Publications
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Iribarne A, Easterwood R, Russo MJ, Chan EY, Smith CR, Argenziano M. Comparative effectiveness of minimally invasive versus traditional sternotomy mitral valve surgery in elderly patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Apr;143(4 Suppl):S86-90. PubMed PMID:22423605.
Iribarne A, Burgener JD, Hong K, Raman J, Akhter S, Easterwood R, Jeevanandam V, Russo MJ. Quantifying the incremental cost of complications associated with mitral valve surgery in the United States. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Apr;143(4):864-72. PubMed
PMID:22424521.
Freed BH, Paul JD, Bhave NM, Russo MJ, Jeevanandam V, Lang RM, Shah AP. Percutaneous transcatheter closure of the native aortic valve to treat de novo aortic insufficiency after implantation of a left ventricular assist device. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Mar;5(3):358-9. PubMed PMID:22440504.
Chiu P, Russo MJ, Davies RR, Addonizio LJ, Richmond ME, Chen JM. What is high risk? Redefining elevated pulmonary vascular resistance index in pediatric heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Jan;31(1):61-6. Epub 2011 Oct 22.
Iribarne A, Russo MJ, Easterwood R, Yang J, Stewart AS. Designing a stentless valve conduit for use in a biological Bentall procedure. J Heart Valve Dis. 2011 Sep;20(5):590-2.
Iribarne A, Hong KN, Easterwood R, Yang J, Jeevanandam V, Naka Y, Russo MJ. Should heart transplant recipients with early graft failure be considered for retransplantation? Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Sep;92(3):923-8. PubMed PMID: 21871278.
Slaughter MS, Bostic R, Tong K, Russo M, Rogers JG. Temporal Changes in Hospital Costs for Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. J Card Surg. 2011 Aug 18. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01292.x. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21848578.
Long J, Russo MJ, Muller C, Vigneswaran WT. Surgical treatment of pulmonary hypertension: Lung transplantation. Pulm Circ. 2011 Jul;1(3):327-33. PubMed PMID: 22140622.
Hong KN, Iribarne A, Worku B, Takayama H, Gelijns AC, Naka Y, Jeevanandam V, Russo MJ. Who is the high-risk recipient? Predicting mortality after heart transplant using pretransplant donor and recipient risk factors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Aug;92(2):520-7; discussion 527. Epub 2011 Jun 17. PubMed PMID: 21683337.
Gillinov AM, Argenziano M, Blackstone EH, Iribarne A, DeRose JJ Jr, Ailawadi G, Russo MJ, Ascheim DD, Parides MK, Rodriguez E, Bouchard D, Taddei-Peters WC, Geller NL, Acker MA, Gelijns AC. Designing comparative effectiveness trials of surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: experience of the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Aug;142(2):257-64.e2.
Epub 2011 May 25. PubMed PMID: 21616507.
Iribarne A, Easterwood R, Russo MJ, Wang YC, Yang J, Hong KN, Smith CR, Argenziano M. A minimally invasive approach is more cost-effective than a traditional sternotomy approach for mitral valve surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21665228.
Iribarne A, Easterwood R, Russo MJ, Wang YC. Integrating economic evaluation methods into clinical and translational science award consortium comparative effectiveness educational goals. Acad Med. 2011 Jun;86(6):701-5. PubMed PMID: 21512372; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3103295.
Russo MJ, Easterwood R, Williams MR, George I, Stewart AS. Aortic root and right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction using composite biological valved conduits after failed Ross procedure. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jun;91(6):e87-9. PubMed PMID: 21619955.
Hong KN, Iribarne A, Yang J, Ramlawi B, Takayama H, Naka Y, Russo MJ. Do posttransplant outcomes differ in heart transplant recipients bridged with continuous and pulsatile flow left ventricular assist devices? Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jun;91(6):1899-906. Epub 2011 Apr 22. PubMed PMID: 21514564.
Iribarne A, Easterwood R, Chan EY, Yang J, Soni L, Russo MJ, Smith CR, Argenziano M. The golden age of minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery: current and future perspectives. Future Cardiol. 2011 May;7(3):333-46. PubMed PMID: 21627475; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3134935.
Russo MJ, Worku B, Iribarne A, Hong KN, Yang JA, Vigneswaran W, Sonett JR. Does lung allocation score maximize survival benefit from lung transplantation? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 May;141(5):1270-7. PubMed PMID: 21497235.
Boyle AJ, Ascheim DD, Russo MJ, Kormos RL, John R, Naka Y, Gelijns AC, Hong KN, Teuteberg JJ. Clinical outcomes for continuous-flow left ventricular assist device patients stratified by pre-operative INTERMACS classification. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Apr;30(4):402-7. Epub 2010 Dec 18. PubMed PMID: 21168346.
Davies RR, Russo MJ, Yang J, Quaegebeur JM, Mosca RS, Chen JM. Listing and transplanting adults with congenital heart disease. Circulation. 2011 Feb 22;123(7):759-67. Epub 2011 Feb 7. PubMed PMID: 21300954.
Davies RR, Russo MJ, Hong KN, Mital S, Mosca RS, Quaegebeur JM, Chen JM. Increased short- and long-term mortality at low-volume pediatric heart transplant centers: should minimum standards be set? Retrospective data analysis. Ann Surg. 2011 Feb;253(2):393-401. PubMed PMID: 21183849.
Reimel B, Zanocco K, Russo MJ, Zarnegar R, Clark OH, Allendorf JD, Chabot JA, Duh QY, Lee JA, Sturgeon C. The management of aldosterone-producing adrenal adenomas--does adrenalectomy increase costs? Surgery. 2010 Dec;148(6):1178-85; discussion 1185. PubMed PMID: 21134549.
Iribarne A, Russo MJ, Easterwood R, Hong KN, Yang J, Cheema FH, Smith CR, Argenziano M. Minimally invasive versus sternotomy approach for mitral valve surgery: a propensity analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Nov;90(5):1471-7; discussion 1477-8. PubMed PMID: 20971243.
Iribarne A, Easterwood R, Russo MJ, Yang J, Cheema FH, Smith CR, Argenziano M. Long-term outcomes with a minimally invasive approach for resection of cardiac masses. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Oct;90(4):1251-5. PubMed PMID: 20868822.
Russo MJ, Iribarne A, Easterwood R, Ibrahimiye AN, Davies R, Hong KN, Ascheim DD, Gelijns AC, Naka Y. Post-heart transplant survival is inferior at low-volume centers across all risk strata. Circulation. 2010 Sep 14;122(11 Suppl):S85-91. PubMed PMID: 20837931.
Davies RR, Russo MJ, Morgan JA, Sorabella RA, Naka Y, Chen JM. Standard versus bicaval techniques for orthotopic heart transplantation: an analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Sep;140(3):700-8, 708.e1-2. Epub 2010 Jun 26. PubMed PMID: 20584533.
Russo MJ, Iribarne A, Hong KN, Ramlawi B, Chen JM, Takayama H, Mancini DM, Naka Y. Factors associated with primary graft failure after heart transplantation. Transplantation. 2010 Aug 27;90(4):444-50. PubMed PMID: 20622755.
Iribarne A, Karpenko A, Russo MJ, Cheema FH, Umann T, Oz MC, Smith CR, Argenziano M. Eight-year experience with minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery. World J Surg. 2010 Apr;34(4):611-5. Erratum in: World J Surg. 2010 Apr;34(4):610. Cheema, Faisal [corrected to Cheema, Faisal H]. PubMed PMID: 19838752; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2864437.
Russo MJ, Iribarne A, Hong KN, Davies RR, Xydas S, Takayama H, Ibrahimiye A, Gelijns AC, Bacchetta MD, D'Ovidio F, Arcasoy S, Sonett JR. High lung allocation score is associated with increased morbidity and mortality following transplantation. Chest. 2010 Mar;137(3):651-7. Epub 2009 Oct 9. PubMed PMID: 19820072; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2832864.
Russo MJ, Hong KN, Davies RR, Chen JM, Mancini DM, Oz MC, Rose EA, Gelijns A, Naka Y. The effect of body mass index on survival following heart transplantation: do outcomes support consensus guidelines? Ann Surg. 2010 Jan;251(1):144-52. PubMed PMID: 19940761.
Russo MJ, Hong KN, Davies RR, Chen JM, Sorabella RA, Ascheim DD, Williams MR, Gelijns AC, Stewart AS, Argenziano M, Naka Y. Posttransplant survival is not diminished in heart transplant recipients bridged with implantable left ventricular assist devices. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Dec;138(6):1425-32.e1-3. PubMed PMID: 19931672.
Ramlawi B, Otu H, Russo MJ, Novick RJ, Bianchi C, Sellke FW. Aprotinin attenuates genomic expression variability following cardiac surgery. J Card Surg. 2009 Nov-Dec;24(6):772-80. Epub 2009 Sep 14. PubMed PMID: 19754679.
Russo MJ, Davies RR, Hong KN, Iribarne A, Kawut S, Bacchetta M, D'Ovidio F, Arcasoy S, Sonett JR. Who is the high-risk recipient? Predicting mortality after lung transplantation using pretransplant risk factors. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Nov;138(5):1234-1238.e1. PubMed PMID: 19837222; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3073984.
Russo MJ, Davies RR, Hong KN, Chen JM, Argenziano M, Moskowitz A, Ascheim DD, George I, Stewart AS, Williams M, Gelijns A, Naka Y. Matching high-risk recipients with marginal donor hearts is a clinically effective strategy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Apr;87(4):1066-70; discussion 1071. PubMed PMID: 19324129; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3086705.
Iribarne A, Russo MJ, Davies RR, Hong KN, Gelijns AC, Bacchetta MD, D'Ovidio F, Arcasoy S, Sonett JR. Despite decreased wait-list times for lung transplantation, lung allocation scores continue to increase. Chest. 2009 Apr;135(4):923-8. Epub 2008 Nov 18. PubMed PMID: 19017874.
Iribarne A, Russo MJ, Moskowitz AJ, Ascheim DD, Brown LD, Gelijns AC. Assessing technological change in cardiothoracic surgery. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Spring;21(1):28-34. PubMed PMID: 19632560; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2935793.
Russo MJ, Rana A, Chen JM, Hong KN, Gelijns A, Moskowitz A, Widmann WD, Ratner L, Naka Y, Hardy MA. Pretransplantation patient characteristics and survival following combined heart and kidney transplantation: an analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing Database. Arch Surg. 2009 Mar;144(3):241-6. PubMed PMID: 19289663.
Schulman AR, Martens TP, Russo MJ, Christos PJ, Gordon RJ, Lowy FD, Oz MC, Naka Y. Effect of left ventricular assist device infection on post-transplant outcomes. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2009 Mar;28(3):237-42. PubMed PMID: 19285614.
Rana A, Robles S, Russo MJ, Halazun KJ, Woodland DC, Witkowski P, Ratner LE, Hardy MA. The combined organ effect: protection against rejection? Ann Surg. 2008 Nov;248(5):871-9. PubMed PMID: 18948817.
Russo MJ, Gelijns AC, Stevenson LW, Sampat B, Aaronson KD, Renlund DG, Ascheim DD, Hong KN, Oz MC, Moskowitz AJ, Rose EA, Miller LW; REMATCH Investigators. The cost of medical management in advanced heart failure during the final two years of life. J Card Fail. 2008 Oct;14(8):651-8. Epub 2008 Jul 21. PubMed PMID: 18926436.
Stewart AS, Russo MJ, Martens TP, Naseem TM, Deng MC, Wang R, Argenziano M, Oz M, Naka Y. Longer duration of continuous-flow ventricular assist device support predicts greater hemodynamic compromise after return of pulsatility. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Aug;136(2):524-5. Epub 2008 May 27. PubMed PMID: 18692669.
George I, Colley P, Russo MJ, Martens TP, Burke E, Oz MC, Deng MC, Mancini DM, Naka Y. Association of device surface and biomaterials with immunologic sensitization after mechanical support. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Jun;135(6):1372-9. PubMed PMID: 18544389.
Davies RR, Russo MJ, Hong KN, O'Byrne ML, Cork DP, Moskowitz AJ, Gelijns AC, Mital S, Mosca RS, Chen JM. The use of mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to transplantation in pediatric patients: an analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Feb;135(2):421-7, 427.e1. PubMed PMID: 18242279.
Russo MJ, Balekdjian D. Weighing the outcomes. Nat Biotechnol. 2008 Feb;26(2):173-82. PubMed PMID: 18259169.
Davies RR, Russo MJ, Mital S, Martens TM, Sorabella RS, Hong KN, Gelijns AC, Moskowitz AJ, Quaegebeur JM, Mosca RS, Chen JM. Predicting survival among high-risk pediatric cardiac transplant recipients: an analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Jan;135(1):147-55, 155.e1-2. Epub 2007 Nov 26. PubMed PMID: 18179931.
Hong KN, Russo MJ, Liberman EA, Trzebucki A, Oz MC, Argenziano M, Williams MR. Effect of epicardial fat on ablation performance: a three-energy source comparison. J Card Surg. 2007 Nov-Dec;22(6):521-4. PubMed PMID: 18039220.
Russo MJ, Sternberg DI, Hong KN, Sorabella RA, Moskowitz AJ, Gelijns AC, Wilt JR, D'Ovidio F, Kawut SM, Arcasoy SM, Sonett JR. Postlung transplant survival is equivalent regardless of cytomegalovirus match status. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Oct;84(4):1129-34; discussion 1134-5. PubMed PMID: 17888958.
Schulman AR, Martens TP, Christos PJ, Russo MJ, Comas GM, Cheema FH, Naseem TM, Wang R, Idrissi KA, Bailey SH, Naka Y. Comparisons of infection complications between continuous flow and pulsatile flow left ventricular assist devices. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Mar;133(3):841-2. PubMed PMID: 17320612.
Bardakci H, Cheema FH, Topkara VK, Dang NC, Martens TP, Mercando ML, Forster CS, Benson AA, George I, Russo MJ, Oz MC, Esrig BC. Discharge to home rates are significantly lower for octogenarians undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Feb;83(2):483-9. PubMed PMID: 17257973.
Russo MJ, Chen JM, Sorabella RA, Martens TP, Garrido M, Davies RR, George I, Cheema FH, Mosca RS, Mital S, Ascheim DD, Argenziano M, Stewart AS, Oz MC, Naka Y. The effect of ischemic time on survival after heart transplantation varies by donor age: an analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Feb;133(2):554-9. PubMed PMID: 17258599.
Hong KN, Russo MJ, Williams MR, Abbasi A, Sorabella R, Martens TP, Smith CR Jr, Oz MC, Argenziano M. Patient-specific characteristics determine success of surgical atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. Heart Surg Forum. 2007;10(6):E468-72. PubMed PMID: 18187380.
Russo MJ, Martens TP, Hong KN, Colman DL, Voleti VB, Smith CR Jr, Argenziano M. Minimally invasive versus standard approach for excision of atrial masses. Heart Surg Forum. 2007;10(1):E50-4. PubMed PMID: 17162403.
Williams MR, Casher JM, Russo MJ, Hong KN, Argenziano M, Oz MC. Laser energy source in surgical atrial fibrillation ablation: preclinical experience. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Dec;82(6):2260-4. PubMed PMID: 17126144.
Russo MJ, Chen JM, Hong KN, Stewart AS, Ascheim DD, Argenziano M, Mancini DM, Oz MC, Naka Y; Columbia University Heart Transplant Outcomes Research Group. Survival after heart transplantation is not diminished among recipients with
uncomplicated diabetes mellitus: an analysis of the United Network of Organ Sharing database. Circulation. 2006 Nov 21;114(21):2280-7. Epub 2006 Nov 6. PubMed PMID: 17088463.
Russo MJ, Davies RR, Sorabella RA, Martens TP, George I, Cheema FH, Mital S, Mosca RS, Chen JM. Adult-age donors offer acceptable long-term survival to pediatric heart transplant recipients: an analysis of the United Network of Organ Sharing database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Nov;132(5):1208-12. PubMed PMID: 17059945.
Topkara VK, Williams MR, Cheema FH, Vigilance DW, Garrido MJ, Russo MJ, Oz MC, Argenziano M. Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: the Columbia Presbyterian experience. J Card Surg. 2006 Sep-Oct;21(5):441-8. PubMed PMID: 16948752.
Russo MJ, Chaer RA, Lin SC, Kent KC, McKinsey JF. Percutaneous endovascular treatment of acute sequential systemic emboli. J Vasc Surg. 2006 Feb;43(2):388-92. PubMed PMID: 16476620.
Topkara VK, Williams MR, Barili F, Bastos R, Liu JF, Liberman EA, Russo MJ, Oz MC, Argenziano M. Radiofrequency and microwave energy sources in surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: a comparative analysis. Heart Surg Forum. 2006;9(3):E614-7. PubMed PMID: 16687343.
Williams MR, Russo MJ, Oz MC, Argenziano M. Epicardial cardiac ablation using laser energy. Heart Surg Forum. 2006;9(2):E598-600. PubMed PMID: 16543159.
Chen JM, Russo MJ, Hammond KM, Mancini DM, Kherani AR, Fal JM, Mazzeo PA, Pinney SP, Edwards NM, Naka Y. Alternate waiting list strategies for heart transplantation maximize donor organ utilization. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Jul;80(1):224-8. PubMed PMID: 15975371.
Russo MJ, McConnochie KM, McBride JT, Szilagyi PG, Brooks AM, Roghmann KJ. Increase in admission threshold explains stable asthma hospitalization rates. Pediatrics. 1999 Sep;104(3 Pt 1):454-62. PubMed PMID: 10469769.
McConnochie KM, Russo MJ, McBride JT, Szilagyi PG, Brooks AM, Roghmann KJ. Socioeconomic variation in asthma hospitalization: excess utilization or greater need? Pediatrics. 1999 Jun;103(6):e75. PubMed PMID: 10353972.
McConnochie KM, Russo MJ, McBride JT, Szilagyi PG, Brooks AM, Roghmann KJ. How commonly are children hospitalized for asthma eligible for care in alternative settings? Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999 Jan;153(1):49-55. PubMed PMID: 9894999.
Iribarne A, Easterwood R, Russo MJ, Chan EY, Smith CR, Argenziano M. Comparative effectiveness of minimally invasive versus traditional sternotomy mitral valve surgery in elderly patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Apr;143(4 Suppl):S86-90. PubMed PMID:22423605.
Iribarne A, Burgener JD, Hong K, Raman J, Akhter S, Easterwood R, Jeevanandam V, Russo MJ. Quantifying the incremental cost of complications associated with mitral valve surgery in the United States. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Apr;143(4):864-72. PubMed
PMID:22424521.
Freed BH, Paul JD, Bhave NM, Russo MJ, Jeevanandam V, Lang RM, Shah AP. Percutaneous transcatheter closure of the native aortic valve to treat de novo aortic insufficiency after implantation of a left ventricular assist device. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Mar;5(3):358-9. PubMed PMID:22440504.
Chiu P, Russo MJ, Davies RR, Addonizio LJ, Richmond ME, Chen JM. What is high risk? Redefining elevated pulmonary vascular resistance index in pediatric heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Jan;31(1):61-6. Epub 2011 Oct 22.
Iribarne A, Russo MJ, Easterwood R, Yang J, Stewart AS. Designing a stentless valve conduit for use in a biological Bentall procedure. J Heart Valve Dis. 2011 Sep;20(5):590-2.
Iribarne A, Hong KN, Easterwood R, Yang J, Jeevanandam V, Naka Y, Russo MJ. Should heart transplant recipients with early graft failure be considered for retransplantation? Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Sep;92(3):923-8. PubMed PMID: 21871278.
Slaughter MS, Bostic R, Tong K, Russo M, Rogers JG. Temporal Changes in Hospital Costs for Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. J Card Surg. 2011 Aug 18. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01292.x. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21848578.
Long J, Russo MJ, Muller C, Vigneswaran WT. Surgical treatment of pulmonary hypertension: Lung transplantation. Pulm Circ. 2011 Jul;1(3):327-33. PubMed PMID: 22140622.
Hong KN, Iribarne A, Worku B, Takayama H, Gelijns AC, Naka Y, Jeevanandam V, Russo MJ. Who is the high-risk recipient? Predicting mortality after heart transplant using pretransplant donor and recipient risk factors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Aug;92(2):520-7; discussion 527. Epub 2011 Jun 17. PubMed PMID: 21683337.
Gillinov AM, Argenziano M, Blackstone EH, Iribarne A, DeRose JJ Jr, Ailawadi G, Russo MJ, Ascheim DD, Parides MK, Rodriguez E, Bouchard D, Taddei-Peters WC, Geller NL, Acker MA, Gelijns AC. Designing comparative effectiveness trials of surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: experience of the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Aug;142(2):257-64.e2.
Epub 2011 May 25. PubMed PMID: 21616507.
Iribarne A, Easterwood R, Russo MJ, Wang YC, Yang J, Hong KN, Smith CR, Argenziano M. A minimally invasive approach is more cost-effective than a traditional sternotomy approach for mitral valve surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21665228.
Iribarne A, Easterwood R, Russo MJ, Wang YC. Integrating economic evaluation methods into clinical and translational science award consortium comparative effectiveness educational goals. Acad Med. 2011 Jun;86(6):701-5. PubMed PMID: 21512372; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3103295.
Russo MJ, Easterwood R, Williams MR, George I, Stewart AS. Aortic root and right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction using composite biological valved conduits after failed Ross procedure. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jun;91(6):e87-9. PubMed PMID: 21619955.
Hong KN, Iribarne A, Yang J, Ramlawi B, Takayama H, Naka Y, Russo MJ. Do posttransplant outcomes differ in heart transplant recipients bridged with continuous and pulsatile flow left ventricular assist devices? Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jun;91(6):1899-906. Epub 2011 Apr 22. PubMed PMID: 21514564.
Iribarne A, Easterwood R, Chan EY, Yang J, Soni L, Russo MJ, Smith CR, Argenziano M. The golden age of minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery: current and future perspectives. Future Cardiol. 2011 May;7(3):333-46. PubMed PMID: 21627475; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3134935.
Russo MJ, Worku B, Iribarne A, Hong KN, Yang JA, Vigneswaran W, Sonett JR. Does lung allocation score maximize survival benefit from lung transplantation? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 May;141(5):1270-7. PubMed PMID: 21497235.
Boyle AJ, Ascheim DD, Russo MJ, Kormos RL, John R, Naka Y, Gelijns AC, Hong KN, Teuteberg JJ. Clinical outcomes for continuous-flow left ventricular assist device patients stratified by pre-operative INTERMACS classification. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Apr;30(4):402-7. Epub 2010 Dec 18. PubMed PMID: 21168346.
Davies RR, Russo MJ, Yang J, Quaegebeur JM, Mosca RS, Chen JM. Listing and transplanting adults with congenital heart disease. Circulation. 2011 Feb 22;123(7):759-67. Epub 2011 Feb 7. PubMed PMID: 21300954.
Davies RR, Russo MJ, Hong KN, Mital S, Mosca RS, Quaegebeur JM, Chen JM. Increased short- and long-term mortality at low-volume pediatric heart transplant centers: should minimum standards be set? Retrospective data analysis. Ann Surg. 2011 Feb;253(2):393-401. PubMed PMID: 21183849.
Reimel B, Zanocco K, Russo MJ, Zarnegar R, Clark OH, Allendorf JD, Chabot JA, Duh QY, Lee JA, Sturgeon C. The management of aldosterone-producing adrenal adenomas--does adrenalectomy increase costs? Surgery. 2010 Dec;148(6):1178-85; discussion 1185. PubMed PMID: 21134549.
Iribarne A, Russo MJ, Easterwood R, Hong KN, Yang J, Cheema FH, Smith CR, Argenziano M. Minimally invasive versus sternotomy approach for mitral valve surgery: a propensity analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Nov;90(5):1471-7; discussion 1477-8. PubMed PMID: 20971243.
Iribarne A, Easterwood R, Russo MJ, Yang J, Cheema FH, Smith CR, Argenziano M. Long-term outcomes with a minimally invasive approach for resection of cardiac masses. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Oct;90(4):1251-5. PubMed PMID: 20868822.
Russo MJ, Iribarne A, Easterwood R, Ibrahimiye AN, Davies R, Hong KN, Ascheim DD, Gelijns AC, Naka Y. Post-heart transplant survival is inferior at low-volume centers across all risk strata. Circulation. 2010 Sep 14;122(11 Suppl):S85-91. PubMed PMID: 20837931.
Davies RR, Russo MJ, Morgan JA, Sorabella RA, Naka Y, Chen JM. Standard versus bicaval techniques for orthotopic heart transplantation: an analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Sep;140(3):700-8, 708.e1-2. Epub 2010 Jun 26. PubMed PMID: 20584533.
Russo MJ, Iribarne A, Hong KN, Ramlawi B, Chen JM, Takayama H, Mancini DM, Naka Y. Factors associated with primary graft failure after heart transplantation. Transplantation. 2010 Aug 27;90(4):444-50. PubMed PMID: 20622755.
Iribarne A, Karpenko A, Russo MJ, Cheema FH, Umann T, Oz MC, Smith CR, Argenziano M. Eight-year experience with minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery. World J Surg. 2010 Apr;34(4):611-5. Erratum in: World J Surg. 2010 Apr;34(4):610. Cheema, Faisal [corrected to Cheema, Faisal H]. PubMed PMID: 19838752; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2864437.
Russo MJ, Iribarne A, Hong KN, Davies RR, Xydas S, Takayama H, Ibrahimiye A, Gelijns AC, Bacchetta MD, D'Ovidio F, Arcasoy S, Sonett JR. High lung allocation score is associated with increased morbidity and mortality following transplantation. Chest. 2010 Mar;137(3):651-7. Epub 2009 Oct 9. PubMed PMID: 19820072; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2832864.
Russo MJ, Hong KN, Davies RR, Chen JM, Mancini DM, Oz MC, Rose EA, Gelijns A, Naka Y. The effect of body mass index on survival following heart transplantation: do outcomes support consensus guidelines? Ann Surg. 2010 Jan;251(1):144-52. PubMed PMID: 19940761.
Russo MJ, Hong KN, Davies RR, Chen JM, Sorabella RA, Ascheim DD, Williams MR, Gelijns AC, Stewart AS, Argenziano M, Naka Y. Posttransplant survival is not diminished in heart transplant recipients bridged with implantable left ventricular assist devices. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Dec;138(6):1425-32.e1-3. PubMed PMID: 19931672.
Ramlawi B, Otu H, Russo MJ, Novick RJ, Bianchi C, Sellke FW. Aprotinin attenuates genomic expression variability following cardiac surgery. J Card Surg. 2009 Nov-Dec;24(6):772-80. Epub 2009 Sep 14. PubMed PMID: 19754679.
Russo MJ, Davies RR, Hong KN, Iribarne A, Kawut S, Bacchetta M, D'Ovidio F, Arcasoy S, Sonett JR. Who is the high-risk recipient? Predicting mortality after lung transplantation using pretransplant risk factors. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Nov;138(5):1234-1238.e1. PubMed PMID: 19837222; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3073984.
Russo MJ, Davies RR, Hong KN, Chen JM, Argenziano M, Moskowitz A, Ascheim DD, George I, Stewart AS, Williams M, Gelijns A, Naka Y. Matching high-risk recipients with marginal donor hearts is a clinically effective strategy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Apr;87(4):1066-70; discussion 1071. PubMed PMID: 19324129; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3086705.
Iribarne A, Russo MJ, Davies RR, Hong KN, Gelijns AC, Bacchetta MD, D'Ovidio F, Arcasoy S, Sonett JR. Despite decreased wait-list times for lung transplantation, lung allocation scores continue to increase. Chest. 2009 Apr;135(4):923-8. Epub 2008 Nov 18. PubMed PMID: 19017874.
Iribarne A, Russo MJ, Moskowitz AJ, Ascheim DD, Brown LD, Gelijns AC. Assessing technological change in cardiothoracic surgery. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Spring;21(1):28-34. PubMed PMID: 19632560; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2935793.
Russo MJ, Rana A, Chen JM, Hong KN, Gelijns A, Moskowitz A, Widmann WD, Ratner L, Naka Y, Hardy MA. Pretransplantation patient characteristics and survival following combined heart and kidney transplantation: an analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing Database. Arch Surg. 2009 Mar;144(3):241-6. PubMed PMID: 19289663.
Schulman AR, Martens TP, Russo MJ, Christos PJ, Gordon RJ, Lowy FD, Oz MC, Naka Y. Effect of left ventricular assist device infection on post-transplant outcomes. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2009 Mar;28(3):237-42. PubMed PMID: 19285614.
Rana A, Robles S, Russo MJ, Halazun KJ, Woodland DC, Witkowski P, Ratner LE, Hardy MA. The combined organ effect: protection against rejection? Ann Surg. 2008 Nov;248(5):871-9. PubMed PMID: 18948817.
Russo MJ, Gelijns AC, Stevenson LW, Sampat B, Aaronson KD, Renlund DG, Ascheim DD, Hong KN, Oz MC, Moskowitz AJ, Rose EA, Miller LW; REMATCH Investigators. The cost of medical management in advanced heart failure during the final two years of life. J Card Fail. 2008 Oct;14(8):651-8. Epub 2008 Jul 21. PubMed PMID: 18926436.
Stewart AS, Russo MJ, Martens TP, Naseem TM, Deng MC, Wang R, Argenziano M, Oz M, Naka Y. Longer duration of continuous-flow ventricular assist device support predicts greater hemodynamic compromise after return of pulsatility. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Aug;136(2):524-5. Epub 2008 May 27. PubMed PMID: 18692669.
George I, Colley P, Russo MJ, Martens TP, Burke E, Oz MC, Deng MC, Mancini DM, Naka Y. Association of device surface and biomaterials with immunologic sensitization after mechanical support. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Jun;135(6):1372-9. PubMed PMID: 18544389.
Davies RR, Russo MJ, Hong KN, O'Byrne ML, Cork DP, Moskowitz AJ, Gelijns AC, Mital S, Mosca RS, Chen JM. The use of mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to transplantation in pediatric patients: an analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Feb;135(2):421-7, 427.e1. PubMed PMID: 18242279.
Russo MJ, Balekdjian D. Weighing the outcomes. Nat Biotechnol. 2008 Feb;26(2):173-82. PubMed PMID: 18259169.
Davies RR, Russo MJ, Mital S, Martens TM, Sorabella RS, Hong KN, Gelijns AC, Moskowitz AJ, Quaegebeur JM, Mosca RS, Chen JM. Predicting survival among high-risk pediatric cardiac transplant recipients: an analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Jan;135(1):147-55, 155.e1-2. Epub 2007 Nov 26. PubMed PMID: 18179931.
Hong KN, Russo MJ, Liberman EA, Trzebucki A, Oz MC, Argenziano M, Williams MR. Effect of epicardial fat on ablation performance: a three-energy source comparison. J Card Surg. 2007 Nov-Dec;22(6):521-4. PubMed PMID: 18039220.
Russo MJ, Sternberg DI, Hong KN, Sorabella RA, Moskowitz AJ, Gelijns AC, Wilt JR, D'Ovidio F, Kawut SM, Arcasoy SM, Sonett JR. Postlung transplant survival is equivalent regardless of cytomegalovirus match status. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Oct;84(4):1129-34; discussion 1134-5. PubMed PMID: 17888958.
Schulman AR, Martens TP, Christos PJ, Russo MJ, Comas GM, Cheema FH, Naseem TM, Wang R, Idrissi KA, Bailey SH, Naka Y. Comparisons of infection complications between continuous flow and pulsatile flow left ventricular assist devices. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Mar;133(3):841-2. PubMed PMID: 17320612.
Bardakci H, Cheema FH, Topkara VK, Dang NC, Martens TP, Mercando ML, Forster CS, Benson AA, George I, Russo MJ, Oz MC, Esrig BC. Discharge to home rates are significantly lower for octogenarians undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Feb;83(2):483-9. PubMed PMID: 17257973.
Russo MJ, Chen JM, Sorabella RA, Martens TP, Garrido M, Davies RR, George I, Cheema FH, Mosca RS, Mital S, Ascheim DD, Argenziano M, Stewart AS, Oz MC, Naka Y. The effect of ischemic time on survival after heart transplantation varies by donor age: an analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Feb;133(2):554-9. PubMed PMID: 17258599.
Hong KN, Russo MJ, Williams MR, Abbasi A, Sorabella R, Martens TP, Smith CR Jr, Oz MC, Argenziano M. Patient-specific characteristics determine success of surgical atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. Heart Surg Forum. 2007;10(6):E468-72. PubMed PMID: 18187380.
Russo MJ, Martens TP, Hong KN, Colman DL, Voleti VB, Smith CR Jr, Argenziano M. Minimally invasive versus standard approach for excision of atrial masses. Heart Surg Forum. 2007;10(1):E50-4. PubMed PMID: 17162403.
Williams MR, Casher JM, Russo MJ, Hong KN, Argenziano M, Oz MC. Laser energy source in surgical atrial fibrillation ablation: preclinical experience. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Dec;82(6):2260-4. PubMed PMID: 17126144.
Russo MJ, Chen JM, Hong KN, Stewart AS, Ascheim DD, Argenziano M, Mancini DM, Oz MC, Naka Y; Columbia University Heart Transplant Outcomes Research Group. Survival after heart transplantation is not diminished among recipients with
uncomplicated diabetes mellitus: an analysis of the United Network of Organ Sharing database. Circulation. 2006 Nov 21;114(21):2280-7. Epub 2006 Nov 6. PubMed PMID: 17088463.
Russo MJ, Davies RR, Sorabella RA, Martens TP, George I, Cheema FH, Mital S, Mosca RS, Chen JM. Adult-age donors offer acceptable long-term survival to pediatric heart transplant recipients: an analysis of the United Network of Organ Sharing database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Nov;132(5):1208-12. PubMed PMID: 17059945.
Topkara VK, Williams MR, Cheema FH, Vigilance DW, Garrido MJ, Russo MJ, Oz MC, Argenziano M. Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: the Columbia Presbyterian experience. J Card Surg. 2006 Sep-Oct;21(5):441-8. PubMed PMID: 16948752.
Russo MJ, Chaer RA, Lin SC, Kent KC, McKinsey JF. Percutaneous endovascular treatment of acute sequential systemic emboli. J Vasc Surg. 2006 Feb;43(2):388-92. PubMed PMID: 16476620.
Topkara VK, Williams MR, Barili F, Bastos R, Liu JF, Liberman EA, Russo MJ, Oz MC, Argenziano M. Radiofrequency and microwave energy sources in surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: a comparative analysis. Heart Surg Forum. 2006;9(3):E614-7. PubMed PMID: 16687343.
Williams MR, Russo MJ, Oz MC, Argenziano M. Epicardial cardiac ablation using laser energy. Heart Surg Forum. 2006;9(2):E598-600. PubMed PMID: 16543159.
Chen JM, Russo MJ, Hammond KM, Mancini DM, Kherani AR, Fal JM, Mazzeo PA, Pinney SP, Edwards NM, Naka Y. Alternate waiting list strategies for heart transplantation maximize donor organ utilization. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Jul;80(1):224-8. PubMed PMID: 15975371.
Russo MJ, McConnochie KM, McBride JT, Szilagyi PG, Brooks AM, Roghmann KJ. Increase in admission threshold explains stable asthma hospitalization rates. Pediatrics. 1999 Sep;104(3 Pt 1):454-62. PubMed PMID: 10469769.
McConnochie KM, Russo MJ, McBride JT, Szilagyi PG, Brooks AM, Roghmann KJ. Socioeconomic variation in asthma hospitalization: excess utilization or greater need? Pediatrics. 1999 Jun;103(6):e75. PubMed PMID: 10353972.
McConnochie KM, Russo MJ, McBride JT, Szilagyi PG, Brooks AM, Roghmann KJ. How commonly are children hospitalized for asthma eligible for care in alternative settings? Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999 Jan;153(1):49-55. PubMed PMID: 9894999.
