Congratulations to everybody who was published in March! Published faculty were Doctors Back, Beaver, Beduschi, Berceli, Bleiweis, Cooper, De Faria, Demos, Do, Duarte, Efron, Goldstein, Hess, Huber, Benjamin Jacobs, Jeffrey Jacobs, Jeng, Jiang, Larson, Loftus, Moldawer, Nordenstam, Terracina, Tomas Martin, O’Malley, Peek, Rackauskas, Raymond, Read, Scali, Shah, Shahid, Soma, Spratt, Stukov, Janice Taylor, Terracina, Upchurch, Vrakas, and Zarrinpar.
Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
- Stukov Y, Rackauskas M, Maybauer MO. The ProtekDuo cannula for Venopulmonary ECMO as bridge to lung transplantation: a single center case series. Ann Card Anaesth. 2025 Mar 20. doi: 10.4103/aca.aca_194_24. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40110951.
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- Iribarne A, Zwischenberger B, Mehaffey J, Kaneko T, Wyler von Ballmoos MC, Jacobs JP, Krohn C, Habib RH, Parsons N, Badhwar V, Bowdish ME. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2024 update on national trends and outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Mar 22:S0003-4975(25)00221-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.03.011. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40127833.
- Griffiths ER, Profsky MP, Mokshagundam D, Boucek K, Amdani S, Davies RR, Monge MC, Morales DLS, Rossano JW, Jacobs JP, Kirklin JK, Koehl D, Cantor R, Peng DM; Pedimacs Investigators. Eighth Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons pedimacs report. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Mar;119(3):513-522. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.12.020. Epub 2025 Jan 14. PMID: 39818264.
- Makkinejad A, Monaghan K, Chen SA, et al. Aortic Annular Enlargement vs Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Matched Annulus. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025;119(3):568-575. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.07.022
Annals of Vascular Surgery
- Bellamkonda KS, Suckow BD, Columbo JA, Upchurch GR Jr, Jacobs B, Ochoa Chaar CI, Scully RE, Goodney PP, Scali ST, Stone DH. The implications of oxygen-dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on sac growth and mortality following endovascular aneurysm repair. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Mar 11;115:98-106. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.02.019. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40081526.
- Samra RS, Thoene I, Mirzaie A, Neal D, Scali ST, Back MR, Huber TS, Upchurch GR Jr, Shah SK. Financial toxicity and unemployment in patients with major lower limb amputation are high. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Mar;112:93-100. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.12.010. Epub 2024 Dec 12. PMID: 39672264.
- Stinson GP, Krebs JR, Kugler LR, Fazzone B, Shahid Z, Back M, Scali S, Shah S, Upchurch GR Jr, Cooper MA. Imaging surveillance adherence for uncomplicated Type B aortic dissection at a regional referral center. Ann Vasc Surg. 2025 Mar;112:32-40. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2024.11.104. Epub 2024 Dec 12. PMID: 39672262.
Anticancer Research
- Popp R, Savaliya BP, Raikot SR, Ahmed SH, Shekouhi R, Bowers J, Popp K, Sukniam KB, Kowkabany G, Jimenez PB, Mubarak F, Ekpeh EP, Bansal S, Sharan S, Manaise HK, Gabriel EM. Impact of surgical refusal on overall survival in patients with melanoma: a comprehensive analysis. Anticancer Res. 2025 Mar;45(3):1063-1070. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.17493. PMID: 40037879.
Circulation Research
- Kim K, Thome T, Pass C, Stone L, Vugman N, Palzkill V, Yang Q, O’Malley KA, Anderson EM, Fazzone B, Yue F, Berceli SA, Scali ST, Ryan TE. Multiomic analysis of calf muscle in peripheral artery disease and chronic kidney disease. Circ Res. 2025 Mar 28;136(7):688-703. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.124.325642. Epub 2025 Feb 18. PMID: 39963788; PMCID: PMC11949227.
Clinical Transplantation
- Wong EJ, McDonald CM, Thomas E, Zarrinpar A, Lee L, Kim KM, Beaver TM, Al-Bahou R, Al JG, Calhoon JH, Hui DS. Outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting for asymptomatic patients referred for renal transplant. Clin Transplant. 2025 Mar;39(3):e70128. doi: 10.1111/ctr.70128. PMID: 40038064.
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
- Iqbal A, Rojas-Khalil Y, Waldon A, Parikh-Amin P, Garcia-Chavez HJ, Hartley BW, Keeling SS, Erstad DJ, Rosengart TK, Read TE. Two-center validation of a novel quality improvement protocol to avoid postileostomy morbidity using home intravenous fluids and structured daily calls. Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Apr 1;68(4):457-465. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003629. Epub 2025 Mar 20. PMID: 40079659.
- Mazirka P, Fenner B, Terracina KP, Goldstein LE, Read TE, Nordenstam J. Single-port robot assisted hartmann’s type end ileostomy reversal using the existing ostomy site. Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 Mar 5. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003648. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40044401.
Heart Rhythm
- Eltsov I, Pannone L, Della Rocca DG, Lakkireddy D, Beaver TM, Brodt CR, Talevi G, Sorgente A, Overeinder I, Kronenberger R, Bala G, Almorad A, Ströker E, Sieira J, Sarkozy A, Brugada P, Gharaviri A, Chierchia GB, La Meir M, de Asmundis C. Endo-epicardial mapping of human sinus node in-vivo: novel electrophysiological findings and anatomical correlations. Heart Rhythm. 2025 Mar 20:S1547-5271(25)02228-3. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.03.1966. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40120925.
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
- Manavalan P, Gadkowski LB, Sachdeva A, Guha S, Porvasnik S, Nelson JA, Janelle JW. Acceptability of multilevel sexual health interventions and sexually transmitted infection screening and testing among persons with HIV across three clinical sites in Florida. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Mar 1;98(3):282-290. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003569. Epub 2025 Feb 5. PMID: 39813221; PMCID: PMC11801437.
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
- Einhorn LM, Andrew BY, Hill KD, Bonnell LN, Habib RH, Jacobs ML, Jacobs JP, Vener DF, Ames WA. National practice patterns for the use of regional anesthesia for pediatric cardiac surgery: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons congenital heart surgery database. J Clin Anesth. 2025 Mar;102:111774. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111774. Epub 2025 Feb 8. PMID: 39923402.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
- Fazzone B, Kashif R, Neal D, Raymond R, Berg MT, Savani RC, Do AR, Taylor JA, Larson SD, Raymond SL. Impact of perioperative blood transfusion on postoperative outcomes in neonates. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Mar;60(3):162129. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.162129. Epub 2024 Dec 28. PMID: 39793532.
- Rodhouse C, Raymond R, Neal D, Loftus TJ, Khan FA, Do AR, Taylor JA, Efron PA, Larson SD, Raymond SL. Antibiotic prophylaxis for elective pediatric laparoscopic cholecystectomies. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Mar;60(3):162055. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.162055. Epub 2024 Nov 6. PMID: 39549681.
Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
- Shekouhi R, Ahmed SH, Sachse CC, Gerhold C, Chim H. Mental health status and quality of life is not improved in amputees following targeted muscle reinnervation. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2025 Mar 12:S1748-6815(25)00196-2. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2025.02.053. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40157878.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Pendarvis J, Sharaf OM, Bilgili A, Jiang Z, Jeng JA, Demos DS, Spratt JR, Hess P, Beaver TM, Upchurch GR Jr, Martin TD, Jeng EI. Simple vs complex aortic arch repair in acute type a aortic dissection. J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Apr 1;240(4):439-447. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001300. Epub 2025 Mar 17. PMID: 39868703.
- Upchurch GR Jr. Heroes and friends, part 2: the home of surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Apr 1;240(4):323-327. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001284. Epub 2025 Mar 17. PMID: 39807801.
Liver Transplantation
- Kojima L, Akabane M, Murray M, Fruscione M, Soma D, Snyder A, McVey J, Firl DJ, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Kubal CA, Markmann JF, Aucejo FN, Tomiyama K, Kimura S, Sasaki K. Reappraisal of tacrolimus levels after liver transplant for HCC: A multicenter study toward personalized immunosuppression regimen. Liver Transpl. 2025 Mar 1;31(3):344-354. doi: 10.1097/LVT.0000000000000459. Epub 2024 Aug 23. PMID: 39172007.
Neuroimage
- Vo Q, Simon ZD, Park G, Nacionales DC, Gorski C, Barrios EL, Casadesus G, Efron PA, Moldawer LL, Nagpal R, Chakrabarty P, Febo M. Corrigendum to “Functional connectivity within sensorimotor cortical and striatal regions is regulated by sepsis in a sex-dependent manner” [NeuroImage 305 (2025) 120995]. Neuroimage. 2025 Mar;308:121025. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121025. Epub 2025 Jan 19. Erratum for: Neuroimage. 2025 Jan;305:120995. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120995. PMID: 39828487.
Pancreas
- Riner AN, Velazquez-Villarreal EI, Rajpara S, Qian J, Jin Y, Loza D, Akki A, Herremans KM, Raj R, Williams TM, Merchant N, George TJ, Hughes SJ, Stern MC, Reams R, Redda K, Wilkie DJ, Odedina FT, Chamala S, Han B, Agyare E, Craig DW, Carpten JD, Trevino JG. Somatic genomic profiling of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas from a diverse cohort of patients. Pancreas. 2025 Mar 1;54(3):e171-e178. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000002408. PMID: 39999309.
- Lucas KV, Stukov Y, Purlee MS, Delaleu T, Sharaf OM, Bleiweis MS, Jacobs JP, Peek GJ. What is the weakest point of a secured aortic cannula in central extracorporeal membrane oxygenation? Perfusion. 2025 Mar;40(2):390-397. doi: 10.1177/02676591241236645. Epub 2024 May 28. PMID: 38804020.
- Brock MA, Ebraheem M, Jaudon A, Narasimhulu SS, Vazquez-Colon Z, Philip J, Lopez-Colon D, Jacobs JP, Bleiweis MS, Peek GJ. The safe addition of nitric oxide to the sweep gas of the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuit in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit. Perfusion. 2025 Mar;40(2):490-494. doi: 10.1177/02676591241246079. Epub 2024 Apr 6. PMID: 38581646.
Surgical Endoscopy
- Kumar SS, Calabrese EC, Slater BJ, Lin C, Hong J, Dort J, Lim R, Tsuda S, Awad Z, Babidge W, Maddern G, Nepal P, Vosburg RW, Ignacio R, Bavishi D, Kchaou A, Ayloo S, Hanna NM, Kohn GP. SAGES guidelines update to laparoscopy in the era of COVID-19. Surg Endosc. 2025 Mar;39(3):1409-1418. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-11526-6. PMID: 39930124.
The American Journal of Medical Sciences
- Akopyan K, Younis M, Emtiazjoo AM, Gries C, Khamooshi P, Rackauskas M, Saha BK. Short telomere syndrome in a patient with primary Sjögren’s syndrome related interstitial lung disease. Am J Med Sci. 2025 Mar 9:S0002-9629(25)00949-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2025.03.003. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40068763.
The American Surgeon
- Mazirka P, Rashid A, Balch J, Goldstein L, Terracina K, Read TE, Nordenstam J. Linaclotide as a single agent bowel preparation regimen before colonoscopy. Am Surg. 2025 Mar;91(3):450-452. doi: 10.1177/00031348241300360. Epub 2024 Nov 12. PMID: 39530977.
The Journal of Hand Surgery Asian-Pacific Volume
- Shekouhi R, Ahmed SH, Mumtaz M, Barin B, A Hao K, Chim H. Effectiveness and safety of brachial plexus nerve stimulation for refractory neuropathic pain in the upper extremities: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol. 2025 Mar 17. doi: 10.1142/S242483552550033X. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40108850.
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Reddy RK, Schumacher KR, Ghanayem NS, Zhang W, Mikesell K, Alten JA, Bailly DK, Bertrandt RA, Blinder JJ, Buckley JR, Chan T, Chanani NK, DeWitt AG, Diddle JW, Gauntt J, Harmon WG, Jacobs JP, Kelly RB, Lin JI, Lion RP, Raymond TT, Riley CM, Schwartz SM, Shin AY, Simsic JM, Sinha A, Smith AH, Tabbutt S, Werho DK, Zaccagni HJ, Costello JM. Unplanned reinterventions after congenital cardiac surgery and hospital mortality: a report from the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Mar 14:S0022-5223(25)00203-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2025.03.005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40090460.
Transplant Proceedings
- Abusuliman M, Jafri SM, Summers BB, Beduschi T, Boike J, Farmer DG, Horslen S, Lyer K, Langnas AN, Mangus RS, Matsumoto CS, Mavis AM, Mazariegos GV, Nagai S, O’Leary J, Schiano TD, Sudan DL, Abusuliman A, Sulejmani N, Segovia MC. Trends in the perioperative practices for immunological assessment and immunosuppression strategies for patients undergoing intestinal transplantation at American transplant centers. Transplant Proc. 2025 Mar;57(2):380-389. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2025.01.002. Epub 2025 Jan 30. PMID: 39890513.
Transplantation Direct
- Duarte S, Fassler AM, Willman M, Lewis D, Warren C, Angeli-Pahim I, Shah R, Vrakas G, El Hinnawi A, De Faria W, Beduschi T, Battula N, Zarrinpar A. Soluble DNA concentration in the perfusate is a predictor of posttransplant renal function in hypothermic machine perfused kidney allografts. Transplant Direct. 2025 Mar 20;11(4):e1768. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001768. PMID: 40124244.
World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery
- Tchervenkov CI, Tang R, Peek GJ, Bleiweis MS, Jacobs JP. Pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect: definitions, nomenclature, and classification. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2025 Mar;16(2):173-176. doi: 10.1177/21501351241311878. Epub 2025 Feb 6. PMID: 39912281.
- Jacobs JP, Louis JDS, Reddy D, Lotto AA, Honjo O, Sivalingam S, Jaquiss RDB, Juaneda I, Finucane K, Kirklin JK, Tchervenkov CI, Backer CL. Introduction to proceedings of the World University for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery webinars about pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2025 Mar;16(2):171-172. doi: 10.1177/21501351241312679. PMID: 39905860.