ArieBlitzMD

PubMed

• 166 citations
  Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting vs Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Long-term Mortality and Morbidity in Multivessel Disease: Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinica...
  Ilke Sipahi, M. Hakan Akay, Sinan Dagdelen, Arie Blitz, Cem Alhan
  JAMA Internal Medicine. 2014-02-01
• 7 citations
  Erosion of an Amplatzer Septal Occluder Device Into the Aortic Root
  Abdallah Kamouh, Mohammed Najeeb Osman, Noah Rosenthal, Arie Blitz
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2011-05-01
• 110 citations
  Does Tweeting Improve Citations? One-Year Results From the TSSMN Prospective Randomized Trial.
  Jessica G.Y. Luc, Michael A. Archer, Rakesh C. Arora, Edward M. Bender, Arie Blitz
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021-01-01

Journal Articles

• Wandering Spleen with Torsion: Appearance on CT and Ultrasound.  
  Bernkenblitt RG, Mohan S, Bhatt GM, Rosenzweig M, Blitz A, Abdominal Imaging, 1994, 19: 459-60
• Women and Heart Disease: The Myths and the CHOICES.  
  Blitz A, Binah Magazine
• Mechanical Circulatory Assistance.  
  Blitz A, Fang J, In Device Therapy in Heart Failure (Contemporary Cardiology) (Hardcover) by William H. Maisel
• Surgical treatment of ascending aortic aneurysms and dissections.  
  Blitz A, Bagingito E, Weaver S, Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2003, 44: 215-18
• The Alternative Recipient List for Heart Transplantation: Does It Work?  
  Laks H, Scholl F, Drinkwater DC, Blitz A, Hamilton M, Moriguchi J, Fonarow G, and Kobashigawa J, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 1997, 16: 735-42
• The Fontan Procedure in Adults.  
  Gates, RN, Laks H, Drinkwater DC, Lam L, Blitz A, Child JS, Perloff JK, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1997, 63: 1085-90
• Preservation of Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation with Low Potassium University of Wisconsin Solution.  
  Lee J, Drinkwater DC, Laks, H, Chong A, Blitz A, Chen MA, Ignarro, LJ, Chang PA, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1996, 112: 103-10
• Cardiac Gene Transfer by Intracoronary Infusion of Adenovirus-Mediated Reporter Gene in the Transplanted Mouse Heart.  
  Lee J, Laks H, Drinkwater DC, Blitz A, Lam L, Shiraishi Y, Chang P, Drake TA, Ardehali A, Journal of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery, 1996, 111:246-52
• Use of Leukocyte Depletion to Decrease Lung Injury after Lung Preservation and Rewarming Ischemia: An Experimental Model.  
  Shiraishi Y, Lee JR, Laks H, Waters PF, Meneshian A, Marelli D, Blitz A, Chang P, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation: 3, 250-8
• L-Arginine Administration During Reperfusion Improves Pulmonary Function.  
  Shiraishi Y, Lee JR, Laks, H, Waters PF, Meneshian A, Blitz A, Johnson K, Lam L, Chang PA, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1996, 62: 1580-7
• Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Transplantation with Older Donor Hearts.  
  Drinkwater DC, Laks H, Blitz A, Kobashigawa J, Sabad A, Moriguchi J, Hamilton M, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 1996, 15: 684-91
• Surgery for Chronic Heart Failure.  
  Blitz A, Scholl F, and Laks H, In Heart Failure: Scientific Principles and Clinical Practice
• The Role of Coronary Revascularization in the Management of Heart Failure: Identification of Candidates and Review of Results.  
  Blitz A and Laks H, Current Opinion in Cardiology, 1996, 11 (3): 276-90
• The Use of Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in the Management of Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy.  
  Maddahi J, Blitz A, Phelps M, Laks H, Advances in Cardiac Surgery, 1996, 11(3): 276-90
• The University of California and Lost Angeles Experience in Heart Transplantation.  
  Kobashigawa JA, Laks H, Drinkwater DC, Hamilton MA, Moriguchi JD, Fonarow G, Blitz A, Hage A, and Katawa N, Clinical Transplants, 1995: 129-35
• Cleveland Urged to Join National Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival.  
  Arie Blitz, Cleveland Plain Dealer Newspaper
• Wound Healing after Harvesting of the Internal Thoracic and Superior and Inferior Epigastric Arteries.  
  Schwartz DS, Petrossian E, Brodman RF, Frame R, Schwartz JD, Blitz A, McLoughlin DE, Levenson SM, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, May 1994, 57 (5): 1252-5
• Histological Evaluation of the Inferior Epigastric Artery in Patients with Known Atherosclerosis.  
  Schwartz DS, Factor SM, Schwartz JD, Petrossian E, Blitz A, McLoughlin D, Tellis V, Frame R, and Brodman RF, European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 1992, 6(8): 438-41
• Combined Maze Procedure and Septal Myomectomy in a Septuagenarian.  
  Blitz A, McLoughlin D, Gross J, Schwartz DS, Fisher JD, Kim SG, Frame R, Brodman RF, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, August 1992, 54 (2): 364-5
• Electrophysiological Effects of the Maze Procedure on Canine Sinoatrial Node Function.  
  McLoughlin DE, Blitz A, Simmons J, Brodman R, Frame R, Bator S, Adams J, Schwartz DS, Furman S, Fisher D, PACE: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, November 1992, 15 (11 pt 2): 2084-91
• University Hospitals Doctor Boycotts Egyptian Conference Over Treatment of Israeli Physicians.  
  Arie Blitz, Plain Dealer Newspaper
• At 19, heart transplant recipient Jack Kachmarik is figuring out how to make a difference with his life.  
  Arie Blitz, Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper
• Wider use of cooling treatment for heart attacks is welcome – editorial.  
  Arie Blitz, Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper
• MetroHealth, Cleveland EMS opposition puts regional use of cardiac arrest therapy in doubt.  
  Arie Blitz, Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper
• The Heart of the Matter: Debunking Myths and Fears.  
  Arie Blitz, Binah Magazine
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Books/Book Chapters

• Cardiac Surgery: Safeguards and Pitfalls in Operative Technique. 
  Chapter: Mechanical Circulatory Support 
  Blitz AEdition 4,
• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Long-Term Mortality and Morbidity in Multivessel Disease: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials... 
  30. Sipahi I, Akay, Dagdelen, Blitz A, AlhanJAMA Internal Medicine

Abstracts/Posters

• A Novel Percutaneous Catheter for the Treatment of Hypothermia.
  Blitz A, Okada S, Aharon A, Foster J, Small S, Andrews J, Schomisch S, Critical Care Medicine

Lectures

• Destination Therapy. 
  Grand Rounds. Saint John Medical Center, Westlake, OH
• Methods of Cooling. 
  The Neurocritical Care Conference, Cleveland, Ohio
• Temperature Modulation During Cardiac Surgery. 
  Zoll Corporation Annual Sales Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona
• The Treatment of Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome. 
  The Spartanburg Regional Medical Center Annual Cardiovascular Conference, Spartanburg, SC
• Obamacare. 
  Cleveland, OH
• The Perils and Pitfalls of ECMO Therapy. 
  the North Cypress Medical Center, Cypress, TX
• Use of the RVAD for RV failure. 
  St. Martin, French West Indies
• Six lectures on Mechanical Circulatotory: Percutaneous VADs, The Permanent Artificial Heart, Managing Afterdrop Following Circulatory Arrest, Temperature Management af... 
  New Orleans
• Four invited lectures on Mechanical Circulatory: Transfusion Trigger Debate, American vs. Canadian Healthcare System Debate, Strategic Planning for a Successful Busine... 
  New Orleans
• Cardiology for the Primary Care Practitioner. 
  2010, 2011
• Percutaneous VAD Therapy. 
  Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
• Therapeutic Hypothermia. 
  The New Orleans Conference, New Orleans
• Mechanical Circulatory Support. 
  The Duluth Clinic, Duluth, MN
• Current Status of Mechanical Circulatory Support. 
  Puerto Rico
• Mechanical Circulatory Support: Welcome to the Machine. 
  Cleveland, OH
• Four invited lectures at the New Orleans Conference: Antegrade vs. Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion, How Cardiac Surgery Will be Affected by Health Care Reform, Should Ev... 
  New Orleans
• Proof of Concept: Excellent Destination Therapy Survival Can Be Achieved in a Low Volume Program. 
  Vancouver, CA
• Update in Mechanical Circulatory Support. 
  Curacao
• Hypothermia and Cardiac Surgery: A Yin-Yang Paradigm. 
  Miami
• Four invited lectures at the New Orleans Conference: How To Have Successful VAD Outcomes, Pitfalls in Aortic Dissection Surgery, Stem Cell Therapy Update, Judge and Mo... 
  New Orleans
• What if Heart Failure Medications Don’t Work? 
  Beachwood, OH
• Perioperative Therapeutic Hypothermia for Intraoperative Cardiac Arrest During Cardiac Surgery. 
  American Society of Anesthesiologists, Orlando
• Chronic Electrophysiological Effects of the Maze Procedure. 
  Nice, France
• Revascularization Versus Transplantation for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. 
  Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Florida
• L-Arginine Supplementation During Reperfusion Results in Myocardial Dysfunction after Long-term Preservation. 
  International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, New York
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Other

• Removal of an Aortic Valve Tumor. 
  Arie Blitz
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ2py42LGF0&list=UUF9lxPX_MAmnAz9C0KMwdBQ&index=5&feature=plcp
• Heart Transplantation. 
  Arie Blitz, PBS News Interview
• Heartmate II LVAD Operation. 
  Arie Blitz
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4r5_3uS0Nc&feature=relmfu
• Repair of a Ruptured Type A Aortic Dissection. 
  Arie Blitz
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O398CeblR3U&feature=relmfu
• Repair of a Type A Aortic Dissection with Tear of the Right Coronary Artery. 
  Arie Blitz
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NIUHpLED6Q&feature=relmfu
• Heart Transplantation. 
  Arie Blitz
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUFU78wFA88&feature=relmfu
• Aortic Root Replacement. 
  Arie Blitz
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6gHQ87yLpc
• Aortic Root Replacement for Endocarditis. 
  Arie Blitz
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vPzaXRsEVI&feature=channel&list=UL
• Repair of Ascending Aortic Aneurysm. 
  Arie Blitz
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_u6SfPhHyc&feature=relmfu
• Ruptured Aortic Dissection. 
  Arie Blitz, Fox News segment
• Aortic Valve replacement. 
  Arie Blitz
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-sIdppyaPQ&feature=relmfu
• Removal of Cardiac Tumor. 
  Arie Blitz
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUFU78wFA88&feature=relmfu
• Axillary Artery Cannulation. 
  Arie Blitz
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlZGQp3VMHk
• Bypass Surgery on a Beating Heart. 
  Arie Blitz
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGzyhuCs43o&list=UUF9lxPX_MAmnAz9C0KMwdBQ&index=1&feature=plcp
• Combined Maze Procedure, Mitral Valve Repair, and Tricuspid Valve Repair. 
  Arie Blitz
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYbnGxychKk&list=UUF9lxPX_MAmnAz9C0KMwdBQ&index=6&feature=plcp
• Complex Reoperative Mitral Valve Surgery. 
  Arie Blitz
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkymZ_eQN5w&list=UUF9lxPX_MAmnAz9C0KMwdBQ&index=8&feature=plcp
• Mitral Valve Replacement for Rheumatic Heart Disease. 
  Arie Blitz
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vPzaXRsEVI&feature=channel&list=UL
• Big Advances Make Open Heart Surgery More Routine. 
  Arie Blitz, Go Red for Women Campaign. Channel 5 News Interview
• Serena Williams’ Pulmonary Embolism. 
  Arie Blitz, MSNBC Live News Interview
• Local Woman who Defies Death Faces Financial Hardship. 
  Arie Blitz, WEWS News Segment
• Avon Lake Woman Defies Death. 
  Arie Blitz, WEWS News Segment
• Sitting Increases Risk of Death. 
  Arie Blitz, MSNBC Live News Interview
• Dick Cheney Undergoes LVAD. 
  Arie Blitz, MSNBC Live News Interview
• Bionic Heart Takes College Student from Death Bed to Altar. 
  Arie Blitz, AOL Health Interview
• Update on Healthcare Reform. 
  Arie Blitz, WKYC Live News Interview
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