commentary: The over and under on ischemic mitral regurgitation repair

  Haywood, N. & Kron, I. L., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  Open Access

• Commentary: Cervical aortic arch repair—an overarching success

  Beller, J. P. & Kron, I. L., Jun 2020, In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 159, 6, p. 2214-2215 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  Open Access

• Commentary: Correlation of coronary and valve procedure outcomes between centers

  Haywood, N. & Kron, I. L., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Cardiac Surgery.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

• Comprehensive National Institutes of Health funding analysis of academic cardiac surgeons

  Narahari, A. K., Cook, I. O., Mehaffey, J. H., Chandrabhatla, A. S., Hawkins, R. B., Tyerman, Z., Charles, E. J., Tribble, C. G., Kron, I. L., Teman, N. R., Roeser, M. E. & Ailawadi, G., Jun 2020, In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 159, 6, p. 2326-2335.e3

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
  • Surgeons
  • Organized Financing
  • Publications
  • Mentors
  5 Scopus citations

• Cost-effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafting plus mitral valve repair versus coronary artery bypass grafting alone for moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation

  Ferket, B. S., Thourani, V. H., Voisine, P., Hohmann, S. F., Chang, H. L., Smith, P. K., Michler, R. E., Ailawadi, G., Perrault, L. P., Miller, M. A., O'Sullivan, K., Mick, S. L., Bagiella, E., Acker, M. A., Moquete, E., Hung, J. W., Overbey, J. R., Lala, A., Iraola, M., Gammie, J. S. & 230 others, Gelijns, A. C., O'Gara, P. T., Moskowitz, A. J., Taddei-Peters, W. C., Buxton, D., Caulder, R., Geller, N. L., Gordon, D., Jeffries, N. O., Lee, A., Moy, C. S., Gombos, I. K., Ralph, J., Weisel, R., Gardner, T. J., Rose, E. A., Parides, M. K., Ascheim, D. D., Chang, H., Chase, M., Chen, Y., Goldfarb, S., Gupta, L., Kirkwood, K., Dobrev, E., Levitan, R., Overbey, J., Santos, M., Weglinski, M., Williams, P., Wood, C., Ye, X., Nielsen, S. L., Wiggers, H., Malgaard, H., Mack, M., Adame, T., Settele, N., Adams, J., Ryan, W., Smith, R. L., Grayburn, P., Chen, F. Y., Nohria, A., Cohn, L., Shekar, P., Aranki, S., Couper, G., Davidson, M., Bolman, R. M., Burgess, A., Conboy, D., Noiseux, N., Stevens, L. M., Prieto, I., Basile, F., Dionne, J., Fecteau, J., Blackstone, E. H., Gillinov, A. M., Lackner, P., Berroteran, L., Dolney, D., Fleming, S., Palumbo, R., Whitman, C., Sankovic, K., Sweeney, D. K., Pattakos, G., Clarke, P. A., Argenziano, M., Williams, M., Goldsmith, L., Smith, C. R., Naka, Y., Stewart, A., Schwartz, A., Bell, D., Van Patten, D., Sreekanth, S., Alexander, J. H., Milano, C. A., Glower, D. D., Mathew, J. P., Harrison, J. K., Welsh, S., Berry, M. F., Parsa, C. J., Tong, B. C., Williams, J. B., Ferguson, T. B., Kypson, A. P., Rodriguez, E., Harris, M., Akers, B., O'Neal, A., Puskas, J. D., Guyton, R., Baer, J., Baio, K., Neill, A. A., Senechal, M., Dagenais, F., O'Connor, K., Dussault, G., Ballivian, T., Keilani, S., Speir, A. M., Magee, P., Ad, N., Keyte, S., Dang, M., Slaughter, M., Headlee, M., Moody, H., Solankhi, N., Birks, E., Groh, M. A., Shell, L. E., Shepard, S. A., Trichon, B. H., Nanney, T., Hampton, L. C., D'Alessandro, D. A., DeRose, J. J., Goldstein, D. J., Bello, R., Jakobleff, W., Garcia, M., Taub, C., Spevak, D., Swayze, R., Basmadjian, A. J., Bouchard, D., Carrier, M., Cartier, R., Pellerin, M., Tanguay, J. F., El-Hamamsy, I., Denault, A., Demers, P., Robichaud, S., Horvath, K. A., Corcoran, P. C., Siegenthaler, M. P., Murphy, M., Greenberg, A., Sai-Sudhakar, C., Hasan, A., McDavid, A., Kinn, B., Pagé, P., Sirois, C., Latter, D., Leong-Poi, H., Bonneau, D., Errett, L., Peterson, M. D., Verma, S., Feder-Elituv, R., Cohen, G., Joyner, C., Fremes, S. E., Moussa, F., Christakis, G., Karkhanis, R., Yau, T., Farkouh, M., Woo, A., Cusimano, R. J., David, T., Feindel, C., Garrard, L., Fredericks, S., Mociornita, A., Mullen, J. C., Choy, J., Meyer, S., Kuurstra, E., Young, C. A., Beach, D., Atluri, P., Woo, Y. J., Mayer, M. L., Bowdish, M., Starnes, V. A., Shavalle, D., Matthews, R., Javadifar, S., Romar, L., Kron, I. L., Johnston, K., Dent, J. M., Kern, J., Keim, J., Burks, S., Gahring, K., Bull, D. A., Desvigne-Nickens, P., Dixon, D. O., Haigney, M., Holubkov, R., Jacobs, A., Miller, F., Murkin, J. M., Spertus, J., Wechsler, A. S., Sellke, F., McDonald, C. L., Byington, R., Dickert, N., Ikonomidis, J. S., Williams, D. O., Yancy, C. W., Fang, J. C., Giannetti, N., Richenbacher, W., Rao, V., Furie, K. L., Miller, R., Pinney, S., Roberts, W. C., Walsh, M. N., Keteyian, S. J., Brawner, C. A., Aldred, H., Hung, J., Zeng, X., Browndyke, J. & Toulgoat-Dubois, Y., Jun 2020, In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 159, 6, p. 2230-2240.e15

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency
  • Mitral Valve
  • Quality-Adjusted Life Years
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  3 Scopus citations

• Gastrointestinal Complications After Cardiac Surgery: Highly Morbid but Improving Over Time

  Haywood, N., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Zhang, A., Kron, I. L., Kern, J. A., Ailawadi, G., Teman, N. R. & Yarboro, L. T., Oct 2020, In: Journal of Surgical Research. 254, p. 306-313 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Morbidity
  • Mesenteric Ischemia
  • Clostridium Infections
  • Acute Cholecystitis

• Goal-directed resuscitation following cardiac surgery reduces acute kidney injury: A quality initiative pre–post analysis

  The Virginia Interdisciplinary Cardiothoracic Outcomes Research Center, May 2020, In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 159, 5, p. 1868-1877.e1

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Quality Improvement
  • Resuscitation
  • Acute Kidney Injury
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Wounds and Injuries
  8 Scopus citations

• Impact of Complications After Cardiac Operation on One-Year Patient-Reported Outcomes

  Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Charles, E. J., Kron, I. L., Ailawadi, G., Kern, J. A., Roeser, M. E., Kozower, B. & Teman, N. R., Jan 2020, In: Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 109, 1, p. 43-48 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures
  • Global Health
  • Information Systems
  • National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
  • Ventilation

• Isolated lung perfusion in the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome

  Haywood, N., Byler, M. R., Zhang, A., Roeser, M. E., Kron, I. L. & Laubach, V. E., Sep 2 2020, In: International journal of molecular sciences. 21, 18, p. 1-14 14 p., 6820.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  • lungs
  • Perfusion
  • Lung
  • Patient rehabilitation

• Mortality After Repeat Revascularization Following PCI or CABG for Left Main Disease: The EXCEL Trial

  Giustino, G., Serruys, P. W., Sabik, J. F., Mehran, R., Maehara, A., Puskas, J. D., Simonton, C. A., Lembo, N. J., Kandzari, D. E., Morice, M. C., Taggart, D. P., Gershlick, A. H., Ragosta, M., Kron, I. L., Liu, Y., Zhang, Z., McAndrew, T., Dressler, O., Généreux, P., Ben-Yehuda, O. & 3 others, Pocock, S. J., Kappetein, A. P. & Stone, G. W., Feb 10 2020, In: JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 13, 3, p. 375-387 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Mortality
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Confidence Intervals
  11 Scopus citations

• Persistent cognitive deficits and neuroinflammation in a rat model of cardiopulmonary bypass

  Wang, Y., Tache-Leon, C., Machizawa, M. G., Lisle, T., Williams, C., Clarke, R. H., Anzivino, M. J., Kron, I. & Lee, K. S., Oct 2020, In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 160, 4, p. e185-e188

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  2 Scopus citations

• Reduced-flow ex vivo lung perfusion to rehabilitate lungs donated after circulatory death

  Beller, J. P., Byler, M. R., Money, D. T., Chancellor, W. Z., Zhang, A., Zhao, Y., Stoler, M. H., Narahari, A. K., Shannon, A., Mehaffey, J. H., Tribble, C. G., Laubach, V. E., Kron, I. L. & Roeser, M. E., Jan 2020, In: Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 39, 1, p. 74-82 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Perfusion
  • Lung
  • Cardiac Output
  • Reperfusion
  • Transplants
  1 Scopus citations

• REPLY: CONCOMITANT AORTIC REPLACEMENT: HOW PROACTIVE SHOULD WE BE?

  Haywood, N. & Kron, I. L., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  Open Access

• Risk Aversion in Cardiac Surgery: 15-Year Trends in a Statewide Analysis

  Investigators for the Virginia Cardiac Services Quality Initiative, May 2020, In: Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 109, 5, p. 1401-1407 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Data Accuracy
  2 Scopus citations

• Risk for non-home discharge following surgery for ischemic mitral valve disease

  Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN) Working Group, 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mitral Valve
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Odds Ratio
  2 Scopus citations

• SPECT imaging of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury using [99mTc]cFLFLF for molecular targeting of formyl peptide receptor 1

  Charles, E. J., Chordia, M. D., Zhao, Y., Zhang, Y., Mehaffey, J. H., Glover, D. K., Dimastromatteo, J., Chancellor, W. Z., Sharma, A. K., Kron, I. L., Pan, D., Laubach, X. V. E. & Laubach, X. V. E., Feb 2020, In: American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 318, 2, p. L304-L313

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Formyl Peptide Receptor
  • Single-Photon Emission-Computed Tomography
  • Reperfusion Injury
  • Lung
  • Neutrophil Infiltration
  3 Scopus citations
• 2019

  Adenosine 2A Receptor Activation Attenuates Ischemia Reperfusion Injury During Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

  Mehaffey, J. H., Money, D., Charles, E. J., Schubert, S., Piñeros, A. F., Wu, D., Bontha, S. V., Hawkins, R., Teman, N. R., Laubach, V. E., Mas, V. R., Tribble, C. G., Maluf, D. G., Sharma, A. K., Yang, Z., Kron, I. L. & Roeser, M. E., Jun 1 2019, In: Annals of surgery. 269, 6, p. 1176-1183 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Purinergic P1 Receptors
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Reperfusion Injury
  • Reperfusion
  • Swine
  4 Scopus citations

• A focused approach: Specialization in coronary revascularization

  Chancellor, W. Z. & Kron, I. L., Mar 2019, In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 157, 3, p. 948-949 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  Open Access

• Can lung transplant surgeons still be scientists? High productivity despite competitive funding

  Narahari, A. K., Charles, E. J., Hunter Mehaffey, J., Hawkins, R. B., Sharma, A. K., Laubach, V. E., Tribble, C. G. & Kron, I. L., Jan 2019, In: Heart Surgery Forum. 22, 1, p. E1-E7

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Organized Financing
  • Surgeons
  • Lung Transplantation
  • Transplants
  • Lung
  3 Scopus citations

• Determining which prosthetic to use during aortic valve replacement in patients aged younger than 70 years: A systematic review of the literature

  Borger, P., Charles, E. J., Smith, E. D., Hunter Mehaffey, J., Hawkins, R. B., Kron, I. L., Ailawadi, G. & Teman, N., Jan 1 2019, In: Heart Surgery Forum. 22, 2, p. E70-E81

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Aortic Valve
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Prostheses and Implants
  • Bioprosthesis
  • Thromboembolism
  1 Scopus citations

• Development and Validation of Procedure-Specific Risk Score for Predicting Postoperative Pulmonary Complication: A NSQIP Analysis

  Foster, C. A., Charles, E. J., Turrentine, F. E., Sohn, M. W., Kron, I. L. & Jones, R. S., Oct 2019, In: Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 229, 4, p. 355-365.e3

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Postoperative Complications
  • Lung
  • Pancreatectomy
  • Esophagectomy
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  4 Scopus citations

• One-Year Outcomes after MitraClip for Functional Mitral Regurgitation

  Ailawadi, G., Lim, D. S., Mack, M. J., Trento, A., Kar, S., Grayburn, P. A., Glower, D. D., Wang, A., Foster, E., Qasim, A., Weissman, N. J., Ellis, J., Crosson, L., Fan, F., Kron, I. L., Pearson, P. J. & Feldman, T., Jan 2 2019, In: Circulation. 139, 1, p. 37-47 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency
  • Mitral Valve
  • Heart
  • Registries
  • Surgeons
  25 Scopus citations

• Outcomes of left main revascularization in patients with acute coronary syndromes and stable ischemic heart disease: Analysis from the EXCEL trial

  Doucet, S., Jolicœur, E. M., Serruys, P. W., Ragosta, M., Kron, I. L., Scholtz, W., Börgermann, J., Zhang, Y., McAndrew, T., Sabik, J. F., Kappetein, A. P. & Stone, G. W., Aug 2019, In: American Heart Journal. 214, p. 9-17 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Myocardial Ischemia
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  2 Scopus citations

• Pacemaker Implantation After Mitral Valve Surgery With Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

  CTSN Investigators, May 21 2019, In: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73, 19, p. 2427-2435 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mitral Valve
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Pulmonary Veins
  • Random Allocation
  • Heart
  5 Scopus citations

• Preoperative β-blocker use correlates with worse outcomes in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement

  Schubert, S. A., Hawkins, R. B., Mehaffey, J. H., Fonner, C. E., Rich, J. B., Speir, A. M., Quader, M., Kron, I. L., Yarboro, L. T. & Ailawadi, G., Dec 2019, In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 158, 6, p. 1589-1597.e3

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Aortic Valve
  • Length of Stay
  • Morbidity
  • Postoperative Care
  • Propensity Score
  11 Scopus citations

• Pulsed ultrasound attenuates the hyperglycemic exacerbation of myocardial ischemia–reperfusion injury

  Charles, E. J., Tian, Y., Zhang, A., Wu, D., Mehaffey, J. H., Gigliotti, J. C., Klibanov, A. L., Kron, I. L. & Yang, Z., 2019, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Ultrasonic Waves
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Hyperglycemia
  • Vagotomy
  • Neck
  3 Scopus citations

• Socioeconomic Distressed Communities Index Predicts Risk-Adjusted Mortality After Cardiac Surgery

  Investigators for the Virginia Cardiac Services Quality Initiative, Jun 2019, In: Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 107, 6, p. 1706-1712 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Mortality
  • Risk Adjustment
  • Unemployment
  12 Scopus citations

• The myocardial infarct-exacerbating effect of cell-free DNA is mediated by the high-mobility group box 1–receptor for advanced glycation end products–Toll-like receptor 9 pathway

  Tian, Y., Charles, E. J., Yan, Z., Wu, D., French, B. A., Kron, I. L. & Yang, Z., Jun 2019, In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 157, 6, p. 2256-2269.e3

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cell-Free Nucleic Acids
  • Mouse Ager protein
  • Reperfusion
  • Reperfusion Injury
  • Myocardial Infarction
  10 Scopus citations

• Travel distance and regional access to cardiac valve surgery

  Hawkins, R. B., Byler, M., Fonner, C., Kron, I. L., Yarboro, L. T., Speir, A. M., Quader, M. A., Ailawadi, G. & Mehaffey, J. H., Oct 1 2019, In: Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 34, 10, p. 1044-1048 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Heart Valves
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Surgeons
  • Thorax
  • Risk Adjustment
  1 Scopus citations
• 2018

  Amiodarone Protocol Provides Cost-Effective Reduction in Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation

  Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Byler, M., Smith, J., Kern, J. A., Kron, I., Ailawadi, G., Wanchek, T. & Yarboro, L. T., Jun 2018, In: Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 105, 6, p. 1697-1702 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Amiodarone
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Cost Savings
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  9 Scopus citations

• Bedside-to-Bench and Back Again: Surgeon-Initiated Translational Research

  Charles, E. J. & Kron, I. L., Jan 2018, In: Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 105, 1, p. 10-11 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  Open Access
  3 Scopus citations

• Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons Achieve High Rates of K Award Conversion Into R01 Funding

  Narahari, A. K., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Baderdinni, P. K., Chandrabhatla, A. S., Tribble, C. G., Kron, I. L., Roeser, M. E., Walters, D. M. & Ailawadi, G., Aug 2018, In: Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 106, 2, p. 602-607 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Organized Financing
  • Surgeons
  • Blood Vessels
  • National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
  • Publications
  5 Scopus citations

• Cardiothoracic surgery training grants provide protected research time vital to the development of academic surgeons

  Narahari, A. K., Charles, E. J., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Schubert, S. A., Tribble, C. G., Schuessler, R. B., Damiano, R. J. & Kron, I. L., May 2018, In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 155, 5, p. 2050-2056 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Organized Financing
  • Surgeons
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)
  • Internship and Residency
  • Publications
  11 Scopus citations

• Cardiovascular monitoring and support

  Charles, E. J. & Kron, I. L., Jan 1 2018, Fischer's Mastery of Surgery, Seventh Edition. Wolters Kluwer Health Adis (ESP), Vol. 1. p. 68-84 17 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Contemporary outcomes in reoperative mitral valve surgery

  Mehaffey, H. J., Hawkins, R. B., Schubert, S., Fonner, C., Yarboro, L. T., Quader, M., Speir, A., Rich, J., Kron, I. L. & Ailawadi, G., Apr 2018, In: Heart. 104, 8, p. 652-656 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mitral Valve
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Mortality
  • Logistic Models
  • Cardiogenic Shock
  27 Scopus citations

• Coronary artery bypass grafting bundled payment proposal will have significant financial impact on hospitals

  Investigators for the Virginia Cardiac Services Quality Initiative, Jan 2018, In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 155, 1, p. 182-188 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Medicare
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (U.S.)
  • Inpatients
  16 Scopus citations

• Cost of individual complications following coronary artery bypass grafting

  Virginia Cardiac Services Quality Initiative, Mar 2018, In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 155, 3, p. 875-882.e1

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Wound Infection
  • Reoperation
  • Ventilation
  25 Scopus citations

• Development of a Risk Prediction Model and Clinical Risk Score for Isolated Tricuspid Valve Surgery

  Investigators for the Virginia Cardiac Surgery Quality Initiative and the Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons, Jul 2018, In: Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 106, 1, p. 129-136 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Tricuspid Valve
  • Morbidity
  • Mortality
  • Surgeons
  • Thorax
  20 Scopus citations

• Does Preoperative Troponin Level Impact Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?

  Beller, J. P., Hawkins, R. B., Mehaffey, J. H., LaPar, D. J., Kron, I. L., Yarboro, L. T., Ailawadi, G. & Ghanta, R. K., Jul 2018, In: Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 106, 1, p. 46-51 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Troponin
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Morbidity
  • Mortality
  • Risk Adjustment
  6 Scopus citations

• Expanding the donor lung pool: how many donations after circulatory death organs are we missing?

  Chancellor, W. Z., Charles, E. J., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Foster, C. A., Sharma, A. K., Laubach, V. E., Kron, I. L. & Tribble, C. G., Mar 2018, In: Journal of Surgical Research. 223, p. 58-63 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Tissue Donors
  • Lung
  • Lung Transplantation
  • Lung Diseases
  • X-Rays
  4 Scopus citations

• Ex vivo assessment of porcine donation after circulatory death lungs that undergo increasing Warm Ischemia times

  Charles, E. J., Mehaffey, J. H., Huerter, M. E., Sharma, A. K., Stoler, M. H., Roeser, M. E., Walters, D. M., Tribble, C. G., Kron, I. L. & Laubach, V. E., Dec 2018, In: Transplantation Direct. 4, 12, e405.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Warm Ischemia
  • Swine
  • Lung
  • Perfusion
  • Pressure
  3 Scopus citations

• Increasing circulating sphingosine-1-phosphate attenuates lung injury during ex vivo lung perfusion

  Mehaffey, J. H., Charles, E. J., Narahari, A. K., Schubert, S., Laubach, V. E., Teman, N. R., Lynch, K. R., Kron, I. L. & Sharma, A. K., Aug 2018, In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 156, 2, p. 910-917 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • sphingosine 1-phosphate
  • Lung Injury
  • Perfusion
  • sphingosine kinase
  • Lung
  11 Scopus citations

• Infarct-sparing effect of adenosine A2B receptor agonist is primarily due to its action on splenic leukocytes via a PI3K/Akt/IL-10 pathway

  Ni, Y., Liang, D., Tian, Y., Kron, I. L., French, B. A. & Yang, Z., Dec 2018, In: Journal of Surgical Research. 232, p. 442-449 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Adenosine A2 Receptor Agonists
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
  • Interleukin-10
  • BAY 60-6583
  • Leukocytes
  5 Scopus citations

• In vivo lung perfusion rehabilitates sepsis-induced lung injury

  Mehaffey, J. H., Charles, E. J., Schubert, S., Salmon, M., Sharma, A. K., Money, D., Stoler, M. H., Laubach, V. E., Tribble, C. G., Roeser, M. E. & Kron, I. L., Jan 2018, In: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 155, 1, p. 440-448.e2

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Lung Injury
  • Sepsis
  • Perfusion
  • Lung
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
  5 Scopus citations

• Left Main Revascularization With PCI or CABG in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: EXCEL Trial

  Giustino, G., Mehran, R., Serruys, P. W., Sabik, J. F., Milojevic, M., Simonton, C. A., Puskas, J. D., Kandzari, D. E., Morice, M. C., Taggart, D. P., Gershlick, A. H., Généreux, P., Zhang, Z., McAndrew, T., Redfors, B., Ragosta, M., Kron, I. L., Dressler, O., Leon, M. B., Pocock, S. J. & 3 others, Ben-Yehuda, O., Kappetein, A. P. & Stone, G. W., Aug 14 2018, In: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 72, 7, p. 754-765 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Chronic Renal Insufficiency
  • Transplants
  • Acute Kidney Injury
  23 Scopus citations

• Loss of Medicaid insurance after successful bariatric surgery: an unintended outcome

  Mehaffey, J. H., Charles, E. J., Kron, I. L., Schirmer, B. & Hallowell, P. T., Jan 1 2018, In: Surgical endoscopy. 32, 1, p. 212-216 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Bariatric Surgery
  • Medicaid
  • Insurance
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Body Mass Index
  2 Scopus citations

• Major adverse limb events and major adverse cardiac events after contemporary lower extremity bypass and infrainguinal endovascular intervention in patients with claudication

  Fashandi, A. Z., Mehaffey, J. H., Hawkins, R. B., Kron, I. L., Upchurch, G. R. & Robinson, W. P., Dec 2018, In: Journal of vascular surgery. 68, 6, p. 1817-1823 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Lower Extremity
  • Extremities
  • Odds Ratio
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Logistic Models
  8 Scopus citations