Published Research

Recently published manuscripts (2016 – present) utilizing STS National Database data. 

Adult Cardiac Surgery Database
Lead Author Title Publication Date
Alexander Nissen Less Invasive Mitral Surgery versus Conventional Sternotomy stratified by Mitral Pathology: Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Databases The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2021
Andrei Churyla Safety of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation With Isolated Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2021
Arman Kilic Performance of a Machine Learning Algorithm in Predicting Outcomes of Aortic Valve Replacement The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2021
Shinichi Fukuhara Surgical Explantation of Transcatheter Aortic Bioprostheses and Concurrent Other Cardiac Procedures Journal of the American College of Cardiology February 2021
Victor Nauffal Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulant vs. Warfarin for Post Cardiac Surgery Atrial Fibrillation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2021
J. Hunter Mehaffey Aortic Annular Enlargement in the Elderly: Short and Long-Term Outcomes in the United States The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2021
Shinichi Fukuhara Surgical Explant of Transcatheter Aortic Bioprosthesis: Results and Clinical Implications from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Database Analysis Circulation December 2020
Arnar Geirsson The Evolving Burden of Drug Use Associated Infective Endocarditis 
in the United States		 The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2020
Jonathan Hemli Transfusion in Elective Aortic Root Replacement: Analysis of the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2020
Zachary Enumah Persistent Racial and Sex Disparities in Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Retrospective Clinical Registry Review in the Drug-eluting Stent Era Annals of Surgery October 2020
Toshinobu Kazui Short-Term Risk of Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Grafting in Diabetic Patients Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery September 2020
J. Mark Erfe Outcomes of Sutureless/Rapid Deployment Valves Compared to Traditional Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2020
Victor Nauffal Short-Term Outcomes of Transcatheter Versus Isolated Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Mediastinal Radiation-Associated Severe Aortic Stenosis Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions February 2021
Makoto Mori Variations in Anticoagulation Practice Following Bioprosthetic Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement and Repair Journal of the American College of Cardiology November 2020
Ibrahim Sultan Predictors and outcomes of ischemic stroke after cardiac surgery The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2020
Derek Klarin Does Concomitant Carotid Endarterectomy and Cardiac Surgery Decrease Post-Operative Stroke Rates? Journal of Vascular Surgery August 2020
Mehrdad Ghoreishi Less-Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement: Trends and Outcomes from the STS Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2020
Thomas Schwann Effect of skeletonization of bilateral internal thoracic arteries on deep sternal wound infections The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2020
Oliver Jawitz Reoperation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: 
An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database		 JACC Cardiovasc Interv. June 2020
Arnar Geirsson The evolving burden of drug use associated infective endocarditis 
in the United States		 The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2020
Jaimin Trivedi Is the internal mammary artery graft beneficial in emergent coronary artery bypass surgery? A Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database analysis The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery April 2020
Oliver Jawitz Association of postoperative complications and outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting American Heart Journal April 2020
Jason Matos Anticoagulation and amiodarone for new atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting: Prescription patterns and 30-day outcomes in the United States and Canada The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery February 2020
S. Chris Malaisrie Ablation of atrial fibrillation during coronary artery bypass grafting: Late outcomes in a Medicare population The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery November 2019
Mario Gaudino Surgeons' Coronary Bypass Practice Patterns in the United States Journal of the American College of Cardiology October 2020
Shinobu Itagaki Impact of Cerebral Perfusion on Outcomes of Aortic Surgery: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2020
Mark Slaughter Optimum surgical treatment for tricuspid valve infective endocarditis: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery November 2019

Oliver Jawitz

 Association of Postoperative Complications and Outcomes Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting The American Heart Journal January 2020
George Arnaoutakis Longitudinal Outcomes After Surgical Repair of PostInfarction Ventricular Septal Defect in the Medicare Population The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2019
Shinobu Itagaki Impact of Cerebral Perfusion on Outcomes of Aortic Surgery: STS Adult Cardiac Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2019
Ankur Kalra Aortic Valve Replacement in Bioprosthetic Failure: Insights from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2019
Manuel Caceres Polo Risk Analysis And Outcomes Of Postoperative Renal Failure Following Aortic Valve Surgery In The Us The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2019
Niv Ad Surgical Treatment for Stand-Alone Atrial Fibrillation in North America The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2019
Hayley Gershengorn Association of Overnight Extubation With Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery in the Intensive Care Unit The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2019
J. Hunter Mehaffey Distressed communities are associated with worse outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery August 2019
Meghana RK Helder Regional and Temporal Trends in the Outcomes of Repairs for Acute Type A Aortic Dissections The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2019
Derrick Tam Surgical valve selection in the era of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery June 2019
Mehrdad Ghoreishi Factors associated with acute stroke after type A aortic dissection repair: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Surgery Database The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery June 2019
Tsuyoshi Kaneko Characterizing Risks Associated With Mitral Annular Calcification in Mitral Valve Replacement The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2019
Judson Williams Impact of Microbiological Organism Type on Surgically Managed Endocarditis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2019
Vinod Thourani The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2019 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2019
Tyler Wallen Elective Aortic Root Replacement in North America: Analysis of STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2019
Thomas Schwann Bilateral internal thoracic artery versus radial artery multi-arterial bypass grafting: a report from the STS database European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery April 2019
Arman Kilic Clinical Outcomes of Mitral Valve Reoperations in the United States: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2019
Christina Vassileva Mitral valve repair vs replacement in elderly with degenerative disease: Analysis of the STS ACSD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2019
Lawrence Wei Contemporary Surgical Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in the United States The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2019
Daniel Friedman Use of left atrial appendage occlusion among older cardiac surgery patients with preoperative atrial fibrillation: a national cohort study Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology February 2019
Zachary Kon The Incidence and Outcomes of Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy in North America The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2018
Jeremiah Brown Utility of Biomarkers to Improve Prediction of Readmission or Mortality After Cardiac Surgery The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2018
J. Scott Rankin The Impact of Mitral Disease Etiology on Operative Mortality After Mitral Valve Operations The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2018
Alice Wang Robotic Mitral Valve Repair in Older Individuals: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2018
Mohamad Alaeddine Aortic clamping strategy and postoperative stroke The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery October 2018
Morgan Cox Outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock and unresponsive neurological state: analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery October 2018
Makoto Mori Perioperative Risk Profiles and Volume-Outcome Relationships in Proximal Thoracic Aortic Surgery The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2018
James Gammie Isolated Mitral Valve Surgery: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2018
John Fallon The Incidence and Consequence of Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2018
Vinay Badhwar The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2018 Update on Research: Outcomes Analysis, Quality Improvement, and Patient Safety The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2018
S. Chris Malaisrie Burden of preoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery June 2018
J. Scott Rankin Associations Between Surgical Ablation and Operative Mortality After Mitral Valve Procedures The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2018
A. Laurie Shroyer Single- Versus Multicenter Surgeons' Risk-Adjusted Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Procedural Outcomes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2018
Thomas Schwann Operative Outcomes of Multiple-Arterial Versus Single-Arterial Coronary Bypass Grafting The Annals of Thoracic Surgery April 2018
Alexander Brescia Determinants of Variation in Pneumonia Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2018
Daniel Friedman Association Between Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion and Readmission for Thromboembolism Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Concomitant Cardiac Surgery JAMA January 2018
Teng Lee Contemporary management and outcomes of acute type A aortic dissection: An analysis of the STS adult cardiac surgery database Journal of Cardiac Surgery January 2018
Brent Keeling Conversion From Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting to On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2017
Thomas Schwann Worldwide Trends in Multi-arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery 2004-2014: A Tale of 2 Continents Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Autumn 2017
Brian Englum Hypothermia and cerebral protection strategies in aortic arch surgery: a comparative effectiveness analysis from the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery September 2017
Vinay Badhwar Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in the United States: Trends and Propensity Matched Outcomes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2017
Vinod Thourani The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2017 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2017
Vinay Badhwar Performing Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Repair at the Time of Mitral Valve Operations Is Not Associated With Increased Operative Mortality The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2017
Thomas Schwann Variation in Warfarin Use at Hospital Discharge After Isolated Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Replacement: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database CHEST September 2016
Sean O’Brien Variation in Hospital Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rates Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States: A Report From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes September 2016
Fred Edwards Failure to Rescue Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: An Analysis From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2016
Vinay Badhwar The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2016 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2016
David Whellan Trends in Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts: A Study of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database, 2006 to 2012 The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2016
Jonathan Afilalo Gait Speed and Operative Mortality in Older Adults Following Cardiac Surgery JAMA Cardiology June 2016
Fred Edwards Development and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for In-Hospital Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement JAMA Cardiology April 2016
Deepak Acharya Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Data From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2016
Jeffrey Jacobs Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2016
Rajendra Mehta Association of Hospital and Physician Characteristics and Care Processes With Racial Disparities in Procedural Outcomes Among Contemporary Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery  Circulation January 2016

 

General Thoracic Surgery Database
Lead Author Title Publication Date
Brooks Udelsman Concordance of Clinical and Pathologic Nodal Staging in Resectable Lung Cancer The Annals of Thoracic Surgery April 2021
Oliver Jawitz Complications After Ravitch versus Nuss Repair of Pectus Excavatum: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) General Thoracic Surgery Database Analysis Surgery January 2021
Mark Onaitis Equivalent Survival Between Lobectomy and Segmentectomy for Clinical Stage IA Lung Cancer The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2020
Zaid Abdelsattar Contemporary Practice Patterns of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in the United States The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2020
Rachel Medbery Costs Associated with Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: A Novel Analysis Merging STS and Medicare Data The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2020
John Melvan Community Size and Lung Cancer Resection Outcomes: Studying the Society of Thoracic Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2020
Patricia Cowper Initial and Longitudinal Cost of Surgical Resection for Lung Cancer The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2020
Christopher Towe Factors Associated with Successful Postoperative Day One Discharge Following Anatomic Lung Resection The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2020
Benjamin Resio Invasive staging procedures do not prevent nodal metastases from being missed in stage I lung cancer The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2020
Farhood Farjah The volume pledge is not associated with better short-term outcomes after lung cancer resection Journal of Clinical Oncology June 2020
Henning Gaissert Concordance of Clinical and Pathological Nodal Staging in Resectable Lung Cancer The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2020
Christopher Seder A prolonged air leak score for lung cancer resection: An analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2019
Traves Crabtree The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2019 update on research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2019
Andrew Feczko Proficiency of Robotic Lobectomy Based on Prior Surgical Technique in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2019
Phillip Linden Postoperative Day 1 Discharge After Anatomic Lung Resection: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery September 2019
Phillip Linden Mortality After Esophagectomy: Analysis of Individual Complications and Their Association with Mortality Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery August 2019
Lisa Brown Readmission after Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: Not All Complications Contribute Equally Annals of Surgery August 2019
Felix Fernandez Lack of correlation between short- and long-term performance after lung cancer surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery April 2019
Betty Tong Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database for Lobectomy The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2019
Bryan Stanifer Short-Term Outcomes of Tracheal Resection in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2018
Traves Crabtree The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2018 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2018
Daniel Boffa Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery Performed by Thoracic Surgeons as Effective as Thoracotomy Journal of Clinical Oncology August 2018
Christopher Towe Restrictive Transfusion Practices After Esophagectomy Are Associated With Improved Outcome: A Review of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2018
Brian Mitzman Complications After Esophagectomy Are Associated With Extremes of Body Mass Index The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2018
Seth Krantz Invasive Mediastinal Staging for Lung Cancer by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Participants The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2018
Christopher Seder The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database 2018 Update on Outcomes and Quality The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2018
Felix Fernandez Differential effects of operative complications on survival after surgery for primary lung cancer The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery March 2018
Mark Onaitis Prediction of Long-Term Survival After Lung Cancer Surgery for Elderly Patients in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2018
Henning Gaissert The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2017 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2017
A. Laurie Shroyer Geographic Variations in Lung Cancer Lobectomy Outcomes: The General Thoracic Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2017
Michael Durheim Mortality and Respiratory Failure After Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy for Interstitial Lung Disease The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2017
Daniel Boffa Surgically Managed Clinical Stage IIIA-Clinical N2 Lung Cancer in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2017
Trevor Williams Operative Risk for Major Lung Resection Increases at Extremes of Body Mass Index The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2017
Henning Gaissert The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2016 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2016
Brian Louie Comparison of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery and Robotic Approaches for Clinical Stage I and Stage II Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2016
Felix Fernandez STS Lung Cancer Resection Risk Model: Higher Quality Data and Superior Outcomes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2016
Felix Fernandez Longitudinal Follow-up of Lung Cancer Resection From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database in Patients 65 Years and Older The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2016
Smita Sihag Minimally Invasive Versus Open Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: A Comparison of Early Surgical Outcomes From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery April 2016
Congenital Heart Surgery Database
Lead Author Title Publication Date
Kyle Riggs Tracheal Surgery for Airway Anomalies Associated with Increased Mortality In Pediatric Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery: Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery     March 2021
Justin Long Postoperative Hematocrit and Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society Database Collaboration Anesthesia & Analgesia March 2021
Martina Steurer Association between Z-score for Birth Weight and Postoperative Outcomes in Neonates and Infants with Congenital Heart Disease Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery January 2021
Justin Long Postoperative Hematocrit and Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Cross-sectional Study from the STS and CCAS Database Collaboration Anesthesia & Analgesia December 2020
Sara Pasquali National Variation in Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes Circulation October 2020
Sara Pasquali Estimating Resource Utilization in Congenital Heart Surgery The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2020
John Serfas The Evolving Surgical Burden of Fontan Failure: Insights from a Nationwide Surgical Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2020
Charles Fraser III Diaphragm Paralysis after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: An STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database Study The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2020
Jennifer Nelson Aortic Valve Replacement in Young and Middle-Aged Adults: Current and Potential Roles of TAVR The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2020
Faith Ross Associations Between Anthropometric Indices and Outcomes of Congenital Heart Operations in Infants and Young Children: An Analysis of Data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database American Heart Journal June 2020
Kevin Hill Overcoming underpowering: Trial simulations and a global rank end point to pptimize clinical trials in children with heart disease American Heart Journal  May 2020
Kevin Hill Rationale and Design of the STeroids to REduce Systemic Inflammation After Infant Heart Surgery (STRESS) Trial American Heart Journal December 2019
David Vener The Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society-Society of Thoracic Surgeons Cardiac Anesthesia Database Collaboration World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery January 2020
Lauren Sarno Significant Improvements in Mortality after the Fontan Operation in Children with Down Syndrome The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2019
Jennifer Nelson National Practice Patterns and Early Outcomes of Aortic Valve Replacement in Children and Teens The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2019
David Cooper Cardiac Surgery in Patients With Trisomy 13 and 18: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database Journal of the American Heart Association July 2019
Joshua Chew Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes in Turner Syndrome: Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2019
Dylan Thibault Postoperative Transcatheter Interventions in Children Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions June 2019
Nadine Straka Factors Associated with Adverse Outcomes after Repair of Anomalous Coronary from Pulmonary Artery The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2019
Charles Fraser III The Prevalence and Impact of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia among Patients Undergoing Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Spring 2019
Sean O’Brien Development of a Congenital Heart Surgery Composite Quality Metric: Part 2—Analytic Methods The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2019
Sara Pasquali Development of a Congenital Heart Surgery Composite Quality Metric: Part 1-Conceptual Framework The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2019
Brian Kogon Readmission Following Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2019
Michael Quartermain Prenatal Diagnosis Influences Preoperative Status in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database Pediatric Cardiology October 2018
Vyas Kartha National Benchmarks for Proportions of Patients Receiving Blood Transfusions During Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2018
Nathaniel Greene A Study of Practice Behavior for Endotracheal Intubation Site for Children With Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Surgery: Impact of Endotracheal Intubation Site on Perioperative Outcomes-An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society Database Anesthesia & Analgesia September 2018
Kimberly Holst Surgical Management and Outcomes of Ebstein Anomaly in Neonates and Infants: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2018
Marshall Jacobs The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2018 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2018
Clifford Cua Hybrid Palliation: Outcomes After the Comprehensive Stage 2 Procedure The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2018
John Costello Associations Between Unplanned Cardiac Reinterventions and Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Operations The Annals of Thoracic Surgery April 2018
Nhue Do Shunt Failure-Risk Factors and Outcomes: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2018
Marshall Jacobs The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2017 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2017
Michael O’Byrne Effect of Obesity and Underweight Status on Perioperative Outcomes of Congenital Heart Operations in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: An Analysis of Data From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Circulation August 2017
Brett Anderson Association of Surgeon Age and Experience With Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes July 2017
Kristen Nelson-McMillan Delayed Sternal Closure in Infant Heart Surgery-The Importance of Where and When: An Analysis of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2016
Sara Pasquali Congenital Heart Surgery Case Mix Across North American Centers and Impact on Performance Assessment The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2016
Angira Patel Prevalence of Noncardiac and Genetic Abnormalities in Neonates Undergoing Cardiac Operations: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2016
Patricia Hickey Critical Care Nursing’s Impact on Pediatric Patient Outcomes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2016
Jeffrey Jacobs Mortality Trends in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2016
David B. Meyer Variation in Perfusion Strategies for Neonatal and Infant Aortic Arch Repair: Contemporary Practice in the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery September 2016
William Mahle Early Extubation After Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot and the Fontan Procedure: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2016
Marshall Jacobs The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2016 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2016
Lawrence Schwartz The Perioperative Use of Dexmedetomidine in Pediatric Patients with Congenital Heart Disease: An Analysis from the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society-Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Disease Database Anesthesia & Analgesia September 2016
Christopher Mastropietro Tracheostomy After Operations for Congenital Heart Disease: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2016
Intermacs Database
Lead Author Title Publication Date
Ezequiel Molina The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2020 Annual Report The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2021
Robert Niebler Stroke in Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Patients - A Pedimacs Registry Analysis Journal of Heart and 
Lung Transplantation		 March 2021
Alexander Brescia Assessment of Mortality Among Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients Ineligible for Clinical Trials JAMA Network Open January 2021
David Morales Fourth Annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) Report The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2020
Sameed Khatana   Medicaid Expansion and Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: An Analysis of the Intermacs Registry Journal of the American College of Cardiology July 2020
James Kirklin Quantifying the impact from stroke during support with continuous flow ventricular assist devices: An STS Intermacs analysis The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation April 2020
Jeffrey Teuteberg The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2019 Annual Report: The Changing Landscape of Devices and Indications The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2020
Renzo Loyaga-Rendon Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support: An Analysis of the STS-INTERMACS Database Circulation: Heart Failure March 2020
Kathleen Simpson Right Ventricular Failure is Common After Left Ventricular Assist Device and Associated with Increased Risk of Death in Children: An Analysis of the Pedimacs Registry Database The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation November 2019
Jennifer Cowger Outcomes Based on Blood Pressure in Patients On Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: An Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support analysis The Journal of Heart and 
Lung Transplantation		 November 2019
Abhishek Jaiswa Impact of Obesity on Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes Journal of Cardiac Failure October 2019
Seth Hollander Renal injury and recovery in pediatric patients after ventricular assist device implantation and cardiac transplant Pediatric 
Transplantation		 May 2019
David Peng Outcomes of children with congenital heart disease implanted with ventricular assist devices: An analysis of the Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) The Journal of Heart and 
Lung Transplantation		 April 2019
Palak Shah Stroke and death risk in ventricular assist device patients varies by ISHLT infection category: An INTERMACS analysis The Journal of Heart and 
Lung Transplantation		 February 2019
Francisco Arabia Interagency registry for mechanically assisted circulatory support report on the total artificial heart The Journal of Heart and 
Lung Transplantation		 November 2018
Ari Cedars An Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) analysis of hospitalization, functional status, and mortality after mechanical circulatory support in adults with congenital heart disease The Journal of Heart and 
Lung Transplantation		 May 2018
Jennifer Cowger Impact of Center Left Ventricular Assist Device Volume on Outcomes After Implantation: An Intermacs Analysis Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure October 2017