High lung allocation score is associated with increased morbidity and mortality following transplantation.

Russo MJ, Iribarne A, Hong KN, Davies RR, Xydas S, Takayama H, Ibrahimiye A, Gelijns AC, Bacchetta MD, D'Ovidio F, Arcasoy S, Sonett JR

Altered lymphocyte trafficking and diminished airway reactivity in transgenic mice expressing human MMP-9 in a mouse model of asthma.

Mehra D, Sternberg DI, Jia Y, Canfield S, Lemaitre V, Nkyimbeng T, Wilder J, Sonett J, D'Armiento J

Pneumonectomy for lung cancer after preoperative concurrent chemotherapy and high-dose radiation.

Krasna MJ, Gamliel Z, Burrows WM, Sonett JR, Kwong KF, Edelman MJ, Hausner PF, Doyle LA, DeYoung C, Suntharalingam M

A multicenter pilot study of a bronchial valve for the treatment of severe emphysema.

Sterman DH, Mehta AC, Wood DE, Mathur PN, McKenna RJ Jr, Ost DE, Truwit JD, Diaz P, Wahidi MM, Cerfolio R, Maxfield R, Musani AI, Gildea T, Sheski F, Machuzak M, Haas AR, Gonzalez HX, Springmeyer SC, IBV Valve US Pilot Trial Research Team

A comparison of atrial arrhythmias after heart or double-lung transplantation at a single center: insights into the mechanism of post-operative atrial fibrillation.

Dizon JM, Chen K, Bacchetta M, Argenziano M, Mancini D, Biviano A, Sonett J, Garan H

Plasma levels of receptor for advanced glycation end products, blood transfusion, and risk of primary graft dysfunction.

Christie JD, Shah CV, Kawut SM, Mangalmurti N, Lederer DJ, Sonett JR, Ahya VN, Palmer SM, Wille K, Lama V, Shah PD, Shah A, Weinacker A, Deutschman CS, Kohl BA, Demissie E, Bellamy S, Ware LB, Lung Transplant Outcomes Group

Who is the high-risk recipient? Predicting mortality after lung transplantation using pretransplant risk factors.

Russo MJ, Davies RR, Hong KN, Iribarne A, Kawut S, Bacchetta M, D'Ovidio F, Arcasoy S, Sonett JR

Obesity and underweight are associated with an increased risk of death after lung transplantation.

Lederer DJ, Wilt JS, D'Ovidio F, Bacchetta MD, Shah L, Ravichandran S, Lenoir J, Klein B, Sonett JR, Arcasoy SM

Tacrolimus and azathioprine versus cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil after lung transplantation: a retrospective cohort study.

Celik MR, Lederer DJ, Wilt J, Eser D, Bacchetta M, D'Ovidio F, Sonett JR, Arcasoy SM

Treatment of heterogeneous emphysema using the spiration IBV valves.

Springmeyer SC, Bolliger CT, Waddell TK, Gonzalez X, Wood DE, IBV Valve Pilot Trials Research Teams

Despite decreased wait-list times for lung transplantation, lung allocation scores continue to increase.

Iribarne A, Russo MJ, Davies RR, Hong KN, Gelijns AC, Bacchetta MD, D'Ovidio F, Arcasoy S, Sonett JR

Invasive size is an independent predictor of survival in pulmonary adenocarcinoma.

Borczuk AC, Qian F, Kazeros A, Eleazar J, Assaad A, Sonett JR, Ginsburg M, Gorenstein L, Powell CA

Blockade of receptor for advanced glycation end product attenuates pulmonary reperfusion injury in mice.

Sternberg DI, Gowda R, Mehra D, Qu W, Weinberg A, Twaddell W, Sarkar J, Wallace A, Hudson B, D'Ovidio F, Arcasoy S, Ramasamy R, D'Armiento J, Schmidt AM, Sonett JR

Activation of endogenous GABAA channels on airway smooth muscle potentiates isoproterenol-mediated relaxation.

Gallos G, Gleason NR, Zhang Y, Pak SW, Sonett JR, Yang J, Emala CW

The modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) and the prediction of kidney outcomes after lung transplantation.

Al-Naamani N, Maarouf OH, Wilt JS, Bacchetta M, D'Ovidio F, Sonett JR, Arcasoy SM, Lederer DJ, Nickolas TL, Kawut SM