A roundup of top published studies based on research conducted at the University of Florida.
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- Jacobs JP, Quintessenza JA, van Gelder HM, Staples ED, Martin TD, Arnaoutakis GJ, Beaver TM, Peek GJ, Nixon CS, Bleiweis MS, Mavroudis C. George Daicoff: A Pioneering Surgeon and Humanitarian of The Southern Thoracic Surgical Association. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 May;113(5):1743-1749. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.01.002. Epub 2022 Jan 19. PMID: 35063420.
- Jacobs JP, Kumar SR, St Louis JD, Al-Halees ZY, Habib RH, Parsons N, Hill KD, Pasquali SK, Gaynor JW, Mascio CE, Overman DM, Dearani JA, Mayer JE Jr, Shahian DM, Jacobs ML. Variation in Case-Mix Across Hospitals: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Feb;115(2):485-492. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.06.053. Epub 2022 Aug 6. PMID: 35940312.
- Bleiweis MS, Philip J, Peek GJ, Fudge JC, Sullivan KJ, Co-Vu J, Gupta D, Shih R, Pietra BBA, Fricker FJ, Vyas HV, Hernandez-Rivera JF, Powers ER, Nixon CS, Falasa M, Jacobs JP. Palliation Plus Ventricular Assist Device Insertion in 15 Neonates and Infants With Functionally Univentricular Circulation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Oct;114(4):1412-1418. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.02.051. Epub 2022 Mar 15. PMID: 35304109.
Cardiology in the Young
- Anderson RH, Bleiweis MS, Fricker FJ, et al. Lodewyk H.S. van Mierop (March 31, 1927–October 17, 2021): a true giant. Cardiol Young. 2022;32(4):514-524. doi:10.1017/S1047951121005266
Journal of Cardiac Surgery
- Alhussaini M, Jeng EI, Martin TD, Fillion A, Beaver TM, Arnaoutakis GJ. Florida sleeve is a safe and effective technique for valve salvage in acute stanford type A aortic dissection. J Card Surg. 2022 Jan;37(1):39-46. doi: 10.1111/jocs.16078. Epub 2021 Oct 15. PMID: 34652039.
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Sharaf OM, Beaver TM. Aortic valve 2024: Which valve for which patient? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jul;170(1):164-174. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.06.023. Epub 2024 Jun 29. PMID: 38950770.
- Beaver T, Bavaria JE, Griffith B, Svensson LG, Pibarot P, Borger MA, Sharaf OM, Heimansohn DA, Thourani VH, Blackstone EH, Puskas JD; COMMENCE Trial Investigators. Seven-year outcomes following aortic valve replacement with a novel tissue bioprosthesis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Sep;168(3):781-791. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.09.047. Epub 2023 Sep 29. PMID: 37778503.
JTCVS Techniques
- Freeman KA, Pipkin M, Machuca TN, Jeng E, Oduntan O, Moore FA, Peng YG, Philip J, Machado D, Beaver TM. Posttraumatic pneumonectomy and management of severely contaminated pleural space. JTCVS Tech. 2022 Feb 24;13:275-279. doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2022.02.016. PMID: 35711215; PMCID: PMC9196252.
- Spratt JR, Walker KL, Wallen TJ, Neal D, Zasimovich Y, Arnaoutakis GJ, Martin TD, Back MR, Scali ST, Beaver TM. Safety of cerebrospinal fluid drainage for spinal cord ischemia prevention in thoracic endovascular aortic repair. JTCVS Tech. 2022 May 11;14:9-28. doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2022.05.001. PMID: 35967198; PMCID: PMC9366624.
- Bleiweis MS, Fudge JC, Peek GJ, Vyas HV, Cruz Beltran S, Pitkin AD, Sullivan KJ, Hernandez-Rivera JF, Philip J, Jacobs JP. Ventricular assist device support in neonates and infants with a failing functionally univentricular circulation. JTCVS Tech. 2021 Oct 19;13:194-204. doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.09.056. PMID: 35711213; PMCID: PMC9195634.
Journal of Visualized Surgery
- Freeman KA, Beaver TM, Jeng EI, Marin TD, Arnaotakis, GJ. Florida Sleeve for type A dissection. J Vis Surg. 2021 Oct 20;7. Doi:10.21037/jovs-20-75.
Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Bleiweis MS, Stukov Y, Philip J, Peek GJ, Pitkin AD, Sullivan KJ, Neal D, Jacobs JP. Analysis of 82 Children Supported With Pulsatile Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Device: Comparison of Patients With Biventricular Versus Univentricular Circulation. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Summer;35(2):367-376. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2022.05.002. Epub 2022 May 15. PMID: 35584776.
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
- Bleiweis MS, Peek GJ, Philip J, Fudge JC, Sullivan KJ, Co-Vu J, DeGroff C, Vyas HV, Gupta D, Shih R, Pietra BBA, Fricker FJ, Cruz Beltran SC, Arnold MA, Wesley MC, Pitkin AD, Hernandez-Rivera JF, Lopez-Colon D, Barras WE, Stukov Y, Sharaf OM, Neal D, Nixon CS, Jacobs JP. A Comprehensive Approach to the Management of Patients With HLHS and Related Malformations: An Analysis of 83 Patients (2015-2021). World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2022 Sep;13(5):664-675. doi: 10.1177/21501351221088030. Epub 2022 May 5. PMID: 35511494.