Mario Deng

Publications:

Halloran PF, Madill-Thomsen K, Aliabadi-Zuckermann AZ, Cadeiras M, Crespo-Leiro MG, Depasquale EC, Deng M, Gökler J, Hall S, Jamil A, Kim DH, Kobashigawa J, Macdonald P, Melenovsky V, Patel J, Potena L, Shah K, Stehlik J, Zuckermann A. Redefining the molecular rejection states in 3230 heart transplant biopsies: Relationships to parenchymal injury and graft survival. Am J Transplant. 2024 Mar 26. view on PubMed

Halloran PF, Madill-Thomsen K, Mackova M, Aliabadi-Zuckermann AZ, Cadeiras M, Crespo-Leiro MG, Depasquale EC, Deng M, Gökler J, Hall SA, Kim DH, Kobashigawa J, Macdonald P, Potena L, Shah K, Stehlik J, Zuckermann A, Reeve J. Molecular states associated with dysfunction and graft loss in heart transplants. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Mar; 43(3):508-518. view on PubMed

Kosaraju R, Vandenbogaart E, Core E, Creaser J, Livingston N, Moore M, Kamath M, Deng M. Higher-risk SIPAT score predicts increased risk of long-term mortality in orthotopic heart transplant recipients. Int J Cardiol. 2023 Dec 15; 393:131360. view on PubMed

Deng MC. An exercise immune fitness test to unravel mechanisms of Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2023 Jul-Dec; 19(7):693-697. view on PubMed

Romero E, Tabak E, Fishbein G, Litovsky S, Tallaj J, Liem D, Bakir M, Khachatoorian Y, Piening B, Keating B, Deng M, Cadeiras M. Unsupervised mRNA-seq classification of heart transplant endomyocardial biopsies. Clin Transplant. 2023 09; 37(9):e15011. view on PubMed

Madill-Thomsen KS, Reeve J, Aliabadi-Zuckermann A, Cadeiras M, Crespo-Leiro MG, Depasquale EC, Deng M, Goekler J, Kim DH, Kobashigawa J, Macdonald P, Potena L, Shah K, Stehlik J, Zuckermann A, Halloran PF. Assessing the Relationship Between Molecular Rejection and Parenchymal Injury in Heart Transplant Biopsies. Transplantation. 2022 11 01; 106(11):2205-2216. view on PubMed

Kamath M, Shekhtman G, Grogan T, Hickey MJ, Silacheva I, Shah KS, Shah KS, Hairapetian A, Gonzalez D, Godoy G, Reed EF, Elashoff D, Bondar G, Deng MC. Variability in Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Scores to Predict Mortality in Heart Transplant Recipients - A Proof-of-Concept Study. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:825108. view on PubMed

Piening BD, Dowdell AK, Zhang M, Loza BL, Walls D, Gao H, Mohebnasab M, Li YR, Elftmann E, Wei E, Gandla D, Lad H, Chaib H, Sweitzer NK, Deng M, Pereira AC, Cadeiras M, Shaked A, Snyder MP, Keating BJ. Whole transcriptome profiling of prospective endomyocardial biopsies reveals prognostic and diagnostic signatures of cardiac allograft rejection. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 06; 41(6):840-848. view on PubMed

Ahn R, Schaenman J, Qian Z, Pickering H, Groysberg V, Rossetti M, Llamas M, Hoffmann A, Gjertson D, Deng M, Bunnapradist S, Reed EF, CMV Systems Immunobiology Group. Acute and Chronic Changes in Gene Expression After CMV DNAemia in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:750659. view on PubMed

Pickering H, Sen S, Arakawa-Hoyt J, Ishiyama K, Sun Y, Parmar R, Ahn RS, Sunga G, Llamas M, Hoffmann A, Deng M, Bunnapradist S, Schaenman JM, Gjertson DW, Rossetti M, Lanier LL, Reed EF, CMV Systems Immunobiology Group. NK and CD8+ T cell phenotypes predict onset and control of CMV viremia after kidney transplant. JCI Insight. 2021 11 08; 6(21). view on PubMed

Halloran PF, Madill-Thomsen K, Aliabadi-Zuckermann AZ, Cadeiras M, Crespo-Leiro MG, Depasquale EC, Deng M, Gökler J, Kim DH, Kobashigawa J, Macdonald P, Potena L, Shah K, Stehlik J, Zuckermann A. Many heart transplant biopsies currently diagnosed as no rejection have mild molecular antibody-mediated rejection-related changes. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 03; 41(3):334-344. view on PubMed

Stein-Merlob AF, Hsu JJ, Colton B, Berg CJ, Ferreira A, Price MM, Wainberg Z, Baas AS, Deng MC, Parikh RV, Yang EH. Keeping immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis in check: advanced circulatory mechanical support as a bridge to recovery. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 10; 8(5):4301-4306. view on PubMed

Reardon LC, Lin JP, VanArsdell GS, Kaldas FM, Lluri G, Tan W, Whalen KM, Cruz D, Nsair A, Deng MC, Moore MA, Laks H, Biniwale RM, Saab S, Baird A, Wilson JM, Lubin LN, Marijic J, Williams TM, Wray CL, Meltzer JS, Gudzenko V, Kratzert WB, Neelankavil J, Venick RS, Aboulhosn JA. Orthotopic Heart and Combined Heart Liver Transplantation: the Ultimate Treatment Option for Failing Fontan Physiology. Curr Transplant Rep. 2021; 8(1):9-20. view on PubMed

Khachatoorian Y, Khachadourian V, Chang E, Sernas ER, Reed EF, Deng M, Piening BD, Pereira AC, Keating B, Cadeiras M. Noninvasive biomarkers for prediction and diagnosis of heart transplantation rejection. Transplant Rev (Orlando). 2021 01; 35(1):100590. view on PubMed

Deng MC. The evolution of patient-specific precision biomarkers to guide personalized heart-transplant care. Expert Rev Precis Med Drug Dev. 2021; 6(1):51-63. view on PubMed

Romero E, Chang E, Tabak E, Pinheiro D, Tallaj J, Litovsky S, Keating B, Deng M, Cadeiras M. Rejection-associated Mitochondrial Impairment After Heart Transplantation. Transplant Direct. 2020 Nov; 6(11):e616. view on PubMed

Hsu JJ, Al-Saffar F, Ardehali R, Baas AS, Carlson M, Cruz D, Deng M, Fan A, Fraschilla S, Gaynor P, Kamath M, Kubak BM, Schaenman J, Stimpson E, Vucicevic D, Ardehali A, Nsair A. Heart transplantation in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: A single-center case series. Clin Transplant. 2020 09; 34(9):e14042. view on PubMed

Deng MC. Multi-dimensional COVID-19 short- and long-term outcome prediction algorithm. Expert Rev Precis Med Drug Dev. 2020; 5(4):239-242. view on PubMed

Butler CL, Hickey MJ, Jiang N, Zheng Y, Gjertson D, Zhang Q, Rao P, Fishbein GA, Cadeiras M, Deng MC, Banchs HL, Torre G, DeNofrio D, Eisen HJ, Kobashigawa J, Starling RC, Kfoury A, Van Bakel A, Ewald G, Balazs I, Baas AS, Cruz D, Ardehali R, Biniwale R, Kwon M, Ardehali A, Nsair A, Ray B, Reed EF. Discovery of non-HLA antibodies associated with cardiac allograft rejection and development and validation of a non-HLA antigen multiplex panel: From bench to bedside. Am J Transplant. 2020 10; 20(10):2768-2780. view on PubMed

Bondar G, Xu W, Elashoff D, Li X, Faure-Kumar E, Bao TM, Grogan T, Moose J, Deng MC. Comparing NGS and NanoString platforms in peripheral blood mononuclear cell transcriptome profiling for advanced heart failure biomarker development. J Biol Methods. 2020; 7(1):e123. view on PubMed

Iyengar A, Wisniewski N, Kwon OJ, Cadeiras M, Deng M, Schaenman J, Korin Y, Shemin R, Reed E, Kwon M. Temporal expression of cytokines and B-cell phenotypes during mechanical circulatory support. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jan; 159(1):155-163. view on PubMed

Parkes MD, Aliabadi AZ, Cadeiras M, Crespo-Leiro MG, Deng M, Depasquale EC, Goekler J, Kim DH, Kobashigawa J, Loupy A, Macdonald P, Potena L, Zuckermann A, Halloran PF. An integrated molecular diagnostic report for heart transplant biopsies using an ensemble of diagnostic algorithms. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 06; 38(6):636-646. view on PubMed

Schaenman JM, Rossetti M, Sidwell T, Groysberg V, Sunga G, Liang E, Vangala S, Chang E, Bakir M, Bondar G, Cadeiras M, Kwon M, Reed EF, Deng M. Association of pro-inflammatory cytokines and monocyte subtypes in older and younger patients on clinical outcomes after mechanical circulatory support device implantation. Hum Immunol. 2019 Feb; 80(2):126-134. view on PubMed

Lin LY, Chun Chang S, O'Hearn J, Hui ST, Seldin M, Gupta P, Bondar G, Deng M, Jauhiainen R, Kuusisto J, Laakso M, Sinsheimer JS, Deb A, Rau C, Ren S, Wang Y, Lusis AJ, Wang JJ, Huertas-Vazquez A. Systems Genetics Approach to Biomarker Discovery: GPNMB and Heart Failure in Mice and Humans. G3 (Bethesda). 2018 11 06; 8(11):3499-3506. view on PubMed

Halloran PF, Reeve J, Aliabadi AZ, Cadeiras M, Crespo-Leiro MG, Deng M, Depasquale EC, Goekler J, Jouven X, Kim DH, Kobashigawa J, Loupy A, Macdonald P, Potena L, Zuckermann A, Parkes MD. Exploring the cardiac response to injury in heart transplant biopsies. JCI Insight. 2018 10 18; 3(20). view on PubMed

Zhang Q, Hickey M, Drogalis-Kim D, Zheng Y, Gjertson D, Cadeiras M, Khuu T, Baas AS, Depasquale EC, Halnon NJ, Perens G, Alejos J, Cruz D, Ali N, Shemin R, Kwon M, Fishbein MC, Ardehali A, Deng M, Reed EF. Understanding the Correlation Between DSA, Complement Activation, and Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Heart Transplant Recipients. Transplantation. 2018 10; 102(10):e431-e438. view on PubMed

Reardon LC, DePasquale EC, Tarabay J, Cruz D, Laks H, Biniwale RM, Busuttil RW, Kaldas FM, Saab S, Venick RS, Lin JP, Nsair A, Deng MC, Ardehali A, Caderias M, Iygengar A, Aboulhosn JA. Heart and heart-liver transplantation in adults with failing Fontan physiology. Clin Transplant. 2018 08; 32(8):e13329. view on PubMed

Deng MC. A peripheral blood transcriptome biomarker test to diagnose functional recovery potential in advanced heart failure. Biomark Med. 2018 06; 12(6):619-635. view on PubMed

Bakir M, Jackson NJ, Han SX, Bui A, Chang E, Liem DA, Ardehali A, Ardehali R, Baas AS, Press MC, Cruz D, Deng MC, DePasquale EC, Fonarow GC, Khuu T, Kwon MH, Kubak BM, Nsair A, Phung JL, Reed EF, Schaenman JM, Shemin RJ, Zhang QJ, Tseng CH, Cadeiras M. Clinical phenomapping and outcomes after heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 08; 37(8):956-966. view on PubMed

Schaenman JM, Rossetti M, Korin Y, Sidwell T, Groysberg V, Liang E, Vangala S, Wisniewski N, Chang E, Bakir M, Bondar G, Cadeiras M, Kwon M, Reed EF, Deng M. T cell dysfunction and patient age are associated with poor outcomes after mechanical circulatory support device implantation. Hum Immunol. 2018 Apr; 79(4):203-212. view on PubMed

Heinemann FG, Tolkach Y, Deng M, Schmidt D, Perner S, Kristiansen G, Müller SC, Ellinger J. Serum miR-122-5p and miR-206 expression: non-invasive prognostic biomarkers for renal cell carcinoma. Clin Epigenetics. 2018; 10:11. view on PubMed

Vucicevic D, Honoris L, Raia F, Deng M. Current indications for transplantation: stratification of severe heart failure and shared decision-making. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2018 Jan; 7(1):56-66. view on PubMed

Doering LV, Chen B, Deng M, Mancini D, Kobashigawa J, Hickey K. Perceived control and health-related quality of life in heart transplant recipients. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2018 08; 17(6):513-520. view on PubMed

Bondar G, Togashi R, Cadeiras M, Schaenman J, Cheng RK, Masukawa L, Hai J, Bao TM, Chu D, Chang E, Bakir M, Kupiec-Weglinski S, Groysberg V, Grogan T, Meltzer J, Kwon M, Rossetti M, Elashoff D, Reed E, Ping PP, Deng MC. Association between preoperative peripheral blood mononuclear cell gene expression profiles, early postoperative organ function recovery potential and long-term survival in advanced heart failure patients undergoing mechanical circulatory support. PLoS One. 2017; 12(12):e0189420. view on PubMed

Wisniewski N, Bondar G, Rau C, Chittoor J, Chang E, Esmaeili A, Cadeiras M, Deng M. Integrative model of leukocyte genomics and organ dysfunction in heart failure patients requiring mechanical circulatory support: a prospective observational study. BMC Med Genomics. 2017 08 29; 10(1):52. view on PubMed

Tuzovic M, Yang EH, Baas AS, Depasquale EC, Deng MC, Cruz D, Vorobiof G. Cardiac Amyloidosis: Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies. Curr Oncol Rep. 2017 Jul; 19(7):46. view on PubMed

Vandenbogaart E, Doering L, Chen B, Saltzman A, Chaker T, Creaser JW, Rourke D, Cheng RW, Fonarow GC, Deng M. Evaluation of the SIPAT instrument to assess psychosocial risk in heart transplant candidates: A retrospective single center study. Heart Lung. 2017 Jul - Aug; 46(4):273-279. view on PubMed

Moazeni S, Cadeiras M, Yang EH, Deng MC, Nguyen KL. Anthracycline induced cardiotoxicity: biomarkers and "Omics" technology in the era of patient specific care. Clin Transl Med. 2017 Dec; 6(1):17. view on PubMed

Deng MC. The AlloMap™ genomic biomarker story: 10 years after. Clin Transplant. 2017 03; 31(3). view on PubMed

Raia F, Deng MC. Artificial heart pumps: bridging the gap between science, technology and personalized medicine by relational medicine. Future Cardiol. 2017 01; 13(1):23-32. view on PubMed

von Mässenhausen A, Sanders C, Thewes B, Deng M, Queisser A, Vogel W, Kristiansen G, Duensing S, Schröck A, Bootz F, Brossart P, Kirfel J, Heasley L, Brägelmann J, Perner S. MERTK as a novel therapeutic target in head and neck cancer. Oncotarget. 2016 May 31; 7(22):32678-94. view on PubMed

DePasquale EC, Cheng RK, Deng MC, Nsair A, McKenna WJ, Fonarow GC, Jacoby DL. Survival After Heart Transplantation in Patients With Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy. J Card Fail. 2017 Feb; 23(2):107-112. view on PubMed

Mukku RB, Fonarow GC, Watson KE, Ajijola OA, Depasquale EC, Nsair A, Baas AS, Deng MC, Yang EH. Heart Failure Therapies for End-Stage Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiomyopathy. J Card Fail. 2016 Jun; 22(6):439-48. view on PubMed

Schrödter S, Braun M, Syring I, Klümper N, Deng M, Schmidt D, Perner S, Müller SC, Ellinger J. Identification of the dopamine transporter SLC6A3 as a biomarker for patients with renal cell carcinoma. Mol Cancer. 2016 Feb 02; 15:10. view on PubMed

Crespo-Leiro MG, Stypmann J, Schulz U, Zuckermann A, Mohacsi P, Bara C, Ross H, Parameshwar J, Zakliczynski M, Fiocchi R, Hoefer D, Colvin M, Deng MC, Leprince P, Elashoff B, Yee JP, Vanhaecke J. Clinical usefulness of gene-expression profile to rule out acute rejection after heart transplantation: CARGO II. Eur Heart J. 2016 Sep 01; 37(33):2591-601. view on PubMed

Crespo-Leiro MG, Stypmann J, Schulz U, Zuckermann A, Mohacsi P, Bara C, Ross H, Parameshwar J, Zakliczynski M, Fiocchi R, Hoefer D, Deng M, Leprince P, Hiller D, Eubank L, Deljkich E, Yee JP, Vanhaecke J. Performance of gene-expression profiling test score variability to predict future clinical events in heart transplant recipients. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2015 Oct 09; 15:120. view on PubMed

Creaser JW, Rourke D, Vandenbogaart E, Chaker T, Nsair A, Cheng R, Fonarow G, Livingston N, Howell E, Huie N, Baas AS, Deng M, Hickey A, Shemin RJ, MacLellan WR. Outcomes of biventricular mechanical support patients discharged to home to await heart transplantation. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2015 Jul-Aug; 30(4):E13-20. view on PubMed

Ardehali A, Esmailian F, Deng M, Soltesz E, Hsich E, Naka Y, Mancini D, Camacho M, Zucker M, Leprince P, Padera R, Kobashigawa J, PROCEED II trial investigators. Ex-vivo perfusion of donor hearts for human heart transplantation (PROCEED II): a prospective, open-label, multicentre, randomised non-inferiority trial. Lancet. 2015 Jun 27; 385(9987):2577-84. view on PubMed

Khush KK, Pham MX, Teuteberg JJ, Kfoury AG, Deng MC, Kao A, Anderson AS, Cotts WG, Ewald GA, Baran DA, Hiller D, Yee J, Valantine HA. Gene expression profiling to study racial differences after heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Jul; 34(7):970-7. view on PubMed

Khuu T, Cadeiras M, Wisniewski N, Reed EF, Deng MC. Reduced HLA Class II antibody response to proteasome inhibition in heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Jun; 34(6):863-5. view on PubMed

Kwon MH, Zhang JQ, Schaenman JM, Cadeiras M, Gjertson DW, Krystal CA, Laks H, Ardehali A, Deng MC, Shemin RJ, Reed EF. Characterization of ventricular assist device-mediated sensitization in the bridge-to-heart-transplantation patient. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Apr; 149(4):1161-6. view on PubMed

Raia F, Deng MC. Is relational medicine the key to providing truly personalized high-tech modern medicine? Per Med. 2015 Jan; 12(1):5-7. view on PubMed

Bondar G, Cadeiras M, Wisniewski N, Maque J, Chittoor J, Chang E, Bakir M, Starling C, Shahzad K, Ping P, Reed E, Deng M. Comparison of whole blood and peripheral blood mononuclear cell gene expression for evaluation of the perioperative inflammatory response in patients with advanced heart failure. PLoS One. 2014; 9(12):e115097. view on PubMed

Labarrere CA, Woods JR, Hardin JW, Jaeger BR, Zembala M, Deng MC, Kassab GS. Early inflammatory markers are independent predictors of cardiac allograft vasculopathy in heart-transplant recipients. PLoS One. 2014; 9(12):e113260. view on PubMed

Li F, Wei J, Valenzuela NM, Lai C, Zhang Q, Gjertson D, Fishbein MC, Kobashigawa JA, Deng M, Reed EF. Phosphorylated S6 kinase and S6 ribosomal protein are diagnostic markers of antibody-mediated rejection in heart allografts. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Apr; 34(4):580-587. view on PubMed

DiFranco M, Quiñonez M, Shieh P, Fonarow GC, Cruz D, Deng MC, Vergara JL, Middlekauff HR. Action potential-evoked calcium release is impaired in single skeletal muscle fibers from heart failure patients. PLoS One. 2014; 9(10):e109309. view on PubMed

Wang D, Liem DA, Lau E, Ng DC, Bleakley BJ, Cadeiras M, Deng MC, Lam MP, Ping P. Characterization of human plasma proteome dynamics using deuterium oxide. Proteomics Clin Appl. 2014 Aug; 8(7-8):610-9. view on PubMed

Sung EC, Brar LK, Chung E, Kubak B, Carlson M, Deng M, Friedlander AH. Dental treatment in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit for patients with ventricular assist devices awaiting heart transplant: a case series. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2014 Aug; 118(2):194-201. view on PubMed

X'avia Chan CY, Wang D, Cadeiras M, Deng MC, Ping P. S-nitrosylation of TRIM72 mends the broken heart: a molecular modifier-mediated cardioprotection. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2014 Jul; 72:292-5. view on PubMed

Deng MC, Elashoff B, Pham MX, Teuteberg JJ, Kfoury AG, Starling RC, Cappola TP, Kao A, Anderson AS, Cotts WG, Ewald GA, Baran DA, Bogaev RC, Shahzad K, Hiller D, Yee J, Valantine HA, IMAGE Study Group. Utility of gene expression profiling score variability to predict clinical events in heart transplant recipients. Transplantation. 2014 Mar 27; 97(6):708-14. view on PubMed

Lam MP, Wang D, Lau E, Liem DA, Kim AK, Ng DC, Liang X, Bleakley BJ, Liu C, Tabaraki JD, Cadeiras M, Wang Y, Deng MC, Ping P. Protein kinetic signatures of the remodeling heart following isoproterenol stimulation. J Clin Invest. 2014 Apr; 124(4):1734-44. view on PubMed

Liem DA, Nsair A, Setty SP, Cadeiras M, Wang D, Maclellan R, Lotz C, Lin AJ, Tabaraki J, Li H, Ge J, Odeberg J, Ponten F, Larson E, Mulder J, Lundberg E, Weiss JN, Uhlen M, Ping P, Deng MC. Molecular- and organelle-based predictive paradigm underlying recovery by left ventricular assist device support. Circ Heart Fail. 2014 Mar 01; 7(2):359-66. view on PubMed

Adigopula S, Vivo RP, DePasquale EC, Nsair A, Deng MC. Management of ACCF/AHA Stage C heart failure. Cardiol Clin. 2014 Feb; 32(1):73-93, viii. view on PubMed

Nsair A, Liem DA, Cadeiras M, Cheng RK, Allareddy M, Kwon M, Shemin R, Deng MC. Molecular basis of recovering on mechanical circulatory support. Heart Fail Clin. 2014 Jan; 10(1 Suppl):S57-62. view on PubMed

Menon R, Deng M, Rüenauver K, Queisser A, Peifer M, Pfeifer M, Offermann A, Boehm D, Vogel W, Scheble V, Fend F, Kristiansen G, Wernert N, Oberbeckmann N, Biskup S, Rubin MA, Adler D, Perner S. Somatic copy number alterations by whole-exome sequencing implicates YWHAZ and PTK2 in castration-resistant prostate cancer. J Pathol. 2013 12; 231(4):505-16. view on PubMed

Deng M, Cadeiras M, Reed EF. The multidimensional perspective of cardiac allograft rejection. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2013 Oct; 18(5):569-72. view on PubMed

Wang D, Fang C, Zong NC, Liem DA, Cadeiras M, Scruggs SB, Yu H, Kim AK, Yang P, Deng M, Lu H, Ping P. Regulation of acetylation restores proteolytic function of diseased myocardium in mouse and human. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2013 Dec; 12(12):3793-802. view on PubMed

Cheng RK, DePasquale EC, Deng MC, Nsair A, Horwich TB. Obesity in heart failure: impact on survival and treatment modalities. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2013 Sep; 11(9):1141-53. view on PubMed

Chan CX, Khan AA, Choi JH, Ng CD, Cadeiras M, Deng M, Ping P. Technology platform development for targeted plasma metabolites in human heart failure. Clin Proteomics. 2013; 10(1):7. view on PubMed

Westaby S, Deng M. Continuous flow blood pumps: the new gold standard for advanced heart failure? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013 Jul; 44(1):4-8. view on PubMed

Schulze PC, Jiang J, Yang J, Cheema FH, Schaeffle K, Kato TS, Farr M, Restaino S, Deng M, Maurer M, Horn E, Latif F, Colombo PC, Jorde U, Uriel N, Haythe J, Bijou R, Drusin R, Lee SH, Takayama H, Naka Y, Mancini DM. Preoperative assessment of high-risk candidates to predict survival after heart transplantation. Circ Heart Fail. 2013 May; 6(3):527-34. view on PubMed

Feldman D, Pamboukian SV, Teuteberg JJ, Birks E, Lietz K, Moore SA, Morgan JA, Arabia F, Bauman ME, Buchholz HW, Deng M, Dickstein ML, El-Banayosy A, Elliot T, Goldstein DJ, Grady KL, Jones K, Hryniewicz K, John R, Kaan A, Kusne S, Loebe M, Massicotte MP, Moazami N, Mohacsi P, Mooney M, Nelson T, Pagani F, Perry W, Potapov EV, Eduardo Rame J, Russell SD, Sorensen EN, Sun B, Strueber M, Mangi AA, Petty MG, Rogers J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. The 2013 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for mechanical circulatory support: executive summary. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2013 Feb; 32(2):157-87. view on PubMed

Crespo-Leiro MG, Zuckermann A, Bara C, Mohacsi P, Schulz U, Boyle A, Ross HJ, Parameshwar J, Zakliczynski M, Fiocchi R, Stypmann J, Hoefer D, Lehmkuhl H, Deng MC, Leprince P, Berry G, Marboe CC, Stewart S, Tazelaar HD, Baron HM, Coleman IC, Vanhaecke J. Concordance among pathologists in the second Cardiac Allograft Rejection Gene Expression Observational Study (CARGO II). Transplantation. 2012 Dec 15; 94(11):1172-7. view on PubMed

Khuu T, Hickey A, Deng MC. Pomegranate-containing products and tacrolimus: a potential interaction. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2013 Feb; 32(2):272-4. view on PubMed

Kwon MH, Wong SY, Ardehali A, Laks H, Zhang ZK, Deng MC, Shemin RJ. Primary graft dysfunction does not lead to increased cardiac allograft vasculopathy in surviving patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Mar; 145(3):869-73. view on PubMed

Weiss JN, Karma A, MacLellan WR, Deng M, Rau CD, Rees CM, Wang J, Wisniewski N, Eskin E, Horvath S, Qu Z, Wang Y, Lusis AJ. "Good enough solutions" and the genetics of complex diseases. Circ Res. 2012 Aug 03; 111(4):493-504. view on PubMed

Cheng RK, Deng MC, Tseng CH, Shemin RJ, Kubak BM, MacLellan WR. Risk stratification in patients with advanced heart failure requiring biventricular assist device support as a bridge to cardiac transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2012 Aug; 31(8):831-8. view on PubMed

Deng MC, Ardehali A, Shemin R, Hickey A, MacLellan WR, Fonarow G. Relative roles of heart transplantation and long-term mechanical circulatory support in contemporary management of advanced heart failure - a critical appraisal 10 years after REMATCH. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2011 Oct; 40(4):781-2. view on PubMed

Festa JR, Jia X, Cheung K, Marchidann A, Schmidt M, Shapiro PA, Mancini DM, Naka Y, Deng M, Lantz ER, Marshall RS, Lazar RM. Association of low ejection fraction with impaired verbal memory in older patients with heart failure. Arch Neurol. 2011 Aug; 68(8):1021-6. view on PubMed

Weidner G, Zahn D, Mendell NR, Smits JM, Deng MC, Zittermann A, Spaderna H, Waiting for a New Heart Study Group. Patients' sex and emotional support as predictors of death and clinical deterioration in the waiting for a new heart study: results from the 1-year follow-up. Prog Transplant. 2011 Jun; 21(2):106-14. view on PubMed

Sims DB, Uriel N, González-Costello J, Deng MC, Restaino SW, Farr MA, Takayama H, Mancini DM, Naka Y, Jorde UP. Human immunodeficiency virus infection and left ventricular assist devices: a case series. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Sep; 30(9):1060-4. view on PubMed

Cadeiras M, von Bayern M, Sinha A, Shahzad K, Latif F, Lim WK, Grenett H, Tabak E, Klingler T, Califano A, Deng MC. Drawing networks of rejection - a systems biological approach to the identification of candidate genes in heart transplantation. J Cell Mol Med. 2011 Apr; 15(4):949-56. view on PubMed

Shahzad K, Cadeiras M, Memon S, Zeeberg B, Klingler T, Sinha A, Tabak EG, Unniachan S, Deng MC. Gene Expression Signatures of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells during the Early Post-Transplant Period in Patients Developing Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy. J Transplant. 2010; 2010:719696. view on PubMed

Zahn D, Weidner G, Beyersmann J, Smits JM, Deng MC, Kaczmarek I, Meyer S, Reichenspurner H, Mehlhorn U, Wagner FM, Spaderna H. Composite risk scores and depression as predictors of competing waiting-list outcomes: the Waiting for a New Heart Study. Transpl Int. 2010 Dec; 23(12):1223-32. view on PubMed

Ho EK, Vlad G, Vasilescu ER, de la Torre L, Colovai AI, Burke E, Deng M, Schwartz J, Marboe C, Mancini D, Opelz G, Suciu-Foca N. Pre- and posttransplantation allosensitization in heart allograft recipients: major impact of de novo alloantibody production on allograft survival. Hum Immunol. 2011 Jan; 72(1):5-10. view on PubMed

Shahzad K, Aziz QA, Leva JP, Cadeiras M, Ho EK, Vlad G, Vasilescu ER, Latif F, Sinha A, Burke E, Addonizio LJ, Restaino SW, Marboe CC, Suciu-Foca N, Naka Y, Mancini D, Deng MC. New-onset graft dysfunction after heart transplantation--incidence and mechanism-related outcomes. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Feb; 30(2):194-203. view on PubMed

Deng MC, Alexander G, Wolters H, Shahzad K, Cadeiras M, Hicks A, Rowe T, Klingler TM, Eisen HJ. Low variability of intraindividual longitudinal leukocyte gene expression profiling cardiac allograft rejection scores. Transplantation. 2010 Aug 27; 90(4):459-61. view on PubMed

Shahzad K, Cadeiras M, Arai K, Abramov D, Burke E, Deng MC. Unexplained Graft Dysfunction after Heart Transplantation-Role of Novel Molecular Expression Test Score and QTc-Interval: A Case Report. Cardiol Res Pract. 2010; 2010:230810. view on PubMed

Pham MX, Teuteberg JJ, Kfoury AG, Starling RC, Deng MC, Cappola TP, Kao A, Anderson AS, Cotts WG, Ewald GA, Baran DA, Bogaev RC, Elashoff B, Baron H, Yee J, Valantine HA, IMAGE Study Group. Gene-expression profiling for rejection surveillance after cardiac transplantation. N Engl J Med. 2010 May 20; 362(20):1890-900. view on PubMed

Shahzad K, He J, Li Q, Aziz QA, Deng MC. Relationship between prolonged QTc interval, cardiac allograft dysfunction and elevated molecular gene expression profiling test score after heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Jun; 29(6):711-3. view on PubMed

Sinha A, Shahzad K, Latif F, Cadeiras M, Von Bayern MP, Oz S, Naka Y, Deng MC. Peripheral blood mononuclear cell transcriptome profiles suggest T-cell immunosuppression after uncomplicated mechanical circulatory support device surgery. Hum Immunol. 2010 Feb; 71(2):164-9. view on PubMed

Cadeiras M, Shahzad K, John MM, Gruber D, Bayern Mv, Auerbach S, Sinha A, Latif F, Unniachan S, Memon S, Mital S, Restaino S, Marboe CC, Addonizio LJ, Deng MC. Relationship between a validated molecular cardiac transplant rejection classifier and routine organ function parameters. Clin Transplant. 2010 May-Jun; 24(3):321-7. view on PubMed

Uriel N, Jorde UP, Cotarlan V, Colombo PC, Farr M, Restaino SW, Lietz K, Naka Y, Deng MC, Mancini D. Heart transplantation in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2009 Jul; 28(7):667-9. view on PubMed

Arrecubieta C, Toba FA, von Bayern M, Akashi H, Deng MC, Naka Y, Lowy FD. SdrF, a Staphylococcus epidermidis surface protein, contributes to the initiation of ventricular assist device driveline-related infections. PLoS Pathog. 2009 May; 5(5):e1000411. view on PubMed

Lietz K, Long JW, Kfoury AG, Slaughter MS, Silver MA, Milano CA, Rogers JG, Miller LW, Deng M, Naka Y, Mancini D. Impact of center volume on outcomes of left ventricular assist device implantation as destination therapy: analysis of the Thoratec HeartMate Registry, 1998 to 2005. Circ Heart Fail. 2009 Jan; 2(1):3-10. view on PubMed

Mignatti A, Sims DB, Colombo PC, Garcia LI, Bijou R, Deng MC, Jorde UP. Resting heart rate does not reflect the degree of beta-blockade in subjects with heart failure on chronic beta-blocker therapy. Cardiovasc Ther. 2009; 27(1):42-8. view on PubMed

Cooper LT, Hare JM, Tazelaar HD, Edwards WD, Starling RC, Deng MC, Menon S, Mullen GM, Jaski B, Bailey KR, Cunningham MW, Dec GW, Giant Cell Myocarditis Treatment Trial Investigators. Usefulness of immunosuppression for giant cell myocarditis. Am J Cardiol. 2008 Dec 01; 102(11):1535-9. view on PubMed

Arrecubieta C, Matsunaga I, Asai T, Naka Y, Deng MC, Lowy FD. Vaccination with clumping factor A and fibronectin binding protein A to prevent Staphylococcus aureus infection of an aortic patch in mice. J Infect Dis. 2008 Aug 15; 198(4):571-5. view on PubMed

Cadeiras M, Bayern M, Burke E, Dedrick R, Gangadin A, Latif F, Latif F, Shahzad K, Shazad K, Sinha A, Tabak EG, Marboe CC, Califano AC, Deng MC. Gene expression profiles of patients with antibody-mediated rejection after cardiac transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Aug; 27(8):932-4. view on PubMed

Latif F, Cadeiras M, von Bayern MP, Shahzad K, Sinha A, Deng MC. Challenges of long-term mechanical circulatory support therapy. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2008 Jul; 5(4):413-4. view on PubMed

von Bayern MP, Arrecubieta C, Oz S, Akashi H, Cedeiras M, Naka Y, Deng MC, Lowy FD. Development of a murine ventricular assist device transcutaneous drive-line model. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Jul; 27(7):812-4. view on PubMed

George I, Colley P, Russo MJ, Martens TP, Burke E, Oz MC, Deng MC, Mancini DM, Naka Y. Association of device surface and biomaterials with immunologic sensitization after mechanical support. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Jun; 135(6):1372-9. view on PubMed

Stewart AS, Russo MJ, Martens TP, Naseem TM, Deng MC, Wang R, Argenziano M, Oz M, Naka Y. Longer duration of continuous-flow ventricular assist device support predicts greater hemodynamic compromise after return of pulsatility. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Aug; 136(2):524-5. view on PubMed

Mehra MR, Kobashigawa JA, Deng MC, Fang KC, Klingler TM, Lal PG, Rosenberg S, Uber PA, Starling RC, Murali S, Pauly DF, Dedrick R, Walker MG, Zeevi A, Eisen HJ, CARGO Investigators. Clinical implications and longitudinal alteration of peripheral blood transcriptional signals indicative of future cardiac allograft rejection. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Mar; 27(3):297-301. view on PubMed

Bernstein D, Williams GE, Eisen H, Mital S, Wohlgemuth JG, Klingler TM, Fang KC, Deng MC, Kobashigawa J. Gene expression profiling distinguishes a molecular signature for grade 1B mild acute cellular rejection in cardiac allograft recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2007 Dec; 26(12):1270-80. view on PubMed

Mehra MR, Kobashigawa JA, Deng MC, Fang KC, Klingler TM, Lal PG, Rosenberg S, Uber PA, Starling RC, Murali S, Pauly DF, Dedrick R, Walker MG, Zeevi A, Eisen HJ, CARGO Investigators. Transcriptional signals of T-cell and corticosteroid-sensitive genes are associated with future acute cellular rejection in cardiac allografts. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2007 Dec; 26(12):1255-63. view on PubMed

Cadeiras M, von Bayern M, Deng MC. Managing drugs and devices in patients with permanent ventricular assist devices. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2007 Aug; 9(4):318-31. view on PubMed

Pham MX, Deng MC, Kfoury AG, Teuteberg JJ, Starling RC, Valantine H. Molecular testing for long-term rejection surveillance in heart transplant recipients: design of the Invasive Monitoring Attenuation Through Gene Expression (IMAGE) trial. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2007 Aug; 26(8):808-14. view on PubMed

Cadeiras M, von Bayern MP, Deng MC. Cardiac transplantation: any role left? Heart Fail Clin. 2007 Jul; 3(3):321-47. view on PubMed

von Bayern MP, Cadeiras M, Deng MC. Destination therapy: does progress depend on left ventricular assist device development? Heart Fail Clin. 2007 Jul; 3(3):349-67. view on PubMed

Li J, Cadeiras M, Prinz von Bayern M, Zhang L, Colovai AI, Dedrick R, Jaffe EA, Suciu-Foca N, Deng MC. G6b-B cell surface inhibitory receptor expression is highly restricted to CD4+ T-cells and induced by interleukin-4-activated STAT6 pathway. Hum Immunol. 2007 Aug; 68(8):708-14. view on PubMed

Asai T, Lee MH, Arrecubieta C, von Bayern MP, Cespedes CA, Baron HM, Cadeiras M, Sakaguchi T, Marboe CC, Naka Y, Deng MC, Lowy FD. Cellular coating of the left ventricular assist device textured polyurethane membrane reduces adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 May; 133(5):1147-53. view on PubMed

Maurer MS, Raina A, Hesdorffer C, Bijou R, Colombo P, Deng M, Drusin R, Haythe J, Horn E, Lee SH, Marboe C, Naka Y, Schulman L, Scully B, Shapiro P, Prager K, Radhakrishnan J, Restaino S, Mancini D. Cardiac transplantation using extended-donor criteria organs for systemic amyloidosis complicated by heart failure. Transplantation. 2007 Mar 15; 83(5):539-45. view on PubMed

Starling RC, Pham M, Valantine H, Miller L, Eisen H, Rodriguez ER, Taylor DO, Yamani MH, Kobashigawa J, McCurry K, Marboe C, Mehra MR, Zuckerman A, Deng MC, Working Group on Molecular Testing in Cardiac Transplantation. Molecular testing in the management of cardiac transplant recipients: initial clinical experience. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2006 Dec; 25(12):1389-95. view on PubMed

Gronda E, Bourge RC, Costanzo MR, Deng M, Mancini D, Martinelli L, Torre-Amione G, O'Hara ML, Chambers S. Heart rhythm considerations in heart transplant candidates and considerations for ventricular assist devices: International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation guidelines for the care of cardiac transplant candidates--2006. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2006 Sep; 25(9):1043-56. view on PubMed

von Scheidt W, Costard-Jaeckle A, Stempfle HU, Deng MC, Schwaab B, Haaff B, Naegele H, Mohacsi P, Trautnitz M, PROPHET Study Group. Prostaglandin E1 testing in heart failure-associated pulmonary hypertension enables transplantation: the PROPHET study. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2006 Sep; 25(9):1070-6. view on PubMed

Butler J, Geisberg C, Howser R, Portner PM, Rogers JG, Deng MC, Pierson RN. Relationship between renal function and left ventricular assist device use. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 May; 81(5):1745-51. view on PubMed

Arrecubieta C, Asai T, Bayern M, Loughman A, Fitzgerald JR, Shelton CE, Baron HM, Dang NC, Deng MC, Naka Y, Foster TJ, Lowy FD. The role of Staphylococcus aureus adhesins in the pathogenesis of ventricular assist device-related infections. J Infect Dis. 2006 Apr 15; 193(8):1109-19. view on PubMed

Deng MC, Edwards LB, Hertz MI, Rowe AW, Keck BM, Kormos R, Naftel DC, Kirklin JK, Taylor DO, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Mechanical circulatory support device database of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: third annual report--2005. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 Sep; 24(9):1182-7. view on PubMed

Asai T, Baron HM, von Bayern MP, Sakaguchi T, Arrecubieta C, Cespedes CA, Lee MH, Lowy FD, Marboe CC, Deng MC, Naka Y. A mouse aortic patch model for mechanical circulatory support. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 Aug; 24(8):1129-32. view on PubMed

Taylor DO, Edwards LB, Boucek MM, Trulock EP, Deng MC, Keck BM, Hertz MI. Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: twenty-second official adult heart transplant report--2005. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 Aug; 24(8):945-55. view on PubMed

Hertz MI, Boucek MM, Deng MC, Edwards LB, Keck BM, Kirklin JK, Naftel DC, Rowe AW, Taylor DO, Trulock EP. Scientific Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: introduction to the 2005 annual reports. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 Aug; 24(8):939-44. view on PubMed

Marboe CC, Billingham M, Eisen H, Deng MC, Baron H, Mehra M, Hunt S, Wohlgemuth J, Mahmood I, Prentice J, Berry G. Nodular endocardial infiltrates (Quilty lesions) cause significant variability in diagnosis of ISHLT Grade 2 and 3A rejection in cardiac allograft recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 Jul; 24(7 Suppl):S219-26. view on PubMed

Evans RW, Williams GE, Baron HM, Deng MC, Eisen HJ, Hunt SA, Khan MM, Kobashigawa JA, Marton EN, Mehra MR, Mital SR. The economic implications of noninvasive molecular testing for cardiac allograft rejection. Am J Transplant. 2005 Jun; 5(6):1553-8. view on PubMed

Deng MC. The challenges of generating evidence to guide mechanical circulatory support-based management of advanced heart failure. Eur Heart J. 2005 May; 26(10):953-5. view on PubMed

Deng MC, Edwards LB, Hertz MI, Rowe AW, Keck BM, Kormos R, Naftel DC, Kirklin JK. Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Database of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: second annual report--2004. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2004 Sep; 23(9):1027-34. view on PubMed

Mehra MR, Benza R, Deng MC, Russell S, Webber S. Surrogate markers for late cardiac allograft survival. Am J Transplant. 2004 Jul; 4(7):1184-91. view on PubMed

Deng MC. Heart transplantation: the increasing challenges of evidence-based decision-making. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2004 Mar 03; 43(5):803-5. view on PubMed

Mussivand T, Carrier M, Chiu RC, Davies RA, Delgado DH, Deng MC, Haddad H, Hendry PJ, Keon WJ, Koshal A, Masters RG, Mesana T, Rao V. Under-utilization of mechanical circulatory support in Canada: why and what can be done? Artif Organs. 2004 Mar; 28(3):278-86. view on PubMed

Kirchhoff WCh, Gradaus R, Stypmann J, Deng MC, Tian TD, Scheld HH, Breithardt G, Brisse B. Vasoactive peptides during long-term follow-up of patients after cardiac transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2004 Mar; 23(3):284-8. view on PubMed

Deng MC. Orthotopic heart transplantation: highlights and limitations. Surg Clin North Am. 2004 Feb; 84(1):243-55. view on PubMed

Klotz S, Deng MC, Stypmann J, Roetker J, Wilhelm MJ, Hammel D, Scheld HH, Schmid C. Left ventricular pressure and volume unloading during pulsatile versus nonpulsatile left ventricular assist device support. Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Jan; 77(1):143-9; discussion 149-50. view on PubMed

van den Hout WB, Smits JM, Deng MC, Hummel M, Schoendube F, Scheld HH, Persijn GG, Laufer G, Comparative Outcome and Clinical Profiles in Transplantation study group, Eurotransplant heart transplant programs. The heart-allocation simulation model: a tool for comparison of transplantation allocation policies. Transplantation. 2003 Nov 27; 76(10):1492-7. view on PubMed

Bisleri G, Morgan JA, Deng MC, Mancini DM, Oz MC. Should HIV-positive recipients undergo heart transplantation? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Nov; 126(5):1639-40. view on PubMed

Plenz GA, Eschert H, Deng MC. What are appropriate controls for cardiac interleukin-6 expression in heart failure? Circulation. 2003 Oct 28; 108(17):e129-30; author reply e129-30. view on PubMed

Smits JM, Deng MC, Hummel M, De Meester J, Schoendube F, Scheld HH, Persijn GG, Laufer G, Van Houwelingen HC, Comparative Outcome and Clinical Profiles in Transplantation (COCPIT) Study Group. A prognostic model for predicting waiting-list mortality for a total national cohort of adult heart-transplant candidates. Transplantation. 2003 Oct 27; 76(8):1185-9. view on PubMed

Klotz S, Deng MC, Hanafy D, Schmid C, Stypmann J, Schmidt C, Hammel D, Scheld HH. Reversible pulmonary hypertension in heart transplant candidates--pretransplant evaluation and outcome after orthotopic heart transplantation. Eur J Heart Fail. 2003 Oct; 5(5):645-53. view on PubMed

Deng MC, Edwards LB, Hertz MI, Rowe AW, Kormos RL. Mechanical Circulatory Support device database of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: first annual report--2003. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2003 Jun; 22(6):653-62. view on PubMed

Hertz MI, Mohacsi PJ, Taylor DO, Trulock EP, Boucek MM, Deng MC, Keck BM, Edwards LB, Rowe AW. The registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: introduction to the Twentieth Annual Reports--2003. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2003 Jun; 22(6):610-5. view on PubMed

Deng MC. Mechanical circulatory support device database of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2003 Mar; 18(2):147-52. view on PubMed

Itescu S, Schuster M, Burke E, Ankersmit J, Kocher A, Deng M, John R, Lietz K. Immunobiologic consequences of assist devices. Cardiol Clin. 2003 Feb; 21(1):119-33, ix-x. view on PubMed

Deng MC, Smits JM, Young JB. Proposition: the benefit of cardiac transplantation in stable outpatients with heart failure should be tested in a randomized trial. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2003 Feb; 22(2):113-7. view on PubMed

Plenz GA, Deng MC, Robenek H, Völker W. Vascular collagens: spotlight on the role of type VIII collagen in atherogenesis. Atherosclerosis. 2003 Jan; 166(1):1-11. view on PubMed

Feng S, Buell JF, Cherikh WS, Deng MC, Hanto DW, Kauffman HM, Leichtman AB, Lorber MI, Maters RG, McBride MA, Metzger RA, Nolte FS, O'Connor KJ, Roth D, Terrault NA, Henry ML. Organ donors with positive viral serology or malignancy: risk of disease transmission by transplantation. Transplantation. 2002 Dec 27; 74(12):1657-63. view on PubMed

Hertz MI, Mohacsi PJ, Boucek MM, Taylor DO, Trulock EP, Deng MC, Rowe AW. The Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: past, present and future. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2002 Sep; 21(9):945-9. view on PubMed

Grabellus F, Schmid C, Levkau B, Breukelmann D, Halloran PF, August C, Takeda N, Takeda A, Wilhelm M, Deng MC, Baba HA. Reduction of hypoxia-inducible heme oxygenase-1 in the myocardium after left ventricular mechanical support. J Pathol. 2002 Jun; 197(2):230-7. view on PubMed

Plenz G, Eschert H, Erren M, Wichter T, Böhm M, Flesch M, Scheld HH, Deng MC. The interleukin-6/interleukin-6-receptor system is activated in donor hearts. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002 May 01; 39(9):1508-12. view on PubMed

Deng MC. Cardiac transplantation. Heart. 2002 Feb; 87(2):177-84. view on PubMed

Deng MC, Naka Y. Mechanical circulatory support devices--state of the art. Heart Fail Monit. 2002; 2(4):120-8. view on PubMed

Grabellus F, Levkau B, Sokoll A, Welp H, Schmid C, Deng MC, Takeda A, Breithardt G, Baba HA. Reversible activation of nuclear factor-kappaB in human end-stage heart failure after left ventricular mechanical support. Cardiovasc Res. 2002 Jan; 53(1):124-30. view on PubMed