Thomas Gleason, M.D.

Board certification

Diplomat, American Board of Thoracic Surgery - 2003
Diplomat, American Board of Surgery - 2001

Education

University of Pennsylvania
Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship 2000 - 2003

University of Virginia
General Surgery Resident 1993 - 2000

University of Virginia
Master of Science Surgery/Immunology 1997

Rush Medical College
Doctor of Medicine - 1993

Middlebury College
Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry - 1989

Appointments

Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Mission Hospital: 2022 - present
University of Maryland School of Medicine 2021- 2022
Harvard Medical School 2020 - 2021
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 2006 -2020
Northwestern Univeristy 2004 - 2006
University of Pennsylvania 2000 - 2004

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Appointments at Affiliated Institutions

McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh 2008 - 2020
Center for Vascular Remodeling and Regeneration, University of Pittsburgh 2008 - 2020
Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2020 - present

Professional Society Memberships

Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2003 - present
American College of Surgeons 2003 - present
American Medical Association 1994 - present
American College of Chest Physicians 2004 - present
International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation 2004 - present
American Association for Thoracic Surgery 2011- present
American Surgical Association 2016 - present
American Society of Clinical Investigation 2017 - present
American Association for Academic Surgery 2005 - present

Teaching

Cardiac Surgery University of Pennsylvania 2002 - 2004
Cardiac Surgery Northwestern University 2004 - 2006
Cardiac Surgery University of Pittsburgh 2006 - 2020
Cardiac Surgery Brigham & Women’s Hospital 2020 - 2021
Cardiac Surgery University of Maryland 2021 - 2022

Honors & Awards

PHS, National Research Service Award, “Bacterial Exposure, T Cells and Surgical Infection” 1996
Sixth Annual Joseph Susman Memorial Award for most significant manuscript presented 1997
Alpha Omega Alpha 1998
Upjohn Achievement Award for most outstanding surgical resident 1998
Eighth Annual Joseph Susman Memorial Award for most significant manuscript presented 1999
Cardiac Surgical Faculty of the Year, UPMC 2010
“Best Doctor’s List” Thoracic Surgery Pittsburgh Magazine 2012 - 2019
Cardiac Surgical Faculty of the Year, UPMC 2015

Grants

08/01/2017 - 07/31/2022 Matrix Mediated Vasa Vasorum Dysfunction in Thoracic Aortic Disease National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH) 5RO1 HL131632-01A1 (Phillippi) Co-investigator (10%): $1,901,221 Goals: This project aims to determine how extracellular matrix of TAA affects remodeling and endothelial function of vasa vasorum, and to identify what matrix signals are necessary for regeneration of functional vasa vasorum.

08/01/2018 - 07/31/2023 The Role of Telomerase in Calcific Aortic Valve Disease National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH) 1RO1 HL142932-01 (St Hilaire) Co-investigator (5%): $2,324,200
Goals: The objective of this proposal is to define TERT’s contribution to CAVD through its non-canonical actions and to identify a novel mechanism regulating CAVD pathogenesis.

10/01/2020 - 09/30/2024 ROS Mechanisms in BAV Aortopathy National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH) 2RO1 HL109132-06 PI (5%) $3,896,834
Goals: The primary objectives of this proposal are to 1) identify the inciting factors of oxidative stress-induced aortic extracellular matrix remodeling (with ascending aortic aneurysm formation) and 2) develop a multi-parameter, patent-specific (bio)imaging-based interrogation strategy, designed from newly established correlations of biological, biomechanical, and imaging indices, to predict aneurysm progression and/or dissection potential.

01/15/2013 - 12/31/2014 Autologous Stem Cell-Based Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH) 1R21EB01613-02 (Vorp) Co-Investigator (5%): $413,604
Goals: The overall goal of this proposal is to begin the process of clinical translation of our novel, autologous, stem cell-based tissue-engineered vascular grafts.

2013 - 2015 A Perivascular Stem Cell Network in the Human Adult Aorta University of Pittsburgh Competitive Medical Research Fund; $25,000 (total direct) Co investigator: $25,000
Goals: This project will test the hypothesis that the vasa vasorum of the human adult thoracic aorta is a repository of multi-potential progenitor cells capable of differentiating towards the smooth muscle and endothelial lineages.

09/15/2015 - 09/15/2016 Engineered Neovascularization of Vasa Vasorum National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH) 1 R56 HL127214-01A1 Co-Investigator (5%): $2,824,187
Goals: The goal of this project is to comprehensively characterize adventitial extracellular matrix (ECM) composition and microarchitecture in TAA and healthy adventitia and define how local adventitial cells impact ECM remodeling and biomechanical strength.

09/26/2017 - 09/26/2018 Preclinical Assessment of a Compliance Matched Biopolymer Vascular Graft National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH) 1R56HL136517-01 (Vande Geest) Co-Investigator (3.3%): $672,682
Goals: The goal of this project is to assess the matrix remodeling, mechanical properties, thrombosis, and intimal hyperplasia of our endothelialized, biomimetic, and compliance matched tissue engineered vascular graft.

Publications

Byers JH, Gleason TG. Hexenyl radical cyclization via phenyl selenide transfer. Chemical Communication 1991;354-56.

Millikan KW, Gleason TG, Deziel DJ, Doolas A. The current role of U tubes for benign and malignant biliary obstruction. Ann Surg. 1993 Nov;218(5):621-29. PMID: 8239776

May AK, Sawyer RG, Gleason TG, Whitworth A, Pruett TL. In vivo cytokine response to Escherichia coli alpha-hemolysin determined with genetically engineered hemolytic and nonhemolytic E. coli variants. Infect Immun. 1996 Jun;64(6):2167-71. PMID: 8675322

Gleason TG, Sawyer RG, Houlgrave CW, Pruett TL. Killed bacterial preparations protect against live bacterial infection better than endotoxin: Tolerance is not unique to endotoxin. In Owen H (ed): Wangensteen Surgical Forum of the 83rd Annual Clinical Congress, Volume XLVIII. Chicago: American College of Surgeons, 1997;67-70.

Crabtree TD, Zhou J, Houlgrave CW, Gleason TG, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG. Bacterial DNA augments LPS lethality but induces tolerance to LPS in vitro. In Owen H (ed): Wangensteen Surgical Forum of the 83rd Annual Clinical Congress, Volume XLIX. Chicago: American College of Surgeons, 1997;4-5.

Gleason TG, May AK, Caparelli D, Farr BM, Sawyer RG. Emerging evidence of selection of fluconazole-tolerant fungi in surgical intensive care units. Arch Surger. 1997 Nov;132(11):1197-201. PMID: 9366712

Gleason TG, Sawyer RG, Pruett TL. Bacterially pre-exposed T cells impair bacterial elimination by non-Th1/Th2 cell mechanisms in a model of intra-abdominal infection. Surgery 1998;124(2):418-28. PMID: 9706167

Gleason TG, Houlgrave CW, May AK, Crabtree TD, Sawyer RG, Denham W, Norman JG, Pruett TL. Hemolytically active (acylated) alpha-hemolysin elicits interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) but augments the lethality of Escherichia coli by an IL-1- and tumor necrosis factor-independent mechanism. Infect Immun. 1998;66(9):4215-21. PMID: 9712770

Crabtree TD, Pelletier SJ, Gleason TG, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG. Clinical characteristics and antibiotic utilization in surgical patients with Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea. Am Surg. 1999 Jun;65(6):507-12. PMID: 10366203

Sawyer RG, Crabtree TD, Gleason TG, Antevil JL, Pruett TL. Impact of solid organ transplantation and immunosuppression on fever, leukocytosis, and physiologic response during bacterial and fungal infections. Clin Transplant. 1999 Jun;13(3):260-65. PMID: 10383107

Crabtree TD, Gleason TG, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG. Trends in nosocomial pneumonia in surgical patients as we approach the 21st century: a prospective analysis. Am Surg. 1999;65(8):706-10. PMID: 10432077

Gleason TG, Crabtree TD, Pelletier SJ, Raymond DP, Karchmer TB, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG. Prediction of poorer prognosis by infection with antibiotic-resistant gram-positive cocci than by infection with antibiotic-sensitive strains. Arch Surg 1999 Oct;134(10):1033-40. PMID: 10522842

Crabtree TD, Pelletier SJ, Gleason TG, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG. Gender-dependent differences in outcome after the treatment of infection in hospitalized patients. JAMA 1999 Dec;282(22):2143-48. PMID: 10591336

Crabtree TD, Pelletier SJ, Gleason TG, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG. Analysis of aminoglycosides in the treatment of gram-negative infections in surgical patients. Arch Surg. 1999 Dec;134(12):1293-99. PMID: 10593326

Pelletier SJ, Crabtree TD, Gleason TG, Banas LE, Patel SR, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG. Waiting for microbiologic data to direct therapy against nosocomial infections in febrile surgical patients: are outcomes worsened? Arch Surg. 1999 Dec;134(12):1300-8. PMID: 10593327

May AK, Gleason TG, Sawyer RG, Pruett TL. Contribution of Escherichia coli alpha-hemolysin to bacterial virulence and to intraperitoneal alterations in peritonitis. Infect Immun. 2000 Jan;68(1):176-83. PMID: 10603385

Pelletier SJ, Crabtree TD, Gleason TG, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG. Bacteremia associated with central venous catheter infection is not an independent predictor of outcomes. J Am Coll Surg. 2000 Jun;190(6):671-81. PMID: 10873002

Pelletier SJ, Crabtree TD, Gleason TG, Raymond DP, Oh CK, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG. Characteristics of infectious complications associated with mortality after solid organ transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2000 Aug;14(4 Pt 2):401-8. PMID: 10946779

Raymond DP, Crabtree TD, Pelletier SJ, Gleason TG, Banas LE, Patel S, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG. Extremes of white blood cell count do not independently predict outcome among surgical patients with infection. Am Surg. 2000 Dec;66(12):1124-31. PMID: 11149583

Crabtree TD, Jin L, Raymond DP, Pelletier SJ, Houlgrave CW, Gleason TG, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG. Preexposure of murine macrophages to CpG oligonucleotide results in a biphasic tumor necrosis factor alpha response to subsequent lipopolysaccharide challenge. Infect Immun. 2001 Apr;69(4):2123-29. PMID: 11254566

Raymond DP, Pelletier SJ, Crabtree TD, Gleason TG, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG. Impact of bloodstream infection on outcomes among infected surgical inpatients. Ann Surg. 2001 Apr;233(4):549-55. PMID: 11303138

Sawyer RG, Raymond DP, Pelletier SJ, Crabtree TD, Gleason TG, Pruett TL. Implications of 2,457 consecutive surgical infections entering year 2000. Ann Surg. 2001 June;233(6):867-74. PMID: 11371745

Crabtree TD, Pelletier SJ, Antevil JL, Gleason TG, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG. Cohort study of fever and leukocytosis as diagnostic and prognostic indicators in infected surgical patients. World J Surg. 2001 Jun;25(6):739-44. PMID: 11376409

Raymond DP, Pelletier SJ, Crabtree TD, Gleason TG, Hamm LL, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG. Impact of a rotating empiric antibiotic schedule on infectious mortality in an intensive care unit. Crit Care Med. 2001 Jun;29(6):1101-8. PMID: 11395583

Crabtree TD, Pelletier SJ, Raymond DP, Antevil JT, Gleason TG, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG. Effect of changes in surgical practice on the rate and detection of nosocomial infections: A prospective analysis. Shock. 2002 Apr;17(4):258-62. PMID: 11954823

Pelletier SJ, Raymond DP, Crabtree TD, Gleason TG, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG. Outcome analysis of intra-abdominal infection with resistant gram-positive organisms. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2002 Spring;3(1):11-9. PMID: 12593695.

Bavaria JE, Brinster DR, Gorman RC, Woo YJ, Gleason TG, Pochettino A. Advances in the treatment of acute type A dissection: an integrated approach. Ann Thorac Surg 2002;74(5):S1848-52. PMID: 12440679

Lee BY, Gleason TG, Sonnad SS. Quality of life after aortic valve replacement. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res. 2004 Jun;4(3):265-75. PMID: 19807309

Pelletier SJ, Isaacs RB, Raymond DP, Crabtree TD, Spencer CE, Gleason TG, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG. Ethnic disparities in outcome from post-transplant infections. Shock 2004 Sept;22(3):197-203. PMID: 15316387

Gleason TG, David TE, Coselli JS, Hammon JW, Bavaria JE. St. Jude Medical Toronto biologic aortic root prosthesis: early FDA phase II IDE study results. Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78(3):786-93. PMID: 15336992

Leshnower BG, Gleason TG. Reoperative innominate arterial, ascending aortic, and root replacement for extensive fungal endocarditis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 Apr;129(4):941-2. PMID: 15821670

Gleason TG. New graft formulation and modification of the David reimplantation technique. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 Aug;130(2):601-3. PMID: 16077451

Leshnower BG, Litt HI, Gleason TG. Anterior approach to traumatic mid aortic arch transection. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 Jan;81(1):343-5. PMID: 16368400

Gleason TG. Thoracic aortic stent grafting: Is it ready for prime time? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006; Jan;131(1):16-18. PMID: 16399288

Gleason TG. Aortic annuloplasty and valve-sparing root replacement: details of the primary suture line. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006 Feb;131(2):502-3. PMID: 16434299

Peterson BG, Eskandari MK, Gleason TG, Morasch MD. Utility of left subclavian artery revascularization in association with endoluminal repair of acute and chronic thoracic aortic pathology. J Vasc Surg 2006 Mar;43(3):433-9. PMID: 16520151

Leshnower BG, Gleason TG, O’Hara ML, Pochettino A, Woo YJ, Morris RJ, Gardner TJ, Acker MA. Safety and efficacy of left ventricular assist device support in post-myocardial infarction cardiogenic shock. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 Apr;81(4):1365-70. PMID: 16564274

Caira FC, Stock SR, Gleason TG, McGee EC, Huang J, Bonow RO, Spelsberg TC, McCarthy PM, Rahimtoola SH, Rajamannan NM. Human degenerative valve disease is associated with up-regulation of low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 receptor-mediated bone formation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 Apr;47(8):1707-12. PMID: 16631011

Bowen FW, Civan J, Orlin A, Gleason TG. Management of type A aortic dissection and a large pheochromocytoma: a surgical dilemma. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 Jun;81(6):2296-8. PMID: 16731177

Woo EY, Bavaria JE, Pochettino A, Gleason TG, Woo YJ, Velazque OC, Carpenter JP, Cheung AT, Fairman RM. Techniques for preserving vertebral artery perfusion during thoracic aortic stent grafting requiring aortic arch landing. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2006 Oct-Nov;40(5):367-73. PMID: 17038570

Schmeltz LR, Desantis AJ, Thiyagarajan V, Schmidt K, O’Shea-MahlerE, Johnson D, Henske J, McCarthy PM, Gleason TG, McGee EC, Molitch ME. Reduction of surgical mortality and morbidity in diabetic patients undergoing cardiac surgery with a combined intravenous and subcutaneous insulin glucose management strategy. Diabetes Care 2007 Apr;30:823-8. PMID: 17229943

Gleason TG, Benjamin LC. Conventional open repair of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms. Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther 2007 Jun;19(2):110-21. PMID: 17704478

de Graft-Johnson, JB, Gleason TG. Evaluation and management of aortic valve and root disease. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2007 Dec;9(6):465-472. PMID: 18221598

Svennson LG, Kouchoukos NT, Miller DC, Bavaria JE, Coselli JS, Curi MA, Eggebrecht H, Elefteriades JA, Erbel R, Gleason TG, Lytle BW, Mitchell RS, Nienaber CA, Roselli EE, Safi HJ, Shemin RJ, Sicard GA, Sundt TM 3rd, Szeto WY, Wheatley GH 3rd. Expert consensus document on the treatment of descending thoracic aortic disease using endovascular stent-grafts. Ann Thorac Surg 2008 Jan;85(1 Suppl):S1-41. PMID: 18083364

Navid F, Gleason TG, Great vessel and cardiac trauma: diagnostic and management strategies. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008 Spring;20(1):31-38. PMID: 18420124

Gleason TG. Aortic root replacement with a composite valved conduit. Operative Tech. in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Fall 2008; 13 (3): 161-71.

Gleason TG, Endoleaks after endovascular aortic stent-grafting: impact, diagnosis, and management. Semin in Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Winter;21(4):363-72. PMID: 20226351

Liu X, Weale P, Reiter G, Kino A, Dill K, Gleason T, Carroll T, Carr J. Breathhold time-resolved three-dimensional MR velocity mapping of aortic flow in patients after aortic valve-sparing surgery. J Magn Reson Imaging 2009 Mar;29(3):569-75. PMID: 19243038

Volguina IV, Miller DC, LeMaire SA, Palmero LC, Wang XL, Connolly HM, Sundt TM 3rd, Bavaria JE, Dietz HC, Milewicz DM, Coselli JS (Collaborators: Coselli JS, Dietz HC, Connolly HM, Milewicz DM, Favaloro RR, Chan KL, Haverich A, Sievers HH, Mohr FW, Versteegh MI, Coselli JS, Cochran RP, Frumiento C, Gott VL, Vricella LA, Schwartz JP, Sundt TM 3rd, Kouchoukos NT, DeAnda A, Girardi LN, Gleason TG, Malaisrie C, Miller DC, Bavaria JE, Moon MR.); Aortic Valve Operative Outcomes in Marfan Patients study group. Valve-sparing and valve-replacing techniques for aortic root replacement in patients with Marfan syndrome: Analysis of early outcome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 May;137(5):1124-32. PMID: 19379977

Phillippi JA, Klyachko, EA, Kenny, JP 4th, Eskay, MA, Gorman RC, Gleason TG. Basal and oxidative stress-induced expression of metallothionein is decreased in ascending aortic aneurysms of bicuspid aortic valve patients. Circulation. 2009 May;119:2498-506. PMID: 19398671

Phillippi JA, Eskay, MA, Kubala AA, Pitt BR, Gleason TG. Altered oxidative stress responses and increased type I collagen expression in bicuspid aortic valve patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Dec;90(6):1893-8. PMID: 21095332

Ota T, Gleason TG, Salizzoni S, Wei LM, Toyoda Y, Bermudez C. Midterm surgical outcomes of noncomplicated active native multivalve endocarditis: single-center experience. Ann Thor Surg. 2011 May;91(5):1414-9. PMID: 21524451

Shayan H, Rocha R, Wei L, Gleason TG, Zaldonis D, Pellegrini R, Toyoda Y, Shapiro R, Ahmad F, Bermudez C. Midterm outcomes of off-pump and on-pump coronary artery revascularization in renal transplant recipients. J Card Surg. 2011 Nov;26(6):591-5. PMID: 21995559

Pasta S, Phillippi JA, Gleason TG, Vorp, D. Effect of aneurysm on the mechanical dssection properties of the human ascending thoracic aorta. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Feb;143(2):460-7. PMID: 21868041

Svensson LG, Adams DH, Bonow RO, Kouchoukos NT, Miller DC, O'Gara PT, Shahian DM, Schaff HV, Akins CW, Bavaria J, Blackstone EH, David TE, Desai ND, Dewey TM, D'Agostino RS, Gleason TG, Harrington KB, Kodali S, Kapadia S, Leon MB, Lima B, Lytle BW, Mack MJ, Reece TB, Reiss GR, Roselli E, Smith CR, Thourani VH, Tuzcu EM, Webb J, Williams MR. Aortic valve and ascending aorta guidelines for management and quality measures: executive summary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Apr:95(4):1491-505. PMID: 23291103

Ota T, Rocha R, Wei LM, Toyoda Y, Gleason TG, Bermudez, C. Surgical outcomes after cardiac surgery in liver transplant recipients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Apr;145(4):1072-1076. PMID: 23246061

Tsamis A, Phillippi JA, Pasta S, D’Amore A, Watkins SC, Wagner WR, Vorp DA, Gleason TG. Collagen Fiber Architecture in the Longitudinal-Radial Plane of Ascending Aorta is Distinctly Different Among Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Tricuspid Aortic Valve Patients with Ascending Aortic Aneurysm. Cardiovascular Pathology, 2013 May-June:22(3):e34-e35.

Phillippi JA, Green BR, Eskay MA, Kotlarczyk MP, Hill MR, Robertson AM, Gibson GA, Hong Y, Wagner WR, St. Croix CM, Watkins SC, Vorp DA, Gleason TG. Reactive Oxygen Species and Zinc Mediate BAV Aortopathy. Cardiovascular Pathology, 2013 May:22(3):e42-e43.

Svensson LG, Adams DH, Bonow RO, Kouchoukos NT, Miller DC, O'Gara PT, Shahian DM, Schaff HV, Akins CW, Bavaria J, Blackstone EH, David TE, Desai ND, Dewey TM, D'Agostino RS, Gleason TG, Harrington KB, Kodali S, Kapadia S, Leon MB, Lima B, Lytle BW, Mack MJ, Reece TB, Reiss GR, Roselli E, Smith CR, Thourani VH, Tuzcu EM, Webb J, Williams MR. Aortic valve and ascending aorta guidelines for management and quality measures. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 June:956 Suppl):S1-66. PMID: 23688839

Pasta S, Rinaudo A, Luca A, Pilato M, Scardulla C, Gleason TG, Vorp, D. Difference in hemodynamic and wall stress of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valve. J Biomech. 2013 Jun 21;46(10):1729-38. PMID: 23664314

Svensson LG, Adams DH, Bonow RO, Kouchoukos NT, Miller DC, O'Gara PT, Shahian DM, Schaff HV, Akins CW, Bavaria JE, Blackstone EH, David TE, Desai ND, Dewey TM, D'Agostino RS, Gleason TG, Harrington KB, Kodali S, Kapadia S, Leon MB, Lima B, Lytle BW, Mack MJ, Reardon M, Reece TB, Reiss GR, Roselli EE, Smith CR, Thourani VH, Tuzcu EM, Webb J, Williams MR. Aortic valve and ascending aorta guidelines for management and quality measures. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jun;95(6 Suppl):S1-66. PMID: 2368839

Phillippi JA, Green BR, Eskay MA, Kotlarczyk MP, Hill MR, Robertson AM, Watkins SC, Vorp DA, Gleason TG. Mechanism of aortic medial matrix remodeling is distinct in patients with bicuspid aortic valve. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Mar;147(3):1056-64. PMID: 23764410. **Publication of the Month-McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, July 2013.

Tsamis A, Phillippi JA, Koch RG, Pasta S, D’Amore A, Watkins SC, Wagner WR, Gleason TG and Vorp DA. Fiber micro-architecture in the longitudinal-radial and circumferential-radial planes of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm media. J Biomech. 2013 Nov 15;46(16):2787-94. PMID: 24075403

Pichamuthu JE*, Phillippi JA*, Cleary DA, Chew DW, Hempel J, Vorp DA, Gleason TG. Differential tensile strength and collagen composition in ascending aortic aneurysms by aortic valve phenotype. (*Equal contribution.) Ann Thorac Surg 2013 Dec;96(6):2147-54. PMID: 24021768

Knollmann FD, Lacomis JM, Ocak I, Gleason TG. The roll of aortic wall CT attenuation measurements for the diagnosis of acute aortic syndrome. Eur J Radiol. 2013 Dec;82(12):2392-8. PMID: 24120225

Pal S, Tsamis A, Pasta S, D’Amore A, Gleason TG, Vorp DA, Maiti S. A mechanistic model on the role of “radially-running” collagen fibers on dissection properties of human ascending thoracic aorta. J Biomech. 2014 Mar 21;47(5):981-8. PMID: 24484644

Koch RG, Tsamis A, D'Amore A, Wagner WR, Watkins SC, Gleason TG, Vorp DA. A custom image-based analysis tool for quantifying elastin and collagen micro-architecture in the wall of the human aorta from multi-photon microscopy. J Biomech. 2014 Mar 21;47(5):935-943. PMID: 24524988

Phillippi JA, Green BR, Eskay MA, Kotlarczyk MP, Hill, MR Robertson AM, Watkins SC, Vorp DA, Gleason TG. Mechanism of aortic medial matrix remodeling is distinct in bicuspid aortic valve. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Mar;147(3):1056-64. PMID: 23764410

Popma JJ, Adams DH, Reardon MJ, Yakubov SJ, Kleiman NS, Heimansohn D, Hermiller J Jr, Hughes GC, Harrison JK, Coselli J, Diez J, Kafi A, Schreiber T, Gleason TG, Conte J, Buchbinder M, Deeb GM, Carabello B, Serruys PW, Chenoweth S, Oh JK; CoreValve United States Clinical Investigators. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement using a self-expanding bioprosthesis in patients with severe aortic stenosis at extreme risk for surgery. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 May 20;63(19):1972-81. PMID: 24657695.

Adams DH, Popma JJ, Reardon MJ, Yakubov SJ, Coselli JS, Deeb GM, Gleason TG, Buchbinder M, Hermiller J Jr, Kleiman NS, Chetcuti S, Heiser J, Merhi W, Zorn G, Tadros P, Robinson N, Petrossian G, Hughes GC, Harrison JK, Conte J, Maini B, Mumtaz M, Chenoweth S, Oh JK; U.S. CoreValve Clinical Investigators. Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement with a self-expanding prosthesis. N Engl J Med. 2014 May 8;370(19):1790-8. PMID: 24678937

Rylski B, Urbanski PP, Siepe M, Beyersdorf F, Bachet J, Gleason TG, Bavaria JE. Operative techniques in patients with type A dissection complicated by cerebral malperfusion. Eur J Cardiothoracic Surg. 2014 Aug;46(2):156-66. PMID: 25015972

Coselli JS, Volguina IV, LeMaire SA, Sundt TM, Connolly HM, Stephens EH, Schaff HV, Milewicz DM, Vricella LA, Dietz HC, Minard CG, Miller DC; Aortic Valve Operative Outcomes in Marfan Patients Study Group. Early and 1-year outcomes of aortic root surgery in patients with Marfan syndrome: a prospective multicenter, comparative study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Jun;147(6):1758-66, 1767.e1-4. PMID: 24655904

Reardon MJ, Adams DH, Coselli JS, Deeb GM, Kleiman NS, Chetcuti S, Yakubov SJ, Heimansohn D, Hermiller J Jr, Hughes GC, Harrison JK, Khabbaz K, Tadros P, Zorn GL 3rd, Merhi W, Heiser J, Petrossian G, Robinson N, Maini B, Mumtaz M, Lee JS, Gleason TG, Resar J, Conte J, Watson D, Chenoweth S, Popma JJ; CoreValve US Clinical Investigators. Self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement using alternative access sites in symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis deemed extreme risk of surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Dec;148(6):2869-76. PMID: 25152474

Gleason TG. Bicuspid aortic valve repair by complete conversion from "raphe'd" (type 1) to "symmetric" (type 0) morphology. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Dec;148(6):2862-8. PMID: 24930615

Tsamis A, Pal S, Phillippi JA, Gleason TG, Maiti S, Vorp DA. Effect of aneurysm on biomechanical properties of “radially-oriented” collagen fibers in human ascending thoracic aortic media. J Biomech. 2014 Dec 18;47(16):3820-4. PMID: 25468299

Jonker FH, Patel HJ, Upchurch GR, Williams DM, Montgomery DG, Gleason TG, Braverman AC, Sechtem U, Fattori R, Di Eusanio M, Evangelista A, Nienaber CA, Isselbacher EM, Eagle KA, Trimarchi S. Acute type B aortic dissection complicated by visceral ischemia. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Apr;149(4):1081-6.e1. PMID: 25500101

Reardon MJ, Adams DH, Kleiman NS, Yakubov SJ, Coselli JS, Deeb GM, Gleason TG, Lee JS, Hermiller JB Jr, Chetcuti S, Heiser J, Merhi W, Zorn GL 3rd, Tadros P, Robinson N, Petrossian G, Hughes GC, Harrison JK, Maini B, Mumtaz M, Conte JV, Resar JR, Aharonian V, Pfeffer T, Oh JK, Qiao H, Popma JJ. 2-Year Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Surgical or Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Jul 14;66(2):113-21. PMID: 26055947

Yakubov SJ, Adams DH, Watson DR, Reardon MJ, Kleiman NS, Heimansohn D, Hermiller J Jr, Hughes GC, Harrison JK, Coselli J, Diez J, Schreiber T, Gleason TG, Conte J, Deeb GM, Huang J, Oh J, Byrne T, Caskey M, Popma JJ; CoreValve United States Clinical Investigators. 2-Year Outcomes After Iliofemoral Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis Deemed Extreme Risk for Surgery. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Sep 22;66(12):1327-34. PMID: 26383718

Chu D, Chan P, Wei LM, Cook CC, Gleason TG, Morell VO, Badhwar V. The Effect of Comprehensive Society of Thoracic Surgeons Quality Improvement on Outcomes and Failure to Rescue. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Dec;100(6):2147-50; discussion 2150. PMID: 26298171

Conte JV, Gleason TG, Resar JR, Adams DH, Deeb GM, Popma JJ, Hughes GC, Zorn GL, Reardon MJ. Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jan;101(1):72-9; discussion 79. 0. PMID: 26433523

Chu D, Schaheen L, Morell VO, Gleason TG, Cook CC, Wei LM, Badhwar V. Effect of Aortic Clamping Strategy on Postoperative Stroke in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Operations. JAMA Surg. 2016 Jan;151(1):59-62. PMID: 26398924

Bouma W, Lai EK, Levack MM, Shang EK, Pouch AM, Eperjesi TJ, Plappert TJ, Yushkevich PA, Mariani MA, Khabbaz KR, Gleason TG, Mahmood F, Acker MA, Woo YJ, Cheung AT, Jackson BM, Gorman JH 3rd, Gorman RC. Preoperative Three-Dimensional Valve Analysis Predicts Recurrent Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation After Mitral Annuloplasty. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Feb;101(2):567-75. PMID: 26688087

Pasta S, Phillippi JA, Tsamis A, D'Amore A, Raffa GM, Pilato M, Scardulla C, Watkins SC, Wagner WR, Gleason TG, Vorp DA. Constitutive modeling of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms using microstructural parameters. Med Eng Phys. 2016 Feb;38(2):121-30. PMID: 26669606

Gleason TG. The sutureless valve redux: Innovation or hype? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Mar;151(3)743-744. PMID: 26602254

Trivedi D, Navid F, Balzer JR, Joshi R, Lacomis JM, Jovin TG, Althouse AD, Gleason TG. Aggressive Aortic Arch and Carotid Replacement Strategy for Type A Aortic Dissection Improves Neurologic Outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Mar;101(3):896-903; Discussion 903-5. PMID: 26542439

Zorn GL 3rd, Little SH, Tadros P, Deeb GM, Gleason TG, Heiser J, Kleiman NS, Oh JK, Popma JJ, Adams D, Huang J, Reardon MJ. Prosthesis-patient mismatch in high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis: A randomized trial of a self-expanding prosthesis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Apr;151(4):1014-22. PMID: 26614412

Cavalcante JL, Rijal S, Althouse AD, Delgado-Montero A, Katz WE, Schindler JT, Crock F, Harinstein ME, Navid F, Gleason TG, Lee JS. Right Ventricular Function and Prognosis in Patients with Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2016 Apr;29(4):325-33. PMID: 26743732

Tsamis A, Phillippi JA, Koch RG, Chan PG, Krawiec JT, D'Amore A, Watkins SC, Wagner WR, Vorp DA, Gleason TG. Extracellular matrix fiber microarchitecture is region-specific in bicuspid aortic valve-associated ascending aortopathy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2016 Jun;151(6):1718-1728. PMID: 26979916.

Deeb GM, Reardon MJ, Chetcuti S, Patel HJ, Grossman PM, Yakubov SJ, Kleiman NS, Coselli JS, Gleason TG, Lee JS, Hermiller JB Jr, Heiser J, Merhi W, Zorn GL 3rd, Tadros P, Robinson N, Petrossian G, Hughes GC, Harrison JK, Maini B, Mumtaz M, Conte J, Resar J, Aharonian V, Pfeffer T, Oh JK, Qiao H, Adams DH, Popma JJ; CoreValve US Clinical Investigators. 3-Year Outcomes in High-Risk Patients Who Underwent Surgical or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Jun 7;67(22):2565-74. PMID: 27050187.

Thunes JR, Pal S, Fortunato RN, Phillippi JA, Gleason TG, Vorp DA, Maiti S. A structural finite element model for lamellar unit of aortic media indicates heterogeneous stress field after collagen recruitment. J Biomech. 2016 Jun 14;49(9):1562-1569. PMID: 27113538.

Gleason TG, Schindler JT, Adams DH, Reardon MJ, Kleiman NS, Caplan LR, Conte JV, Deeb GM, Hughes GC Jr, Chenoweth S, Popma JJ. The risk and extent of neurologic events are equivalent for high-risk patients treated with transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Jul;152(1):85-96. PMID: 27085389.

Popma JJ, Gleason TG, Yakubov SJ, Harrison JK, Forrest JK, Maini B, Ruiz CE, Pinto DS, Costa M, Resar J, Conte J, Crestanello J, Chang Y, Oh JK, Reardon MJ, Adams DH. Relationship of Annular Sizing Using Multidetector Computed Tomographic Imaging and Clinical Outcomes After Self-Expanding CoreValve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Jul;9(7). PMID: 27369803.

Berretta P, Patel HJ, Gleason TG, Sundt TM, Myrmel T, Desai N, Korach A, Panza A, Bavaria J, Khoynezhad A, Woznicki E, Montgomery D, Isselbacher EM, Di Bartolomeo R, Fattori R, Nienaber CA, Eagle KA, Trimarchi S, Di Eusanio M. IRAD experience on surgical type A acute dissection patients: results and predictors of mortality. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Jul;5(4):346-51. PMID: 27563547.

Popma JJ, Reardon MJ, Yakubov SJ, Hermiller JB Jr, Harrison JK, Gleason TG, Conte JV, Deeb GM, Chetcuti S, Oh JK, Boulware MJ, Huang J, Adams DH; CoreValve US Clinical Investigators. Safety and Efficacy of Self-Expanding TAVR in Patients With Aortoventricular Angulation. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Aug;9(8):973-81. PMID: 27491485.

Wijdh-den Hamer IJ, Bouma W, Lai EK, Levack MM, Shang EK, Pouch AM, Eperjesi TJ, Plappert TJ, Yushkevich PA, Hung J, Mariani MA, Khabbaz KR, Gleason TG, Mahmood F, Acker MA, Woo YJ, Cheung AT, Gillespie MJ, Jackson BM, Gorman JH 3rd, Gorman RC. The value of preoperative 3-dimensional over 2-dimensional valve analysis in predicting recurrent ischemic mitral regurgitation after mitral annuloplasty. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Sep;152(3):847-59. PMID: 27530639.

Muralidharan A, Thiagarajan K, Van Ham R, Gleason TG, Mulukutla S, Schindler JT, Jeevanantham V, Thirumala PD. Meta-Analysis of Perioperative Stroke and Mortality in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Am J Cardiol. 2016 Oct 1;118(7):1031-45. PMID 27634034

Kotlarczyk MP, Billaud M, Green BR, Hill JC, Shiva S, Kelley EE, Phillippi JA, Gleason TG. Regional Disruptions in Endothelial Nitric Oxide Pathway Associated With Bicuspid Aortic Valve. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Oct;102(4):1274-81. PMID: 27283108.

Reardon MJ, Kleiman NS, Adams DH, Yakubov SJ, Coselli JS, Deeb GM, O'Hair D, Gleason TG, Lee JS, Hermiller JB Jr, Chetcuti S, Heiser J, Merhi W, Zorn GL 3rd, Tadros P, Robinson N, Petrossian G, Hughes GC, Harrison JK, Maini B, Mumtaz M, Conte JV, Resar JR, Aharonian V, Pfeffer T, Oh JK, Huang J, Popma JJ. Outcomes in the Randomized CoreValve US Pivotal High Risk Trial in Patients With a Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Score of 7% or Less. JAMA Cardiol. 2016 Nov 1;1(8):945-949. PMID: 27541162.

Dehkharghani S, Bowen M, Haussen DC, Gleason TG, Prater A, Cai Q, Kang J, Nogueira RG. Body Temperature Modulates Infarction Growth following Endovascular Reperfusion. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2017 Jan;38(1):46-51. PMID: 27758774.

Waterford SD, Di Eusanio M, Ehrlich MP, Reece TB, Desai ND, Sundt TM, Myrmel T, Gleason TG, Forteza A, de Vincentiis C, DiScipio AW, Montgomery DG, Eagle KA, Isselbacher EM, Muehle A, Shah A, Chou D, Nienaber CA, Khoynezhad A. Postoperative myocardial infarction in acute type A aortic dissection: A report from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Mar;153(3):521-527. PMID: 27932024.

Fercana GR, Yerneni S, Billaud M, Hill JC, VanRyzin P, Richards TD, Sicari BM, Johnson SA, Badylak SF, Campbell PG, Gleason TG, Phillippi JA. Perivascular extracellular matrix hydrogels mimic native matrix microarchitecture and promote angiogenesis via basic fibroblast growth factor. Biomaterials. 2017 Apr;123:142-154. PMID: 28167392

Reardon MJ, Van Mieghem NM, Popma JJ, Kleiman NS, Søndergaard L, Mumtaz M, Adams DH, Deeb GM, Maini B, Gada H, Chetcuti S, Gleason TG, Heiser J, Lange R, Merhi W, Oh JK, Olsen PS, Piazza N, Williams M, Windecker S, Yakubov SJ, Grube E, Makkar R, Lee JS, Conte J, Vang E, Nguyen H, Chang Y, Mugglin AS, Serruys PW, Kappetein AP; SURTAVI Investigators. Surgical or Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement in Intermediate-Risk Patients. N Engl J Med. 2017 Apr 6;376(14):1321-1331. PMID: 28304219.

Parikh N, Trimarchi S, Gleason TG, Kamman AV, di Eusanio M, Myrmel T, Korach A, Maniar H, Ota T, Khoynezhad A, Montgomery DG, Desai ND, Eagle KA, Nienaber CA, Isselbacher EM, Bavaria J, Sundt TM, Patel HJ. Changes in operative strategy for patients enrolled in the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection interventional cohort program. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Apr;153(4):S74-S79. PMID: 28168983.

Venkatesh P, Phillippi J, Chukkapalli S, Rivera-Kweh M, Velsko I, Gleason TG, VanRyzin P, Aalaei-Andabili SH, Ghanta RK, Beaver T, Chan EKL, Kesavalu L. Aneurysm-Specific miR-221 and miR-146a Participates in Human Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Int J Mol Sci. 2017 Apr 20;18(4). PMID: 28425970

Udesh R, Mehta A, Gleason TG, Wechsler L, Thirumala PD. Perioperative Strokes and Early Outcomes in Mitral Valve Surgery: A Nationwide Analysis. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Apr;31(2):529-536. PMID: 28259602

Thirumala PD, Muluk S, Udesh R, Mehta A, Schindler J, Mulukutla S, Jeevanantham V, Wechsler L, Gleason TG. Carotid artery disease and periprocedural stroke risk after transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Ann Card Anaesth. 2017 Apr-Jun;20(2):145-151. PMID: 28393772

Gaudiani V, Deeb GM, Popma JJ, Adams DH, Gleason TG, Conte JV, Zorn GL 3rd, Hermiller JB Jr, Chetcuti S, Mumtaz M, Yakubov SJ, Kleiman NS, Huang J, Reardon MJ. Causes of death from the randomized CoreValve US Pivotal High-Risk Trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Jun;153(6):1293-1301. PMID: 28249691.

Hall A, Chan PG, Sheets K, Apperson M, Delaughter C, Gleason TG, Phillippi JA, Nain A. Nanonet force microscopy for measuring forces in single smooth muscle cells of the human aorta. Mol Biol Cell. 2017 Jul 7;28(14):1894-1900. PMID: 28450452

Abdelkarim I, Althouse AD, Thoma FW, Lee JS, Schindler JT, Gleason TG, Cavalcante JL. The Importance of Invasive Hemodynamics for Pulmonary Hypertension Screening in TAVR Patients. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Jul 25;70(4):510-511. PMID: 28728701.

Billaud M, Donnenberg VS, Ellis BW, Meyer EM, Donnenberg AD, Hill JC, Richards TD, Gleason TG, Phillippi JA. Classification and Functional Characterization of Vasa Vasorum-Associated Perivascular Progenitor Cells in Human Aorta. Stem Cell Reports. 2017 Jul 11;9(1):292-303. PMID: 28552602.

Phillippi JA, Hill JC, Billaud M, Green BR, Kotlarczyk MP, and Gleason TG. Bicuspid Aortic Valve Morphotype Correlates with Regional Antioxidant Gene Expression Profiles in the Proximal Ascending Aorta. Ann Thor Surg. 2017 Jul;104(1):79-87. PMID: 28185644.

Udesh R, Mehta A, Gleason TG, Thirumala PD. Carotid artery disease and perioperative stroke risk after surgical aortic valve replacement: A national wide impatient sample analysis. J Clin Neurosci. 2017 Aug; 42:91-96. PMID: 28454636

Thirumala PD, Nguyen FD, Mehta A, Schindler J, Mulukutla S, Jeevanantham V, Wechsler L, Gleason TG. Perioperative Stroke, In-Hospital Mortality, and Postoperative Morbidity Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Nationwide Study. J Clin Neurol. 2017 Oct;13(4):351-358. PMID: 28884980.

Mehta A, Gleason TG, Wechsler L, Winger D, Wang L, Thirumala PD. Perioperative stroke as a predictor of mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing CABG. J Clin Neurosci. 2017 Oct;44:175-179. PMID: 28694039

de Beaufort HWL, Trimarchi S, Korach A, Di Eusanio M, Gilon D, Montgomery DG, Evangelista A, Braverman AC, Chen EP, Isselbacher EM, Gleason TG, De Vincentiis C, Sundt TM, Patel HJ, Eagle KA. Aortic dissection in patients with Marfan syndrome based on the IRAD Data. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Nov:6(6):633-641. PMID: 29270375

Thiagarajan K, Jeevanantham V, Van Ham R, Gleason TG, Badhwar V, Chang Y, Thirumala PD. Perioperative Stroke and Mortality After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Meta-Analysis. Neurologist. 2017 Nov;22(6):227-233. PMID: 29095324

Udesh R, Solanki P, Mehta A, Gleason T, Wechsler L, Thirumala PD. Carotid artery stenosis as an independent risk factor for perioperative strokes following mitral valve surgical intervention. J Neurol Sci. 2017 Nov 15;382:170-184. PMID: 29055498

Conte JV, Hermiller J Jr, Resar JR, Deeb GM, Gleason TG, Adams DH, Popma JJ, Yakubov SJ, Watson D, Guo J, Zorn GL 3rd, Reardon MJ. Complications After Self-expanding Transcatheter of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Autumn;29(3):321-330. PMID: 29195573

Billaud M, Phillippi JA, Kotlarczyk MP, Hill JC, Ellis BW, St Croix CM, Cantu-Medéllin N, Kelley EE, Gleason TG. Elevated oxidative stress in the aortic media of patients with bicuspid aortic valve. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Nov;154(5):1756-1762. PMID: 28651938.

Udesh R, Natarajan P, Jeevanantham V, Gleason TG, Badhwar V, Thirumala PD. Perioperative Strokes Following Surgical Correction of Mitral Valves: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Eur Neurol. 2017;78(1-2):63-70. PMID: 28647732.

Soundhar A, Udesh R, Mehta A, Schindler J, Jeevanantham V, Gleason TG, Thirumala PD. Delirium Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: National Inpatient Sample Analysis. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Dec;31(6)1977-1984. PMID: 28666930

Cavalcante JL, Rijal S, Abdelkarim I, Althouse AD, Sharbaugh MS, Fridman Y, Soman P, Forman DE, Schindler JT, Gleason TG, Lee JS, Schelbert EB. Cardiac amyloidosis is prevalent in older patients with aortic stenosis and carries worse prognosis. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2017 Dec 7;19(1):98. PMID: 29212513

Costin NI, Korach A, Loor G, Peterson MD, Desai ND, Trimarchi S, de Vincentiis C, Ota T, Reece TB, Sundt TM, Patel HJ, Chen EP, Montgomery DG, Nienaber CA, Isselbacher EM, Eagle KA, Gleason TG. Patients With Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Presenting With an Abnormal Electrocardiogram. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Jan;105(1):92-99. PMID: 29074152

Feldman TE, Reardon MJ, Rajagopal V, Makkar RR, Bajwa TK, Kleiman NS, Linke A, Kereiakes DJ, Waksman R, Thourani VH, Stoler RC, Mishkel GJ, Rizik DG, Iyer VS, Gleason TG, Tchétché D, Rovin JD, Buchbinder M, Meredith IT, Götberg M, Bjursten H, Meduri C, Salinger MH, Allocco DJ, Dawkins KD. Effect of Mechanically Expanded vs Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement on Mortality and Major Adverse Clinical Events in High-Risk Patients With Aortic Stenosis: The REPRISE III Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2018 Jan 2;319(1)27-37. PMID: 29297076

Ribeiro HB, Lerakis S, Gilard M, Cavalcante JL, Makkar R, Herrmann HC, Windecker S, Enriquez-Sarano M, Cheema AN, Nombela-Franco L, Amat-Santos I, Muñoz-García AJ, Garcia Del Blanco B, Zajarias A, Lisko JC, Hayek S, Babaliaros V, Le Ven F, Gleason TG, Chakravarty T, Szeto WY, Clavel MA, de Agustin A, Serra V, Schindler JT, Dahou A, Puri R, Pelletier-Beaumont E, Côté M, Pibarot P, Rodés-Cabau J. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis: The TOPAS-TAVI Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Mar 27;71(12):1297-1308. PMID: 29566812

Evangelista A, Isselbacher EM, Bossone E, Gleason TG, Eusanio MD, Sechtem U, Ehrlich MP, Trimarchi S, Braverman AC, Myrmel T, Harris KM, Hutchinson S, O'Gara P, Suzuki T, Nienaber CA, Eagle KA; IRAD Investigators. Insights From the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection: A 20-Year Experience of Collaborative Clinical Research. Circulation. 2018 Apr 24;137(17):1846-1860. PMID: 29685932

Deeb GM, Chetcuti SJ, Yakubov SJ, Patel HJ, Grossman PM, Kleiman NS, Heiser J, Merhi W, Zorn GL 3rd, Tadros PN, Petrossian G, Robinson N, Mumtaz M, Gleason TG, Huang J, Conte JV, Popma JJ, Reardon MJ. Impact of Annular Size on Outcomes After Surgical or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Ann Thoracic Surg. 2018 Apr;105(4):1129-1136. PMID: 29307456

Masri A, Bianco V, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Sultan I. Failure of CT angiogram to detect an ascending aortic dissection. J Card Surg. 2018 Apr;33(4):194-195. PMID: 29572950

Thunes JR, Phillippi JA, Gleason TG, Vorp DA, Maiti S. Structural modeling reveals microstructure-strength relationship for human ascending thoracic aorta. J Biomech. 2018 Apr 11;71:84-93. PMID: 29544877

Masri A, Abdelkarim I, Sharbaugh MS, Althouse AD, Xu J, Han W, Chan SY, Katz WE, Crock FW, Harinstein ME, Kliner DE, Navid F, Lee JS, Gleason TG, Schindler JT, Cavalcante JL. Outcomes of persistent pulmonary hypertension following transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Heart. 2018 May; 104(10):821-827. PMID: 28970276.

Sultan I, Dufendach K, Cardounel A, Navid F, Gleason TG. Intercostal artery reimplantation with saphenous vein during thoracoabdominal aortic replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 May;155(5):1963-1965. PMID: 29249490.

Gleason TG, Schindler JT, Hagberg RC, Deeb GM, Adams DH, Conte JV, Zorn GL 3rd, Hughes GC, Guo J, Popma JJ, Reardon MJ. Subclavian/Axillary Access for Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Renders Equivalent Outcomes as Transfemoral. Ann Thorac Surg 2018;105(2):477-483. PMID: 29100645.

Little SH, Popma JJ, Kleiman NS, Deeb GM, Gleason TG, Yakubov SJ, Checuti S, O'Hair D, Bajwa T, Mumtaz M, Maini B, Hartman A, Katz S, Robinson N, Petrossian G, Heiser J, Merhi W, Moore BJ, Li S, Adams DH, Reardon MJ. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with severe mitral or tricuspid regurgitation at extreme risk for surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 May; 155(5):1991-1999. PMID: 29429630

Sultan I, Seese L, Lagazzi L, Gleason TG. Concomitant aortic valve replacement with orthotopic heart transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 May;155(5):e151-e152. PMID: 29305032

Seese L, Schindler JT, Gleason TG, Sultan I. The delayed southern migration of a transcatheter aortic valve. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2018 Jul 1;54(1):187-188. PMID: 29378014

Mehta A, Choxi R, Gleason TG, Wechsler L, Jovin T, Thirumala PD. Carotid Artery Disease as a Predictor of In-Hospital Postoperative Stroke After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting from 1999-2011. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Aug;32(4):1587-1596. PMID: 29169797

Kohl LP, Isselbacher EM, Majahalme N, Evangelista A, Russo MJ, Hutchison S, Bossone E, Suzuki T, Pyeritz RE, Gleason TG, Conklin LD, Montgomery DG, Nienaber CA, Eagle KA, Harris KM. Comparison of Outcomes in DeBakey Type AI Versus Al Aortic Dissection. Am J Cardiol. 2018 Aug 15;122(4):689-695. PMID: 29970240

Borger MA, Fedak PWM, Stephens EH, Gleason TG, Girdauskas E, Ikonomidis JS, Khoynezhad A, Siu SC, Verma S, Hope MD, Cameron DE, Hammer DF, Coselli JS, Moon MR, Sundt TM, Barker AJ, Markl M, Della Corte A, Michelena HI, Elefteriades JA. The American Association for Thoracic Surgery consensus guidelines on bicuspid aortic valve-related aortopathy: Full online-only version. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Aug;156(2):e41-e74. PMID: 30011777

Borger MA, Fedak PWM, Stephens EH, Gleason TG, Girdauskas E, Ikonomidis JS, Khoynezhad A, Siu SC, Verma S, Hope MD, Cameron DE, Hammer DF, Coselli JS, Moon MR, Sundt TM, Barker AJ, Markl M, Della Corte A, Michelena HI, Elefteriades JA. The American Association for Thoracic Surgery consensus guidelines on bicuspid aortic valve-related aortopathy: Executive summary. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Aug;156(2):473-480. PMID: 30011756

Sultan I, Bianco V, Yajzi I, Kilic A, Dufendach K, Cardounel A, Althouse AD, Masri A, Navid F, Gleason TG. Hemiarch Reconstruction vs. Clamped Aortic Anastomosis for Concomitant Ascending Aortic Aneurysm. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Sep;106(3)750-756. PMID: 29730345

Kilic A, Bianco V, Gleason TG, Aranda-Michel E, Chu D, Navid F, Althouse AD, Sultan I. Hospital readmission rates are similar between patients with mechanical versus bioprosthetic aortic valves. J Card Surg. 2018 Sep;33(9):497-505. PMID: 30091187

Billaud M, Hill JC, Richards TD, Gleason TG, Phillippi JA. Medial Hypoxia and Adventitial Vasa Vasorum Remodeling in Human Ascending Aortic Aneurysm. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2018 Sep 17;5:124. PMID: 30276199

Sultan I, Aranda-Michel E, Gleason TG, Navid F, Kilic A. Mitral valve surgery for acute papillary muscle rupture. Card Surg. 2018 Sep;33(9):484-488. PMID: 30043504

Cardounel A, Gleason TG, Lee JS, Schindler JT, Kliner D, Navid F, Bianco V, Sultan I. Surgical cut down for vascular access with conscious sedation for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: the best of both worlds? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2018 Oct 1;27(4);494-497. PMID: 29618072

Alaeddine M, Badhwar V, Grau-Sepulveda MV, Wei LM, Cook CC, Halkos ME, Thourani VH, Jacobs JP, Matsouaka R, Meza J, Brennan M, Gleason TG, Chu D. Aortic clamping strategy and postoperative stroke. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Oct; 156(4) 1451-1457. PMID: 29754790

Durko AP, Reardon MJ, Kleiman NS, Popma JJ, Van Mieghem NM, Gleason TG, Bajwa T, O'Hair D, Brown DL, Ryan WH, Chang Y, De Leon SD, Kappetein AP. Neurological Complications After Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Intermediate-Risk Patients. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Oct 30;72(18):2109-2119. PMID: 30360820

Coyan GN, Gleason TG, Chu D. Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion and Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation During Cardiac Surgery. JAMA. 2018 Oct 16;320(15):1602. PMID: 30326117

Bianco V, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Arnaoutakis GJ, Sultan I. Management of thoracic aortic graft infections. J Card Surg. 2018 Oct;33(10):658-665. PMID: 30178475

Sultan I, Dufendach K, Kilic A, Bianco V, Trivedi D, Althouse AD, Thoma F, Navid F, Gleason TG. Bare Metal Stent use in Type B Aortic Dissection May Offer Positive Remoldeling for the Distal Aorta. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Nov; 106(5):1364-1370. PMID: 30077594

Coyan GN, Aranda-Michel E, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Navid F, Chu D, Sharbaugh MS, Kilic A. Outcomes of mitral valve surgery during concomitant aortic valve replacement. J Card Surg. 2018 Nov;33(11):706-715. PMID: 30278475

Seese L, Sultan I, Navid F, Gleason TG. Conversion of Left to a Right Sided Aortic Arch: A Radical Approach for Select Indications. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Autumn;30(3)288-289. PMID: 30006203

Alaeddine M, Badhwar V, Grau-Sepulveda MV, Wei LM, Cook CC, Halkos ME, Thourani VH, Jacobs JP, Matsouaka R, Meza J, Brennan M, Gleason TG, Chu D. Aortic clamping and postoperative stroke. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Oct;156(4):1451-1457. PMID: 29754790.

Gleason TG, Reardon MJ, Popma JJ, Deeb GM, Yakubov SJ, Lee JS, Kleiman NS, Chetcuti S, Hermiller JB Jr, Heiser J, Merhi W, Zorn GL 3rd, Tadros P, Robinson N, Petrossian G, Hughes GC, Harrison JK, Conte JV, Mumtaz M, Oh JK, Huang J, Adams DH; CoreValve U.S. Pivotal High Risk Trial Clinical Investigators. 5-Year Outcomes of Self-Expanding Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in High-Risk Patients. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Dec 4;72(22):2687-2696. PMID: 30249462

Bianco V, Gleason TG, Kilic A, Lee JS, Schindler JT, Rauso L, Arnold J, Joshi R, Navid F, Kliner D, Sultan I. Open Surgical Access for Transfemoral TAVR Should Not Be a Contraindication for Conscious Sedation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Jan;33(1):39-44. PMID: 30458980

Sultan I, Bianco V, Kilic A, Chu D, Navid F, Gleason TG. Aortic root replacement with cryopreserved homograft for infective endocarditis in the modern North American opioid epidemic. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Jan;157(1):45-50. PMID: 30285921

Bavaria JE, Tommaso CL, Brindis RG, Carroll JD, Deeb GM, Feldman TE, Gleason TG, Horlick EM, Kavinsky CJ, Kumbhani DJ, Miller DC, Seals AA, Shahian DM, Shemin RJ, Sundt TM 3rd, Thourani VH. 2018 AATS/ACC/SCAI/STS Expert Consensus Systems of Care Document: Operator and Institutional Recommendations and Requirements for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Joint Report of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the American College of Cardiology, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Jan 29:73(3):340-374. PMID: 30031107

Sultan I, Cardounel A, Abdelkarim I, Kilic A, Althouse AD, Sharbaugh MS, Gupta A, Xu J, Fukui M, Simon MA, Schindler JT, Lee JS, Gleason TG, Cavalcante JL. Right ventricle to pulmonary artery coupling in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Heart. 2019 Jan; 105(2):117-121. PMID: 30093545

Trimarchi S, de Beaufort HWL, Tolenaar JL, Bavaria JE, Desai ND, Di Eusanio M, Di Bartolomeo R, Peterson MD, Ehrlich M, Evangelista A, Montgomery DG, Myrmel T, Hughes GC, Appoo JJ, De Vincentiis C, Yan TD, Nienaber CA, Isselbacher EM, Deeb GM, Gleason TG, Patel HJ, Sundt TM, Eagle KA. Acute aortic dissections with entry tear in the arch: A report from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Jan;157(1):66-73. PMID: 30396735

Maes F, Lerakis S, Barbosa Ribeiro H, Gilard M, Cavalcante JL, Makkar R, Herrmann HC, Windecker S, Enriquez-Sarano M, Cheema AN, Nombela-Franco L, Amat-Santos I, Muñoz-García AJ, Garcia Del Blanco B, Zajarias A, Lisko JC, Hayek S, Babaliaros V, Le Ven F, Gleason TG, Chakravarty T, Szeto W, Clavel MA, de Agustin A, Serra V, Schindler JT, Dahou A, Salah-Annabi M, Pelletier-Beaumont E, Côté M, Puri R, Pibarot P, Rodés-Cabau J. Outcomes From Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Less Than 30%: A Substudy From the TOPAS-TAVI Registry. JAMA Cardiol. 2019 Jan 1;4(1)64-70. PMID: 30566185

Seese L, Kilic A, Navid F, Gleason TG, Sultan I. Nonoperative Management of Brachiocephalic Artery Dissection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Feb;107(2):329-330. PMID: 30081024

Kilic A, Gleason TG, Kagawa H, Kilic A, Sultan I. Institutional volume affects long-term survival following lung transplantation in the USA. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Feb 2. PMID: 30715313

Shahian DM, Gleason TG, Shemin RJ, Carroll JD, Mack MJ. TAVR 2.0: Professional Societies Collaborating to Measure, Assure, and Advance Quality. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Feb;107(2):329-330. PMID: 30076794

Gleason TG, Argenziano M, Bavaria JE, Kane LC, Coselli JS, Engelman RM, Tanaka KA, Awad A, Sekela ME, Zwischenberger JB. Hemoadsorption to Reduce Plasma-Free Hemoglobin During Cardiac Surgery: Results of REFRESH I Pilot Study. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Winter;31(4):783-793. PMID: 31085219

Bavaria JE, Tommaso CL, Brindis RG, Carroll JD, Deeb GM, Feldman TE, Gleason TG, Horlick EM, Kavinsky CJ, Kumbhani DJ, Miller DC, Seals AA, Shahian DM, Shemin RJ, Sundt TM 3rd, Thourani VH. 2018 AATS/ACC/SCAI/STS Expert Consensus Systems of Care Document: Operator and Institutional Recommendations and Requirements for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Joint Report of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the American College of Cardiology, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Feb;107(2):650-684. PMID: 30030976

Bavaria JE, Tommaso CL, Brindis RG, Carroll JD, Michael Deeb G, Feldman TE, Gleason TG, Horlick EM, Kavinsky CJ, Kumbhani DJ, Miller DC, Seals AA, Shahian DM, Shemin RJ, Sundt TM 3rd, Thourani VH. 2018 AATS/ACC/SCAI/STS expert consensus systems of care document: Operator and institutional recommendations and requirements for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A Joint Report of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Feb 15;93(3):E153-E184. PMID: 30265423

Bavaria JE, Tommaso CL, Brindis RG, Carroll JD, Deeb GM, Feldman TE, Gleason TG, Horlick EM, Kavinsky CJ, Kumbhani DJ, Miller DC, Seals AA, Shahian DM, Shemin RJ, Sundt TM 3rd, Thourani VH. 2018 AATS/ACC/SCAI/STS Expert Consensus Systems of Care Document: Operator and institutional recommendations and requirements for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A joint report of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Mar;157(3):e77-e111. PMID: 30683490

Sultan I, Dufendach KA, Kilic A, Bianco V, Navid F, Gleason TG. A running suture line for aortic valve replacement does not increase the rate of postoperative complete heart block. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Mar;67(3):283-288. PMID: 30209776

Kilic A, Acker MA, Gleason TG, Sultan I, Vemulapalli S, Thibault D, Ailawadi G, Badhwar V, Thourani V, Kilic A. Clinical Outcomes of Mitral Valve Reoperations in the United States: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Mar;107(3):754-759. PMID: 30365952

Chan PG, Chan EG, Seese L, Sultan I, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Chu D. Safety and Feasibility of a Nonpledgeted Suture Technique for Heart Valve Replacement. JAMA Surg. 2019 Mar 1;154(3):260-261. PMID: 30476964

Bianco V, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Aranda-Michel E, Navid F, Sultan I. Longitudinal outcomes of dialysis-dependent patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting. J Card Surg. 2019 Mar;34(3):110-117. PMID: 30735576

Fukui M, Gupta A, Abdelkarim I, Sharbaugh MS, Althouse AD, Elzomor H, Mulukutla S, Lee JS, Schindler JT, Gleason TG, Cavalcante JL. Association of Structural and Functional Cardiac Changes With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes in Patients With Aortic Stenosis. JAMA Cardiol. 2019 Mar1;4(3):215-222. PMID: 30725109

Reardon MJ, Feldman TE, Meduri CU, Makkar RR, O'Hair D, Linke A, Kereiakes DJ, Waksman R, Babliaros V, Stoler RC, Mishkel GJ, Rizik DG, Iyer VS, Gleason TG, Tchétché D, Rovin JD, Lhermusier T, Carrié D, Hodson RW, Allocco DJ, Meredith IT; Reprise III Investigators. Two-Year Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With Mechanical vs Self-expanding Valves: The REPRISE III Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2019 Mar1;4(3):223-229. PMID: 30810703

Aranda-Michel E, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Bianco V, Sultan I. Diagnostic dilemma in prosthetic valve endocarditis: Computed tomography to the rescue. J Card Surg. 2019 Apr;34(4):208-210. PMID: 30803027

Leshnower BG, Rangaraju S, Allen JW, Stringer AY, Gleason TG, Chen EP. Deep Hypothermia With Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion Versus Moderate Hypothermia With Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion for Arch Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Apr;107(4):1104-1110. PMID: 30448484

Head SJ, Reardon MJ, Deeb GM, Van Mieghem NM, Popma JJ, Gleason TG, Williams MR, Radhakrishnan S, Fremes S, Oh JK, Chang Y, Boulware MJ, Kappetein AP. Computed Tomography-Based Indexed Aortic Annulus Size to Predict Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Apr;12(4):e007396. PMID: 30929507

Sultan I, Gleason TG. Reply. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Apr;107(4):1291. PMID: 30617020

Popma JJ, Deeb GM, Yakubov SJ, Mumtaz M, Gada H, O'Hair D, Bajwa T, Heiser JC, Merhi W, Kleiman NS, Askew J, Sorajja P, Rovin J, Chetcuti SJ, Adams DH, Teirstein PS, Zorn GL 3rd, Forrest JK, Tchétché D, Resar J, Walton A, Piazza N, Ramlawi B, Robinson N, Petrossian G, Gleason TG, Oh JK, Boulware MJ, Qiao H, Mugglin AS, Reardon MJ; Evolut Low Risk Trial Investigators. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement with a Self-Expanding Valve in Low-Risk Patients. N Engl J Med. 2019 May 2;380(18):1706-1715. PMID: 30883053

Aranda-Michel E, Kilic A, Bianco V, Gleason TG, Sultan I. Aortitis Masquerading as Intramural Hematoma of the Ascending Aorta. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 May;107(5):e353. 9. PMID: 30703366

Kilic A, Sultan I, Navid F, Aranda-Michel E, Chu D, Thoma F, Gleason TG. Trifecta Aortic Bioprosthesis: Midterm Results in 1,953 Patients From a Single Center. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 May;107(5):107(5):1356-1362. PMID: 30513317

Aranda-Michel E, Kilic A, Bianco V, Gleason TG, Sultan I. Aortitis Masquerading as Intramural Hematoma of the Ascending Aorta. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 May;107(5):e353. PMID: 30703366

Chan PG, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Navid F, Kilic A. Mechanical versus bioprosthetic valves in patients on dialysis. J Thorac Dis. 2019 May;11(5):1996-2005. PMID: 31285893

Vemulapalli S, Carroll JD, Mack MJ, Li Z, Dai D, Kosinski AS, Kumbhani DJ, Ruiz CE, Thourani VH, Hanzel G, Gleason TG, Herrmann HC, Brindis RG, Bavaria JE. Procedural Volume and Outcomes for Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jun 27;380(26):2541-2550. PMID: 30946551

Masri A, Gleason TG, Lee JS, Cavalcante JL. Pulmonary Hypertension Persistency in Severe Aortic Stenosis Patients Treated With TAVR. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Jul;12(7 Pt 1):1293-1294. PMID: 31272609

Aranda-Michel E, Bianco V, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Sultan I. Endovascular management of spontaneous rupture of the left subclavian artery. J Card Surg. 2019 Jul;34(7):645-646. PMID: 31212383

Sultan I, Bianco V, Gleason TG, Aranda-Michel E, Navid F, Kilic A. Clinical outcomes and hospital readmission rates in mechanical vs bioprosthetic mitral valves. J Card Surg. 2019 Jul;34(7):555-562. PMID: 31124598

Aranda-Michel E, Bianco V, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Navid F, Kilic A. Predictors of increased costs following index adult cardiac operations: Insights from a statewide publicly reported registry. J Card Surg. 2019 Aug;34(8):708-713. PMID: 31269297

Kilic A, Bianco V, Gleason TG, Lee JS, Schindler J, Navid F, Kliner D, Cavalcante JL, Mulukutla SR, Sultan I. Longitudinal Outcomes of Women Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Innovations (Phila). 2019 Aug;14(4):311-320. PMID: 31088318

Mulukutla SR, Gleason TG, Sharbaugh M, Sultan I, Marroquin OC, Thoma F, Smith C, Toma C, Lee JS, Kilic A. Coronary Bypass Versus Percutaneous Revascularization in Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Aug;108(2):474-480. PMID: 31056197

Emerel L, Thunes J, Kickliter T, Billaud M, Phillippi JA, Vorp DA, Maiti S, Gleason TG. Predissection-derived geometric and distensibility indices reveal increased peak longitudinal stress and stiffness in patients sustaining acute type A aortic dissection: Implications for predicting dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Aug;158(2):355-363. PMID: 30551966

Amrane H, Deeb GM, Popma JJ, Yakubov SJ, Gleason TG, Van Mieghem NM, Reardon MJ; SURTAVI Trial Causes of Death Working Group. Causes of death in intermediate-risk patients: The Randomized Surgical Replacement and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Sep:158(3):718-728.e3. PMID: 30709668

Bianco V, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Aranda-Michel E, Navid F, Mulukutla S, Sultan I. Aortic root replacement with stentless xenografts in patients with aortic stenosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Oct;158(4):1021-1027. PMID: 30635191

Bianco V, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Lee JS, Schindler J, Aranda-Michel E, Wang Y, Navid F, Kliner D, Cavalcante JL, Mulukutla SR, Sultan I. Long-term Hospital Readmissions After Surgical Vs Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Oct;108(4):1146-1152. PMID: 31039354

Seese L, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Navid F, Wang Y, Kilic A. The Impact of Preoperative Clopidogrel on Outcomes Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Oct;108(4):1114-1120. PMID: 31039353

Coyan GN, D'Angelo MP, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Luketich JD, Aranda-Michel E, Okusanya O, Schuchert MJ, Kinnunen A, Sultan I. Evaluation of a simulation-based mini-elective on medical student interest in cardiac surgery. J Card Surg. 2019 Oct;34(10):901-907. PMID: 31269293

Sultan I, Gleason TG, Kagawa H, Keebler M, Mathier M, Kormos RL, Kilic A. The impact of centre volume on outcomes of orthotopic heart transplant in older recipients. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2019 Oct 1;29(4):576-582. PMID: 31280304

Bianco V, Aranda-Michel E, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Chu D, Navid F, Kilic A. Inconsistent correlation between procedural volume and publicly reported outcomes in adult cardiac operations. J Card Surg. 2019 Nov;34(11):1194-1203. PMID: 31478248

Kilic A, Goyal A, Miller JK, Gjekmarkaj E, Tam WL, Gleason TG, Sultan I, Dubrawksi A. Predictive Utility of a Machine Learning Algorithm in Estimating Mortality Risk in Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Jun;109;(6):1811-1819. PMID: 31706872

Jamil M, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Navid F, Fallert MA, Suffoletto MS, Kilic A. Infective endocarditis: trends, surgical outcomes, and controversies. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Nov;11(11):4875-4885. PMID: 31903278

Fukui M, Gleason TG, Cavalcante JL. Staging Classification for Aortic Stenosis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Dec 3;74(22):2825-2826. PMID: 31779801

Bianco V, Kilic A, Gelzinis T, Gleason TG, Navid F, Rauso L, Joshi R, Sultan I. Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Closing the Communication Gap Across the Ether Screen. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Jan;34(1):258-266. PMID: 31151860

Seese L, Sultan I, Wang Y, Gleason TG, Thoma F, Kilic A. The effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor exposure on coronary artery bypass grafting. J Card Surg. 2020 Jan;35(1):58-65. PMID: 31782835

Kilic A, Hickey G, Mathier M, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Horn E, Keebler ME. Outcomes of Adult Heart Transplantation Using Hepatitis C-Positive Donors. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Jan 21;9(2):e014495. PMID: 31910781

Dufendach K, Aranda-Michel E, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Navid F, Thoma F, Kilic A. Outcomes of mitral valve surgery for severe ischemic mitral regurgitation. J Card Surg. 2020 Feb;35(2):390-396. PMID: 31821618

Kilic A, Gleason TG. Reply. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Feb;109(2):615-616. PMID: 31580858.

Chan PG, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Wang Y, Navid F, Thoma F, Kilic A. Contemporary outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting in obese patients. J Card Surg. 2020 Mar;35(3):549-556. PMID: 31945232.

Seese L, Hickey G, Keebler ME, Mathier MA, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Toma C, Kilic A. Direct bridging to cardiac transplantation with the surgically implanted Impella 5.0 device. Clin Transplant. 2020 Mar;34(3):e13818. PMID: 32031274.

Gleason, TG. Wall shear stress versus wall tensile stress: Two important biomechanical metrics. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Mar;159(3):e157-e158. PMID: 31810649

Freitas-Ferraz AB, Lerakis S, Barbosa Ribeiro H, Gilard M, Cavalcante JL, Makkar R, Herrmann HC, Windecker S, Enriquez-Sarano M, Cheema AN, Nombela-Franco L, Amat-Santos I, Muñoz-García AJ, Garcia Del Blanco B, Zajarias A, Lisko JC, Hayek S, Babaliaros V, Le Ven F, Gleason TG, Chakravarty T, Szeto WY, Clavel MA, de Agustin A, Serra V, Schindler JT, Dahou A, Annabi MS, Pelletier-Beaumont E, Pibarot P, Rodés-Cabau J. Mitral Regurgitation in Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis Patients Undergoing TAVR: Insights From the TOPAS-TAVI Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Mar 9;13(5):567579. PMID: 32061600.

Wang A, Montgomery D, Brinster DR, Gilon D, Upchurch GR Jr, Gleason TG, Estrera A, Isselbacher EM, Eagle KA, Hughes GC. Predicting In-Hospital Survival in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Medically Treated. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Mar 24;75(11):1360-1361. PMID: 32192665.

Freitas-Ferraz AB, Lerakis S, Barbosa Ribeiro H, Gilard M, Cavalcante JL, Makkar R, Herrmann HC, Windecker S, Enriquez-Sarano M, Cheema AN, Nombela-Franco L, Amat-Santos I, Muñoz-García AJ, Garcia Del Blanco B, Zajarias A, Lisko JC, Hayek S, Babaliaros V, Le Ven F, Gleason TG, Chakravarty T, Szeto WY, Clavel MA, de Agustin A, Serra V, Schindler JT, Dahou A, Annabi MS, Pelletier-Beaumont E, Pibarot P, Rodés-Cabau J. Mitral Regurgitation in Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis Patients Undergoing TAVR: Insights From the TOPAS-TAVI Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Mar 9;13(5):567579. PMID: 32061600.

Gleason TG. Commentary: Does right axillary artery cannulation prevent aorto-cerebral embolic phenomena? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Mar;159(3):781-783. PMID: 31126643

Seese L, Hickey G, Keebler ME, Mathier MA, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Wang Y, Kilic A. Temporary left ventricular assist devices as a bridge to heart transplantation. J Card Surg. 2020 Apr;35(4):810-817. PMID: 32092194.

Mori M, Bin Mahmood SU, Schranz AJ, Sultan I, Axtell AL, Sarsour N, Hiesinger W, Boskovski MT, Hirji S, Kaneko T, Woo J, Tang P, Jassar AS, Atluri P, Whitson BA, Gleason T, Geirsson A. Risk of reoperative valve surgery for endocarditis associated with drug use. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Apr;159(4):1262-1268.e.2. PMID: 31420136

Lombardi JV, Gleason TG, Panneton JM, Starnes BW, Dake MD, Haulon S, Mossop PJ, Seale MM, Zhou Q; STABLE II Investigators. STABLE II clinical trial on endovascular treatment of acute, complicated type B aortic dissection with a composite device design. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Apr;71(4):1077-1087. PMID: 31477479

Seese L, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Wang Y, Thoma F, Navid F, Kilic A. Outcomes of Mitral Valve Repair Versus Replacement in the Elderly. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Apr;109(4):1202-1209. PMID: 31513777

Bianco V, Sultan I, Kilic A, Aranda-Michel E, Cuddy RJ, Srivastava A, Navid F, Gleason TG. Concomitant left subclavian artery revascularization with carotid-subclavian transposition during zone 2 thoracic endovascular aortic repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Apr;159(4):1222-1227. PMID: 31030960

Bianco V, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Aranda-Michel E, Wang Y, Navid F, Sultan I. Midterm Outcomes for Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Octogenarians. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Apr;109(4):1184-1193. PMID 31539512

Fukui M, Thoma F, Sultan, I, Mulukutla S, Elzomor H, Lee JS, Schindler JT, Gleason TG, Cavalcante JL. Baseline Global Longitudinal Strain Is Associated With All-Cause Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Apr;13(4):1092-1094. PMID: 3186495

Seese L, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Wang Y, Thoma F, Navid F, Kilic A. Outcomes of Conventional Cardiac Surgery in Patients with Severely Reduced Ejection Fraction in the Modern Era. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 May;109(5):1409-1418. PMID: 31557479

Kilic A, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Wang Y, Smith C, Marroquin OC, Thoma F, Toma C, Lee JS, Mulukutla SR. Surgical versus percutaneous multivessel coronary revascularization in patients with chronic kidney disease. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 May 1;57(5):994-1000. PMID: 31808505.

Kilic A, Hickey G, Mathier MA, Kormos RL, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Keebler ME. Outcomes of the First 1300 Adult Heart Transplants in the United States After the Allocation Policy Change. Circulation. 2020 May 19;141(20):1662-1664. PMID: 32421414.

Sultan I, Bianco V, Habertheuer A, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Aranda-Michel E, Harinstein ME, Martinez-Meehan D, Arnaoutakis G, Okusanya O. Long-Term Outcomes of Primary Cardiac Malignancies: Multi-Institutional Results From the National Cancer Database. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 May 12;75(18):2338-2347. PMID: 32381166.

Mesher A, Aftab M, Gleason TG, Reece TB. Commentary: Steps toward understanding the root of the issue. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 May;159(5):1764-1765. PMID: 31530370

Fukui M, Xu J, Thoma F, Sultan I, Mulukutla S, Elzomor H, Lee JS, Gleason TG, Cavalcante JL. Baseline global longitudinal strain by computed tomography is associated with post transcatheter aortic valve replacement outcomes. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2020 May-Jun;14(3):233-239. PMID: 31836414

Thourani VH, Kelly JJ, Cervantes D, Vemulapalli S, Manandhar P, Forcillo J, Holmes D, Cohen DJ, Kirtane A, Kodali S, Leon M, Babaliaros V, Waksman R, Satler L, Shults C, Ben-Dor I, Rogers T, Kapadia S, Reardon M, Chris Malaisrie S, Gleason TG, Holper EM, Bavaria JE, Herrmann H, Szeto WY, Carroll JD, Mack M. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement After Prior Mitral Valve Surgery: Results From the Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Jun;109(6):1789-1796. PMID: 31655043

Huckaby LV, Sultan I, Mulukutla S, Kliner D, Gleason TG, Wang Y, Thoma F, Kilic A. Revascularization following non-ST elevation myocardial infarction in multivessel coronary disease. J Card Surg. 2020 Jun;35(6):1195-1201. PMID: 32362025.

Seese L, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Navid F, Wang Y, Thoma F, Kilic A. The Impact of Major Postoperative Complications on Long-Term Survival After Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Jul;110(1):128-135. PMID: 31785288

Aranda-Michel E, Bianco V, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Navid F, Sultan I. Mortality and Readmissions After On-Pump Versus Off-Pump Redo Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2020 Jul;21(7):821-825. PMID: 31836478.

Gleason TG. Structural Isomerism of the Aortic Valve: Bicuspidization Redux. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Jul;110(1):1-4. PMID: 31866481.

Aranda-Michel E, Bianco V, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Sultan I. Acute type A aortic dissection with complete intimal intussusception into the descending aorta. J Card Surg. 2020 Jul;35(7):1626-1627. PMID: 32362006.

Meijerink F, Wijdh-den Hamer IJ, Bouma W, Pouch AM, Aly AH, Lai EK, Eperjesi TJ, Acker MA, Yushkevich PA, Hung J, Mariani MA, Khabbaz KR, Gleason TG, Mahmood F, Gorman JH 3rd, Gorman RC. Intraoperative post-annuloplasty three-dimensional valve analysis does not predict recurrent ischemic mitral regurgitation. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Jul 2;15(1):161. PMID: 32616001.

Maiti S, Thunes JR, Fortunato RN, Gleason TG, Vorp DA.Computational modeling of the strength of the ascending thoracic aortic media tissue under physiologic biaxial loading conditions. J Biomech. 2020 Jul 17;108:109884. PMID: 32635998.

Gleason TG, Aranki S.J. Commentary: Valvular mimicry in simulation-espice, adspice, prospice. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jul 24:S0022-5223(20)32215-7. PMID: 32859417.

Chen E, Gleason T, Yang B, Coselli J, Shrestha M. Discussions in Cardiothoracic Treatment and Care: The Contemporary Management of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Summer;32(2):202-210. PMID: 32061659

Sultan I, Bianco V, Kilic A, Jovin T, Jadhav A, Jankowitz B, Aranda-Michel E, D'angelo MP, Navid F, Wang Y, Thoma F, Gleason TG. Predictors and Outcomes of Ischemic Stroke After Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Aug;110(2):448-456. PMID: 32199830.

Forrest JK, Kaple RK, Ramlawi B, Gleason TG, Meduri CU, Yakubov SJ, Jilaihawi H, Liu F, Reardon MJ. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Bicuspid Versus Tricuspid Aortic Valves From the STS/ACC TVT Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Aug 10;13(15):1749-1759. PMID: 32473890.

Forrest JK, Kaple RK, Ramlawi B, Gleason TG, Meduri CU, Yakubov SJ, Jilaihawi H, Liu F, Reardon MJ.JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Aug 10;13(15):1749-1759. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Bicuspid Versus Tricuspid Aortic Valves From the STS/ACC TVT Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Aug 10;13(15):1749-1759. PMID: 32473890.

Marquis-Gravel G, Stebbins A, Kosinski AS, Cox ML, Harrison JK, Hughes GC, Thourani VH, Gleason TG, Kirtane AJ, Carroll JD, Mack MJ, Vemulapalli S. Geographic Access to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Centers in the United States: Insights From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Sept 1;5(9):1006-1010. PMID: 32936271.

Bianco V, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Aranda-Michel E, Harinstein ME, Thomas F, Navid F, Sultan I. Outcomes in patients with solid organ transplants undergoing cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Sep;160(3):701-707. PMID: 31564544.

Sultan I, Fukui M, Bianco V, Brown JA, Kliner DE, Hickey G, Thoma FW, Lee JS, Schindler JT, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Cavalcante JL. Impact of Combined Pre and Postcapillary Pulmonary Hypertension on Survival after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Am J Cardiol. 2020 Sept 15;131;60-66. PMID: 32713655.

Brown JA, Arnaoutakis GJ, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Aranda-Michel E, Sultan I. Current trends in the management of acute type A aortic intramural hematoma. J Card Surg. 2020 Sep;35(9):2331-2337. PMID: 32652687.

Brown JA, Arnaoutakis GJ, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Aranda-Michel E, Sultan I. Medical and surgical management of acute type B aortic intramural hematoma. J Card Surg. 2020 Sep;35(9):2324-2330. PMID: 32668075.

Roy P, Brahme I, Reddy RP, Wechsler L, Gleason T, Thirumala PD. Meta-Analysis of Perioperative Stroke and Mortality in CABG Patients With Carotid Stenosis. Neurologist. 2020 Sep;25(5):113-116. PMID: 32925480.

Habertheuer A, Gleason TG, Kilic A, Schindler J, Kliner D, Bianco V, Toma C, Aranda-Michel E, Kacin A, Sultan I. Impact of Perioperative Stroke on Midterm Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Oct;110(4):1294-1301. PMID: 32151578.

Huckaby LV, Seese LM, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Wang Y, Thoma F, Kilic A. The Impact of Sex on Outcomes After Revascularization for Multivessel Coronary Disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Oct;110(4):1243-1250. PMID: 32199825.

Bianco V, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Aranda-Michel E, Habertheuer A, Wang Y, Navid F, Kacin A, Sultan I. Reoperative Cardiac Surgery Is a Risk Factor for Long-Term Mortality. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Oct;110(4):1235-1242. PMID: 32199823.

Huckaby LV, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Chen S, Thoma F, Navid F, Kilic A. Outcomes of tissue versus mechanical aortic valve replacement in patients 50 to 70 years of age. J Card Surg. 2020 Oct;35(10):2589-2597. PMID: 32652638.

Gleason TG. Regression or progression: Hominum, bovinum, porcinum? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Oct 10:S0022-5223(20)32810-5. PMID: 33129503.

Kilic A, Huckaby LV, Hong Y, Sultan I, Aranda-Michel E, Thoma F, Wang Y, Navid F, Gleason TG. Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis: Results in 831 patients from a single center. J Card Surg. 2020 Oct;35(10):2725-2733. PMID:32840925

Deeb GM, Popma JJ, Chetcuti SJ, Yakubov SJ, Mumtaz M, Gleason TG, Williams MR, Gada H, Oh JK, Li S, Boulware MJ, Kappetein AP, Reardon MJ. Computed Tomography Annular Dimensions: A Novel Method to Compare Prosthetic Valve Hemodynamics. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Nov;110(5):1502-1510. PMID: 32289296.

Carroll JD, Mack MJ, Vemulapalli S, Herrmann HC, Gleason TG, Hanzel G, Deeb GM, Thourani VH, Cohen DJ, Desai N, Kirtane AJ, Fitzgerald S, Michaels J, Krohn C, Masoudi FA, Brindis RG, Bavaria JE. STS-ACC TVT Registry of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Nov 24;76(21):2492-2516. PMID: 33213729.

Kilic A, Sultan I, Chu D, Wang Y, Gleason TG. Mitral Valve Surgery for Papillary Muscle Rupture: Outcomes in 1,342 Patients From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Dec;110(6):1975-1981. PMID: 32376352.

Huckaby LV, Seese LM, Aranda-Michel E, Mathier MA, Hickey G, Keebler ME, Sultan I, Gleason TG, Kilic A. Sex-Based Heart Transplant Outcomes After Bridging With Centrifugal Left Ventricular Assist Devices. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Dec;110(6):2026-2033. PMID: 32376349.

Bianco V, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Aranda-Michel E, Habertheuer A, Humar R, Wang Y, Navid F, Sultan I. Long-term Outcomes After Reoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Jan;111(1):150-158. PMID: 32512000.

Arnold SV, Chinnakondepalli KM, Magnuson EA, Reardon MJ, Deeb GM, Gleason T, Yakubov SJ, Cohen DJ, CoreValve US Pivotal Trial Investigators. Five-Year Health Status After Self-expanding Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in High-risk Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis. JAMA Cardiol. 2021 Jan 1;6(1)97-101. PMID. 32997095.

Seese L, Hirji S, Sultan I, Gleason T, Kilic A. Frailty Screening Tool for Patients Undergoing Orthotopic Heart Transplant. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Feb;111(2):586-593. PMID: 32622795.

Coyan GN, Okoye A, Shah A, Wang Y, Thoma F, Sciortino C, Kilic A, Gleason T, Chu D. Effect of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Factors on Readmissions and Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Feb;111(2):561-567. PMID: 32682753.

Carroll JD, Mack MJ, Vemulapalli S, Herrmann HC, Gleason TG, Hanzel G, Deeb GM, Thourani VH, Cohen DJ, Desai N, Kirtane AJ, Fitzgerald S, Michaels J, Krohn C, Masoudi FA, Brindis RG, Bavaria JE. STS-ACC TVT Registry of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Feb;111(2):701-722. PMID: 33213826.

Kilic A, Goyal A, Miller JK, Gleason TG, Dubrawksi A. Performance of a Machine Learning Algorithm in Predicting Outcomes of Aortic Valve Replacement. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Feb;111(2):503-510. PMID: 32687831.

Bianco V, Kilic A, Aranda-Michel E, Gleason TG, Habertheuer A, Wang Y, Brown JA, Sultan I. Thirty-day Hospital Readmissions Following Cardiac Surgery are Associated With Mortality and Subsequent Readmission. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Feb 16:S1043-0679(21)00016-2. PMID: 33600994.

Sultan I, Bianco V, Aranda-Michel E, Kilic A, Serna-Gallegos D, Navid F, Wang Y, Gleason TG. The use of blood and blood products in aortic surgery is associated with adverse outcomes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Mar 15:S0022-5223(21)00452-9. PMID: 33838909.

Afflu DK, Seese L, Sultan I, Gleason T, Wang Y, Navid F, Thoma F, Kilic A Very Early Discharge After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Does Not Affect Readmission or Survival. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Mar;111(3):906-913. PMID: 32745515

Bianco V, Kilic A, Mulukutla S, Gleason TG, Kliner D, Allen CC, Habertheuer A, Aranda-Michel E, Humar R, Navid F, Wang Y, Sultan I. Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with reduced ejection fraction. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Mar;161(3):1022-1031. PMID: 33059935.

Huckaby L, Seese L, Hong Y, Sultan I, Gleason T, Chu D, Wang Y, Kilic A. Concomitant tricuspid valve surgery is beneficial at the time of left-sided valve surgery. J Card Surg. 2021 Mar;36(3):981-989. PMID: 33491239.

Boskovski MT, Gleason TG. Current Therapeutic Options in Aortic Stenosis. Circ Res. 2021 Apr 30;128(9):1398-1417. PMID: 33914604.

Coyan GN, Aranda-Michel E, Luketich JD, Kilic A, Okusanya O, Schuchert M, Gleason TG, Carey C, Kinnunen A, Sultan I. Thoracic Surgery In-Training Exam Predicts Written But Not Oral Board Pass Rates: A 15-Year Single-Center Analysis. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Spring;33(1):121-127. PMID: 32569649.

Habertheuer A, Aranda-Michel E, Schindler J, Gleason TG, Kilic A, Kliner D, Bianco V, Toma C, Sultan I. Longitudinal Outcomes of Nonagenarians Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 May;111(5):1520-1528. PMID: 32980326.

Sultan I, Bianco V, Patel HJ, Arnaoutakis GJ, Di Eusanio M, Chen EP, Leshnower B, Sundt TM, Sechtem U, Montgomery DG, Trimarchi S, Eagle KA, Gleason TG. Surgery for type A aortic dissection in patients with cerebral malperfusion: Results from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 May;161(5):1713-1720. PMID: 31959445.

Huckaby LV, Seese LM, Gleason TG, Sultan I, Wang Y, Thoma F, Kilic A. Outcomes related to anticoagulation management for mechanical valve replacements. J Thorac Dis. 2021 May;13(5):2874-2884. PMID: 34164179.

Huckaby LV, Sultan I, Trimarchi S, Leshnower B, Chen EP, Brinster DR, Myrmel T, Estrera AL, Montgomery DG, Korach A, Eckstein HH, Coselli JS, Ota T, Kaiser CA, Eagle KA, Patel HJ, Gleason TG. Sex-Based Aortic Dissection Outcomes From the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 May 27:S0003-4975(21)00727X. PMID: 34090668

Loor G, Gleason TG, Myrmel T, Korach A, Trimarchi S, Desai ND, Bavaria JE, de Vincentiis C, Ouzounian M, Sechtem U, Montgomery DG, Chen EP, Maniar H, Sundt TM, Patel H. Effect of Aortic Valve Type on Patients Who Undergo Type A Aortic Dissection Repair. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 May 11:S1043-0679(21)00197-0. PMID: 33984483.

Habertheuer A, Gleason TG, Kilic A, Schindler J, Kliner D, Bianco V, Aranda-Michel E, Brown JA, Toma C, Muluktula S, Sultan I. Outcomes of Current-Generation Transfemoral Balloon-Expandable Versus Self-Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Jun;111(6):1968-1974. PMID: 33045207.

Angleitner P, Brinster DR, Gleason TG, Harris KM, Evangelista A, Bekeredjian R, Montgomery DG, Sandhu HK, Arnaoutakis GJ, Di Eusanio M, Trimarchi S, Nienaber CA, Isselbacher EM, Eagle KA, Ehrlich MP. Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Presenting With Cerebrovascular Accident at Advanced Age. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jun 17:S1043-0679(21)00289-6. PMID: 34146671.

Bianco V, Kilic A, Gleason TG, Aranda-Michel E, Wang Y, Navid F, Sultan I. Timing of coronary artery bypass grafting after acute myocardial infarction may not influence mortality and readmissions. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jun;161(6):2056-2064.e4. PMID: 31952832.

Priyanka P, Zarbock A, Izawa J, Gleason TG, Renfurm RW, Kellum JA. The impact of acute kidney injury by serum creatinine or urine output criteria on major adverse kidney events in cardiac surgery patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 July;162(1):143-151.e7. PMID: 32033818.

Sultan I, Brown JA, Serna-Gallegos D, Thirumala PD, Balzer JR, Paras S, Fleseriu C, Crammond DJ, Anetakis KM, Kilic A, Navid F, Gleason TG. Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring during aortic arch surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jul 22:S0022-5223(21)01124-7. PMID: 34384591.

Habertheuer A, Geirsson A, Gleason T, Woo J, Whitson B, Arnaoutakis GJ, Atluri P, Jassar A, Kaneko T, Kilic A, Tang PC, Schranz AJ, Bin Mahmood SU, Mori M, Sultan I. STratification risk analysis in OPerative management (STOP score) for drug-induced endocarditis. J Card Surg. 2021 Jul;36(7):2442-2451. PMID: 33896038.

Bianco V, Kilic A, Mulukutla SR, Gleason TG, Kliner D, Aranda-Michel E, Brown JA, Wang Y, Allen CC, Habertheuer A, Sultan I. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting vs Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Diabetes. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Summer;33(2):368-377. PMID: 32712423.

Sultan I, Bianco V, Brown JA, Kilic A, Harbertheuer A, Aranda-Michel E, Navid F, Humar R, Wang Y, Gleason TG. Long-term impact of Perioperative Red Blood Transfusion on Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Aug;112(2):546-554. PMID: 33171175.

Huckaby LV, Gleason TG, Ferdinand F, Sultan I, Chu D, Yoon P, Navid F, Venkata S, West D, Lima C, Morell V, Chen S, Thoma F, Drew S, Kilic A. High Risk Committee for Cardiac Surgery Decision-Making: Results from 110 Consecutive Patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Aug;112(2):582-588. PMID: 33127404.

Senussi MH, Schindler J, Sultan I, Masri A, Navid F, Kliner D, Kilic A, Sharbaugh MS, Barakat A, Althouse AD, Lee JS, Gleason TG, Mulukutla SR. Long term mortality and readmissions after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2021 Aug;11(4):1002-1012. PMID: 34527523.

Percy ED, Harloff MT, Hirji S, McGurk S, Yazdchi F, Newell P, Malarczyk A, Sabe A, Landes U, Webb J, Reardon MJ, Thourani VH, Tang GHL, Bapat V, Bhatt D, O'Gara P, Gleason T, Shah P, Kaneko T. Nationally Representative Repeat Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes: Report From the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Aug 9;14(15):1717-1726. PMID: 34353602

Thirumala PD, Ahmad AI, Roy PP, Balzer JR, Crammond DJ, Anetakis KM, Fleseriu CM, Subramaniam K, Jadhav AP, Kilic A, Gleason T. Predictive Value of Multimodality Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring During Cardiac Surgery. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2021 Sep 9. PMID: 34510090.

Mumtaz M, Wyler von Ballmoos MC, Deeb GM, Popma JJ, Van Mieghem NM, Kleiman NS, Gleason TG, Chawla A, Hockmuth D, Zorn GL 3rd, Tadros P, Li S, Reardon MJ. The Impact of Transfusions on Mortality After Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Sep;112(3):778-785. PMID: 33217396.

Malaisrie SC, Szeto WY, Halas M, Girardi LN, Coselli JS, Sundt TM 3rd, Chen EP, Fischbein MP, Gleason TG, Okita Y, Ouzounian M, Patel HJ, Roselli EE, Shrestha ML, Svensson LG, Moon MR; AATS Clinical Practice Standards Committee: Adult Cardiac Surgery. 2021 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery expert consensus document: Surgical treatment of acute type A aortic dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Sep;162(3):735-758.e2. PMID: 34112502.

Sultan I, Aranda-Michel E, Bianco V, Kilic A, Habertheuer A, Brown JA, Navid F, Gleason TG. Outcomes of Carotid Artery Replacement With Total Arch Reconstruction for Type A Aortic Dissection. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Oct;112(4):1235-1242. PMID: 33248998.

Lanz J, Reardon MJ, Pilgrim T, Stortecky S, Deeb GM, Chetcuti S, Yakubov SJ, Gleason TG, Huang J, Windecker S. Incidence and Outcomes of Infective Endocarditis After Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Oct 5;10(19):e020368. PMID: 34581194.

Mack M, Carroll JD, Thourani V, Vemulapalli S, Squiers J, Manandhar P, Deeb GM, Batchelor W, Herrmann HC, Cohen DJ, Hanzel G, Gleason T, Kirtane A, Desai N, Guibone K, Hardy K, Michaels J, DiMaio JM, Christensen B, Fitzgerald S, Krohn C, Brindis RG, Masoudi F, Bavaria J. Transcatheter Mitral Valve Therapy in the United States: A Report from the STS/ACC TVT Registry. J AM Coll Cardiol. 2021 Oct 18:S0735-1097(21)058526. PMID:34711430.

Mack M, Carroll JD, Thourani V, Vemulapalli S, Squiers J, Manandhar P, Deeb GM, Batchelor W, Herrmann HC, Cohen DJ, Hanzel G, Gleason T, Kirtane A, Desai N, Guibone K, Hardy K, Michaels J, DiMaio JM, Christensen B, Fitzgerald S, Krohn C, Brindis RG, Masoudi F, Bavaria J. Transcatheter Mitral Valve Therapy in the United States: A Report from the STS/ACC TVT Registry. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Oct 21:S0003-4975(21)01408-9. PMID: 34711394.

Huckaby LV, Gleason TG. IRAD Has a Role. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Oct19:S0003-4975(21)01736-7. PMID: 3468289.

Aranda-Michel E, Serna-Gallegos D, Kilic A, Gleason T, Navid F, Zalewski A, Bianco V, Sultan I. The Impact of the Cox-Maze Technique on Freedom From Atrial Fibrillation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Nov;112(5):1147-1423. PMID: 33345780.

TE, Gleason TG, Patel HJ, Aldea GS, Bavaria JE, Beaver TM, Chen EP, Czerny M, Estrera AL, Firestone S, Fischbein MP, Hughes GC, Hui DS, Kissoon K, Lawton JS, Pacini D, Reece TB, Roselli EE, Stulak J. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American Association for Thoracic Surgery Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Type B Aortic Dissection. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Apr;163(4):1231-1249. PMID: 35090765.

Lam KY, Reardon MJ, Yakubov SJ, Modine T, Fremes S, Tonino PAL, Tan ME, Gleason TG, Harrison JK, Hughes GC, Oh JK, Head SJ, Huang J, Deeb GM. Surgical Sutureless and Sutured Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-risk Patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Feb;113(2):616-622. PMID: 33794164.

Bedeir K, Robichaux RP, Gleason TG. Surgical whole valve embolization 15 years after implantation. Eur Heart J. 2022 May 1;43(17):1685. PMID: 34910108.

Fleischmann D, Afifi RO, Casanegra AI, Elefteriades JA, Gleason TG, Hanneman K, Roselli EE, Willemink MJ, Fischbein MP; American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention; Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology; Council on Clinical Cardiology; and Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia. Imaging and Surveillance of Chronic Aortic Dissection: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Mar;15(3):e000075. Epub 2022 Feb 17 .PMID: 35172599.

Hemli JM, Pupovac SS, Gleason TG, Sundt TM, Desai ND, Pacini D, Ouzounian M, Appoo JJ, Montgomery DG, Eagle KA, Ota T, Di Eusanio M, Estrera AL, Coselli JS, Patel HJ, Trimarchi S, Brinster DR; IRAD Investigators. Management of acute type A aortic dissection in the elderly: an analysis from IRAD. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Mar 24;61(4):838-846. PMID: 34977934

JC, Billaud M, Richards TD, Kotlarczyk MP, Shiva S, Phillippi JA, Gleason TG. Layer-specific Nos3 expression and genotypic distribution in bicuspid aortic valve aortopathy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Apr 23:ezac237. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac237. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35460403.