Francis D Pagani

 Francis D. Pagani
Otto Gago M.D. Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Medical Director
Center for Circulatory Support
Professor of Cardiac Surgery
Medical School
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Francis D Pagani
Francis D. Pagani
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      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
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      Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center

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    • Journal Article
      Intraoperative Hemodynamic and Resuscitation Practice Variation for Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Multicenter Observational Analysis
      Janda AM, Herrera JJ, Pienta MJ, Mentz GB, Kheterpal S, Watt TM, Pagani FD, Likosky DS, Schonberger RB, Ghadimi K, Mathis MR. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2026 Oct 15; DOI:10.1213/ane.0000000000008367
    • Journal Article
      Preoperative Microaxial Flow Pump Support and Post-LVAD Aortic Insufficiency: Comprehensive Sensitivity Analyses Confirm a Robust and Clinically Meaningful Association.
      Grinstein J, Cowger J, Elad B, Houston BA, Ton V-K, Fiedler A, Rali AS, Uriel N, Singletary B, Cantor RS, Kirklin JK, Pagani FD, Kanwar MK. J Heart Lung Transplant, 2026 Sep 12; DOI:10.1016/j.healun.2026.08.025
      PMID: 42731648
    • Journal Article
      Frailty Patterns, Reversibility, and Outcomes With a Magnetically Levitated Left Ventricular Assist Device.
      Wang N, Isath A, Netuka I, Jorde U, Connors JM, Uriel N, Katz JN, Pagani F, Cleveland JC, Goldstein DJ, Gustafsson F, Collins M, Porter S, Mehra MR. JACC Heart Fail, 2026 Sep 1; 103313 DOI:10.1016/j.jchf.2026.103313
      PMID: 42687464
    • Journal Article
      Interhospital Variation in 180-Day Infections and Associated Medicare Spending after Cardiac Surgery
      Hider A, Nasser R, Chang C-H, Zhou S, Braun TM, Hawkins RB, Barnes GD, Thompson MP, Guetterman TC, Funk RJ, Pagani FD, Likosky DS. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2026 Aug 4; DOI:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2026.07.017
    • Journal Article
      Response to: Blumer et al. Letter to the Editor re: Grinstein et al. Aortic Insufficiency and Right Heart Failure in Patients Treated with Durable Left Ventricular Assist Devices after Preoperative Support with Micro axial Flow Devices.
      Grinstein J, Singletary B, Cantor RS, Kirklin JK, Pagani FD, Kanwar MK. J Heart Lung Transplant, 2026 Jul 30; DOI:10.1016/j.healun.2026.07.027
      PMID: 42532390
    • Journal Article
      Humanistic Machines: Designing Devices for People With Heart Failure With a Focus on Multidisciplinary Human Factors Research.
      Hudson S, Strochlic A, Maniaci J, Cowger JA, Pagani FD, Bryce K. JACC Heart Fail, 2026 Jun 25; 103181 DOI:10.1016/j.jchf.2026.103181
      PMID: 42360240
    • Journal Article
      A monolithic patient-specific 3D–0D model for In silico investigation of hemodynamics in patients with left ventricular assist devices
      Bonini M, Hirschvogel M, Ferguson M, Pagani F, Tang PC, Nordsletten D. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 2026 Jun 1; 25 (3): DOI:10.1007/s10237-026-02063-9
      PMID: 42234305
    • Journal Article
      The Ninth Annual STS-Pedimacs Report: Pediatric VAD Outcomes and the Expanding Role of Biventricular Support.
      Amdani S, Peng DM, Edelson JB, Greiner E, Bleiweis MS, Mehegan M, Morales DLS, Rossano J, Adachi I, Kirklin JK, Koehl D, Cantor R, Jacobs JP, Pagani FD, Bedzra EKS, Griffiths E. Ann Thorac Surg, 2026 Jun 1; DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.05.023
      PMID: 42229777

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