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Josef Stehlik
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Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH

Languages spoken: English, Czech, Spanish

Clinical Locations

Billings Clinic

Billings
800-332-7156

Huntsman Cancer Institute - Cancer Research North

Clinic 2D/E, BMT/Hematology
Salt Lake City
801-585-2626

Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

Boise
208-367-4278

University of Utah Hospital

Heart Transplant Clinic
Salt Lake City
801-585-3693

University of Utah Hospital

Heart Failure Clinic
Salt Lake City
801-587-2199

Veterans Administration Medical Center

Salt Lake City
801-584-1235
  • Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH is a Christi T Smith Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Stehlik has received his medical degree from Charles University in Prague and Masters in Public Health degree from Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his training in Internal Medicine and in Cardiovascular Diseases at Allegheny General Hospital, MCP*Hahnemann University and advanced training in Heart Failure and Transplantation at the Cleveland Clinic.

    Dr. Stehlik has been on faculty at the University of Utah since 2004 and serves as Medical Director of the Heart Transplant Program and Co-chief of the Advance Heart Failure Program at the University of Utah Hospital and the Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He has been active in clinical work, education and research in the areas of advanced heart failure, heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support.

    Patient Rating

    4.8 /5
    ( out of 25 reviews )

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    Patient Comments

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    July 12, 2023
    EXTERNAL SITE

    The doctor was a very positive in his care for me.

    July 09, 2023
    EXTERNAL SITE

    Very caring physician who listens to my comments. I trust him with my life.

    July 08, 2023
    EXTERNAL SITE

    Very good

    April 25, 2023
    EXTERNAL SITE

    Only meet the man one time for 20 minutes

    April 07, 2023
    UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

    He is very professional and always in good humor. Very willing to discuss my concerns and treatment.

    February 09, 2023
    HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTER

    Dr Stehlik was very professional, informative and kind. There's a lot of room for improvement in the "clinic", but Dr Stehlik was quite reassuring and we appreciated his considerable expertise. Now we have an inconceivable wait for medication.

    January 13, 2023
    EXTERNAL SITE

    Dr Stehlik puts you at ease with show of concern and knowledge, he takes the time to explain things and answer you questions and concerns in a friendly and easy to understand way!

  • Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH is a Christi T Smith Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Stehlik has received his medical degree from Charles University in Prague and Masters in Public Health degree from Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his training in Internal Medicine and in Cardiovascular Diseases at Allegheny General Hospital, MCP*Hahnemann University and advanced training in Heart Failure and Transplantation at the Cleveland Clinic.

    Dr. Stehlik has been on faculty at the University of Utah since 2004 and serves as Medical Director of the Heart Transplant Program and Co-chief of the Advance Heart Failure Program at the University of Utah Hospital and the Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He has been active in clinical work, education and research in the areas of advanced heart failure, heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary
    Academic Divisions Cardiovascular Medicine

    Education history

    Fellowship Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant - Cleveland Clinic Foundation Fellow
    Public Health - Harvard School of Public Health M.P.H.
    Fellowship Cardiology - Allegheny General Hospital, MCP Hahnemann University Fellow
    Internal Medicine - Allegheny General Hospital, MCP Hahnemann University Resident
    Internship Internal Medicine - Allegheny General Hospital Intern
    Medicine - Charles University M.D.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Kilic A, Kwon JH, Grady KL, Singletary BA, Kilic A, Everitt M, Cleveland J, Cantor RS, Blackmon S, Breathett K, McKellar S, Keebler M, Kirklin JK, Stehlik J (2023). Impact of adverse events on health-related quality of life after left ventricular assist device implantation: An STS INTERMACS analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant, 42(9), 1214-1222. (Read full article)
    2. Kyriakopoulos CP, Horne BD, Sideris K, Taleb I, Griffin RJ, Sheffield E, Alharethi R, Hanff TC, Stehlik J, Selzman CH, Drakos SG (2023). Left ventricular functional improvement appears to contribute to lower rates of device thrombosis in patients on durable mechanical circulatory support. J Heart Lung Transplant, 42(7), 853-858. (Read full article)
    3. Alba AC, Kirklin JK, Cantor RS, Deng L, Ross HJ, Jacobs JP, Rao V, Hanff TC, Stehlik J (2023). The impact of obesity and LVAD-bridging on heart transplant candidate outcomes: A linked STS INTERMACS - OPTN/UNOS data analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant. (Read full article)
    4. Moayedi Y, Rodenas-Alesina E, Mueller B, Fan CS, Cherikh WS, Stehlik J, Teuteberg JJ, Ross HJ, Khush KK (2023). Rethinking Donor and Recipient Risk Matching in Europe and North America: Using Heart Transplant Predictors of Donor and Recipient Risk. Circ Heart Fail, 16(5), e009994. (Read full article)
    5. Roest S, Grgze MT, Cherikh WS, Stehlik J, Boersma EH, Zijlstra F, Manintveld OC (2023). Influence of chronic kidney disease and other risk factors pre-heart transplantation on malignancy incidence post-heart transplantation. Front Cardiovasc Med, 10, 1145996. (Read full article)
    6. Hanff TC, Browne A, Dickey J, Gaines H, Harhay MO, Goodwin M, Selzman CH, Fang JC, Drakos SG, Stehlik J (2022). Heart waitlist survival in adults with an intra-aortic balloon pump relative to other Status 2, Status 1, and inotrope Status 3 patients. J Heart Lung Transplant, 42(3), 368-376. (Read full article)
    7. Browne A, Gaines H, Alharethi R, Goodwin M, Selzman CH, Fang JC, Drakos SG, Stehlik J, Hanff TC (2022). Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Donor Heart Use Before and After the 2018 UNOS Heart Allocation Policy Change. J Card Fail, 29(2), 220-224. (Read full article)
    8. Wohlfahrt P, Jena D, Stehlik J, Melenovsk V, Mrzkov J, Stank V, Kettner J, ramko M, elzko M, Admkov V, Piha J, Kautzner J (2022). Heart failure-related quality-of-life impairment after myocardial infarction. Clin Res Cardiol, 112(1), 39-48. (Read full article)
    9. Rizzi SA, Torre M, Bunch TJ, Fang J, Hess R, Rodriguez-Correa C, Spertus JA, Stehlik J, Zhang M, Zhang Y, Steinberg BA (2022). Ejection Fraction Improvement Does Not Reflect Changes in Quality of Life Following Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. Crit Pathw Cardiol, 21(4), 201-205. (Read full article)
    10. Cogswell R, Cantor RS, Vorovich E, Kilic A, Stehlik J, Cowger JA, Habib RH, Kirklin JK, Pagani FD, Atluri P (2021). HVAD to Heartmate 3 Device Exchange: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Analysis. Ann Thorac Surg, 114(5), 1672-1678. (Read full article)
    11. Kang Y, Topaz M, Dunbar SB, Stehlik J, Hurdle J (2021). The Utility of Nursing Notes Among Medicare Patients With Heart Failure to Predict 30-Day Rehospitalization: A Pilot Study. J Cardiovasc Nurs, 37(6), E181-E186. (Read full article)
    12. 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 (2022). Assessing the Relationship Between Molecular Rejection and Parenchymal Injury in Heart Transplant Biopsies. Transplantation, 106(11), 2205-2216. (Read full article)
    13. Wert L, Stewart GC, Mehra MR, Milwidsky A, Jorde UP, Goldstein DJ, Selzman CH, Stehlik J, Alshamdin FD, Khaliel FH, Gustafsson F, Boschi S, Loforte A, Ajello S, Scandroglio AM, Tuanov Z, Netuka I, Schlglhofer T, Zimpfer D, Zijderhand CF, Caliskan K, Dogan G, Schmitto JD, Maier S, Schibilsky D, Jawad K, Saeed D, Faerber G, Morshuis M, Hanuna M, Mller CS, Mulzer J, Kempfert J, Falk V, Potapov EV (2022). A multicenter evaluation of external outflow graft obstruction with a fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. (Read full article)
    14. Harhay MO, Cherikh WS, Toll AE, Christie JD, Stehlik J, Chambers D, Hayes D Jr, Cantu E (2022). Epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes of lung retransplantation: An analysis of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Thoracic Transplant Registry. J Heart Lung Transplant, 41(10), 1478-1486. (Read full article)
    15. Singh TP, Cherikh WS, Hsich E, Harhay MO, Hayes D Jr, Perch M, Potena L, Sadavarte A, Zuckermann A, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2022). The International thoracic organ transplant registry of the international society for heart and lung transplantation: Twenty-fifth pediatric heart transplantation report-2022; focus on infant heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant, 41(10), 1357-1365. (Read full article)
    16. Hsich E, Singh TP, Cherikh WS, Harhay MO, Hayes D Jr, Perch M, Potena L, Sadavarte A, Lindblad K, Zuckermann A, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2022). The International thoracic organ transplant registry of the international society for heart and lung transplantation: Thirty-ninth adult heart transplantation report-2022; focus on transplant for restrictive heart disease. J Heart Lung Transplant, 41(10), 1366-1375. (Read full article)
    17. Perch M, Hayes D Jr, Cherikh WS, Zuckermann A, Harhay MO, Hsich E, Potena L, Sadavarte A, Lindblad K, Singh TP, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2022). The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Thirty-ninth adult lung transplantation report-2022; focus on lung transplant recipients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Heart Lung Transplant, 41(10), 1335-1347. (Read full article)
    18. Hayes D Jr, Cherikh WS, Harhay MO, Perch M, Hsich E, Potena L, Sadavarte A, Zehner A, Singh TP, Zuckermann A, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2022). The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Twenty-fifth pediatric lung transplantation report - 2022; focus on pulmonary vascular diseases. J Heart Lung Transplant, 41(10), 1348-1356. (Read full article)
    19. Felker GM, Buttrick P, Rosenzweig A, Abel ED, Allen LA, Bristow M, Das S, DeVore AD, Drakos SG, Fang JC, Freedman JE, Hernandez AF, Li DY, McKinsey TA, Newton-Cheh C, Rogers JG, Shah RV, Shah SH, Stehlik J, Selzman CH (2022). Heart Failure Strategically Focused Research Network: Summary of Results and Future Directions. J Am Heart Assoc, 11(18), e025517. (Read full article)
    20. Aleksova N, Fan CS, Foroutan F, Moayedi Y, Posada JD, McGuinty C, Luk A, Stehlik J, Ross HJ, Alba AC (2022). Predicted heart mass for size matching in obese heart transplant donors and recipients. Clin Transplant, 36(8), e14744. (Read full article)
    21. Kim PJ, Olymbios M, Siu A, Wever Pinzon O, Adler E, Liang N, Swenerton R, Sternberg J, Kaur N, Ahmed E, Chen YA, Fehringer G, Demko ZP, Billings PR, Stehlik J (2022). A novel donor-derived cell-free DNA assay for the detection of acute rejection in heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant, 41(7), 919-927. (Read full article)
    22. Heim C, Mller PP, Tandler R, Cherikh WS, Toll AE, Stehlik J, Weyand M, Khush KK, Ensminger SM (2022). Cytomegalovirus Donor Seropositivity Negatively Affects Survival After Heart Transplantation. Transplantation, 106(6), 1243-1252. (Read full article)
    23. Kobashigawa JA, Hall S, Farr M, Blumberg E, Michael Borkon A, Colvin M, Copeland H, Eisen H, Johnson M, Jorde U, Khush K, Kirklin JK, Patel J, Pinney S, Saadaeijahromi H, Schold JD, Stehlik J, Consensus Conference Participants (2021). Proceedings from the metrics forum in heart transplantation for performance monitoring. Am J Transplant, 22(5), 1299-1306. (Read full article)
    24. Farr M, Stehlik J (2022). Heart Xenotransplant: A Door That Is Finally Opening. Circulation, 145(12), 871-873. (Read full article)
    25. Topkara VK, Sayer GT, Clerkin KJ, Wever-Pinzon O, Takeda K, Takayama H, Selzman CH, Naka Y, Burkhoff D, Stehlik J, Farr MA, Fang JC, Uriel N, Drakos SG (2021). Recovery With Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support While Waitlisted for Heart Transplantation. J Am Coll Cardiol, 79(9), 900-913. (Read full article)
    26. Halloran PF, Madill-Thomsen K, Aliabadi-Zuckermann AZ, Cadeiras M, Crespo-Leiro MG, Depasquale EC, Deng M, Gkler J, Kim DH, Kobashigawa J, Macdonald P, Potena L, Shah K, Stehlik J, Zuckermann A (2021). Many heart transplant biopsies currently diagnosed as no rejection have mild molecular antibody-mediated rejection-related changes. J Heart Lung Transplant, 41(3), 334-344. (Read full article)
    27. Kittleson MM, Ambardekar AV, Stevenson LW, Gilotra NA, Shah P, Ewald GA, Thibodeau JT, Stehlik J, Palardy M, Estep JD, Cascino TM, Baldwin JT, Jeffries N, Khalatbari S, Yosef M, Peters WT, Richards B, Mann DL, Aaronson KD, Stewart GC, REVIVAL Investigators (2021). An early relook identifies high-risk trajectories in ambulatory advanced heart failure. J Heart Lung Transplant, 41(1), 104-112. (Read full article)
    28. Cascino TM, Stehlik J, Cherikh WS, Cheng Y, Watt TMF, Brescia AA, Thompson MP, McCullough JS, Zhang M, Shore S, Golbus JR, Pagani FD, Likosky DS, Aaronson KD (2021). A challenge to equity in transplantation: Increased center-level variation in short-term mechanical circulatory support use in the context of the updated U.S. heart transplant allocation policy. J Heart Lung Transplant, 41(1), 95-103. (Read full article)
    29. Hayes D Jr, Harhay MO, Cherikh WS, Chambers DC, Perch M, Khush KK, Hsich E, Potena L, Sadavarte A, Booker S, Singh TP, Zuckermann A, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2021). The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Twenty-fourth pediatric lung transplantation report - 2021; Focus on recipient characteristics. J Heart Lung Transplant, 40(10), 1023-1034. (Read full article)
    30. Kang Y, Choi YK, Stehlik J, Nielsen JD, Reid MC (2021). Pain in Homebound Older Adults with Heart Failure after Hospital Discharge. Home Healthc Now, 39(5), 278-285. (Read full article)
    31. Brown T, Chen S, Ou Z, McDonald N, Bennett-Murphy L, Schneider L, Giles L, Molina K, Cox D, Hoskoppal A, Glotzbach K, Stehlik J, May L (2021). Feasibility of assessing adolescent and young adult heart transplant recipient mental health and resilience using patient-reported outcome measures. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry, 63(2), 153-162. (Read full article)
    32. Tibrewala A, Khush KK, Cherikh WS, Foutz J, Stehlik J, Rich JD (2021). Risk of Renal Dysfunction Following Heart Transplantation in Patients Bridged with a Left Ventricular Assist Device. ASAIO J. (Read full article)
    33. Stehlik J, Kirklin JK (2021). The Long and Winding Road to an Effective Left Ventricular Assist Device: The Demise of Medtronic's HVAD. Circulation, 144(7), 509-511. (Read full article)
    34. Wohlfahrt P, Nativi-Nicolau J, Zhang M, Selzman CH, Greene T, Conte J, Biber JE, Hess R, Mondesir FL, Wever-Pinzon O, Drakos SG, Gilbert EM, Kemeyou L, LaSalle B, Steinberg BA, Shah RU, Fang JC, Spertus JA, Stehlik J (2022). Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure With Recovered Ejection Fraction. JAMA Cardiol, 6(8), 957-962. (Read full article)
    35. Singh TP, Cherikh WS, Hsich E, Chambers DC, Harhay MO, Hayes D Jr, Khush KK, Perch M, Potena L, Sadavarte A, Toll AE, Zuckermann A, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2021). The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Twenty-fourth pediatric heart transplantation report - 2021; focus on recipient characteristics. J Heart Lung Transplant. (Read full article)
    36. Chambers DC, Perch M, Zuckermann A, Cherikh WS, Harhay MO, HayesJr D, Hsich E, Khush KK, Potena L, Sadavarte A, Lindblad K, Singh TP, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2021). The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Thirty-eighth adult lung transplantation report - 2021; Focus on recipient characteristics. J Heart Lung Transplant. (Read full article)
    37. Khush KK, Hsich E, Potena L, Cherikh WS, Chambers DC, Harhay MO, Hayes D Jr, Perch M, Sadavarte A, Toll A, Singh TP, Zuckermann A, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2021). The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Thirty-eighth adult heart transplantation report - 2021; Focus on recipient characteristics. J Heart Lung Transplant. (Read full article)
    38. Steinberg BA, Zhang M, Bensch J, Lyons A, Bunch TJ, Piccini JP, Siu A, Spertus JA, Stehlik J, Wohlfahrt P, Greene T, Hess R, Fang JC (2021). Quantifying the Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on Heart Failure-Related Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Utah mEVAL Program. J Card Fail, 28, 13-20. (Read full article)
    39. Bunsawat K, Ratchford SM, Alpenglow JK, Stehlik J, Smith AS, Richardson RS, Wray DW (2021). Sympathoinhibitory effect of sacubitril-valsartan in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: A pilot study. Auton Neurosci, 235, 102834. (Read full article)
    40. Ferus M, Cassone G, Tborsk V, Heays A, Petera L, Knek A, Kalvoda T, Boua M, poner J, poner JE, Kubelk P, Drpal J, Stehlk J, Civi S (2021). Thermal Decomposition of Cocaine and Methamphetamine Investigated by Infrared Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Simulations. ACS Omega, 6(22), 14447-14457. (Read full article)
    41. Shah P, Psotka M, Taleb I, Alharethi R, Shams MA, Wever-Pinzon O, Yin M, Latta F, Stehlik J, Fang JC, Diao G, Singh R, Ijaz N, Kyriakopoulos CP, Zhu W, May CW, Cooper LB, Desai SS, Selzman CH, Kfoury AG, Drakos SG (2021). Framework to Classify Reverse Cardiac Remodeling With Mechanical Circulatory Support: The Utah-Inova Stages. Circ Heart Fail, 14(5), e007991. (Read full article)
    42. Hydren JR, Gifford JR, Jarrett CL, Park SH, Shields KL, Broxterman RM, Kithas AC, Bisconti AV, Thurston TS, Ratchford SM, Wray DW, Stehlik J, Selzman CH, Drakos SG, Richardson RS (2021). Vascular function in continuous-flow left ventricular assist device recipients: effect of a single pulsatility treatment session. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 320(4), R425-R437. (Read full article)
    43. Jena D, Melenovsk V, Stehlik J, Stank V, Kettner J, Kautzner J, Admkov V, Wohlfahrt P (2020). Heart failure after myocardial infarction: incidence and predictors. ESC Heart Fail, 8(1), 222-237. (Read full article)
    44. Vest AR, Cherikh WS, Noreen SM, Stehlik J, Khush KK (2021). New Onset Diabetes Mellitus After Adult Heart Transplantation and the Risk of Renal Dysfunction or Mortality. Transplantation. (Read full article)
    45. Hammond MEH, Stehlik J, Drakos SG, Kfoury AG (2021). Bias in Medicine: Lessons Learned and Mitigation Strategies. JACC Basic Transl Sci, 6(1), 78-85. (Read full article)
    46. Bunsawat K, Ratchford SM, Alpenglow JK, Park SH, Jarrett CL, Stehlik J, Smith AS, Richardson RS, Wray DW (2020). Sacubitril-valsartan improves conduit vessel function and functional capacity and reduces inflammation in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. J Appl Physiol (1985), 130(1), 256-268. (Read full article)
    47. Kang Y, Mondesir FL, Young D, Norris E, Hernandez JM, Nativi-Nicolau J, Stehlik J (2021). Home Healthcare Nursing Visits for Nonhomebound Patients With Heart Failure After Hospital Discharge: A Quality-Improvement Pilot Project. Home Healthc Now, 39(1), 25-31. (Read full article)
    48. Vieira JL, Cherikh WS, Lindblad K, Stehlik J, Mehra MR (2020). Cocaine use in organ donors and long-term outcome after heart transplantation: An International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation registry analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant, 39(12), 1341-1350. (Read full article)
    49. Mentz RJ, Xu H, OBrien EC, Thomas L, Alexy T, Gupta B, Vilaro J, Lala A, DeVore AD, Dhingra R, Briasoulis A, Simon MA, Stehlik J, Rodgers JE, Dunlay SM, Abshire M, Wells QS, Barringhaus KG, Eckman PM, Lowes BD, Espinoza J, Blanco R, Shen X, Duffy CI, Hernandez AF (2020). PROVIDE-HF primary results: Patient-Reported Outcomes inVestigation following Initiation of Drug therapy with Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan) in heart failure. Am Heart J, 230, 35-43. (Read full article)
    50. Zenger B, Zhang M, Lyons A, Bunch TJ, Fang JC, Freedman RA, Navaravong L, Piccini JP, Ranjan R, Spertus JA, Stehlik J, Turner JL, Greene T, Hess R, Steinberg BA (2020). Patient-reported outcomes and subsequent management in atrial fibrillation clinical practice: Results from the Utah mEVAL AF program. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 31(12), 3187-3195. (Read full article)
    51. Sinnenberg L, Machado SR, Ostrominski JW, Stehlik J, Mehra MR, Vaduganathan M (2020). Citizenship Status and Cardiothoracic Organ Transplantation in the United States. Circ Heart Fail, 13(12), e007788. (Read full article)
    52. Birks EJ, Drakos SG, Patel SR, Lowes BD, Selzman CH, Starling RC, Trivedi J, Slaughter MS, Alturi P, Goldstein D, Maybaum S, Um JY, Margulies KB, Stehlik J, Cunningham C, Farrar DJ, Rame JE (2020). Prospective Multicenter Study of Myocardial Recovery Using Left Ventricular Assist Devices (RESTAGE-HF [Remission from Stage D Heart Failure]): Medium-Term and Primary End Point Results. Circulation, 142(21), 2016-2028. (Read full article)
    53. Dusk M, Daud A, md O, Havrnek, Vtkov I, Revelo MP, Stehlik J, Linhart A, Blohlvek J (2020). Giant cell myocarditis in an older patient - reassessing the threshold for endomyocardial biopsy. ESC Heart Fail, 7(5), 3165-3168. (Read full article)
    54. Peled Y, Ram E, Klempfner R, Lavee J, Cherikh WS, Stehlik J (2020). Donor thyroid hormone therapy and heart transplantation outcomes: ISHLT transplant registry analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant, 39(10), 1070-1078. (Read full article)
    55. Singh TP, Hsich E, Cherikh WS, Chambers DC, Harhay MO, Hayes D Jr, Khush KK, Potena L, Sadavarte A, Zuckermann A, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2020). The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: 23rd pediatric heart transplantation report-2020; focus on deceased donor characteristics. J Heart Lung Transplant, 39(10), 1028-1037. (Read full article)
    56. Chambers DC, Zuckermann A, Cherikh WS, Harhay MO, Hayes D Jr, Hsich E, Khush KK, Potena L, Sadavarte A, Singh TP, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2020). The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: 37th adult lung transplantation report - 2020; focus on deceased donor characteristics. J Heart Lung Transplant, 39(10), 1016-1027. (Read full article)
    57. Hayes D Jr, Harhay MO, Cherikh WS, Chambers DC, Khush KK, Hsich E, Potena L, Sadavarte A, Singh TP, Zuckermann A, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2020). The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Twenty-third pediatric lung transplantation report - 2020; focus on deceased donor characteristics. J Heart Lung Transplant, 39(10), 1038-1049. (Read full article)
    58. Khush KK, Potena L, Cherikh WS, Chambers DC, Harhay MO, Hayes D Jr, Hsich E, Sadavarte A, Singh TP, Zuckermann A, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2020). The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: 37th adult heart transplantation report-2020; focus on deceased donor characteristics. J Heart Lung Transplant, 39(10), 1003-1015. (Read full article)
    59. Wohlfahrt P, Stehlik J, Pan IZ, Ryan JJ (2020). Empowering People Living with Heart Failure. Heart Fail Clin, 16(4), 409-420. (Read full article)
    60. Kinsella A, Rao V, Fan CP, Manlhiot C, Stehlik J, Ross H, Alba AC (2020). Post-transplant survival in adult congenital heart disease patients as compared to dilated and ischemic cardiomyopathy patients; an analysis of the thoracic ISHLT registry. Clin Transplant, 34(9). (Read full article)
    61. Taleb I, Wever-Pinzon J, Wang W, Koliopoulou A, Dranow E, Yu T, Yin L, McKellar SH, Stehlik J, Fang JC, Wever-Pinzon O, Selzman CH, Drakos SG (2019). Outcomes of Asian-Americans Implanted With Left Ventricular Assist Devices: An Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) Analysis. Heart Lung Circ, 29(8), 1226-1233. (Read full article)
    62. Bunsawat K, Ratchford SM, Alpenglow JK, Park SH, Jarrett CL, Stehlik J, Drakos SG, Richardson RS, Wray DW (2020). Chronic antioxidant administration restores macrovascular function in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Exp Physiol, 105(8), 1384-1395. (Read full article)
    63. Nozohoor S, Stehlik J, Lund LH, Ansari D, Andersson B, Nilsson J (2020). Induction immunosuppression strategies and long-term outcomes after heart transplantation. Clin Transplant, 34(7), e13871. (Read full article)
    64. Kanwar MK, Stehlik J (2020). Sex-related Differences in Heart Disease: Another Piece of the Puzzle. J Card Fail, 26(6), 505-506. (Read full article)
    65. Cascino TM, Kittleson MM, Lala A, Stehlik J, Palardy M, Pamboukian SV, Ewald GA, Mountis MM, Horstmanshof DA, Robinson SW, Shah P, Jorde UP, McLean RC, Richards B, Khalatbari S, Spino C, Taddei-Peters WC, Grady KL, Mann DL, Stevenson LW, Stewart GC, Aaronson KD, REVIVAL Investigators (2020). Comorbid Conditions and Health-Related Quality of Life in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients: REVIVAL (Registry Evaluation of Vital Information for VADs in Ambulatory Life REVIVAL). Circ Heart Fail, 13(5), e006858. (Read full article)
    66. Yin MY, Strege J, Gilbert EM, Stehlik J, McKellar SH, Elmer A, Anderson T, Aljuaid M, Nativi-Nicolau J, Koliopoulou AG, Davis E, Fang JC, Drakos SG, Selzman CH, Wever-Pinzon O (2019). Impact of Shared Care in Remote Areas for Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices. JACC Heart Fail, 8(4), 302-312. (Read full article)
    67. Tonna JE, McKellar SH, Selzman CH, Drakos S, Koliopoulou AG, Taleb I, Stoddard GJ, Stehlik J, Welt FGP, Fair JF 3rd, Stoddard K, Youngquist ST (2020). Exploratory analysis of myocardial function after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation vs conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation. BMC Res Notes, 13(1), 137. (Read full article)
    68. Hydren JR, Kithas AC, Park SH, Wever-Pinzon O, Selzman CH, Perry W, Vargas CAS, Stehlik J, Drakos SG, Richardson RS (2019). Targeting Peripheral Vascular Pulsatility in Heart Failure Patients with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: The Impact of Pump Speed. ASAIO J, 66(3), 291-299. (Read full article)
    69. Steinberg BA, Turner J, Lyons A, Biber J, Chelu MG, Fang JC, Freedman RA, Han FT, Hardisty B, Marrouche NF, Ranjan R, Shah RU, Spertus JA, Stehlik J, Zenger B, Piccini JP, Hess R (2019). Systematic collection of patient-reported outcomes in atrial fibrillation: feasibility and initial results of the Utah mEVAL AF programme. Europace, 22(3), 368-374. (Read full article)
    70. Stehlik J, Schmalfuss C, Bozkurt B, Nativi-Nicolau J, Wohlfahrt P, Wegerich S, Rose K, Ray R, Schofield R, Deswal A, Sekaric J, Anand S, Richards D, Hanson H, Pipke M, Pham M (2020). Continuous Wearable Monitoring Analytics Predict Heart Failure Hospitalization: The LINK-HF Multicenter Study. Circ Heart Fail, 13(3), e006513. (Read full article)
    71. Teuteberg JJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Cowger J, Higgins RS, Goldstein DJ, Keebler M, Kirklin JK, Myers SL, Salerno CT, Stehlik J, Fernandez F, Badhwar V, Pagani FD, Atluri P (2019). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2019 Annual Report: The Changing Landscape of Devices and Indications. Ann Thorac Surg, 109(3), 649-660. (Read full article)
    72. Wohlfahrt P, Zickmund SL, Slager S, Allen LA, Nicolau JN, Kfoury AG, Felker GM, Conte J, Flint K, DeVore AD, Selzman CH, Hess R, Spertus JA, Stehlik J (2020). Provider Perspectives on the Feasibility and Utility of Routine Patient-Reported Outcomes Assessment in Heart Failure: A Qualitative Analysis. J Am Heart Assoc, 9(2), e013047. (Read full article)
    73. Stehlik J, Mountis M, Haas D, Palardy M, Ambardekar AV, Estep JD, Ewald G, Russell SD, Robinson S, Jorde U, Taddei-Peters WC, Jeffries N, Richards B, Khalatbari S, Spino C, Baldwin JT, Mann D, Stewart GC, Aaronson KD, REVIVAL Investigators (2019). Quality of life and treatment preference for ventricular assist device therapy in ambulatory advanced heart failure: A report from the REVIVAL study. J Heart Lung Transplant, 39(1), 27-36. (Read full article)
    74. Kang Y, Sheng X, Stehlik J, Mooney K (2020). Identifying Targets to Improve Heart Failure Outcomes for Patients Receiving Home Healthcare Services: The Relationship of Functional Status and Pain. Home Healthc Now, 38(1), 24-30. (Read full article)
    75. Musil D, Trnka T, Klouda J, Pertlek J, Held M, Stehlk J (2021). [Outcomes of Revisions of the Acetabular Component of THA with Paprosky Type 3a and 3b Defects Using Tantalum Trabecular Metal Implants 2-10 Years Postoperatively]. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech, 87(6), 387-395. (Read full article)
    76. Clerkin KJ, Mancini DM, Stehlik J, Cherikh WS, Lund LH (2019). Continuous-flow mechanical circulatory support is not associated with early graft failure: An analysis of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation registry. Clin Transplant, 33(12), e13752. (Read full article)
    77. Van Raemdonck D, Keshavjee S, Levvey B, Cherikh WS, Snell G, Erasmus M, Simon A, Glanville AR, Clark S, DOvidio F, Catarino P, McCurry K, Hertz MI, Venkateswaran R, Hopkins P, Inci I, Walia R, Kreisel D, Mascaro J, Dilling DF, Camp P, Mason D, Musk M, Burch M, Fisher A, Yusen RD, Stehlik J, Cypel M, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2019). Donation after circulatory death in lung transplantation-five-year follow-up from ISHLT Registry. J Heart Lung Transplant, 38(12), 1235-1245. (Read full article)
    78. Benden C, Goldfarb SB, Stehlik J (2019). An aging population of patients with cystic fibrosis undergoes lung transplantation: An analysis of the ISHLT Thoracic Transplant Registry. J Heart Lung Transplant, 38(11), 1162-1169. (Read full article)
    79. Hayes D Jr, Cherikh WS, Chambers DC, Harhay MO, Khush KK, Lehman RR, Meiser B, Rossano JW, Hsich E, Potena L, Sadavarte A, Singh TP, Zuckermann A, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2019). The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Twenty-second pediatric lung and heart-lung transplantation report-2019; Focus theme: Donor and recipient size match. J Heart Lung Transplant, 38(10), 1015-1027. (Read full article)
    80. Rossano JW, Singh TP, Cherikh WS, Chambers DC, Harhay MO, Hayes D Jr, Hsich E, Khush KK, Meiser B, Potena L, Toll AE, Sadavarte A, Zuckermann A, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2019). The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Twenty-second pediatric heart transplantation report - 2019; Focus theme: Donor and recipient size match. J Heart Lung Transplant, 38(10), 1028-1041. (Read full article)
    81. Chambers DC, Cherikh WS, Harhay MO, Hayes D Jr, Hsich E, Khush KK, Meiser B, Potena L, Rossano JW, Toll AE, Singh TP, Sadavarte A, Zuckermann A, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2019). The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Thirty-sixth adult lung and heart-lung transplantation Report-2019; Focus theme: Donor and recipient size match. J Heart Lung Transplant, 38(10), 1042-1055. (Read full article)
    82. Khush KK, Cherikh WS, Chambers DC, Harhay MO, Hayes D Jr, Hsich E, Meiser B, Potena L, Robinson A, Rossano JW, Sadavarte A, Singh TP, Zuckermann A, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2019). The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Thirty-sixth adult heart transplantation report - 2019; focus theme: Donor and recipient size match. J Heart Lung Transplant, 38(10), 1056-1066. (Read full article)
    83. Moayedi Y, Fan CPS, Cherikh WS, Stehlik J, Teuteberg JJ, Ross HJ, Khush KK (2019). Survival Outcomes After Heart Transplantation: Does Recipient Sex Matter? Circ Heart Fail, 12(10), e006218. (Read full article)
    84. Yin MY, Wever-Pinzon O, Mehra MR, Selzman CH, Toll AE, Cherikh WS, Nativi-Nicolau J, Fang JC, Kfoury AG, Gilbert EM, Kemeyou L, McKellar SH, Koliopoulou A, Vaduganathan M, Drakos SG, Stehlik J (2019). Post-transplant outcome in patients bridged to transplant with temporary mechanical circulatory support devices. J Heart Lung Transplant, 38(8), 858-869. (Read full article)
    85. Starling RC, Armstrong B, Bridges ND, Eisen H, Givertz MM, Kfoury AG, Kobashigawa J, Ikle D, Morrison Y, Pinney S, Stehlik J, Tripathi S, Sayegh MH, Chandraker A, CTOT-11 Study Investigators (2018). Accelerated Allograft Vasculopathy With Rituximab After Cardiac Transplantation. J Am Coll Cardiol, 74(1), 36-51. (Read full article)
    86. Iosif Taleb, Antigone G Koliopoulou, Anwar Tandar, Stephen H McKellar, Joseph E Tonna, Jose Nativi-Nicolau, Miguel Alvarez Villela, Frederick Welt, Josef Stehlik, Edward M Gilbert, Omar Wever-Pinzon, Jack H Morshedzadeh, Elizabeth Dranow, Craig H Selzman, James C Fang, Stavros G Drakos (2019). Shock Team Approach in Refractory Cardiogenic Shock Requiring Short-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support. Circ Heart Fail, 140(1), 98-100.
    87. Doumouras BS, Fan CS, Mueller B, Dipchand AI, Manlhiot C, Stehlik J, Ross HJ, Alba AC (2019). The effect of pre-heart transplant body mass index on posttransplant outcomes: An analysis of the ISHLT Registry Data. Clin Transplant, 33(7), e13621. (Read full article)
    88. Stehlik J, Armstrong B, Baran DA, Bridges ND, Chandraker A, Gordon R, De Marco T, Givertz MM, Heroux A, Ikl D, Hunt J, Kfoury AG, Madsen JC, Morrison Y, Feller E, Pinney S, Tripathi S, Heeger PS, Starling RC (2019). Early immune biomarkers and intermediate-term outcomes after heart transplantation: Results of Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation-18. Am J Transplant, 19(5), 1518-1528. (Read full article)
    89. Barrett-OKeefe Z, Lee JF, Ives SJ, Trinity JD, Witman MAH, Rossman MJ, Groot HJ, Sorensen JR, Morgan DE, Nelson AD, Stehlik J, Richardson RS, Wray DW (2019). α-Adrenergic receptor regulation of skeletal muscle blood flow during exercise in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 316(5), R512-R524. (Read full article)
    90. Alba AC, Fan CS, Manlhiot C, Dipchand AI, Stehlik J, Ross HJ (2019). The evolving risk of sudden cardiac death after heart transplant. An analysis of the ISHLT Thoracic Transplant Registry. Clin Transplant, 33(3), e13490. (Read full article)
    91. Kormos RL, Cowger J, Pagani FD, Teuteberg JJ, Goldstein DJ, Jacobs JP, Higgins RS, Stevenson LW, Stehlik J, Atluri P, Grady KL, Kirklin JK (2018). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Database Annual Report: Evolving Indications, Outcomes, and Scientific Partnerships. Ann Thorac Surg, 107(2), 341-353. (Read full article)
    92. Kormos RL, Cowger J, Pagani FD, Teuteberg JJ, Goldstein DJ, Jacobs JP, Higgins RS, Stevenson LW, Stehlik J, Atluri P, Grady KL, Kirklin JK (2019). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs database annual report: Evolving indications, outcomes, and scientific partnerships. J Heart Lung Transplant, 38(2), 114-126. (Read full article)
    93. DeFilippis EM, Vaduganathan M, Machado S, Stehlik J, Mehra MR (2018). Emerging Trends in Financing of Adult Heart Transplantation in the United States. JACC Heart Fail, 7(1), 56-62. (Read full article)
    94. Musil D, norek M, Gallo J, Jahoda D, Stehlk J (2019). [Economic Analysis of the Costs of Hospital Stay of Patients with Infection as a Complication of Total Replacements - Part 1: Total Knee Arthroplasty]. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech, 86(3), 173-180. (Read full article)
    95. Abrman K, Musil D, Stehlk J (2019). [Treatment of Acute Periprosthetic Infections with DAIR (Debridement, Antibiotics and Implant Retention) - Success Rate and Risk Factors of Failure]. Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech, 86(3), 181-187. (Read full article)
    96. Nativi-Nicolau J, Stehlik J, Al-Dulaimi R, Rodriguez C, Jaramillo J, Conte J, Kovacsovics T, Cowley J, Abraham J, Barrel K, Drakos S, Ryan J, Maurer MS, Fang J (2019). Chronotropic incompetence and autonomic dysfunction as mechanisms of dyspnoea in patients with late stage cardiac amyloidosis. Amyloid, 26(sup1), 134-135. (Read full article)
    97. Yin MY, Ruckel S, Kfoury AG, McKellar SH, Taleb I, Gilbert EM, Nativi-Nicolau J, Stehlik J, Reid BB, Koliopoulou A, Stoddard GJ, Fang JC, Drakos SG, Selzman CH, Wever-Pinzon O (2018). Novel Model to Predict Gastrointestinal Bleeding During Left Ventricular Assist Device Support. Circ Heart Fail, 11(11), e005267. (Read full article)
    98. Khush KK, Cherikh WS, Chambers DC, Goldfarb S, Hayes D Jr, Kucheryavaya AY, Levvey BJ, Meiser B, Rossano JW, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2018). The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Thirty-fifth Adult Heart Transplantation Report-2018; Focus Theme: Multiorgan Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant, 37(10), 1155-1168. (Read full article)
    99. Daud A, Xu D, Revelo MP, Shah Z, Drakos SG, Dranow E, Stoddard G, Kfoury AG, Hammond MEH, Nativi-Nicolau J, Alharethi R, Miller DV, Gilbert EM, Wever-Pinzon O, McKellar SH, Afshar K, Khan F, Fang JC, Selzman CH, Stehlik J (2018). Microvascular Loss and Diastolic Dysfunction in Severe Symptomatic Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy. Circ Heart Fail, 11(8), e004759. (Read full article)
    100. Youn JC, Stehlik J, Wilk AR, Cherikh W, Kim IC, Park GH, Lund LH, Eisen HJ, Kim DY, Lee SK, Choi SW, Han S, Ryu KH, Kang SM, Kobashigawa JA (2018). Temporal Trends of De Novo Malignancy Development After Heart Transplantation. J Am Coll Cardiol, 71(1), 40-49. (Read full article)
    101. Stehlik J, Kobashigawa J, Hunt SA, Reichenspurner H, Kirklin JK (2018). Honoring 50 Years of Clinical Heart Transplantation in Circulation: In-Depth State-of-the-Art Review. Circulation, 137(1), 71-87. (Read full article)
    102. Crawford JE, Amaru R, Song J, Julian CG, Racimo F, Cheng JY, Guo X, Yao J, Ambale-Venkatesh B, Lima JA, Rotter JI, Stehlik J, Moore LG, Prchal JT, Nielsen R (2017). Natural Selection on Genes Related to Cardiovascular Health in High-Altitude Adapted Andeans. Am J Hum Genet, 101(5), 752-767. (Read full article)
    103. Stehlik J, Rodriguez-Correa C, Spertus JA, Biber J, Nativi-Nicolau J, Zickmund S, Steinberg BA, Peritz DC, Walker A, Hess J, Drakos SG, Kfoury AG, Fang JC, Selzman CH, Hess R (2017). Implementation of Real-Time Assessment of Patient-Reported Outcomes in a Heart Failure Clinic: A Feasibility Study. J Card Fail, 23(11), 813-816. (Read full article)
    104. Lund LH, Khush KK, Cherikh WS, Goldfarb S, Kucheryavaya AY, Levvey BJ, Meiser B, Rossano JW, Chambers DC, Yusen RD, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2017). The Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Thirty-fourth Adult Heart Transplantation Report-2017; Focus Theme: Allograft ischemic time. J Heart Lung Transplant, 36(10), 1037-1046. (Read full article)
    105. Kobashigawa J, Khush K, Colvin M, Acker M, Van Bakel A, Eisen H, Naka Y, Patel J, Baran DA, Daun T, Luu M, Olymbios M, Rogers J, Jeevanandam V, Esmailian F, Pagani FD, Lima B, Stehlik J (2017). Report From the American Society of Transplantation Conference on Donor Heart Selection in Adult Cardiac Transplantation in the United States. Am J Transplant, 17(10), 2559-2566. (Read full article)
    106. Starling RC, Estep JD, Horstmanshof DA, Milano CA, Stehlik J, Shah KB, Bruckner BA, Lee S, Long JW, Selzman CH, Kasirajan V, Haas DC, Boyle AJ, Chuang J, Farrar DJ, Rogers JG (2017). Risk Assessment and Comparative Effectiveness of Left Ventricular Assist Device and Medical Management in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients: The ROADMAP Study 2-Year Results. JACC Heart Fail, 5(7), 518-527. (Read full article)
    107. Stehlik J, Estep JD, Selzman CH, Rogers JG, Spertus JA, Shah KB, Chuang J, Farrar DJ, Starling RC (2017). Patient-Reported Health-Related Quality of Life Is a Predictor of Outcomes in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients Treated With Left Ventricular Assist Device Compared With Medical Management: Results From the ROADMAP Study (Risk Assessment and Comparative Effectiveness of Left Ventricular Assist Device and Medical Management).LID - e003910 [pii]LID - 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.116.003910 [doi]. Circ Heart Fail, 10(6). (Read full article)
    108. Lanfear DE, Levy WC, Stehlik J, Estep JD, Rogers JG, Shah KB, Boyle AJ, Chuang J, Farrar DJ, Starling RC (2017). Accuracy of Seattle Heart Failure Model and HeartMate II Risk Score in Non-Inotrope-Dependent Advanced Heart Failure Patients: Insights From the ROADMAP Study (Risk Assessment and Comparative Effectiveness of Left Ventricular Assist Device and Medical Management in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients).LID - e003745 [pii]LID - 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.116.003745 [doi]. Circ Heart Fail, 10(5). (Read full article)
    109. Wever-Pinzon O, Edwards LB, Taylor DO, Kfoury AG, Drakos SG, Selzman CH, Fang JC, Lund LH, Stehlik J (2017). Association of recipient age and causes of heart transplant mortality: Implications for personalization of post-transplant management-An analysis of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Registry. J Heart Lung Transplant, 36(4), 407-417. (Read full article)
    110. Wever-Pinzon J, Selzman CH, Stoddard G, Wever-Pinzon O, Catino A, Kfoury AG, Diakos NA, Reid BB, McKellar S, Bonios M, Koliopoulou A, Budge D, Kelkhoff A, Stehlik J, Fang JC, Drakos SG (2016). Impact of Ischemic Heart Failure Etiology on Cardiac Recovery During Mechanical Unloading. J Am Coll Cardiol, 68(16), 1741-1752. (Read full article)
    111. Wever-Pinzon O, Drakos SG, McKellar SH, Horne BD, Caine WT, Kfoury AG, Li DY, Fang JC, Stehlik J, Selzman CH (2016). Cardiac Recovery During Long-Term Left Ventricular Assist Device Support. J Am Coll Cardiol, 68(14), 1540-53. (Read full article)
    112. Lund LH, Edwards LB, Dipchand AI, Goldfarb S, Kucheryavaya AY, Levvey BJ, Meiser B, Rossano JW, Yusen RD, Stehlik J, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (2016). The Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Thirty-third Adult Heart Transplantation Report-2016; Focus Theme: Primary Diagnostic Indications for Transplant. J Heart Lung Transplant, 35(10), 1158-1169. (Read full article)
    113. Ko BS, Drakos S, Kfoury AG, Hurst D, Stoddard GJ, Willis CA, Delgado JC, Hammond EH, Gilbert EM, Alharethi R, Revelo MP, Nativi-Nicolau J, Reid BB, McKellar SH, Wever-Pinzon O, Miller DV, Eckels DD, Fang JC, Selzman CH, Stehlik J (2016). Immunologic effects of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices before and after heart transplant. J Heart Lung Transplant, 35(8), 1024-30. (Read full article)
    114. Starling RC, Stehlik J, Baran DA, Armstrong B, Stone JR, Ikle D, Morrison Y, Bridges ND, Putheti P, Strom TB, Bhasin M, Guleria I, Chandraker A, Sayegh M, Daly KP, Briscoe DM, Heeger PS (2016). Multicenter Analysis of Immune Biomarkers and Heart Transplant Outcomes: Results of the Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation-05 Study. Am J Transplant, 16(1), 121-36. (Read full article)
    115. Witman MA, Ives SJ, Trinity JD, Groot HJ, Stehlik J, Richardson RS (2015). Heart failure and movement-induced hemodynamics: partitioning the impact of central and peripheral dysfunction. Int J Cardiol, 178, 232-8. (Read full article)
    116. Diakos NA, Selzman CH, Sachse FB, Stehlik J, Kfoury AG, Wever-Pinzon O, Catino A, Alharethi R, Reid BB, Miller DV, Salama M, Zaitsev AV, Shibayama J, Li H, Fang JC, Li DY, Drakos SG (2014). Myocardial atrophy and chronic mechanical unloading of the failing human heart: implications for cardiac assist device-induced myocardial recovery. J Am Coll Cardiol, 64(15), 1602-12. (Read full article)
    117. Lund LH, Edwards LB, Kucheryavaya AY, Benden C, Christie JD, Dipchand AI, Dobbels F, Goldfarb SB, Levvey BJ, Meiser B, Yusen RD, Stehlik J (2014). The registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: thirty-first official adult heart transplant report--2014; focus theme: retransplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant, 33(10), 996-1008. (Read full article)
    118. Amann M, Venturelli M, Ives SJ, Morgan DE, Gmelch B, Witman MA, Jonathan Groot H, Walter Wray D, Stehlik J, Richardson RS (2014). Group III/IV muscle afferents impair limb blood in patients with chronic heart failure. Int J Cardiol, 174(2), 368-75. (Read full article)
    119. Wever-Pinzon O, Romero J, Kelesidis I, Wever-Pinzon J, Manrique C, Budge D, Drakos SG, Pina IL, Kfoury AG, Garcia MJ, Stehlik J (2014). Coronary computed tomography angiography for the detection of cardiac allograft vasculopathy: a meta-analysis of prospective trials. J Am Coll Cardiol, 63(19), 1992-2004. (Read full article)
    120. Chen HH, Anstrom KJ, Givertz MM, Stevenson LW, Semigran MJ, Goldsmith SR, Bart BA, Bull DA, Stehlik J, LeWinter MM, Konstam MA, Huggins GS, Rouleau JL, OMeara E, Tang WH, Starling RC, Butler J, Deswal A, Felker GM, OConnor CM, Bonita RE, Margulies KB, Cappola TP, Ofili EO, Mann DL, Dvila-Romn VG, McNulty SE, Borlaug BA, Velazquez EJ, Lee KL, Shah MR, Hernandez AF, Braunwald E, Redfield MM, NHLBI Heart Failure Clinical Research Network (2013). Low-dose dopamine or low-dose nesiritide in acute heart failure with renal dysfunction: the ROSE acute heart failure randomized trial. JAMA, 310(23), 2533-43. (Read full article)
    121. Drakos SG, Wever-Pinzon O, Selzman CH, Gilbert EM, Alharethi R, Reid BB, Saidi A, Diakos NA, Stoker S, Davis ES, Movsesian M, Li DY, Stehlik J, Kfoury AG (2013). Magnitude and time course of changes induced by continuous-flow left ventricular assist device unloading in chronic heart failure: insights into cardiac recovery. J Am Coll Cardiol, 61(19), 1985-94. (Read full article)
    122. Wever-Pinzon O, Drakos SG, Kfoury AG, Nativi JN, Gilbert EM, Everitt M, Alharethi R, Brunisholz K, Bader FM, Li DY, Selzman CH, Stehlik J (2013). Morbidity and mortality in heart transplant candidates supported with mechanical circulatory support: is reappraisal of the current United network for organ sharing thoracic organ allocation policy justified? Circulation, 127(4), 452-62. (Read full article)
    123. Gupta A, Braunwald E, McNulty S, Felker GM, Gilbert EM, Alharethi R, Lee KL, Anstrom KJ, Redfield MM, Goldsmith SR, OConnor CM, Bull DA, Stehlik J, Litwin SE (2012). Obesity and the response to intensified diuretic treatment in decompensated heart failure: a DOSE trial substudy. J Card Fail, 18(11), 837-44. (Read full article)
    124. Christie JD, Edwards LB, Kucheryavaya AY, Benden C, Dipchand AI, Dobbels F, Kirk R, Rahmel AO, Stehlik J, Hertz MI (2012). The Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: 29th adult lung and heart-lung transplant report-2012. J Heart Lung Transplant, 31(10), 1073-86. (Read full article)
    125. Drakos SG, Kfoury AG, Stehlik J, Selzman CH, Reid BB, Terrovitis JV, Nanas JN, Li DY (2012). Bridge to recovery: understanding the disconnect between clinical and biological outcomes. Circulation, 126(2), 230-41. (Read full article)
    126. Wever Pinzon O, Stoddard G, Drakos SG, Gilbert EM, Nativi JN, Budge D, Bader F, Alharethi R, Reid B, Selzman CH, Everitt MD, Kfoury AG, Stehlik J (2011). Impact of donor left ventricular hypertrophy on survival after heart transplant. Am J Transplant, 11(12), 2755-61. (Read full article)
    127. Costanzo MR, Dipchand A, Starling R, Anderson A, Chan M, Desai S, Fedson S, Fisher P, Gonzales-Stawinski G, Martinelli L, McGiffin D, Smith J, Taylor D, Meiser B, Webber S, Baran D, Carboni M, Dengler T, Feldman D, Frigerio M, Kfoury A, Kim D, Kobashigawa J, Shullo M, Stehlik J, Teuteberg J, Uber P, Zuckermann A, Hunt S, Burch M, Bhat G, Canter C, Chinnock R, Crespo-Leiro M, Delgado R, Dobbels F, Grady K, Kao W, Lamour J, Parry G, Patel J, Pini D, Towbin J, Wolfel G, Delgado D, Eisen H, Goldberg L, Hosenpud J, Johnson M, Keogh A, Lewis C, OConnell J, Rogers J, Ross H, Russell S, Vanhaecke J, International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines (2010). The International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the care of heart transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant, 29(8), 914-56. (Read full article)
    128. Drakos SG, Kfoury AG, Hammond EH, Reid BB, ReveloMP, Rasmusson BY, Whitehead KJ, Salama M, Selzman CH, Stehlik J, Clayson S, Bristow MR, Renlund DG, Li DY (2010). Impact of Mechanical Unloading on Microvasculature and Associated Central Remodeling Features of the Failing Human Heart. J Am Coll Cardiol, 56(5), 382-391.
    129. Stehlik J, Feldman DS, Brown RN, VanBakel AB, Russel SD, Ewald GA, Hagan ME, Folsom J, Kirklin JK (2010). Interactions among donor characteristics influence post-transplant survival: a multi-institutional analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant, 29(3), 291-8. (Read full article)
    130. Nativi JN, Kfoury AG, Myrick C, Peters M, Renlund D, Gilbert EM, Bader F, Singhal AK, Everitt M, Fisher P, Bull DA, Selzman C, Stehlik J (2010). Effects of the 2006 U.S. thoracic organ allocation change: analysis of local impact on organ procurement and heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant, 29(3), 235-9. (Read full article)
    131. Stehlik J, Islam N, Hurst D, Kfoury AG, Movsesian MA, Fuller A, Delgado JC, Hammond ME, Gilbert EM, Renlund DG, Bader F, Fisher PW, Bull DA, Singhal AK, Eckels DD (2009). Utility of virtual crossmatch in sensitized patients awaiting heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant, 28(11), 1129-34. (Read full article)
    132. Stehlik J, Starling RC, Movsesian MA, Fang JC, Brown RN, Hess ML, Lewis NP, Kirklin JK (2006). Utility of long-term surveillance endomyocardial biopsy: a multi-institutional analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant, 25(12), 1402-9. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Crespo-Leiro MG, Costanzo MR, Gustafsson F, Khush KK, Macdonald PS, Potena L, Stehlik J, Zuckermann A, Mehra MR (2021). Heart transplantation: focus on donor recovery strategies, left ventricular assist devices, and novel therapies. [Review]. Eur Heart J, 43(23), 2237-2246. (Read full article)
    2. Selzman CH, Madden JL, Healy AH, McKellar SH, Koliopoulou A, Stehlik J, Drakos SG (2015). Bridge to removal: a paradigm shift for left ventricular assist device therapy. [Review]. Ann Thorac Surg, 99(1), 360-7. (Read full article)

    Editorial

    1. Stehlik J, Cherikh WS, Hanff TC (2022). The HeartMate 3 Risk Score: Updating LVAD Risk Assessment for the Current Era. JACC Heart Fail, 10(12), 960-962. (Read full article)
    2. Stehlik J, Christie JD, Goldstein DR, Amarelli C, Bertolotti A, Chambers DC, Dorent R, Gonzalez-Vilchez F, Parameshwar J, Perch M, Zuckermann A, Coll E, Levy RD, Atik FA, Gomez-Mesa JE, Moayedi Y, Peled-Potashnik Y, Schultz G, Cherikh W, Danziger-Isakov L (2021). The evolution of the ISHLT transplant registry. Preparing for the future. J Heart Lung Transplant, 40(12), 1670-1681. (Read full article)
    3. Stehlik J, Mehra MR (2020). Secular changes in organ donor profiles and impact on heart and lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant, 39(10), 997-1002. (Read full article)
    4. Kormos RL, Antonides CFJ, Goldstein DJ, Cowger JA, Starling RC, Kirklin JK, Rame JE, Rosenthal D, Mooney ML, Caliskan K, Messe SR, Teuteberg JJ, Mohacsi P, Slaughter MS, Potapov EV, Rao V, Schima H, Stehlik J, Joseph S, Koenig SC, Pagani FD (2020). Updated definitions of adverse events for trials and registries of mechanical circulatory support: A consensus statement of the mechanical circulatory support academic research consortium. J Heart Lung Transplant, 39(8), 735-750. (Read full article)
    5. Kransdorf EP, Patterson CM, Mehra MR, Stehlik J (2019). Donor-recipient size match in thoracic transplantation: back to fundamentals. J Heart Lung Transplant, 38(10), 1007-1014. (Read full article)
    6. Stehlik J, Kemeyou L (2019). Protecting the Heart Allograft With a Statin. Circulation, 140(8), 641-644. (Read full article)
    7. Stehlik J, Wever-Pinzon O (2017). The Heart Transplant Waiting List and the Interplay of Policy and Practice: In Search of Fairness. Circ Heart Fail, 10(12). (Read full article)
    8. Kobashigawa J, Zuckermann A, Macdonald P, Leprince P, Esmailian F, Luu M, Mancini D, Patel J, Razi R, Reichenspurner H, Russell S, Segovia J, Smedira N, Stehlik J, Wagner F (2014). Report from a consensus conference on primary graft dysfunction after cardiac transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant, 33(4), 327-40. (Read full article)

    Letter

    1. Mondesir FL, Zickmund SL, Yang S, Perry G, Galyean P, Nativi-Nicolau J, Kemeyou L, Spertus JA, Stehlik J (2020). Patient Perspectives on the Completion and Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Surveys in Routine Clinical Care for Heart Failure. [Letter to the editor]. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes, 13(9), e007027. (Read full article)
    2. Daud A, Mehra MR, Siu A, Johnson MR, Perch M, Budev M, Zakharia Y, Cheng R, Nativi-Nicolau J, Stehlik J (2020). Immune checkpoint inhibitors in heart or lung transplantation: Early results from a registry initiative. [Letter to the editor]. J Heart Lung Transplant, 39(6), 604-606. (Read full article)
    3. Taleb I, Koliopoulou AG, Tandar A, McKellar SH, Tonna JE, Nativi-Nicolau J, Alvarez Villela M, Welt F, Stehlik J, Gilbert EM, Wever-Pinzon O, Morshedzadeh JH, Dranow E, Selzman CH, Fang JC, Drakos SG (2019). Shock Team Approach in Refractory Cardiogenic Shock Requiring Short-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support: A Proof of Concept. [Letter to the editor]. Circulation, 140(1), 98-100. (Read full article)
    4. Vaduganathan M, Machado SR, DeFilippis EM, Bajaj N, Stehlik J, Mossialos E, Jarcho JA, Mehra MR (2019). Organ Donation and Drug Intoxication-Related Deaths in the United States. [Letter to the editor]. N Engl J Med, 380(6), 597-599. (Read full article)
    5. Mehra MR, Jarcho JA, Cherikh W, Vaduganathan M, Lehman RR, Smits J, Stehlik J (2018). The Drug-Intoxication Epidemic and Solid-Organ Transplantation. [Letter to the editor]. N Engl J Med, 378(20), 1943-1945. (Read full article)