1. Ota T, Sawa Y, Iwai S, Kitajima T, Ueda Y, Coppin C, Matsuda H, Okita Y. Fibronectin-Hepatocyte Growth Factor enhances reendothelialization in tissue-engineered heart valve. Ann ThoracSurg 2005;80:1794–802. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003497505007873
  2. Ota T, Okada K, Takanashi S, Yamamoto S, Okita Y. Surgical treatment for Kommerell’s diverticulum. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006;131(3):574-8. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022522305017496
  3. Ota T, Patronik NA, Riviere CN, Zenati MA. Percutaneous subxiphoid access to the epicardium using a miniature crawling robotic device. Innovations Phila Pa. 2006;1:227-231. http://journals.lww.com/innovjournal/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2006&issue=00150&article=00002&type=abstract
  4. Ota T, Degani A, Wolf A, Choset H, Schwartzman D. Zenati MA. Epicardial Atrial Ablation Using a Novel Articulated Robotic Medical Probe Via a Percutaneous Subxiphoid Approach. Innovations Phila Pa. 2006;1:335-40. http://journals.lww.com/innovjournal/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2006&issue=00160&article=00008&type=abstract
  5. Ota T, Taketani S, Iwai S, Miyagawa S, Furuta M, Hara M, Uchimura E, Okita Y, Sawa Y. Novel method of decellularization of porcine valves using polyethylene glycol and gamma irradiation. Ann ThoracSurg 2007;83:1501-7. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003497506023587
  6. Ota T, Gilbert TW, Badylak SF, Schwartzman D, Zenati MA. Electromechanical Characterization of a Tissue-Engineered Myocardial Patch Derived from Extracellular Matrix. J ThoracCardiovascSurg 2007;133(4):979-985. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022522306022768
  7. Ota T, Patronik NA, Schwartzman D, Riviere CN, Zenati MA. Minimally Invasive Epicardial Injection Using a Semi-Autonomous Robotic Device. Circulation 2008;118[suppl 1]:S115–S120. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/118/14_suppl_1/S115.long
  8. Ota T, Gilbert TW, Schwartzman D, McTiernan CF, Kitajima T, Ito Y, Sawa Y, Badylak SF, Zenati MA. A fusion protein of hepatocyte growth factor enhances reconstruction of myocardium in a cardiac patch derived from porcine urinary bladder matrix. J ThoracCardiovascSurg 2008 Nov;136(5):1309-17 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022522308011781
  9. Ota T, Degani A, Schwartzman D, Zubiate B, McGarvey J, Choset H, Zenati MA. Preliminary Experience with a Novel Highly Articulated Robotic Surgical System For Epicardial Ablation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Apr;87(4):1253-6. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003497508022443
  10. Takahashi H, Yokota T, Uchimura E, Miyagawa S, Ota T, Torikai K, Saito A, Hirakawa K, Kitabayashi K, Okada K, Sawa Y, Okita Y. Newly developed tissue-engineered material for reconstruction of vascular wall without cell seeding. Ann ThoracSurg 2009 Oct;88(4):1269-76. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003497509008236
  11. Tanaka A, Milner R, Ota T. Kommerell’s Diverticulum in the Current Era: A Comprehensive Review. Gen ThoracCardiovasc Surg. 2015 May;63(5):245-59. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11748-015-0521-3
  12. Tanaka A, Kawaji K, Patel AR, Tabata Y, Burke MC, Gupta MP, Ota T. In situ constructive myocardial remodeling of extracellular matrix patch enhanced with controlled growth factor release. J ThoracCardiovasc Surg. 2015 Nov;150(5):1280-1290.e2. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002252231501291X
  13. Tanaka A, Kawaji K, Patel AR, Ota T. The extracellular matrix patch implanted in the right ventricle evaluated with cardiovascular magnetic resonance protocol to assess regional physio-mechanical properties. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2017 Jan;24(1):82-89. PMID: 27624357 https://academic.oup.com/icvts/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/icvts/ivw296
  14. Tanaka A, Onsager D, Song T, Cozadd D, Kim G, Sarswat N, Adatya S, Sayer G, Uriel N, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. Surgically Corrected Mitral Regurgitation During Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Is Associated With Low Recurrence Rate and Improved Midterm Survival. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Mar;103(3):725-733. PMID: 27659599 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003497516308414
  15. Kawaji K, Tanaka A, Patel MB, Wang H, Maffessanti F, Ota T, Patel AR. 3D late gadolinium enhanced cardiovascular MR with CENTRA-PLUS profile/view ordering: Feasibility of right ventricular myocardial damage assessment using a swine animal model. Magn Reson Imaging. 2017 Jun;39:7-14. PMID: 28131907 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0730725X1730022X
  16. Parikh N, Trimarchi S, Gleason TG, Kamman AV, di Eusanio M, Myrmel T, Korach A, Maniar H, Ota T, Khoynezhad A, Montgomery DG, Desai ND, Eagle KA, Nienaber CA, Isselbacher EM, Bavaria J, Sundt TM, Patel HJ. Changes in operative strategy for patients enrolled in the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection interventional cohort program. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Apr;153(4):S74-S79. PMID: 28168983 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022522317300132
  17. Kawaji K, Patel MB, Cantrell CG, Tanaka A, Marino M, Tamura S, Wang H, Wang Y, Carroll TJ, Ota T, Patel AR. A fast, noniterative approach for accelerated high-temporal resolution cine-CMR using dynamically interleaved streak removal in the power-spectral encoded domain with low-pass filtering (DISPEL) and modulo-prime spokes (MoPS). Med Phys. 2017 Jul;44(7):3450-3463. PMID: 28339110 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mp.12234/abstract;jsessionid=8FFDCBBEDCFD4B2F390A32D081DEFA8D.f04t03
  18. Costin NI, Korach A, Loor G, Peterson MD, Desai ND, Trimarchi S, de Vincentiis C, Ota T, Reece TB, Sundt TM, Patel HJ, Chen EP, Montgomery DG, Nienaber CA, Isselbacher EM, Eagle KA, Gleason TG. Patients With Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Presenting With an Abnormal Electrocardiogram. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Jan;105(1):92-99. PMID: 29074152 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29074152
  19. Jeevanandam V, Song T, Onsager D, Ota T, LaBuhn CJ, Lammy T, Sayer G, Kim G, Patel-Raman S, Uriel N. The first-in-human experience with a minimally invasive, ambulatory, counterpulsation heart assist system for advanced congestive heart failure. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Jan;37(1):1-6. Epub 2017 Nov 10. PMID: 29132918 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29132918
  20. Tomizawa Y, Tanaka A, Kitahara H, Sakuraba A, Uriel N, Jeevanandam V, Ota T*. Preoperative Right-Sided Cardiac Congestion Is Associated with Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. Dig Dis Sci. 2018 Jun;63(6):1518-1524. PMID: 29417325 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29417325
  21. Tanaka A, Kitahara H, Onsager D, Song T, Raikhelkar J, Kim G, Sarswat N, Sayer G, Uriel N, Jeevanandam V, Ota T*. Impact of Residual Valve Disease on Survival After Implantation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Dec;106(6):1789-1796. Epub 2018 Aug 24. PMID: 30148976 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30148976
  22. Kitahara H, Raikhelkar J, Kim G, Sarswat N, Sayer G, Uriel N, Song T, Onsager D, Jeevanandam V, Ota T. A subcostal approach is favorable compared to sternotomy for left ventricular assist device exchange field of research: artificial heart (clinical). J Artif Organs. 2019 Sep;22(3):181-187 PMID: 30976935 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30976935
  23. Tsushima Y, Imamura T, Landeras L, Kitahara H, Gonoi W, Sayer G, Uriel N, Jeevanandam V, Ota T*. Novel Formula to calculate 3-D Angle between Inflow Cannula and Device Body of HeartMate II LVAD. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Jan;109(1):63-68. PMID: 31255615 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31255615
  24. Hashimoto M, Nishida H, Milner R, Ota T*. Staged surgical intervention to treat dysphagia caused by Kommerell’s diverticulum. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Mar 1;57(3):601-603: 31504406 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31504406
  25. Uriel N, Jeevanandam V, Imamura T, Onsager D, Song T, Ota T, Juricek C, Combs P, Lammy T, Patel-Raman S, Woolley JR, Sayer G, Milano C, Schroder J, Molina E, Grinstein J, Suarez E, Estep JD, Aggarwal S, Silvestry S, Raval N; iVAS Investigators. Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life With an Ambulatory Counterpulsation Pump in Advanced Heart Failure Patients: Results of the Multicenter Feasibility Trial. Circ Heart Fail. 2020 Apr;13(4):e006666. Epub 2020 Apr 8. PMID: 32264715 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32264715/
  26. Outcomes of ambulatory axillary intra-aortic balloon pump as a bridge to heart transplantation. Nishida H, Koda Y, Kalantari S, Nguyen A, Chung B, Grinstein J, Kim G, Sarswat N, Smith B, Song T, Onsager D, Jeevanandam V, Ota T*. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Apr;111(4):1264-1270.PMID: 32882197 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32882197/
  27. A proposed redosing interval of del Nido cardioplegia solution in adult cardiac surgery: a propensity-matched study. Koda Y, Kitahara H, Nishida H, Jeevanandam V, Ota T*. Perfusion. 2021 Jul;36(5):463-469.PMID: 32909513 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32909513/
  28. Orthotopic heart transplantation with persistent left superior vena cava draining into coronary sinus: the anterior rerouting technique. Koda Y, Nishida H, Jeevanandam V, Ota T*. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Apr;69(4):673-678. PMID: 33040256 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33040256/
  29. Proximal ascending aorta size is associated with the incidence of de novo aortic insufficiency with left ventricular assist device. Nishida H, Song T, Onsager D, Nguyen A, Grinstein J, Chung B, Smith B, Kalantari S, Sarswat N, Kim G, Pinney S, Jeevanandam V, Ota T*. Heart Vessels. 2021 Sep 28. PMID: 34585275
  30. Sex-Based Aortic Dissection Outcomes From the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection. Huckaby LV, Sultan I, Trimarchi S, Leshnower B, Chen EP, Brinster DR, Myrmel T, Estrera AL, Montgomery DG, Korach A, Eckstein HH, Coselli JS, Ota T, Kaiser CA, Eagle KA, Patel HJ, Gleason TG. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Feb;113(2):498-505. PMID: 34090668 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34090668/
  31. Management of acute type A aortic dissection in the elderly: an analysis from IRAD. Hemli JM, Pupovac SS, Gleason TG, Sundt TM, Desai ND, Pacini D, Ouzounian M, Appoo JJ, Montgomery DG, Eagle KA, Ota T, Di Eusanio M, Estrera AL, Coselli JS, Patel HJ, Trimarchi S, Brinster DR. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Jan 3:ezab546. PMID: 34977934 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34977934/