Risk Score Derived from Pre-operative Data Analysis Predicts the Need for Biventricular Mechanical Circulatory Support

J. Raymond Fitzpatrick, John R. Frederick, Vivian Hsu, +13

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Pre-operative Data AnalysisHeart FailureDevice TherapyRisk Score DerivedPatient Safety +7

Early planned institution of biventricular mechanical circulatory support results in improved outcomes compared with delayed conversion of a left ventricular assist device to a biventricular assist device

J. Raymond Fitzpatrick, John R. Frederick, William Hiesinger, +14

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Assisted CirculationHeart FailureAssistive TechnologyDevice TherapyBiventricular Assist Device +7

Activation of Cannabinoid Receptor 2 Attenuates Leukocyte–Endothelial Cell Interactions and Blood–Brain Barrier Dysfunction under Inflammatory Conditions

Servio H. Ramirez, János Haskó, Andrew Skuba, +10

Journal of Neuroscience

ImmunologyCannabinoid PharmacologyNeuroinflammationInflammationBrain Injury +19

Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1α Activation of Tissue-Engineered Endothelial Progenitor Cell Matrix Enhances Ventricular Function After Myocardial Infarction by Inducing Neovasculogenesis

John R. Frederick, J. Raymond Fitzpatrick, Ryan C. McCormick, +9

Circulation

Myocardial tissue elastic properties determined by atomic force microscopy after stromal cell–derived factor 1α angiogenic therapy for acute myocardial infarction in a murine model

William Hiesinger, Matthew J. Brukman, Ryan C. McCormick, +8

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

MechanobiologyTissue EngineeringAtomic Force MicroscopyCardiac MuscleEngineering +13

Chronic β1-adrenergic blockade enhances myocardial β3-adrenergic coupling with nitric oxide-cGMP signaling in a canine model of chronic volume overload: new insight into mechanisms of cardiac benefit with selective β1-blocker therapy

Danielle M. Trappanese, Yu‐Chuan Liu, Ryan C. McCormick, +13

Basic Research in Cardiology

Molecular PharmacologyCardiac MuscleMolecular PhysiologyNitric Oxide-cgmp SignalingChronic Volume Overload +9

Computational Protein Design to Reengineer Stromal Cell–Derived Factor-1α Generates an Effective and Translatable Angiogenic Polypeptide Analog

William Hiesinger, Jose Manuel Perez‐Aguilar, Pavan Atluri, +11

Circulation

Transmyocardial revascularization to enhance myocardial vasculogenesis and hemodynamic function

Pavan Atluri, Corinna M. Panlilio, George P. Liao, +8

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

PhysiologyTransmyocardial RevascularizationCardiovascular PhysiologyNeovascularizationMedicine +1

Spliced stromal cell-derived factor-1α analog stimulates endothelial progenitor cell migration and improves cardiac function in a dose-dependent manner after myocardial infarction

William Hiesinger, John R. Frederick, Pavan Atluri, +4

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Cardiac FunctionCardiac ReprogrammingCardiovascular DiseaseEndothelial DysfunctionCardiac Progenitor Cells +8

Tissue-engineered pro-angiogenic fibroblast scaffold improves myocardial perfusion and function and limits ventricular remodeling after infarction

J. Raymond Fitzpatrick, John R. Frederick, Ryan C. McCormick, +7

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Tissue EngineeringEngineeringCardiac Progenitor CellsBiomedical EngineeringCardiovascular Translational Research +15