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																		This is a "connection" page, showing publications co-authored by   T. Reece   and   Muhammad Aftab.    
																		
																	 
																			
																					
					
					
		
			
			
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				Reece TB, Mesher AL, Aftab M. Commentary: Somewhere between the root or no root argument: Selective sinus replacement. JTCVS Open. 2021 Jun; 6:106-107.	
				
				
					Score: 0.716
				
				Reece TB, Aftab M. Commentary: Preparing for the worst, expecting the worst can make it better. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 04; 163(4):1265-1266.	
				
				
					Score: 0.710
				
				Aftab M, Reece TB. Commentary: Like politics, transfusion practice is local. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 03; 163(3):1026-1027.	
				
				
					Score: 0.685
				
				Reece TB, Aftab M. Commentary: Dissection in the elderly-do the right thing, fix them! J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 01; 163(1):13.	
				
				
					Score: 0.681
				
				Aftab M, Reece TB. Commentary: Direct spinal cord perfusion: You need it when you need it. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 10; 158(4):e131-e132.	
				
				
					Score: 0.638
				
				Aftab M, Reece TB. Commentary: NO matter what you call it, "conditioning" the spinal cord preventing paraplegia is worthwhile. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 03; 159(3):825-826.	
				
				
					Score: 0.636
				
				Reece TB, Aftab M. Commentary: More is more: Root stabilization for regurgitant aortic valve repair. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 07; 158(1):24.	
				
				
					Score: 0.619
				
				Reece TB, Aftab M. Invited Commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 09; 106(3):776-777.	
				
				
					Score: 0.597
				
				Reece TB, Aftab M. No need to tailor: Paraplegia risk is intrinsic to complex aortic intervention. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 04; 155(4):1357.	
				
				
					Score: 0.579
				
				Aftab M, Cleveland JC, Reece TB. Noteworthy Literature Published in 2016 for Cardiac Surgery. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017 Mar; 21(1):30-35.	
				
				
					Score: 0.545
				
				Aftab M, Reece TB. Invited Commentary. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 08; 102(2):532-3.	
				
				
					Score: 0.527
				
				Wu BCB, Cheng L, Chanes N, Carroll AM, Aftab M, Bayer KU, Reece TB. Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II inhibition using tatCN19o ameliorates spinal cord ischemia associated with aortic surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Aug 28.	
				
				
					Score: 0.247
				
				Shah A, Carroll AM, Chanes N, Hadley K, Kemp C, Wu BCB, Suarez-Pierre A, Rove J, Velopulos C, Aftab M, Reece TB. Evaluating Patient Outcomes and Access to Care in Aortic Surgery Based on Ethnicity and Social Vulnerability. Aorta (Stamford). 2025 Jun 03.	
				
				
					Score: 0.243
				
				King RW, Carroll AM, Sch?fer M, Feng Z, Liu JW, Justison GA, Cleveland JC, Rove JY, Aftab M, Reece TB. High Flow, High-Pressure Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion at 28?C is Safe and Effective for Hemiarch Replacement of the Ascending Aorta. Aorta (Stamford). 2024 Dec; 12(6):138-143.	
				
				
					Score: 0.242
				
				Wu BCB, Carroll AM, Chanes N, Rosenberg DS, Kirsch MJ, Aftab M, Reece TB. Impact of planned concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting on risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in elective aortic hemiarch surgery. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Apr 21; 20(1):215.	
				
				
					Score: 0.241
				
				Carroll AM, Chanes N, Shah A, Dzubinski L, Aftab M, Reece TB. Personalizing patient risk of a life-altering event: An?application of machine learning to hemiarch surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Mar; 169(3):843-854.e1.	
				
				
					Score: 0.225
				
				Carroll AM, King RW, Ghincea CV, Aftab M, Reece TB. Spinal cord protection for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: from bench to bedside. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 Sep 28; 12(5):438-449.	
				
				
					Score: 0.211
				
				Sch?fer M, Carroll A, Carmody KK, Hunter KS, Barker AJ, Aftab M, Reece TB. Aortic shape variation after frozen elephant trunk procedure predicts aortic events: Principal component analysis study. JTCVS Open. 2023 Jun; 14:26-35.	
				
				
					Score: 0.207
				
				Gergen AK, Kemp C, Ghincea CV, Feng Z, Cleveland JC, Pal JD, Rove JY, Fullerton DA, Aftab M, Reece TB. Challenging Paradigm Limits of Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion During Lower Body Circulatory Arrest. J Surg Res. 2023 Mar; 283:699-704.	
				
				
					Score: 0.204
				
				Vigneshwar NG, Masood MF, Vasic I, Krause M, Bartels K, Lucas MT, Bronsert M, Selzman CH, Thompson S, Rove JY, Reece TB, Cleveland JC, Pal JD, Fullerton DA, Aftab M. Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in patients with COVID-19 respiratory failure: A multicenter study. JTCVS Open. 2022 Dec; 12:211-220.	
				
				
					Score: 0.201
				
				Kemp C, Ghincea CV, Feng Z, Gergen AK, Cleveland JC, Rove JY, Aftab M, Fullerton D, Reece TB. Evaluating the risk of spinal cord ischemia in zone 2 frozen elephant trunk replacement. Am J Surg. 2022 10; 224(4):1057-1061.	
				
				
					Score: 0.199
				
				Gergen AK, Kemp C, Ghincea CV, Feng Z, Ikeno Y, Aftab M, Reece TB. Direct Innominate Artery Cannulation versus Side Graft for Selective Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion during Aortic Hemiarch Replacement. Aorta (Stamford). 2022 Feb; 10(1):26-31.	
				
				
					Score: 0.197
				
				Kemp C, Ikeno Y, Aftab M, Reece TB. Cerebrospinal fluid drainage in thoracic endovascular aortic repair: mandatory access but tailored placement. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Jan; 11(1):53-55.	
				
				
					Score: 0.192
				
				Gergen AK, Meguid RA, Reece TB, Aftab M. Endovascular aortic repair of Kommerell diverticulum associated with aberrant left subclavian artery. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Nov; 10(6):807-809.	
				
				
					Score: 0.190
				
				Ikeno Y, Ghincea CV, Roda GF, Cheng L, Aftab M, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC, Fullerton DA, Reece TB. Direct and indirect activation of the adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel to induce spinal cord ischemic metabolic tolerance. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 03; 165(3):e90-e99.	
				
				
					Score: 0.189
				
				Lin Y, Aftab M, Reece TB. Commentary: Intraoperative neuromonitoring: FAST to FASTER response to neurologic complication. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 06; 165(6):1984.	
				
				
					Score: 0.187
				
				Kemp CM, Feng Z, Aftab M, Reece TB. Preventing spinal cord injury following thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: The battle to eliminate paraplegia. JTCVS Tech. 2021 Aug; 8:11-15.	
				
				
					Score: 0.182
				
				Ikeno Y, Ghincea CV, Roda GF, Cheng L, Aftab M, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC, Fullerton DA, Reece TB. Optimizing Nicorandil for Spinal Cord Protection in a Murine Model of Complex Aortic Intervention. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022; 34(1):28-38.	
				
				
					Score: 0.179
				
				Mesher AL, Reece TB, Aftab M. Commentary: 180-180 repair of bicuspid aortic valve works every time?Except when it doesn't. JTCVS Tech. 2021 Jun; 7:93-94.	
				
				
					Score: 0.179
				
				Ikeno Y, Ghincea CV, Roda GF, Cheng L, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC, Fullerton DA, Aftab M, Reece TB. Reactive Oxygen Species Mediate Nicorandil-induced Metabolic Tolerance to Spinal Cord Injury. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 07; 112(1):38-44.	
				
				
					Score: 0.177
				
				Venardos N, Aftab M, Reece TB. Simple Surveillance Is Not So Simple. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 02; 111(2):621-622.	
				
				
					Score: 0.176
				
				Vigneshwar NG, Kohtz PD, Lucas MT, Bronsert M, J Weyant M, F Masood M, Itoh A, Rove JY, Reece TB, Cleveland JC, Pal JD, Fullerton DA, Aftab M. Clinical predictors of in-hospital mortality in venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. J Card Surg. 2020 Oct; 35(10):2512-2521.	
				
				
					Score: 0.174
				
				Lin Y, Aftab M, Reece TB. Commentary: Obviously Malperfusion in Dissection Is Bad, But Severe Acidosis May Be Unsurmountable. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020; 32(4):681-682.	
				
				
					Score: 0.173
				
				Griffin BR, Bronsert M, Reece TB, Pal JD, Cleveland JC, Fullerton DA, Faubel S, Aftab M. Creatinine elevations from baseline at the time of cardiac surgery are associated with postoperative complications. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 04; 163(4):1378-1387.	
				
				
					Score: 0.173
				
				Ghincea CV, Ikeno Y, Weyant MJ, Mitchell JD, Aftab M, Reece TB. Right Thoracoscopic Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery Division and Subclavian-Carotid Transposition. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 11; 110(5):e431-e433.	
				
				
					Score: 0.171
				
				Mesher AL, Aftab M, Reece TB. Commentary: Beauty, and durability, is in the eye of the needle holder. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 02; 161(2):479-480.	
				
				
					Score: 0.170
				
				Griffin BR, Reece TB, Aftab M. Postoperative Thrombocytopenia: A Novel Prognostic Factor: Reply. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 08; 110(2):752-753.	
				
				
					Score: 0.169
				
				Ghincea CV, Anderson DA, Ikeno Y, Roda GF, Eldeiry M, Bronsert MR, Aunkst K, Fullerton DA, Reece TB, Aftab M. Utility of neuromonitoring in hypothermic circulatory arrest cases for early detection of stroke: Listening through the noise. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 10; 162(4):1035-1045.e5.	
				
				
					Score: 0.168
				
				Griffin BR, Bronsert M, Reece TB, Pal JD, Cleveland JC, Fullerton DA, Gist KM, Jovanovich A, Jalal D, Faubel S, Aftab M. Thrombocytopenia After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Is Associated With Increased Morbidity and Mortality. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 07; 110(1):50-57.	
				
				
					Score: 0.166
				
				Griffin BR, Kohtz PD, Bronsert M, Reece TB, Cleveland JC, Fullerton DA, Faubel S, Aftab M. Postoperative Complications Are Not Elevated in Well-Compensated ESRD Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: End-Stage Renal Disease Cardiac Surgery Outcomes. J Surg Res. 2020 03; 247:136-143.	
				
				
					Score: 0.166
				
				Griffin BR, Teixeira JP, Ambruso S, Bronsert M, Pal JD, Cleveland JC, Reece TB, Fullerton DA, Faubel S, Aftab M. Stage 1 acute kidney injury is independently associated with infection following cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 04; 161(4):1346-1355.e3.	
				
				
					Score: 0.166
				
				Mesher A, Aftab M, Gleason TG, Reece TB. Commentary: Steps toward understanding the root of the issue. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 05; 159(5):1764-1765.	
				
				
					Score: 0.163
				
				Venardos N, Reece TB, Aftab M. Commentary: Aortitis Prognosis: Pathologic Diagnosis Independently Adversely Affects Long-Term Survival. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019; 31(4):761-762.	
				
				
					Score: 0.161
				
				Aftab M, Reece TB, Cleveland JC, Pal JD. Noteworthy Cardiac Surgical Literature 2018: Value-Based Bundled Payments, Opioid Crisis and Cardiac Surgery, Percutaneous Suction Thrombectomy for Intracardiac/Caval Thrombus and Vegetations, and Minimally Invasive Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Jun; 23(2):164-170.	
				
				
					Score: 0.160
				
				Aftab M, Reece TB, Svensson LG. Heart Transplantation in Patients With Loeys-Dietz Syndrome: Is It a Novel Cardiomyopathy? Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 01; 109(1):306.	
				
				
					Score: 0.160
				
				Ghincea CV, Reece TB, Eldeiry M, Roda GF, Bronsert MR, Jarrett MJ, Pal JD, Cleveland JC, Fullerton DA, Aftab M. Predictors of Acute Kidney Injury Following Aortic?Arch Surgery. J Surg Res. 2019 10; 242:40-46.	
				
				
					Score: 0.159
				
				Eldeiry M, Aftab M, Bergeron E, Pal J, Cleveland JC, Fullerton D, Reece TB. The Buffalo Trunk Technique for Aortic Arch Reconstruction. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 09; 108(3):680-686.	
				
				
					Score: 0.159
				
				Ghincea CV, Ikeno Y, Aftab M, Reece TB. Spinal Cord Protection for Thoracic Aortic Surgery: Bench to Bedside. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Winter; 31(4):713-720.	
				
				
					Score: 0.157
				
				Yamanaka K, Eldeiry M, Aftab M, Ryan TJ, Roda G, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC, Fullerton DA, Reece TB. Pretreatment With Diazoxide Attenuates Spinal Cord Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Through Signaling Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 Pathway. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 03; 107(3):733-739.	
				
				
					Score: 0.154
				
				Yamanaka K, Eldeiry M, Roda G, Aftab M, Reece TB. Potential benefit of pharmacological induction of beta common receptor. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 11; 156(5):1796-1797.	
				
				
					Score: 0.154
				
				Venardos N, Reece TB, Aftab M. Perioperative Statins for Ascending Aortic Repairs: Helpful or Hurtful? Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018; 30(4):427-428.	
				
				
					Score: 0.153
				
				Yamanaka K, Eldeiry M, Aftab M, Ryan TJ, Mares J, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC, Fullerton DA, Reece TB. Synergistic Reduction of Apoptosis With Diazoxide and Erythropoietin in Spinal Cord Ischemic Injury. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 12; 106(6):1751-1758.	
				
				
					Score: 0.152
				
				Yamanaka K, Eldeiry M, Aftab M, Ryan TJ, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Fullerton DA, Reece TB. Synergetic Induction of NGF With Diazoxide and Erythropoietin Attenuates Spinal Cord Ischemic Injury. J Surg Res. 2019 01; 233:124-131.	
				
				
					Score: 0.152
				
				Eldeiry M, Ghincea C, Aftab M, Cleveland JC, Fullerton D, Reece TB. Innominate Versus Axillary Artery Cannulation for the Hemiarch Repair. J Surg Res. 2018 12; 232:234-239.	
				
				
					Score: 0.151
				
				Yamanaka K, Eldeiry M, Aftab M, Mares J, Ryan TJ, Meng X, Weyant MJ, Cleveland JC, Fullerton DA, Reece TB. Optimized induction of beta common receptor enhances the neuroprotective function of erythropoietin in spinal cord ischemic injury. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 06; 155(6):2505-2516.	
				
				
					Score: 0.146
				
				Eldeiry M, Yamanaka K, Reece TB, Aftab M. Spinal Cord Neurons Isolation and Culture from Neonatal Mice. J Vis Exp. 2017 07 11; (125).	
				
				
					Score: 0.141
				
				Zanotti G, Reece TB, Aftab M. Aortic Arch Pathology: Surgical Options for the Aortic Arch Replacement. Cardiol Clin. 2017 Aug; 35(3):367-385.	
				
				
					Score: 0.140
				
				Bergeron EJ, Mosca MS, Aftab M, Justison G, Reece TB. Neuroprotection Strategies in Aortic Surgery. Cardiol Clin. 2017 Aug; 35(3):453-465.	
				
				
					Score: 0.139
				
				Wu BCB, Tsai MH, Chanes N, Rosenberg DS, Meguid RA, Aftab M, Reece TB, Mitchell JD. Early outcomes of robotic management of aberrant subclavian artery. JTCVS Tech. 2025 Aug; 32:201-208.	
				
				
					Score: 0.061
				
				Suarez-Pierre A, Iguidbashian J, Kirsch MJ, Cain MT, Aftab M, Reece TB, Fullerton DA, Rove JY, Cleveland JC, Hoffman JRH. Association of cardiac preservation solution with short-term outcomes after heart transplantation. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2024 02 01; 25(2):158-164.	
				
				
					Score: 0.055
				
				Hoffman JRH, Higa KC, Lin Y, Reece TB, Cleveland JC, Aftab M, Rove JY. Noteworthy Cardiac Literature From 2021: Coronary Guideline Change Without New Data, Heart Transplant Donation After Cardiac Death, Covid Effects on Global Cardiac Surgery, and Attempt to Improve Dissection Remodeling. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Jun; 26(2):154-161.	
				
				
					Score: 0.049
				
				Venardos N, Reece TB, Cleveland JC, Aftab M, Pal J, Fullerton DA, Rove JY. Training for Multiple Arterial Grafting: A?Thoracic Surgery Resident Survey. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 06; 111(6):1901-1907.	
				
				
					Score: 0.044
				
				Ghincea CV, Reece TB, Aftab M, Cleveland JC, Pal JD. Noteworthy Cardiac Literature 2019: Cerebral Protection, Zone 2 Arch, Intravascular Ultrasonography in Dissection, Heart Allocation, and Mitral Durability. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Jun; 24(2):187-191.	
				
				
					Score: 0.043
				
				Halpern AL, Kohtz PD, Helmkamp L, Eldeiry M, Hodges MM, Scott CD, Mitchell JD, Aftab M, Pal JD, Cleveland JC, Reece TB, Meguid RA, Fullerton DA, Weyant MJ. Improved Mortality Associated With the Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 08; 108(2):350-357.	
				
				
					Score: 0.040
				
				Ambardekar AV, Weiser-Evans MCM, Li M, Purohit SN, Aftab M, Reece TB, Moulton KS. Coronary Artery Remodeling and Fibrosis With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Support. Circ Heart Fail. 2018 05; 11(5):e004491.	
				
				
					Score: 0.037
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