Publications

• Human aortic allograft: an excellent conduit choice for superior vena cava reconstruction
  Spera, K., Kesler, K. A., Syed, A., & Boyd, J. H. (2014). Human aortic allograft: an excellent conduit choice for superior vena cava reconstruction. JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, 9.
• Epicardial adipose excision slows the progression of porcine coronary atherosclerosis
  Mckenney, M. L., Schultz, K. A., Boyd, J. H., Byrd, J. P., Alloosh, M., Teague, S. D., … Sturek, M. (2014). Epicardial adipose excision slows the progression of porcine coronary atherosclerosis. JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, 9.
• Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation - Where Do We Stand?
  Boyd, J. H. (2013). Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation - Where Do We Stand? CIRCULATION JOURNAL, 77(8), 1952–1956.
• Cavopulmonary assist: Circulatory support for the univentricular Fontan circulation Rodefeld, M. D., Boyd, J. H., Myers, C. D., LaLone, B. J., Bezruczko, A. J., Potter, A. W., & Brown, J. W. (2003). Cavopulmonary assist: Circulatory support for the univentricular Fontan circulation. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 76(6), 1911–1916.
  
• Cavopulmonary assist in the neonate: An alternative strategy for single-ventricle palliation Rodefeld, M. D., Boyd, J. H., Myers, C. D., Presson, R. G., Wagner, W. W., & Brown, J. W. (2004). Cavopulmonary assist in the neonate: An alternative strategy for single-ventricle palliation. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 127(3), 705–711.
  
• Neonatal cavopulmonary assist: Pulsatile versus steady-flow pulmonary perfusion Myers, C. D., Boyd, J. H., Presson, R. G., Vijay, P., COATS, A. C., Brown, J. W., & Rodefeld, M. D. (2006). Neonatal cavopulmonary assist: Pulsatile versus steady-flow pulmonary perfusion. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 81(1), 257–263.
  
• Ventricular assist device implantation in the elderly. Hiesinger, W., Boyd, J. H., & Woo, Y. J. (2014). Ventricular assist device implantation in the elderly. Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 3(6), 570–72.
  
• Bilateral Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysms Complicated by Acute Coronary Syndrome and Cardiogenic Shock. Chiu, P., Lynch, D., Jahanayar, J., Rogers, I. S., Tremmel, J., & Boyd, J. (2016). Bilateral Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysms Complicated by Acute Coronary Syndrome and Cardiogenic Shock. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 101(4), e95–7.
  
• Effect of Transplant Center Volume on Cost and Readmissions in Medicare Lung Transplant Recipients. Mooney, J. J., Weill, D., Boyd, J. H., Nicolls, M. R., Bhattacharya, J., & Dhillon, G. S. (2016). Effect of Transplant Center Volume on Cost and Readmissions in Medicare Lung Transplant Recipients. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 13(7), 1034–41.
  
• A novel approach to ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR). Scoville, D. H., & Boyd, J. B. H. (2015). A novel approach to ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR). Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 4(5), 443–48.
  
• Salvage Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Prior to "Bridge" Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Chiu, P., Fearon, W. F., Raleigh, L. A., Burdon, G., Rao, V., Boyd, J. H., … Fischbein, M. P. (2016). Salvage Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Prior to "Bridge" Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 31(6), 403–5.
  
• Surgical Unroofing of Hemodynamically Significant Left Anterior Descending Myocardial Bridges. Boyd, J. H., Pargaonkar, V. S., Scoville, D. H., Rogers, I. S., Kimura, T., Tanaka, S., … Schnittger, I. (2016). Surgical Unroofing of Hemodynamically Significant Left Anterior Descending Myocardial Bridges. Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
  
• Successful Operative Repair of Delayed Left Ventricle Rupture From Blunt Trauma. Greene, C. L., & Boyd, J. H. (2016). Successful Operative Repair of Delayed Left Ventricle Rupture From Blunt Trauma. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 102(2), e101–3.
  
• Current status of domino heart transplantation. Shudo, Y., Ma, M., Boyd, J. H., & Woo, Y. J. (2017). Current status of domino heart transplantation. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 32(3), 229–32.
  
• Successful use of donor lungs after repairing severely injured pulmonary vein of donor lungs. Shudo, Y., Miller, S. L., Boyd, J. H., & Woo, Y. J. (2017). Successful use of donor lungs after repairing severely injured pulmonary vein of donor lungs. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery : Official Journal of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.
  
• Effect of Broader Geographic Sharing of Donor Lungs on Regional Waitlist (WL) Mortality and Transplant Center Volume Mooney, J., Chhatwani, L., Boyd, J., & Dhillon, G. S. (2017). Effect of Broader Geographic Sharing of Donor Lungs on Regional Waitlist (WL) Mortality and Transplant Center Volume. JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION, 36(4), S206–S207.
  
• Second Arterial Versus Venous Conduits for Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in California. Goldstone, A. B., Chiu, P., Baiocchi, M., Wang, H., Lingala, B., Boyd, J. H., & Woo, Y. J. (2018). Second Arterial Versus Venous Conduits for Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in California. Circulation, 137(16), 1698–1707.
  
• EFFECTIVENESS OF A SECOND ARTERIAL CONDUIT FOR MULTI VESSEL CORONARY BYPASS: A STATE-WIDE ANALYSIS OF 60,897 PATIENTS Goldstone, A. B., Chiu, P., Baiocchi, M., Ligala, B., Boyd, J., & Woo, Y. J. (2017). EFFECTIVENESS OF A SECOND ARTERIAL CONDUIT FOR MULTI VESSEL CORONARY BYPASS: A STATE-WIDE ANALYSIS OF 60,897 PATIENTS. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, 69(11), 26.
  
• Tricuspid leaflet repair: innovative solutions Boyd, J. H., Edelman, J. J. B., Scoville, D. H., & Woo, Y. J. (2017). Tricuspid leaflet repair: innovative solutions. ANNALS OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY, 6(3), 248–54.
  
• Atrial Septal Defect as Unexpected Cause of Pulmonary Artery Hypertension Parikh, R., Boyd, J., Lee, D. P., & Witteles, R. (2018). Atrial Septal Defect as Unexpected Cause of Pulmonary Artery Hypertension. TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL, 45(1), 42–44.
  
• MYOCARDIAL BRIDGE MUSCLE INDEX (MMI): A MARKER OF DISEASE SEVERITY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AND SYMPTOMATIC OUTCOME IN PATIENTS WITH ANGINA AND A HEMODYNAMICALLY SIGNIFICANT MYOCARDIAL BRIDGE Pargaonkar, V., Schnittger, I., Rogers, I., Tanaka, S., Yamada, R., Kimura, T., … Tremmel, J. (2018). MYOCARDIAL BRIDGE MUSCLE INDEX (MMI): A MARKER OF DISEASE SEVERITY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AND SYMPTOMATIC OUTCOME IN PATIENTS WITH ANGINA AND A HEMODYNAMICALLY SIGNIFICANT MYOCARDIAL BRIDGE. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, 71(11), 160.
  
• How to start a successful robotic mitral surgery program: It's not just about the surgery! Wang, H., & Boyd, J. H. (2018). How to start a successful robotic mitral surgery program: It's not just about the surgery! JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 155(4), 1472–73.
  
• Impact of load variations on systolic function of failed left ventricle under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation assessed by strain and tissue doppler imaging Ouazani, N., Shudo, Y., Sallam, K., Lee, A., Boyd, J., & Teuteberg, J. (2018). Impact of load variations on systolic function of failed left ventricle under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation assessed by strain and tissue doppler imaging. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE, 20, 114–15.
  
• Surgical unroofing of hemodynamically significant myocardial bridges in a pediatric population. Maeda, K., Schnittger, I., Murphy, D. J., Tremmel, J. A., Boyd, J. H., Peng, L., … Rogers, I. S. (2018). Surgical unroofing of hemodynamically significant myocardial bridges in a pediatric population. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
  
• Methodological Standards for Meta-Analyses and Qualitative Systematic Reviews of Cardiac Prevention and Treatment Studies A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Rao, G., Lopez-Jimenez, F., Boyd, J., D'Amico, F., Durant, N. H., Hlatky, M. A., … Wessel, J. (2017). Methodological Standards for Meta-Analyses and Qualitative Systematic Reviews of Cardiac Prevention and Treatment Studies A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. CIRCULATION, 136(10), E172-+.
  
• Surgical Strategy to Support Right Ventricle with HVAD RVAD: Right Atrial vs Right Ventricular Diaphragmatic Surface Cannulation Shudo, Y., Ha, R. V., Reinhartz, O., Woo, J., Boyd, J., Almond, C., … Maeda, K. (2017). Surgical Strategy to Support Right Ventricle with HVAD RVAD: Right Atrial vs Right Ventricular Diaphragmatic Surface Cannulation. JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION, 36(4), S29.
  
• WHOLE HEART OF THE MATTER Parikh, R., Boyd, J., Lee, D., & Witteles, R. (2017). WHOLE HEART OF THE MATTER. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, 69(11), 2411.
  
• Prior, proper planning prevents poor performance Boyd, J. H. (2016). Prior, proper planning prevents poor performance. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 152(6), E143.
  
• A tale of 2 treatments: The best of times or the worst of times? Boyd, J. H. (2016). A tale of 2 treatments: The best of times or the worst of times? JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 152(1), 137–38.
  
• EFFECT OF SURGICAL UNROOFING OF A MYOCARDIAL BRIDGE ON EXERCISE INDUCED QT INTERVAL DISPERSION AND ANGINAL SYMPTOMS IN PATIENTS WITH ANGINA IN THE ABSENCE OF OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE Pargaonkar, V., Nishikii, M., Boyd, J., Rogers, I., Schnittger, I., & Tremmel, J. (2016). EFFECT OF SURGICAL UNROOFING OF A MYOCARDIAL BRIDGE ON EXERCISE INDUCED QT INTERVAL DISPERSION AND ANGINAL SYMPTOMS IN PATIENTS WITH ANGINA IN THE ABSENCE OF OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, 67(13), 2150.
  
• FFR 4 CABG: More than a vanity plate Boyd, J. H. (2016). FFR 4 CABG: More than a vanity plate. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 151(4), 933–34.
  
• Yellow nail syndrome with chylothorax after coronary artery bypass grafting. Waliany, S., Chandler, J., Hovsepian, D., Boyd, J., & Lui, N. (2018). Yellow nail syndrome with chylothorax after coronary artery bypass grafting. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 13(1), 93.
  
• Opioid-Free Ultra-Fast-Track On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using Erector Spinae Plane Catheters. Chanowski, E. J., Horn, J.-L., Boyd, J. H., Tsui, B. C., & Brodt, J. L. (2018). Opioid-Free Ultra-Fast-Track On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using Erector Spinae Plane Catheters. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia.
  
• Utilization of Del Nido Cardioplegia in Adult Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting - A Retrospective Analysis. O'Donnell, C., Wang, H., Tran, P., Miller, S., Shuttleworth, P., & Boyd, J. H. (2018). Utilization of Del Nido Cardioplegia in Adult Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting - A Retrospective Analysis. Circulation Journal : Official Journal of the Japanese Circulation Society.
  
• Impact of Surgical Approach in Double Lung Transplantation: Median Sternotomy Decreases Operative and Cardiopulmonary Bypass Time Compared to Clamshell Thoracotomy Shudo, Y., Rinewalt, D., Lingala, B., Kim, F. Y., He, H., Boyd, J. H., … Woo, J. (2019). Impact of Surgical Approach in Double Lung Transplantation: Median Sternotomy Decreases Operative and Cardiopulmonary Bypass Time Compared to Clamshell Thoracotomy. JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION, 38(4), S414.
  
• Opioid-Free Ultra-Fast-Track On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using Erector Spinae Plane Catheters Chanowski, E. J. P., Horn, J.-L., Boyd, J. H., Tsui, B. C. H., & Brodt, J. L. (2019). Opioid-Free Ultra-Fast-Track On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Using Erector Spinae Plane Catheters. JOURNAL OF CARDIOTHORACIC AND VASCULAR ANESTHESIA, 33(7), 1988–90.
  
• The tip of the iceberg: Evaluating the mechanism behind dehiscence of mitral annuloplasty rings MacArthur, J. W., & Boyd, J. (2018). The tip of the iceberg: Evaluating the mechanism behind dehiscence of mitral annuloplasty rings. JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 155(1), 140–41.
  
• Evaluation of Risk Factors for Heart-Lung Transplant Recipient Outcome: An Analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing Database. Shudo, Y., Wang, H., Lingala, B., He, H., Kim, F. Y., Hiesinger, W., … Woo, Y. J. (2019). Evaluation of Risk Factors for Heart-Lung Transplant Recipient Outcome: An Analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing Database. Circulation, 140(15), 1261–72.
  
• A Step Back in the Diagnosis and Management of Myocardial Bridging. Schnittger, I., Boyd, J. H., & Tremmel, J. A. (2019). A Step Back in the Diagnosis and Management of Myocardial Bridging. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
  
• Impact of Surgical Approach in Double Lung Transplantation: Median Sternotomy vs Clamshell Thoracotomy. Shudo, Y., Rinewalt, D., Lingala, B., Kim, F. Y., He, H., Boyd, J. H., … Woo, Y. J. (2020). Impact of Surgical Approach in Double Lung Transplantation: Median Sternotomy vs Clamshell Thoracotomy. Transplantation Proceedings.
  
• Endoscopic Radial Artery Harvesting During Anesthesia Line Placement Reduces the Time and Cost of Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Wang, H., Bilbao, M. S., Miller, S. L., O'Donnell, C. T., & Boyd, J. H. (2020). Endoscopic Radial Artery Harvesting During Anesthesia Line Placement Reduces the Time and Cost of Multivessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.), 1556984519882014.
  
• Fractional Flow Reserve to Guide Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Fearon, W. F., & Boyd, J. H. (2020). Fractional Flow Reserve to Guide Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions.
  
• Screening and Prophylactic Amiodarone Reduces Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation in At-Risk Patients Pong, T., Cyr, K., Niesen, J., Aparicio-Valenzuela, J., Carlton, C., Fischbein, M. P., … Lee, A. M. (2020). Screening and Prophylactic Amiodarone Reduces Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation in At-Risk Patients. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY, 75(11), 1361–63.
  
• Low Wall Shear Stress Is Associated with Saphenous Vein Graft Stenosis in Patients with Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Khan, M. O., Tran, J. S., Zhu, H., Boyd, J., Packard, R. R., Karlsberg, R. P., … Marsden, A. L. (2020). Low Wall Shear Stress Is Associated with Saphenous Vein Graft Stenosis in Patients with Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research.
  
• Clinical trial in a dish using iPSCs shows lovastatin improves endothelial dysfunction and cellular cross-talk in LMNA cardiomyopathy. Sayed, N., Liu, C., Ameen, M., Himmati, F., Zhang, J. Z., Khanamiri, S., … Wu, J. C. (2020). Clinical trial in a dish using iPSCs shows lovastatin improves endothelial dysfunction and cellular cross-talk in LMNA cardiomyopathy. Science Translational Medicine, 12(554).
  
• Relation of Length of Survival After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation to Age of the Donor. Shudo, Y., Guenther, S. P., Lingala, B., He, H., Hiesinger, W., MacArthur, J. W., … Woo, Y. J. (2020). Relation of Length of Survival After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation to Age of the Donor. The American Journal of Cardiology.
  
• Impact of advanced clinical fellowship training on future research productivity and career advancement in adult cardiac surgery. Wang, H., Bajaj, S. S., Williams, K. M., Pickering, J. M., Heiler, J. C., Manjunatha, K., … Boyd, J. H. (2020). Impact of advanced clinical fellowship training on future research productivity and career advancement in adult cardiac surgery. Surgery.
  
• Women in Thoracic Surgery Scholarship: Impact on Career Path and Interest in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Williams, K. M., Hironaka, C. E., Wang, H., Bajaj, S. S., O'Donnell, C. T., Sanchez, M., … Backhus, L. (2020). Women in Thoracic Surgery Scholarship: Impact on Career Path and Interest in Cardiothoracic Surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
  
• Type A Aortic Dissection-Experience Over 5 Decades: JACC Historical Breakthroughs in Perspective. Zhu, Y., Lingala, B., Baiocchi, M., Tao, J. J., Toro Arana, V., Khoo, J. W., … Woo, Y. J. (2020). Type A Aortic Dissection-Experience Over 5 Decades: JACC Historical Breakthroughs in Perspective. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 76(14), 1703–13.
  
• Commentary: Keep your friends close. Boyd, J. H. (2020). Commentary: Keep your friends close. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
  
• Early Engagement in Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Enhances Future Academic Productivity. Wang, H., Bajaj, S. S., Williams, K. M., Heiler, J. C., Pickering, J. M., Manjunatha, K., … Boyd, J. H. (2020). Early Engagement in Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Enhances Future Academic Productivity. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
  
• New Attending Surgeons Hired by Their Training Institution Exhibit Greater Research Productivity. Bajaj, S. S., Wang, H., Williams, K. M., Pickering, J. M., Heiler, J. C., Manjunatha, K., … Boyd, J. H. (2020). New Attending Surgeons Hired by Their Training Institution Exhibit Greater Research Productivity. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
  
• Off-Pump Mini Thoracotomy Versus Sternotomy for Left Anterior Descending Myocardial Bridge Unroofing. Wang, H., Pargaonkar, V. S., Hironaka, C. E., Bajaj, S. S., Abbot, C. J., O'Donnell, C. T., … Boyd, J. H. (2020). Off-Pump Mini Thoracotomy Versus Sternotomy for Left Anterior Descending Myocardial Bridge Unroofing. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
  
• Comparison of Postoperative Pain From Catheter Over the Needle (CON) Versus Catheter Through Needle (CTN) Techniques for Erector Spinae Plane Blockade in Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery: A Single-Center Retrospective Review. Pfaff, K., Brodt, J., Basireddy, S., Boyd, J., Boublik, J., Horn, J.-L., & Tsui, B. C. (2020). Comparison of Postoperative Pain From Catheter Over the Needle (CON) Versus Catheter Through Needle (CTN) Techniques for Erector Spinae Plane Blockade in Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery: A Single-Center Retrospective Review. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia.
  
• National Institutes of Health R01 Grant Funding Is Associated with Enhanced Research Productivity and Career Advancement Among Academic Cardiothoracic Surgeons. Bajaj, S. S., Wang, H., Williams, K. M., Pickering, J. M., Heiler, J. C., Manjunatha, K., … Boyd, J. H. (2020). National Institutes of Health R01 Grant Funding Is Associated with Enhanced Research Productivity and Career Advancement Among Academic Cardiothoracic Surgeons. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
  
• Computational evaluation of venous graft geometries in coronary artery bypass surgery. Seo, J., Ramachandra, A. B., Boyd, J., Marsden, A. L., & Kahn, A. M. (2021). Computational evaluation of venous graft geometries in coronary artery bypass surgery. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
  
• Career Research Productivity Correlates With Medical School Ranking Among Cardiothoracic Surgeons. Bajaj, S. S., Wang, H., Williams, K. M., Pickering, J. M., Heiler, J. C., Manjunatha, K., … Boyd, J. H. (2021). Career Research Productivity Correlates With Medical School Ranking Among Cardiothoracic Surgeons. The Journal of Surgical Research, 264, 99–106.