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  1. Fiedler A, Miller PN, Smith JW. Expanding the Donation After Circulatory Death Transplant Pool in the United States. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Sep 02. View in PubMed
  2. Yuzefpolskaya M, Fiedler AG, Katz JN, Houston BA. Is it time to stop living in a HeartMate II world? J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Nov; 42(11):1621-1626. View in PubMed
  3. Schroder JN, Patel CB, DeVore AD, Bryner BS, Casalinova S, Shah A, Smith JW, Fiedler AG, Daneshmand M, Silvestry S, Geirsson A, Pretorius V, Joyce DL, Um JY, Esmailian F, Takeda K, Mudy K, Shudo Y, Salerno CT, Pham SM, Goldstein DJ, Philpott J, Dunning J, Lozonschi L, Couper GS, Mallidi HR, Givertz MM, Pham DT, Shaffer AW, Kai M, Quader MA, Absi T, Attia TS, Shukrallah B, Sun BC, Farr M, Mehra MR, Madsen JC, Milano CA, D'Alessandro DA. Transplantation Outcomes with Donor Hearts after Circulatory Death. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jun 08; 388(23):2121-2131. View in PubMed
  4. Fiedler AG, Klein L, DeMarco T, Kouretas P, Smith JW. Comment on: Detection and Management of HLA Sensitization in Candidates for Adult Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 Apr 21. View in PubMed
  5. Wisneski A, Smith JW, Nguyen TC, Fiedler AG. Molecules, Machines, and the Perfusate Milieu: Organ Preservation and Emerging Concepts for Heart Transplant. Innovations (Phila). 2022 09; 17(5):363-367. View in PubMed
  6. Perri JL, Schroeder J, Fiedler AG. Computed tomography angiogram for left ventricular assist device thrombosis: When does it help? J Card Surg. 2022 Oct 12. View in PubMed
  7. DeFilippis EM, Khush KK, Farr MA, Fiedler A, Kilic A, Givertz MM. Evolving Characteristics of Heart Transplantation Donors and Recipients: JACC Focus Seminar. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 03 22; 79(11):1108-1123. View in PubMed
  8. Ferrel MN, Gerhard EF, Johnstad CM, Nesbitt K, Pereira SJ, Fiedler AG. Practice patterns of female cardiothoracic surgeons older than age 58 years: Are we making progress? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 04; 165(4):1488-1492. View in PubMed
  9. Wall AE, Fiedler A, Karp S, Shah A, Testa G. Applying the ethical framework for donation after circulatory death to thoracic normothermic regional perfusion procedures. Am J Transplant. 2022 05; 22(5):1311-1315. View in PubMed
  10. Fiedler AG, DeVries S, Czekajlo C, Smith JW. Normothermic regional perfusion surgical technique for the procurement of cardiac donors after circulatory death. JTCVS Tech. 2022 Apr; 12:113-115. View in PubMed
  11. Johnstad C, Bomareddi S, Hermsen JL, Smith JW, Fiedler AG. Unconventional use of total artificial heart in a patient with severe, destructive prosthetic valve endocarditis. J Card Surg. 2022 Feb; 37(2):443-444. View in PubMed
  12. Chang C, Watt TMF, Fiedler AG, Worrell SG. Women mentoring women. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Nov 04. View in PubMed
  13. Fiedler AG, Stalter L, Marka N, Dhingra R, Hermsen JL, Smith JW. Survival after orthotopic heart transplantation in patients with BMI > = 35 with and without diabetes. Clin Transplant. 2021 10; 35(10):e14400. View in PubMed
  14. Kavalier M, Fiedler A, Urban A. Gonococcal endocarditis: A rare manifestation of a common disease in the COVID-19 era. Int J STD AIDS. 2021 10; 32(11):1078-1080. View in PubMed
  15. Stoeckl EM, Smith JW, Dhingra R, Fiedler AG. Left ventricular assist device implantation by bi-thoracotomy technique: A single-center perspective. J Card Surg. 2021 Jul; 36(7):2342-2347. View in PubMed
  16. Vervoort D, Fiedler AG. Virtual reality, e-learning, and global cardiac surgical capacity-building. J Card Surg. 2021 Jun; 36(6):1835-1837. View in PubMed
  17. Johnstad CM, Fiedler AG. Coronary angiography utilization in the evaluation of a potential heart donor by age: a narrative review. J Thorac Dis. 2021 Mar; 13(3):1864-1868. View in PubMed
  18. Fiedler AG. Commentary: USMLE Step 1 Pass/Fail = Win/Win for Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainee Selection. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021; 33(3):832-833. View in PubMed
  19. Fiedler AG, Sihag S. You Can't Be What You Can't See. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 11; 112(5):1730-1731. View in PubMed
  20. Chang WT, Fisch S, Dangwal S, Mohebali J, Fiedler AG, Chen M, Hsu CH, Yang Y, Qiu Y, Alexander KM, Chen FY, Liao R. MicroRNA-21 regulates right ventricular remodeling secondary to pulmonary arterial pressure overload. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2021 05; 154:106-114. View in PubMed
  21. Johnstad CM, Murray D, Dhingra R, Smith JW, Fiedler AG. Successful heart transplantation in a patient who recovered from COVID-19. J Card Surg. 2021 Mar; 36(3):1148-1149. View in PubMed
  22. Lushaj EB, Fiedler A, DeCamp M, Park CJ, Dhingra R, Smith J. Impact of distance from implant center on mechanical circulatory device patient outcomes. J Card Surg. 2021 Mar; 36(3):801-805. View in PubMed
  23. Vervoort D, Swain JD, Fiedler AG. A Seat at the Table: The Cardiothoracic Surgeon as Surgeon-Advocate. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 03; 111(3):741-744. View in PubMed
  24. Fiedler AG. The changing landscape of percutaneous technology leading to surgical complications. J Card Surg. 2021 Jan; 36(1):406-407. View in PubMed
  25. Fiedler AG, Hermsen JL, Bommareddi S, Smith JW. Orthotopic Heart Transplant: How I Teach It. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 02; 111(2):398-400. View in PubMed
  26. Hermsen JL, Mohamadipanah H, Yang S, Wise B, Fiedler A, DiMusto P, Pugh C. Multimodal Cardiopulmonary Bypass Skills Assessment Within a High-Fidelity Simulation Environment. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 08; 112(2):652-660. View in PubMed
  27. Del Carmen GA, Axtell A, Chang D, Melnitchouk S, Sundt TM, Fiedler AG. Intra-aortic balloon pump placement in coronary artery bypass grafting patients by day of admission. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Aug 14; 15(1):219. View in PubMed
  28. Fiedler AG, Emerson D, Gillaspie EA, Hermsen JL, Levack MM, McCarthy DP, Sihag S, Worrell SG, Antonoff MB. Multi-institutional collaborative mock oral (mICMO) examination for cardiothoracic surgery trainees: Results from the pilot experience. JTCVS Open. 2020 Sep; 3:128-135. View in PubMed
  29. Fiedler AG. We Are Great When We Collaborate. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 12; 110(6):2107-2108. View in PubMed
  30. Taylor LJ, Fiedler AG. Balancing supply and demand: Review of the 2018 donor heart allocation policy. J Card Surg. 2020 Jul; 35(7):1583-1588. View in PubMed
  31. Fiedler AG, Lewis EE, Hermsen JL. We Agree: Cardiopulmonary Bypass Is a Team Sport: Reply. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 10; 110(4):1437-1438. View in PubMed
  32. Lewis EE, Taylor LJ, Hermsen JL, McCarthy DP, Fiedler AG. Cardiothoracic Education in the Time of COVID-19: How I Teach It. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 08; 110(2):362-363. View in PubMed
  33. Fiedler AG, Lewis EE, Hermsen JL. Cardiopulmonary Bypass: How I Teach It. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 03; 109(3):645-648. View in PubMed
  34. Fiedler AG, Hermsen JL, Smith JW, Dhingra R. Long-term discontinuation of warfarin in a patient with HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device without complication. J Card Surg. 2020 Feb; 35(2):447-449. View in PubMed
  35. Fiedler AG, Sihag S. Entering the great unknown: Transition to academic practice. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 03; 159(3):1156-1160. View in PubMed
  36. Fiedler AG, De Oliveira NC, Hermsen JL. Papillary muscle rupture following routine aortic valve replacement. J Card Surg. 2019 Dec; 34(12):1667-1669. View in PubMed
  37. Fiedler AG, De Oliveira N. New Technology, New Complications: Training the Next Generation of Cardiothoracic Surgeons. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 03; 109(3):983. View in PubMed
  38. Schreiter NA, McCarthy DP, Fiedler AG, Young N, Demarais D, Anagnostopoulos PV, Hermsen JL. Helpful sternal wound vacuum-assisted closure techniques in two open chest situations: Central extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and sternal infection. J Card Surg. 2019 Nov; 34(11):1150-1153. View in PubMed
  39. Fiedler AG. Reply. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 01; 109(1):306-307. View in PubMed
  40. Axtell AL, Fiedler AG, Lewis G, Melnitchouk S, Tolis G, D'Alessandro DA, Villavicencio MA. Reoperative sternotomy is associated with increased early mortality after cardiac transplantation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Jun 01; 55(6):1136-1143. View in PubMed
  41. Stephens EH, Fiedler AG. We have met the enemy; the enemy is us. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 06; 157(6):e395-e396. View in PubMed
  42. Axtell AL, Fiedler AG, Melnitchouk S, D'Alessandro DA, Villavicencio MA, Jassar AS, Sundt TM. Correlation of cardiopulmonary bypass duration with acute renal failure after cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jan; 159(1):170-178.e2. View in PubMed
  43. Axtell AL, Heng EE, Fiedler AG, Melnitchouk S, D'Alessandro DA, Tolis G, Astor T, Dalia AA, Cudemus G, Villavicencio MA. Pain management and safety profiles after preoperative vs postoperative thoracic epidural insertion for bilateral lung transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2018 12; 32(12):e13445. View in PubMed
  44. Feroe AG, Fiedler AG, D'Alessandro DA. Successful Heart Transplantation in a Patient With Loeys-Dietz Syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Jun; 107(6):e379-e380. View in PubMed
  45. Ortoleva JP, Dalia AA, Fiedler AG, D'Alessandro D, Shelton K, Villavicencio M, Cudemus GA. Echocardiographic Assessment of Biventricular Function in 249 Patients During the Peri-Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Period. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 May; 33(5):1325-1330. View in PubMed
  46. Axtell AL, Fiedler AG, Chang DC, Yeh H, Lewis GD, Villavicencio MA, D'Alessandro DA. The effect of donor age on posttransplant mortality in a cohort of adult cardiac transplant recipients aged 18-45. Am J Transplant. 2019 03; 19(3):876-883. View in PubMed
  47. Stephens EH, Goldstone AB, Fiedler AG, Vardas PN, Pattakos G, Lou X, Chen PC, Tchantchaleishvili V. Appraisal of mentorship in cardiothoracic surgery training. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 12; 156(6):2216-2223. View in PubMed
  48. Fiedler AG, Dalia A, Axtell AL, Ortoleva J, Thomas SM, Roy N, Villavicencio MA, D'Alessandro DA, Cudemus G. Impella Placement Guided by Echocardiography Can Be Used as a Strategy to Unload the Left Ventricle During Peripheral Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Dec; 32(6):2585-2591. View in PubMed
  49. Staudt GE, Fiedler AG, Tolis G, Dudzinski DM, Streckenbach SC. Incidental Discovery of an Atypical Cardiac Tumor. J Cardiovasc Echogr. 2018 Jul-Sep; 28(3):198-200. View in PubMed
  50. Dalia AA, Ortoleva J, Fiedler A, Villavicencio M, Shelton K, Cudemus GD. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Is a Team Sport: Institutional Survival Benefits of a Formalized ECMO Team. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 04; 33(4):902-907. View in PubMed
  51. Fiedler AG, Banka P, Zaleski K, Fahey MC, Breitbart RE, Fynn-Thompson F. Delayed Presentation of Traumatic Pericardial Rupture: Diagnostic and Surgical Considerations for Treatment. Heart Surg Forum. 2018 06 14; 21(4):E254-E256. View in PubMed
  52. Levack MM, Fiedler AG, Kaafarani H, King DR. Perforation of a mesenteric Meckel's diverticulum. J Surg Case Rep. 2018 Jun; 2018(6):rjy126. View in PubMed
  53. Stephens EH, Fiedler AG. Beyond #ILookLikeASurgeon. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 09; 156(3):1131-1136. View in PubMed
  54. Fiedler AG, Tolis G. Surgical Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease: Overview of Mechanical and Tissue Prostheses, Advantages, Disadvantages, and Implications for Clinical Use. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2018 Feb 05; 20(1):7. View in PubMed
  55. Fiedler AG, Bhambhani V, Laikhter E, Picard MH, Wasfy MM, Tolis G, Melnitchouk S, Sundt TM, Wasfy JH. Aortic valve replacement associated with survival in severe regurgitation and low ejection fraction. Heart. 2018 05; 104(10):835-840. View in PubMed
  56. Vardas PN, Stefanescu Schmidt AC, Lou X, Goldstone AB, Pattakos G, Fiedler AG, Stephens EH, Tchantchaleishvili V. Current Status of Endovascular Training for Cardiothoracic Surgery Residents in the United States. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Nov; 104(5):1748-1754. View in PubMed
  57. Fiedler AG, Sundt TM, Tolis G. Post-Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Defect Six Months following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Heart Surg Forum. 2017 08 25; 20(4):E162-E163. View in PubMed
  58. Fiedler AG, Schutt RC, Greenhouse D, Stone J, Sundt TM, Sakhuja R. Hybrid approach to the management of infective endocarditis complicated by coronary artery embolism: a case report. J Surg Case Rep. 2017 Jun; 2017(6):rjx110. View in PubMed
  59. Stephens EH, Walters DM, Eilers AL, Tchantchaleishvili V, Goldstone AB, Gillaspie EA, Fiedler A, LaPar DJ. Variability in Integrated Cardiothoracic Training Program Curriculum. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Jun; 103(6):1984-1991. View in PubMed
  60. Fiedler AG, Song TH, D'Alessandro DA. Redesigning Care for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock: The "Shock Team". JAMA Surg. 2016 07 01; 151(7):685. View in PubMed
  61. Stephens EH, Robich MP, Walters DM, DeNino WF, Aftab M, Tchantchaleishvili V, Eilers AL, Rice RD, Goldstone AB, Shlestad RC, Malas T, Cevasco M, Gillaspie EA, Fiedler AG, LaPar DJ, Shah AA. Gender and Cardiothoracic Surgery Training: Specialty Interests, Satisfaction, and Career Pathways. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Jul; 102(1):200-6. View in PubMed
  62. Cevasco M, Kwon M, Fiedler A, Lee LS, Shiao J, Shah RV, Worthington AH, Fox JA, Kwong RY, Chen FY. Right heart failure: an ischemic model and restraint therapy for treatment. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Apr; 97(4):1356-62; discussion 1362-3. View in PubMed
  63. Cogdill AP, Frederick DT, Cooper ZA, Garber HR, Ferrone CR, Fiedler A, Rosenberg L, Thayer SP, Warshaw AL, Wargo JA. Targeting the MAGE A3 antigen in pancreatic cancer. Surgery. 2012 Sep; 152(3 Suppl 1):S13-8. View in PubMed
  64. Fiedler AG, Rossi C, Gingalewski CA. Parathyroid carcinoma in a child: an unusual case of an ectopically located malignant parathyroid gland with tumor invading the thymus. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Aug; 44(8):1649-52. View in PubMed