Walsh MA, Grenier MA, Jefferies JL, Towbin JA, Lorts A, Czosek RJ. Conduction Abnormalities in Pediatric Patients with Restrictive Cardiomyopathy. Circ Heart Fail. 2012 Mar 1;5(2):267-73.

Walsh MA, Anderson JB, Knilans TK, Cottrill CM, Czosek RJ. Ventricular "Oversensing" in a Biventricular Pacemaker. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2012 Aug;35(8):1014-7.

Czosek RJ, Meganathan K, Anderson JB, Knilans TK, Marino BS, Heaton PC. Cardiac rhythm devices in the pediatric population: Utilization and complications. Heart Rhythm. 2012 Feb;9(2):199-208.

Czosek RJ, Anderson JB, Marino BS, Mellion K, Knilans TK. Noninvasive risk stratification techniques in pediatric patients with ventricular preexcitation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2011;34:555-562.

Czosek RJ, Haaning A, Ware SM. A mouse model of conduction system patterning abnormalities in heterotaxy syndrome. Pediatr Res. 2010;68:275-280.

Czosek RJ, Atallah J, Emani S, Hasan B, del Nido P, Berul CI. Electrical dyssynchrony and endocardial fibroelastosis resection in the rehabilitation of hypoplastic left cardiac syndrome. Cardiol Young. 2010;20:516-52.

Czosek RJ, Anderson JB, Cao J, Knilans TK. Assessment of t-wave oversensing in an infant with an implanted defibrillator. Heart Rhythm. 2010;7:1516-1517

Czosek RJ, Anderson J, Marino BS, Connor C, Knilans TK. Linear lesion cryoablation for the treatment of atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia in pediatrics and young adults. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2010;33:1304-131.

Czosek RJ, Anderson J, Connor C, Knilans T. Nodoventricular pathway associated with twin AV nodes: Complexity of ablation in single ventricle physiology. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010;21:936-939.

Czosek RJ, Berul CI. Congenital long-QT syndrome concealed by hypercalcemia in Williams syndrome. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2008;19:1322-1324.

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Towbin JA, Lorts A, Jefferies JL. Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy. Lancet. 2015 Apr 9.

Benoit S, Antommaria AH, Weidner N, Lorts A. Difficult decision: what should we do when a VAD-supported child experiences a severe stroke? Pediatr Transplant. 2015 Mar;19(2):139-43.

Zafar F, Castleberry C, Khan MS, Mehta V, Bryant R 3rd, Lorts A, Wilmot I, Jefferies JL, Chin C, Morales DL. Pediatric heart transplant waiting list mortality in the era of ventricular assist devices. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Jan;34(1):82-8.

Thomas TO, Chandrakasan S, O'Brien M, Jefferies JL, Ryan TD, Wilmot I, Baker ML, Madueme PC, Morales D, Lorts A. The use of a Berlin Heart EXCOR LVAD in a child receiving chemotherapy for Castleman's disease. Pediatr Transplant. 2015 Feb;19(1):E15-8.

Thomas TO, Jefferies JL, Lorts A, Anderson JB, Gao Z, Benson DW, Hor KN, Cripe LH, Urbina EM. Autonomic dysfunction: a driving force for myocardial fibrosis in young Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients? Pediatr Cardiol. 2015 Mar;36(3):561-8.

Friess MR, Marino BS, Cassedy A, Wilmot I, Jefferies JL, Lorts A. Health-related quality of life assessment in children followed in a cardiomyopathy clinic. Pediatr Cardiol. 2015 Mar;36(3):516-23.

Ryan TD, Jefferies JL, Zafar F, Lorts A, Morales DL. The evolving role of the total artificial heart in the management of end-stage congenital heart disease and adolescents. ASAIO J. 2015 Jan-Feb;61(1):8-14.

Moore RA, Madueme PC, Lorts A, Morales DL, Taylor MD. Virtual implantation evaluation of the total artificial heart and compatibility: Beyond standard fit criteria. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Nov;33(11):1180-3.

Lorts A, Zafar F, Adachi I, Morales DL. Mechanical assist devices in neonates and infants. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2014;17(1):91-5.

Ryan TD, Jefferies JL, Sawnani H, Wong BL, Gardner A, Del Corral M, Lorts A, Morales DL. Implantation of the HeartMate II and HeartWare left ventricular assist devices in patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy: lessons learned from the first applications. ASAIO J. 2014 Mar-Apr;60(2):246-8.

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Ryan TD, Zafar F, Siegel RM, Villa CR, Bryant R III, Chin C. Obesity Class Does Not Further Stratify Outcome in Overweight and Obese Pediatric Patients after Heart Transplantation. Pediatr Transplant. 2018 Mar;22(2).

Powell AW, Nagarajan R, Mays WA, Chin C, Knilans TK, Knecht SK, Amos MA, Gerdes YM, Ryan TD. Cardiopulmonary aerobic fitness assessment during maximal and submaximal exercise testing in pediatric oncology patients after chemotherapy. Am J Clin Oncol. 2018 Jan 19.

Rotz SJ, Dandoy CE, Taylor MD, Jodele S, Jefferies JL, Lane A, El-Bietar JA, Powell AW, Davies SM, Ryan TD. Long-term systolic function in children and young adults after hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2017 Oct;52(10):1443-1447.

Ryan TD, Parent JJ, Gao Z, Khoury PR, Dupont E, Smith JN, Wong B, Urbina WM, Jefferies JL. Central arterial function measured by non-invasive pulse wave analysis is abnormal in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Pediatr Cardiol. 2017 Aug;38(6):1269-1276.

Rotz SJ, Ryan TD, Jodele S, Jefferies JL, Lane A, Pate A, Hirsch R, Hlavaty J, Levesque AE, Taylor MD, Cash M, Myers KC, El-Bietar JA, Davies SM, Dandoy CE. The injured heart: early cardiac effects of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children and young adults. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2017 Aug;52(8):1171-1179.

Ryan TD, Madueme PC, Jefferies JL, Michelfelder EC, Towbin JA, Woo JG, Sahay RD, King EC, Brown R, Moore RA, Grenier MA, Goldstein BH. Utility of echocardiography in the assessment of left ventricular diastolic function and restrictive physiology in children and young adults with restrictive cardiomyopathy: a comparative echocardiography-catheterization study. Pediatr Cardiol. 2017 Feb;38(2):381-389.

Ryan TD, Lucky AW, King EC, Huang G, Towbin JA, Jefferies JL. Ventricular dysfunction and aortic dilation in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. Br J Dermatol. 2016 Mar;174(3):671-3.

Ryan TD, Jefferies JL, Sawnani H, Wong BL, Gardner A, Del Corral M, Lorts A, Morales DLS. Implantation of the HeartMate II and HeartWare left ventricular assist devices in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: lessons learned from the first applications. ASAIO Journal. 2014 Mar-Apr;60(2):246-8.

Ryan TD, Taylor MD, Wojciech M, Cripe LH, Pratt J, King EC, Lao K, Grenier MA, Jefferies JL, Benson DW, Hor KH. Abnormal circumferential strain is present in young Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients. Pediatric Cardiol. 2013 Jun;34(5):1159-65.

Ryan TD, Rothstein EC, Aban I, Tallaj JA, Husain A, Lucchesi PA, Dell'Italia LJ. Left ventricular eccentric remodeling and matrix loss are mediated by bradykinin and precede cardiomyocyte elongation in rats with volume overload. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Feb 20;49(7):811-21.

Spar DS, Anderson JB, Palumbo JS, Kukreja KU, Czosek RJ. Symptomatic Upper-Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis After Pacemaker Placement in a Pediatric Patient: How to Treat?Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 May 23.

Spar DS, Silver ES, Hordof AJ, Liberman L. Relation of the utility of exercise testing for risk assessment in pediatric patients with ventricular preexcitation to pathway location. Am J Cardiol. 2012 Apr 1;109(7):1011-4.

Spar DS, Silver ES, Hordof AJ, Torres A, Liberman L. Coronary artery spasm during radiofrequency ablation of a left lateral accessory pathway. Pediatr Cardiol. 2010 Jul;31(5):724-7.

Erdem SR, Broxson CS, Erdem A, Spar DS, Williams RT, Tümer N. The age-related discrepancy in the effect of neuropeptide Y on select catecholamine biosynthetic enzymes in the adrenal medulla and hypothalamus in rats. Neuropharmacology. 2002 Dec;43(8):1280-8.

Spar D, Macknin M. Use of letters and phone calls to encourage preparticipation Special Olympics physical examinations to be done in a medical home: a randomized, controlled trial. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2001 Dec;40(12):685-7.

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Ryan T, Jefferies J, Wilmot I. Managing Heart Failure in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease. 2014. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2015 Feb;17(2):376.

Czosek R, Wilmot I, Jefferies J, Spar D, Anderson J, Khoury P, Knilans T. Outcomes, Arrhythmic Burden and Ambulatory Monitoring of Pediatric Patients with Left Ventricular Non-Compaction and Preserved Left Ventricular Function. AJC. 2015 April;115(7);962-6.

Fries M, Marino B, Cassedy A, Wilmot I, Jefferies J, Lorts A. Health-Related Quality of Life Assessment in Children Followed in a Cardiomyopathy Clinic. Pediatric Cardiol. 2014 Oct 7.

Stapleton GE, Wilmot I, Suh EJ. Cardiac catheterisation of patients with common arterial trunk and transposition of the great arteries. Cardiol Young. 2012 Dec:22(6), 687–690.

Dadlani GH, Braley K, Perez-Colon E, Stapleton G, Crawford M, Turpin D, Wilmot I, Freire G, Decker J, Martinez R. Long-term management of patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome: the diagnostic approach at All Children's Hospital. Cardiol Young. 2011 Dec:21 Suppl 2, 80–87.

Asante-Korang A, Jacobs JP, Ringewald J, Carapellucci J, Rosenberg K, McKenna D, McCormack J, Wilmot I, Gjeldum A, Lopez-Cepero M, Sleasman J. Management of children undergoing cardiac transplantation with high Panel Reactive Antibodies. Cardiol Young. 2011 Dec:21 Suppl 2, 124–132.

Wilmot I, Morales DL, Price JF, Rossano JW, Kim JJ, Decker JA, McGarry MC, Denfield SW, Dreyer, WJ, Towbin JA, Jeffries JL. Effectiveness of mechanical circulatory support in children with acute fulminant and persistent myocarditis. J Card Fail. 2011 June:17(6), 487–494.

Perez-Colon E, Dadlani GH, Wilmot I, Miller M. Mesalamine-induced myocarditis and coronary vasculitis in a pediatric ulcerative colitis patient: a case report. Case Rep Peditr. 2011; 524364.