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PubMed

• Discrepancies in Financial Conflicts of Interest in Robotic Cardiothoracic Surgery Studies.
  Manish M Karamchandani, Tina Tian, Ryan Hall, Ian Nickel, Jeffrey Aalberg
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024-02-01
• 2 citations
  Erratum for the Research Article: "Engineering a highly elastic human protein-based sealant for surgical applications" by N. Annabi, Y.-N. Zhang, A. Assmann, E. S. San...
  Nasim Annabi, Y-N Zhang, Alexander Assmann, Ehsan Shirzaei Sani, George Cheng
  Science Translational Medicine. 2018-12-01
• 175 citations
  Engineering a highly elastic human protein-based sealant for surgical applications.
  Nasim Annabi, Yi-Nan Zhang, Alexander Assmann, Ehsan Shirzaei Sani, George Cheng
  Science Translational Medicine. 2017-10-04

Journal Articles

• A highly adhesive and naturally derived sealant  
  Assmann A, Vegh A, Ghasemi-Rad M, Bagherifard S, Cheng G, Sani ES, Ruiz-Esparza GU, Noshadi I, Lassaletta AD, Gangadharan S, Tamayol A, Khademhosseini A, Annabi N, Biomaterials, 1/1/2017
• Effects of alcohol on postoperative adhesion formation in ischemic myocardium and pericardium  
  Elmadhun NY, Sabe AA, Lassaletta AD, Dalal RS, Sellke FW, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2017
• Metformin and metabolic syndrome attenuate autophagy in myocardium  
  Elmadhun NY, Sabe AA, Lassaletta AD, Chu LM, Dalal R, Sturek M, Sellke FW, Ann Clin Exp Metabol, 1/1/2016
• Successful closure of an esophagopleural fistula with an Amplatzer occluder sealed with liquid copolymer, with 3 year follow up and review of literature  
  Lassaletta AD, Laham RJ, Pinto DS, Pleskow DK, Sawhney MS, Chuttani R, Kent MS, Pleura, 1/1/2016
• Early cellular changes in the ascending aorta and myocardium in a swine model of metabolic syndrome  
  Saraf R, Huang T, Mahmood F, Owais K, Bardia A, Khabbaz KR, Liu D, Senthilnathan V, Lassaletta AD, Sellke F, Matyal R, PLoS One, 1/1/2016
• Alcohol and the heart: A proteomics analysis of pericardium and myocardium in a swine model of myocardial ischemia  
  Elmadhun NY, Sadek AA, Sabe AA, Lassaletta AD, Sellke FW, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2015
• Ethanol promotes new vessel growth in remote nonischemic myocardium  
  Elmadhun NY, Sabe AA, Lassaletta AD, Sellke FW, J Surg Res, 1/1/2015
• Rapamycin treatment of healthy pigs subjected to acute myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury attenuates cardiac functions and increases myocardial necrosis  
  Lassaletta AD, Elmadhun NY, Zanetti AV, Feng J, Anduaga J, Gohh RY, Sellke FW, Bianchi C, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2014
• Metabolic syndrome impairs Notch signaling and promotes apoptosis in chronically ischemic myocardium  
  Elmadhun NY, Sabe AA, Lassaletta AD, Chu LM, Kondra K, Sturek M, Sellke, FW, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2014
• Metformin mitigates apoptosis in ischemic myocardium  
  Elmadhun NY, Sabe AA, Lassaletta AD, Chu LM, Sellke FW, J Surg Res, 1/1/2014
• Alcohol consumption mitigates apoptosis and mammalian target of rapamycin signaling in myocardium  
  Elmadhun NY, Sabe AA, Lassaletta AD, Sellke FW, J Am Coll Surg, 1/1/2014
• Microvascular notch signaling is upregulated in response to vascular endothelial growth factor and chronic myocardial ischemia  
  Lassaletta AD, Elmadhun NY, Burgess TA, Bianchi C, Sabe AA, Robich MP, Chu LM, Sellke FW, Circ J, 1/1/2014
• Arterial-territory specific phosphorylated retinoblastoma protein species and CDK2 promote differences in the vascular smooth muscle cell response to mitogens  
  Lange M, Koulova, A, Kang S, Griffin MJ, Elmadhun NY, Lassaletta AD, Erat A, Bianchi C, Sellke FW, Usheva A, Cell Cycle, 1/1/2014
• Image of the month Perforated small-bowel diverticulum with calcified fecalith  
  Lassaletta AD, Fike FB, Sheth KR, JAMA Surg, 1/1/2013
• The pig as a valuable model for testing the effect of resveratrol to prevent cardiovascular disease  
  Elmadhun NY, Sabe AA, Robich MP, Chu LM, Lassaletta AD, Sellke FW, Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1/1/2013
• Alcohol consumption improves insulin signaling in the myocardium  
  Elmadhun NY, Lassaletta AD, Burgess T, Sabe AA, Sellke FW, Surgery, 1/1/2013
• Mechanism for Reduced Pericardial Adhesion Formation in High-fat/cholesterol Fed Pigs Supplemented with Alcohol  
  Lassaletta AD, Chu LM, Elmadhun NY, Hoffman ZG, Kim DJ, Sellke FW, Eur J of Cardiothorac Surg, 1/1/2013
• Atorvastatin increases oxidative stress and modulates angiogenesis in Ossabaw swine with the metabolic syndrome  
  Elmadhun NY, Lassaletta AD, Chu LM, Liu Y, Feng J, Sellke FW, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2012
• Vodka and wine consumption in a swine model of metabolic syndrome alters insulin signaling pathways in the liver and skeletal muscle  
  Elmadhun NY, Lassaletta AD, Chu LM, Bianchi C, Sellke FW, Surgery, 1/1/2012
• Letters to the Editor: Pericardial adhesion reduction with alcohol: unanticipated outcome warrants investigation  
  Lassaletta AD, Sellke, FW, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2012
• Cardioprotective effects of red wine and vodka in a swine model of endothelial dysfunction: decreased oxidative stress and improved microvascular function  
  Lassaletta AD, Chu LM, Elmadhun NY, Burgess TA, Feng J, Sellke FW, J Surg Res, 1/1/2012
• Preserving cardiac and pulmonary function after cardiopulmonary bypass: effects of reactive nitrogen species  
  Lassaletta AD, Sellke FW, Eur J Cardiothorac Surgery, 1/1/2012
• Resveratrol: Potential benefits on aging and heart disease  
  Chu, LM, Lassaletta AD, Robich MP, Sellke FW, Am J Lifestyle Med, 1/1/2012
• Therapeutic neovascularization for coronary disease: current state and future prospects  
  Lassaletta AD, Chu LM, Sellke FW, Basic Res in Cardiol, 1/1/2011
• Resveratrol supplementation abrogates pro-angiogenic effects of intramyocardial VEGF in a hypercholesterolemic swine model of chronic ischemia  
  Chu LM, Robich MP, Lassaletta AD, Feng J, Burgess T, Clements R, Sellke FW, Surgery, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters

• Thoracic Surgery Residents' Association Primer of Cardiothoracic Surgery 
  Chapter: Diaphragmatic hernias. 
  Lassaletta AD, Odell DEditors: Williams J, Youssef SJ, Williams JA.Thoracic Surgery Residents Association, Chicago, ILEdition 1st,2013
• Quality Improvement: Methods, Principles and Role in Healthcare 
  Chapter: Quality improvement and surgical checklists. 
  Lassaletta AD, Elmadhun NY, Sellke FWEditors: Lobdell KW, Stamou SC.Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY2013

Abstracts/Posters

• Ethanol Promotes Arteriogenesis and Restores Perfusion to Chronically Ischemic Myocardium.
  Lassaletta AD, Elmadhun NY, Liu Y, Feng J, Burgess TA, Karlson NW, Laham, RJ, Sellke FW, Harvard Surgery Research Day Symposium, Boston, MA, 1/1/2013
• Mechanism for Reduced Pericardial Adhesion Formation in High-fat/cholesterol Fed Pigs Supplemented with Alcohol.
  Lassaletta AD, Chu LM, Elmadhun NY, Sellke FW, Harvard Surgery Research Day Symposium, Boston, MA, 1/1/2012
• Baseline Cognitive Impairment a Predictor of Mortality in Cardiovascular Disease.
  Lassaletta AD, Sellke FW, Cohen RA, 2012 American Heart Association Basic Cardiovascular Sciences: Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2012
• Notch Signaling and the Neovascular Response to Ethanol and Chronic Myocardial Ischemia.
  Lassaletta AD, Elmadhun NY, Chu LM, Burgess TA, Sellke FW, 2012 American College of Surgeons 98th Annual Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2012
• Ethanol Promotes Arteriogenesis and Restores Perfusion to Chronically Ischemic Myocardium.
  Lassaletta AD, Elmadhun NY, Burgess TA, Karlson NW, Sellke FW, 2012 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2012
• Post-operative Vodka Consumption Significantly Reduces Pericardial Adhesions in Hypercholesterolemic Swine.
  Lassaletta AD, Chu LM, Sellke FW, 2011 Western Thoracic Surgical Association 37th Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, 1/1/2011
• Antioxidant Effects of Red Wine and Vodka in a Swine Model of Endothelial Dysfunction.
  Lassaletta AD, Chu LM, Feng J, Sellke FW, 2011 American College of Surgeons 97th Annual Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2011
• Rapamycin Increases Infarct Size and is Detrimental During Acute Ischemia-reperfusion.
  Lassaletta AD, Chu LM, Sellke FW, Bianchi C, 2011 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2011
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Other

• Robotic Segmentectomy. 
  Lassaletta AD, Kent MS, American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Graham Foundation Surgical Robotics Fellowship
  Norcross, GA - 1/1/2016
• Against Occam's Razor: TAP Repair of Recurrent Inguinal Hernia with Concomitant Inversion of Original Polypropylene Plug. 
  Lassaletta AD, Fellinger E, Schwaitzberg SD, 2010 Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 12th World Conference
  National Harbor, MD - 1/1/2010