Cardiothoracic Surgery

Publications

Ahmed, H; Chappell, G; Turner, D; Kantemneni, E; Ashfaq, A; Ricci, M; Lehenbauer, D; Morales, D; Hayes, D. (1463) Tailoring Transplants: Should Single Lung Transplantation Be Considered for Some Adolescents and Young Adults?. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025; 44:s685-s686.

Ahmed, H; Faateh, M; Chappell, G; Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Ricci, M; Lehenbauer, D; Ashfaq, A; Morales, D; Chin, C. (204) Prolonged Ventricular Assist Device Support in Single Ventricle Patients Does Not Negatively Impact Post-Transplant Outcomes. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025; 44:s103.

Ahmed, H; Faateh, M; Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Shahanavaz, S; Almiqlash, B; Ricci, M; Ashfaq, A; Burg, G; Morales, D; Hayes, D. (1612) To Cath or Not: Should Children without Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension Undergo Heart Catheterization Prior to Lung Transplantation?. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025; 44:s754.

Ahmed, HF; Kulshrestha, K; Hogue, S; Hossain, MM; Zhang, Y; Cherikh, WS; Ashfaq, A; Morales, DL S; Hayes, D. A Global Experience of Donation after Circulatory Death for Pediatric Lung Transplantation. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2025; 22:112-120.

Ahmed, HF; Morales, DL S; Ashfaq, A. Pediatric heart transplantation in donation after circulatory death: is it a feasible reality?-in time, yes!. Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2025; 14:64-66.

Arcadi, L; Faateh, M; Raees, MA; Morales, DL S; Mantell, BS; Ashfaq, A. Fate of Semilunar Valves From Discarded Hearts at the Time of Pediatric Heart Retransplantation. Pediatric Transplantation. 2025; 29:e70022.

Chappell, GT; Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Ahmed, H; Ashfaq, A; Lehenbauer, D; Lorts, A; M., ; Ricci, ; Morales, D. (1142) Landscape of BIVAD and LVAD Use Before Pediatric Heart Transplantation: Analysis of United States VAD Use. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025; 44:s536.

Faateh, M; Hogue, S; Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Kulshrestha, K; Hossain, MM; Lehenbauer, DG; Morales, DL S; Ashfaq, A. Is timing as critical for repair of dextro-transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect without outflow tract obstruction?. JTCVS Open. 2025; 24:350-358.

Hogue, SJ; Faateh, M; Ashfaq, A. Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return, Marfan Syndrome, and Severe Combined Immunodeficiency: A Lethal Combination?. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Hearth Surgery. 2025; 16:421-423.

Hogue, SJ; Greenberg, JW; Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Villa, CR; Chin, C; Lorts, A; Opotowsky, AR; Lehenbauer, DG; Morales, DL S. Heart Transplantation Outcomes for Fontan Patients When Using Contemporary Strategies: Heart-Liver Transplantation and Ventricular Assist Device Therapy. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Hearth Surgery. 2025; 16:368-375.

Jacobs, ML; Backer, CL. In Memoriam: Albert Starr (1926-2024). World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Hearth Surgery. 2025; 16:303-305.

Kim, ME; Gist, KM; Brandewie, K; Zang, H; Lehenbauer, D; Winlaw, DS; Morales, DL S; Alten, JA; Goldstein, SL; Cooper, DS. Kinetics of Renin Concentrations in Infants Undergoing Congenital Cardiac Surgery. Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 2025; 40:172-177.

Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Chappell, G; Faateh, M; Ricci, M; Critser, P; Lehenbauer, DG; Chin, C; Ashfaq, A; Miles, K; Morales, DL. (24) What is the Utilization of Pulmonary Vasodilators Before Pediatric Heart Transplantation: A Multi-Institutional Review of Medications, Center Practice and Long-Term Outcomes!. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025; 44:s12-s13.

Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Menninger, T; Faateh, M; Chappell, G; Kasparian, N; Bedard-Thomas, KK; Ashfaq, A; Ricci, M; Morales, D; Burg, G. (122) Quantifying the Mental Health Burden of the Pediatric Lung Transplant Journey in the United States. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025; 44:s61.

Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, A; Menninger, T; Turner, D; Chappell, G; Ahmed, HF; Ryan, TD; Kasparian, N; Lehenbauer, DG; Ashfaq, AG; Morales, DL; Ricci, M. (162) More Than a Transplant: Uncovering the Impact of Mental Health in Pediatric Heart Transplantation. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025; 44:s79-s80.

Perry, T; Cooper, DS; Sweberg, T; Jacobs, ML; Jacobs, JP; Huang, B; Chen, C; Thiagarajan, RR; Brunetti, MA; Lasa, JJ; Ashfaq, A; Maeda, K; Zafar, F; Morales, DL S. Outcomes in Children Who Undergo Postcardiotomy Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Report From the STS-CHSD. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2025; 119:413-422.

Todd, K; Hogue, SJ; Tweddell, JS; Reagor, JA; Mullins, E; Block, MG; Rosenfeldt, L; Francisco, B; Jodele, S; Sharma, BK; Lane, A; Slusher, C; Kharnaf, M; Morales, DL S; Palumbo, JS. Hemostatic derangements associated with cardiopulmonary bypass predict outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing corrective heart surgery. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2025; 23:492-503.

Whittaker Striker, C; Reagor, JA. Evaluating the need for magnesium administration following cardioplegic arrest with del Nido cardioplegia solution. Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 2025; 57:9-13.