Specialty leadership goes beyond the clinical excellence and innovation outlined in this report. In 2021-2022, many of our faculty served as principal investigators on NIH-funded research; editors of top academic journals; lead investigators of pivotal clinical trials; leaders of consensus statements and scientific sessions; and authors of over 500 podium research presentations and peer-reviewed manuscripts. Here are some of our highest-impact citations from 2021-2022.

Cardiac Surgery

HIGH-IMPACT PUBLICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CARDIAC SURGERY FACULTY

The Price of Freedom from Tricuspid Regurgitation. N Engl J Med. 2022 Jan 27;386:389-390.

Lung Transplantation for COVID-19-Related Respiratory Failure in the United States. N Engl J Med. 2022 Mar 24;386:1187-1188.

Concomitant Tricuspid Repair in Patients with Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation. N Engl J Med. 2022 Jan 27;386:327-339.

Posterior Left Pericardiotomy for the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery: An Adaptive, Single-Centre, Single-Blind, Randomised, Controlled Trial. Lancet. 2021 Dec 4;398(10316):2075-2083.

Responses to a Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody for Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 According to Baseline Antibody and Antigen Levels: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2022 Feb;175:234-243

Evolving Trends and Widening Racial Disparities in Children Listed for Heart Transplantation in the United States. Circulation. 2022 Jul 19;146:262-264.

Methodological Standards for the Design, Implementation, and Analysis of Randomized Trials in Cardiac Surgery: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2022 Jan 25;145:e129-e142.

Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2021 Jul 13;144:e16-e35.

Lenzilumab in Hospitalised Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia (LIVE-AIR): A Phase-3, Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Lancet Respir Med. 2022 Mar;10:237-246.

The Optimal Strategy for Multivessel Coronary Revascularization. Eur Heart J. 2022 Mar 31;43(13):1345-1347.

Contemporary Left Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes in an Aging Population: An STS INTERMACS Analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Aug 31;78:883-894.

Evidence Gaps and Endocarditis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 Mar 1;79(8):786-788.

Mitral Surgery After Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Jul 6;78(1):1-9.

Do Elderly Patients With Advanced Heart Failure Have Better Outcomes After LVAD? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Dec 21;78:e323.

Reconsider the MitraClip for High-Risk Patients. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Dec 7;78:e295.

Cardiology

HIGH-IMPACT PUBLICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY FACULTY

Effect of Marine Omega-3 Fatty Acid and Vitamin D Supplementation on Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2021 Mar 16;325(11):1061-1073.

Association Between Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Bicuspid vs Tricuspid Aortic Stenosis and Mortality or Stroke Among Patients at Low Surgical Risk. JAMA. 2021 Sep 21;326(11):1034-1044.

Antibody Responses to the BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine in Individuals Previously Infected With SARS-CoV-2. Nat Med 2021;27:981-4.

Mentorship in Cardiology: Building the Mentoring Relationship. Nat Rev Cardiol 2022;19:711-2.

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Acute and Chronic Cardiovascular Complications. Nat Rev Cardiol 2022.

Cardio-onco-metabolism: Metabolic Remodelling in Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer. Nat Rev Cardiol 2022;19:414-25.

Excess Risk for Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Med Virol 2022

Sex Differences in Blood Pressure Associations With Cardiovascular Outcomes. Circulation 2021;143:761-3

Effect of Long-Term Marine Omega-3 Fatty Acids Supplementation on the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Randomized Controlled Trials of Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Circulation. 2021;144:1981-1990.

Mechanisms of Sinoatrial Node Dysfunction in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Circulation. 2022 Jan 4;145(1):45-60.

Extracellular Vesicles From Immortalized Cardiosphere-Derived Cells Attenuate Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy in Desmoglein-2 Mutant Mice. Eur Heart J. 2021 Sep 14;42(35):3558-3571.

Biological Substrate Modification Suppresses Ventricular Arrhythmias in a Porcine Model of Chronic Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J. 2022 Jun 6;43(22):2139-2156.

Association of Plaque Location and Vessel Geometry Determined by Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography With Future Acute Coronary Syndrome-Causing Culprit Lesions. JAMA Cardiol. 2022 Mar 1;7(3):309-319.

High-Throughput Precision Phenotyping of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy With Cardiovascular Deep Learning. JAMA Cardiol. 2022 Apr 1;7(4):386-395.

Sex Differences in Atrial Fibrillation Risk: The VITAL Rhythm Study. JAMA Cardiol. 2022 Oct 1;7(10):1027-1035.

Polygenic Risk Score Predicts Sudden Death in Patients With Coronary Disease and Preserved Systolic Function. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 Aug 30;80(9):873-883.

Childbearing Among Women Cardiologists: The Interface of Experience, Impact, and the Law. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022;79:1076-87.

Gender and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Award Distribution by Major Cardiovascular Societies From 2000 to 2021. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022;80:2050-3.

Ischemic Heart Disease in Young Women: JACC Review Topic of the Week. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022;80:1014-22.