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    January 2026
  1. WILLIAMS AM, Ahmad A, Bommareddi S, Lima B, et al
    10 degrees C Static Cold Storage Mitigates the Impact of Advanced Donor Age on Heart Transplant Recipient Outcomes.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jan 2:S0022-5223(25)01068.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  2. CHAPPELL G, Mehdizadeh-Shrifi A, Turner D, Bondoc A, et al
    Outcomes of Fontan patients undergoing combined heart-liver transplantation in pediatric hospitals across the United States.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026;171:288-297.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    December 2025
  3. ZUBAIR MM, Shah AD, Veerakumar E, Shafqat S, et al
    Clinical Outcomes after COVID-19-Positive Donor Heart Transplantation in the United States Pediatric Population.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Dec 26:S0022-5223(25)01121.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  4. BERG AR, Krishnan A, Heng EE, Choi AY, et al
    Ex Vivo Heart Perfusion Offsets Ischemic Penalties with >/=6-Hour Preservation in Adult Donation-After-Brain-Death Heart Transplantation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Dec 6:S0022-5223(25)01047.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    October 2025
  5. ALVAREZ A, Dewan KC, Milano CA, Jawitz OK, et al
    Outcomes Among Patients Bridged to Heart Transplant with Microaxial Flow Versus Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Support.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Oct 7:S0022-5223(25)00859.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    September 2025
  6. HUNTERIA NELSON RP, Feng I, Vinogradsky AV, Barile J, et al
    Long-Term Outcomes Following Recovery from Severe Primary Graft Dysfunction After Heart Transplant.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Sep 11:S0022-5223(25)00765.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  7. HOZAIN AE, Johnson B, Leiva O, Hamzat I, et al
    Bloodless Heart Transplantation in Patients Who Refuse Transfusion: An 11-Year Case Series.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Sep 9:S0022-5223(25)00764.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  8. IGUIDBASHIAN J, Zakrzewski J, Lu L, Garcia AM, et al
    Targeted immunotherapy with sphingosine-1-phosphate improves myocardial contractility and mitochondrial function in a novel murine ex vivo perfusion and transplantation model.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:764-771.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    August 2025
  9. BENKERT AR, Jawitz OK, Lobo AA, Casalinova S, et al
    Five-Year Experience of Heart Transplantation Following Donation After Circulatory Death.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Aug 19:S0022-5223(25)00667.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  10. WILLIAMS AM, Ahmad A, Bommareddi S, Lima B, et al
    Normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory death compared with brain dead donors: Single-center cardiac allograft outcomes.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:585-593.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    June 2025
  11. OVERBEY DM, Kucera JA, Aykut B, Wolf SE, et al
    Pediatric Heart Transplant in Donation After Circulatory Death using Normothermic Regional Perfusion.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jun 20:S0022-5223(25)00535.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  12. GOERLICH CE, Wang CC, Trahanas J, Shirodkar S, et al
    Outcomes of Teenage Donor Hearts Transplanted into Adult Heart Transplant Recipients: A UNOS Analysis.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jun 7:S0022-5223(25)00469.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    May 2025
  13. TOUBAT O, Bermudez CA
    Commentary: Understanding the impact of warm ischemia on donation after circulatory death heart transplant outcomes: getting warmer but not there yet.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 May 15:S0022-5223(25)00388.
    PubMed    


    April 2025
  14. WANG CC, Petrovic M, Ahmad A, Navid W, et al
    The effect of warm ischemic intervals on primary graft dysfunction in normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death heart transplant.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 18:S0022-5223(25)00290.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  15. MULLIS DM, Garrison A, Heng E, Zhu Y, et al
    Heart-liver transplantation using the en bloc technique: A single-center experience over two decades.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1254-1262.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    March 2025
  16. AYKUT B, Ghandour H, Mensah-Mamfo M, Ngeve SM, et al
    Partial heart transplant valves demonstrate growth in piglets despite prolonged cold storage.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Mar 26:S0022-5223(25)00270.
    PubMed     Abstract available



  17. Commentator Discussion: Rise of the machines-Normothermic regional perfusion use in heart transplantation in the United States.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Mar 15:S0022-5223(25)00110.
    PubMed    


  18. RUCK JM, Rodriguez E, Zhou AL, Durand CM, et al
    For your consideration: Benefits of listing as willing to consider heart offers from donors with hepatitis C.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:932-940.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    February 2025
  19. HONG Y, Hess NR, Ziegler LA, Chu D, et al
    Can we safely expand the donation after circulatory death donor heart pool by extending the donor age limit?
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:658-666.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    December 2024
  20. CHRISTOPHER KWON YI, Burmistrova M, Zhu DT, Lai A, et al
    The Impact of Donor Obesity on Outcomes of Donation After Circulatory Death Heart Transplantation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Dec 24:S0022-5223(24)01189.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  21. GOUCHOE DA, Satija D, Cui EY, Schroder JN, et al
    Rise of the Machines - Normothermic Regional Perfusion Use in Heart Transplantation in the United States.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Dec 9:S0022-5223(24)01122.
    PubMed     Abstract available



  22. Commentator Discussion: Early outcomes in heart transplantation using donation after circulatory death donors in patients bridged with durable left ventricular assist devices.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Dec 7:S0022-5223(24)01027.
    PubMed    


  23. PASRIJA C, Holmes SD, Rozenberg KS, Shah A, et al
    Right ventricular sizing and pulmonary vascular resistance: How much mass do you need?
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;168:1712-1717.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    November 2024

  24. Commentator Discussion: The impact of blood type and body size on successful bridging to heart transplantation using intra-aortic balloon pump or surgically implanted microaxial left ventricular assist device.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Nov 12:S0022-5223(24)00922.
    PubMed    


    October 2024
  25. GOODWIN ML, Nickel IC, Li H, Kagawa H, et al
    Direct Procurement with Machine Perfusion and Normothermic Regional Perfusion in Donation after Circulatory Death Heart Transplantation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Oct 25:S0022-5223(24)00984.
    PubMed     Abstract available



  26. Commentator Discussion: Survival, function, and immune profiling after beating heart transplantation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Oct 9:S0022-5223(24)00789.
    PubMed    


    September 2024
  27. NORDAN T, Keshk M, Hackmann A, Givertz MM, et al
    The Impact of Blood Type and Body Size on Successful Bridging to Heart Transplantation using Intraaortic Balloon Pump or Surgically Implanted Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Device.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Sep 25:S0022-5223(24)00835.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  28. MOROI MK, Patel K, Rajesh K, Lin A, et al
    Early Outcomes in Heart Transplantation using Donation after Circulatory Death Donors in Patients Bridged with Durable Left Ventricular Assist Devices.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Sep 9:S0022-5223(24)00788.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  29. HEIMA D, Takeda M, Tabata Y, Minatoya K, et al
    Therapeutic potential of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac tissue in an ischemic model with unloaded condition mimicking left ventricular assist device.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;168:e72-e88.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    August 2024
  30. LASALA VR, Cordoves EM, Kalfa DM
    Adaptation of Cold Preservation Techniques to Partial Heart Transplant.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Aug 20:S0022-5223(24)00697.
    PubMed    


  31. KRISHNAN A, Elde S, Ruaengsri C, Guenthart BA, et al
    Survival, Function, and Immune Profiling after Beating Heart Transplantation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Aug 5:S0022-5223(24)00681.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    July 2024
  32. KONSTANTINOV IE, Fricke TA
    Commentary: A paradigm change in surgical management of the apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy to avoid heart transplantation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jul 25:S0022-5223(24)00658.
    PubMed    


  33. ZHOU AL, Rizaldi AA, Ruck JM, Akbar AF, et al
    Impact of Dual Thoracic Recovery from Circulatory Death Donors on Heart and Lung Transplant Outcomes.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jul 12:S0022-5223(24)00606.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    June 2024

  34. Discussion to: The majority of pediatric Fontan patients have excellent post-transplant survival.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:2204-2205.
    PubMed    


  35. KULSHRESTHA K, Greenberg JW, Kennedy JT 3rd, Hogue S, et al
    The majority of pediatric Fontan patients have excellent post-transplant survival.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:2193-2203.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  36. GUZMAN-GOMEZ A, Greenberg JW, Dani A, Villa C, et al
    In the era of outpatient ventricular assist devices, is it time to reconsider the practice of bridging older children to transplant on outpatient inotropes?
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:2206-2214.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    May 2024

  37. Discussion to: Modifiable risk factor reduction for pediatric ventricular assist devices and the influence of persistent modifiable risk factors at transplant.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:1564-1565.
    PubMed    


  38. KALFA D, Rajab TK, Cordoves E, Emani S, et al
    Living allogenic heart valve transplantation: Relative advantages and unanswered questions.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:1543-1546.
    PubMed    


  39. GREENBERG JW, Kulshrestha K, Guzman-Gomez A, Fields K, et al
    Modifiable risk factor reduction for pediatric ventricular assist devices and the influence of persistent modifiable risk factors at transplant.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:1556-1563.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  40. SIMPSON MT, Ning Y, Kurlansky P, Colombo PC, et al
    Outcomes of treatment for deep left ventricular assist device infection.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:1824-1832.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    April 2024

  41. Discussion to: Changes in heart transplant outcomes of elderly patients in the new allocation era.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Apr 11:S0022-5223(24)00271.
    PubMed    


  42. ALNAJAR A, Hirji S, Breda JR
    Commentary: Rethinking Heart Transplants in Septuagenarians - Is Age Just a Number?
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Apr 10:S0022-5223(24)00293.
    PubMed    


  43. JEEVANANDAM V
    Commentary: Warm ischemic injury to human donor hearts-when is it too much?
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:1361-1362.
    PubMed    


  44. MONDAL NK, Li S, Elsenousi AE, Mattar A, et al
    Myocardial edema, inflammation, and injury in human heart donated after circulatory death are sensitive to warm ischemia and subsequent cold storage.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:1346-1358.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  45. WERT L, Stewart GC, Mehra MR, Milwidsky A, et al
    A multicenter evaluation of external outflow graft obstruction with a fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:1322-1330.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    March 2024

  46. Discussion to: Four decades of progress in heart-lung transplantation: 271 cases at a single institution.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar 25:S0022-5223(24)00182.
    PubMed    


  47. SOLLIE ZW, Kwon JH, Usry B, Shorbaji K, et al
    Changes in Heart Transplant Outcomes of Elderly Patients in the New Allocation Era.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar 20:S0022-5223(24)00269.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  48. ALNSASRA H, Perue RK, Khalil F, Regev O, et al
    Reversibility of Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension and Outcomes After Heart Transplantation Bridged with Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Insight from the UNOS.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar 5:S0022-5223(24)00188.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  49. HONG Y, Hess NR, Ziegler LA, Hickey GW, et al
    Improved waitlist and comparable post-transplant outcomes in simultaneous heart-kidney transplantation under the 2018 heart allocation system.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:1064-1076.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  50. AZIZGOLSHANI N, Takeda K
    Commentary: What is the destination after left ventricular assist device under the new heart allocation system?
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:1060-1061.
    PubMed    


  51. ZHANG A, Kurlansky P, Ning Y, Wang A, et al
    Outcomes following successful decannulation from extracorporeal life support for cardiogenic shock.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:1033-1046.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    February 2024
  52. HUDDLESTON CB, Tan C
    Commentary: Heart-Lung Transplantation-Is It Worth It?
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Feb 27:S0022-5223(24)00183.
    PubMed    


  53. ELDE S, Baccouche BM, Mullis DM, Leipzig MM, et al
    Four Decades of Progress in Heart-Lung Transplantation: 271 Cases at a Single Institution.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Feb 4:S0022-5223(24)00100.
    PubMed     Abstract available



  54. Discussion to: Increasing waiting times for status 2 patients in new United Network for Organ Sharing allocation system: Impact on waitlist and posttransplant outcomes.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:544-546.
    PubMed    


  55. SINGH SK, Hassanein M, Ning Y, Wang C, et al
    Increasing waiting times for status 2 patients in new United Network for Organ Sharing allocation system: Impact on waitlist and posttransplant outcomes.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:535-543.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    January 2024
  56. ALEMANY VS, Nomoto R, Saeed MY, Celik A, et al
    Mitochondrial transplantation preserves myocardial function and viability in pediatric and neonatal pig hearts donated after circulatory death.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:e6-e21.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  57. SONG TH, Salerno CT
    Commentary: Blood type O, a bigger problem in the new heart allocation system?
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:241-242.
    PubMed    


  58. ITAGAKI S, Toyoda N, Egorova N, Sun E, et al
    Total artificial heart implantation as a bridge to transplantation in the United States.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:205-214.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    December 2023
  59. KIRSCHNER M, Topkara VK, Sun J, Kurlansky P, et al
    Comparing 3-Year Survival and Readmissions between HeartMate 3 and Heart Transplant as Primary Treatment for Advanced Heart Failure.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Dec 26:S0022-5223(23)01207.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  60. VALDEOLMILLOS E, Le Pavec J, Audie M, Savale L, et al
    Thirty years of surgical management of pediatric pulmonary hypertension :mid-term outcomes following reverse Potts shunt and transplantation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Dec 3:S0022-5223(23)01121.
    PubMed     Abstract available



  61. Discussion to: Simultaneous heart-kidney transplant compared with heart transplant alone in patients with borderline renal function who are not dialysis dependent.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Dec 2:S0022-5223(23)01088.
    PubMed    


  62. TUME SC, Fuentes-Baldemar AA, Anders M, Spinner JA, et al
    Temporary ventricular assist device support with a catheter-based axial pump: Changing the paradigm at a pediatric heart center.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023;166:1756-1763.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  63. THANGAPPAN K, Zafar F, Ahmed HF, Greenberg JW, et al
    Is the practice of using oversized organs for recipients with elevated pulmonary vascular resistance justified?
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023;166:1766-1779.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  64. GANAPATHI AM, Heh V, Rosenheck JP, Keller BC, et al
    Thoracic retransplantation: Does time to retransplantation matter?
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023;166:1529-1541.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    November 2023

  65. Discussion to: Donation after circulatory death improves probability of heart transplantation in candidates with posttransplant outcomes similar to those achieved with brain-dead donors.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Nov 3:S0022-5223(23)00971.
    PubMed    


    October 2023
  66. CHO J, Tunuguntla HP, Tume SC, Spinner JA, et al
    Long-term Implantable Ventricular Assist Device Support in Children.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Oct 30:S0022-5223(23)01005.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  67. SILVESTRY SC
    Commentary: The Evolving Market of Heart Transplantation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Oct 16:S0022-5223(23)00973.
    PubMed    


  68. FENG I, Wang AS, Takeda K, Topkara VK, et al
    Simultaneous Heart-Kidney Transplant Compared to Heart Transplant Alone in Non-Dialysis Dependent Patients with Borderline Renal Function.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Oct 12:S0022-5223(23)00960.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  69. SCHUELER S, Bowles CT, Hinkel R, Wohlfarth R, et al
    A novel intrapericardial pulsatile device for individualized, biventricular circulatory support without direct blood contact.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023;166:1119-1129.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    September 2023
  70. HESS NR, Hong Y, Yoon P, Bonatti J, et al
    Donation After Circulatory Death Improves Probability of Heart Transplantation in Waitlisted Candidates and Results in Post-Transplant Outcomes Similar to Those Achieved with Brain Dead Donors.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Sep 13:S0022-5223(23)00787.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  71. BEATTIE MJ, Sleeper LA, Lu M, Teele SA, et al
    Factors associated with morbidity, mortality, and hemodynamic failure after biventricular conversion in borderline hypoplastic left hearts.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023;166:933-942.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    July 2023
  72. MONGE MC, Joong A
    Commentary: Bridging the gap with temporary ventricular assist devices in pediatrics.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023;166:212-213.
    PubMed    


    June 2023
  73. SCHRODER JN, Scheuer S, Catarino P, Caplan A, et al
    The American Association for Thoracic Surgery 2023 Expert Consensus Document: Adult cardiac transplantation utilizing donors after circulatory death.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Jun 13:S0022-5223(23)00252.
    PubMed    


  74. ELDE S, He H, Lingala B, Baiocchi M, et al
    Analysis of the revised heart allocation policy and the influence of increased mechanical circulatory support on survival.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023;165:2090-2103.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    May 2023
  75. SMERLING JL, Goldstone AB, Bacha EA, Liberman L, et al
    Long-term Outcomes of Tricuspid Valve Intervention During Stage 2 Palliation in Patients with a Single Right Ventricle.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 May 22:S0022-5223(23)00438.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    March 2023
  76. LEI I, Tang PC
    Commentary: Draining the cGAS from Immunity, advancing heart transplant surgery through a translational science approach.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Mar 16:S0022-5223(23)00249.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  77. MANCINI D, Moss N
    Commentary: Bringing objectivity to the nonmedical evaluation of left ventricular assist device candidates.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023;165:1123-1124.
    PubMed    


  78. OLT CK, Thuita LW, Soltesz EG, Tong MZ, et al
    Value of psychosocial evaluation for left ventricular assist device candidates.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023;165:1111-1121.
    PubMed     Abstract available


  79. ROBERTSON G, Baran DA, Copeland H
    Commentary: In search of the "good candidate" for mechanical circulatory support.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023;165:1122-1123.
    PubMed    


    February 2023
  80. ZAKKO J, Premkumar A, Logan AJ, Sneddon JM, et al
    Textbook outcome: A novel metric in heart transplantation outcomes.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Feb 23:S0022-5223(23)00178.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    June 2022
  81. SCHIAVON M, Camagni S, Venuta F, Rosso L, et al
    A multicentric evaluation of pediatric lung transplantation in Italy.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jun 20. pii: S0022-5223(22)00704.
    PubMed     Abstract available


    May 2022
  82. BICHELL DP
    Commentary: The illogic of oversizing donor hearts for pulmonary hypertension.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 May 11. pii: S0022-5223(22)00536.
    PubMed    


    September 2021
  83. DUGGAL NM, Lei I, Wu X, Aaronson KD, et al
    Mitral regurgitation severity at left ventricular assist device implantation is associated with distinct myocardial transcriptomic signatures.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Sep 14. pii: S0022-5223(21)01262.
    PubMed     Abstract available


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