Publications

  1. Iyer VN, Swanson KL, Cartin-Ceba R, Dierkhising RA, Rosen CB, Heimbach JK, Wiesner RH, Krowka MJ. Hepatopulmonary syndrome: Favorable outcomes in the MELD exception era. Hepatology. 2013 Jun; 57(6):2427-35. Epub 2013 Feb 15. 2272636
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  2. Singal AK, Kamath PS, Francisco Ziller N, Dicecco S, Shoreibah M, Kremers W, Charlton MR, Heimbach JK, Watt KD, Shah VH. Nutritional status of patients with alcoholic cirrhosis undergoing liver transplantation: time trends and impact on survival. Transpl Int. 2013 May 03. [Epub ahead of print] 2330138
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  3. Darwish Murad S, Heimbach JK, Gores GJ, Rosen CB, Benson JT, Kim WR. Excellent quality of life after liver transplantation for patients with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma who have undergone neoadjuvant chemoradiation. Liver Transpl. 2013 May; 19(5):521-8. Epub 2013 Apr 9. 2319122
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  4. Krowka MJ, Wiesner RH, Heimbach JK. Pulmonary contraindications, indications and MELD exceptions for liver transplantation: A contemporary view and look forward. J Hepatol. 2013 Apr 01. [Epub ahead of print] 2315019
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  5. Findlay JY, Long TR, Joyner MJ, Heimbach JK, Wass CT. Changes in transfusion practice over time in adult patients undergoing liver transplantation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2013 Feb; 27(1):41-5. Epub 2012 Jul 18. 2259353
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  6. Heimbach JK, Watt KD, Poterucha JJ, Ziller NF, Cecco SD, Charlton MR, Hay JE, Wiesner RH, Sanchez W, Rosen CB, Swain JM. Combined liver transplantation and gastric sleeve resection for patients with medically complicated obesity and end-stage liver disease. Am J Transplant. 2013 Feb; 13(2):363-8. Epub 2012 Nov 08. 2303947
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  7. Kim WR, Stock PG, Smith JM, Heimbach JK, Skeans MA, Edwards EB, Harper AM, Snyder JJ, Israni AK, Kasiske BL. OPTN/SRTR 2011 Annual Data Report: liver. Am J Transplant. 2013 Jan; 13 Suppl 1:73-102. 2297211
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  8. Darwish Murad S, Kim WR, Therneau T, Gores GJ, Rosen CB, Martenson JA, Alberts SR, Heimbach JK. Predictors of pretransplant dropout and posttransplant recurrence in patients with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma. Hepatology. 2012 Sep; 56(3):972-81. Epub 2012 Jul 17. 2295682
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  9. Asrani SK, Asrani NS, Freese DK, Phillips SD, Warnes CA, Heimbach J, Kamath PS. Congenital heart disease and the liver. Hepatology. 2012 Sep; 56(3):1160-9. Epub 2012 Aug 02. 2228976
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  10. Watt KD, Dierkhising R, Heimbach JK, Charlton MR. Impact of sirolimus and tacrolimus on mortality and graft loss in liver transplant recipients with or without hepatitis C virus: an analysis of the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients Database. Liver Transpl. 2012 Sep; 18(9):1029-36. 2249849
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  11. Duarte-Rojo A, Veldt BJ, Goldstein DD, Tillman HL, Watt KD, Heimbach JK, McHutchison JG, Poterucha JJ, Vargas-Vorackova F, Charlton MR. The course of posttransplant hepatitis C infection: comparative impact of donor and recipient source of the favorable IL28B genotype and other variables. Transplantation. 2012 Jul 27; 94(2):197-203. 2256108
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  12. Sembera S, Lammert C, Talwalkar JA, Sanderson SO, Poterucha JJ, Hay JE, Wiesner RH, Gores GJ, Rosen CB, Heimbach JK, Charlton MR. Frequency, clinical presentation, and outcomes of drug-induced liver injury after liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2012 Jul; 18(7):803-10. 2228924
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  13. Darwish Murad S, Kim WR, Harnois DM, Douglas DD, Burton J, Kulik LM, Botha JF, Mezrich JD, Chapman WC, Schwartz JJ, Hong JC, Emond JC, Jeon H, Rosen CB, Gores GJ, Heimbach JK. Efficacy of neoadjuvant chemoradiation, followed by liver transplantation, for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma at 12 US centers. Gastroenterology. 2012 Jul; 143(1):88-98.e3; quiz e14. Epub 2012 Apr 12. 2243850
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  14. Rosen CB, Darwish Murad S, Heimbach JK, Nyberg SL, Nagorney DM, Gores GJ. Neoadjuvant therapy and liver transplantation for hilar cholangiocarcinoma: is pretreatment pathological confirmation of diagnosis necessary? J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Jul; 215(1):31-8; discussion 38-40. Epub 2012 May 22. 2295677
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  15. Taner T, Gandhi MJ, Sanderson SO, Poterucha CR, De Goey SR, Stegall MD, Heimbach JK. Prevalence, course and impact of HLA donor-specific antibodies in liver transplantation in the first year. Am J Transplant. 2012 Jun; 12(6):1504-10. Epub 2012 Mar 15. 2235387
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  16. Levy MJ, Heimbach JK, Gores GJ. Endoscopic ultrasound staging of cholangiocarcinoma. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2012 May; 28(3):244-52. 2219709
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  17. Veldt BJ, Duarte-Rojo A, Thompson AJ, Watt KD, Heimbach JK, Tillmann HL, Goldstein DD, McHutchison JG, Charlton MR. Recipient IL28B polymorphism is an important independent predictor of posttransplant diabetes mellitus in liver transplant patients with chronic hepatitis C. Am J Transplant. 2012 Mar; 12(3):737-44. Epub 2012 Feb 02. 2221392
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  18. Charlton MR, Burns JM, Pedersen RA, Watt KD, Heimbach JK, Dierkhising RA. Frequency and outcomes of liver transplantation for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in the United States. Gastroenterology. 2011 Oct; 141(4):1249-53. Epub 2011 Jul 02. 2173562
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  19. Ali AH, Koutsari C, Mundi M, Stegall MD, Heimbach JK, Taler SJ, Nygren J, Thorell A, Bogachus LD, Turcotte LP, Bernlohr D, Jensen MD. Free fatty acid storage in human visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue: role of adipocyte proteins. Diabetes. 2011 Sep; 60(9):2300-7. Epub 2011 Aug 01. 2180635
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  20. Massoud O, Heimbach J, Viker K, Krishnan A, Poterucha J, Sanchez W, Watt K, Wiesner R, Charlton M. Noninvasive diagnosis of acute cellular rejection in liver transplant recipients: a proteomic signature validated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Liver Transpl. 2011 Jun; 17(6):723-32. 2166779
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  21. Heimbach JK, Sanchez W, Rosen CB, Gores GJ. Trans-peritoneal fine needle aspiration biopsy of hilar cholangiocarcinoma is associated with disease dissemination. HPB (Oxford). 2011 May; 13(5):356-60. Epub 2011 Mar 29. 2160199
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  22. Coss E, Watt KD, Pedersen R, Dierkhising R, Heimbach JK, Charlton MR. Predictors of cardiovascular events after liver transplantation: a role for pretransplant serum troponin levels. Liver Transpl. 2011 Jan; 17(1):23-31. 2143378
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  23. Charlton MR, Thompson A, Veldt BJ, Watt K, Tillmann H, Poterucha JJ, Heimbach JK, Goldstein D, McHutchison J. Interleukin-28B polymorphisms are associated with histological recurrence and treatment response following liver transplantation in patients with hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatology. 2011 Jan; 53(1):317-24. 2147300
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  24. Gali B, Plevak DJ, Nagorney DM, Rosen CB, Heimbach JK, Dierkhising RA, Findlay JY. Perioperative events in living and deceased donor liver transplant recipients: A case control study. Open Transplantation Journal. 2011; 5:8-14. 2141523
  25. Mathur AK, Heimbach J, Steffick DE, Sonnenday CJ, Goodrich NP, Merion RM. Donation after cardiac death liver transplantation: predictors of outcome. Am J Transplant. 2010 Nov; 10(11):2512-9. 2121218
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  26. Gores GJ, Heimbach JK, Rosen CB. Liver transplantation for non-hepatocellular carcinoma malignancies. Liver Transpl. 2010 Oct; 16(S2):S22-5. 2118568
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  27. Watt KD, Coss E, Pedersen RA, Dierkhising R, Heimbach JK, Charlton MR. Pretransplant serum troponin levels are highly predictive of patient and graft survival following liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2010 Aug; 16(8):990-8. 2109284
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  28. Rosen CB, Heimbach JK, Gores GJ. Liver transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma. Transpl Int. 2010 Jul; 23(7):692-7. Epub 2010 May 20. 2002080
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  29. Asrani SK, Lim YS, Therneau TM, Pedersen RA, Heimbach J, Kim WR. Donor race does not predict graft failure after liver transplantation. Gastroenterology. 2010 Jun; 138(7):2341-7. Epub 2010 Feb 19. 1987759
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  30. Watt KD, Pedersen RA, Kremers WK, Heimbach JK, Charlton MR. Evolution of causes and risk factors for mortality post-liver transplant: results of the NIDDK long-term follow-up study. Am J Transplant. 2010 Jun; 10(6):1420-7. Epub 2010 May 10. 2002111
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  31. Watt KD, Pedersen RA, Kremers WK, Heimbach JK, Sanchez W, Gores GJ. Long-term probability of and mortality from de novo malignancy after liver transplantation. Gastroenterology. 2009 Dec; 137(6):2010-7. Epub 2009 Sep 18. 1963343
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  32. Heimbach J. Hilar cholangiocarcinoma and liver transplantation. Transplantation. 2009 Aug 15; 88(3):299-300. 1957536
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  33. Veldt BJ, Poterucha JJ, Watt KD, Wiesner RH, Hay JE, Rosen CB, Heimbach JK, Janssen HL, Charlton MR. Insulin resistance, serum adipokines and risk of fibrosis progression in patients transplanted for hepatitis C. Am J Transplant. 2009 Jun; 9(6):1406-13. Epub 2009 May 13. 1944214
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  34. Rea DJ, Rosen CB, Nagorney DM, Heimbach JK, Gores GJ. Transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma: when and for whom? Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2009 Apr; 18(2):325-37, ix. 1933697
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  35. Berg CL, Steffick DE, Edwards EB, Heimbach JK, Magee JC, Washburn WK, Mazariegos GV. Liver and intestine transplantation in the United States 1998-2007. Am J Transplant. 2009 Apr; 9(4 Pt 2):907-31. 1951107
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  36. Keegan MT, Gali B, Findlay JY, Heimbach JK, Plevak DJ, Afessa B. APACHE III outcome prediction in patients admitted to the intensive care unit after liver transplantation: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Surg. 2009; 9:11. Epub 2009 Jul 29. 1959358
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  37. Veldt BJ, Poterucha JJ, Watt KD, Wiesner RH, Hay JE, Kremers WK, Rosen CB, Heimbach JK, Charlton MR. Impact of pegylated interferon and ribavirin treatment on graft survival in liver transplant patients with recurrent hepatitis C infection. Am J Transplant. 2008 Nov; 8(11):2426-33. Epub 2008 Aug 22. 1905625
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  38. Mathis KL, Dozois EJ, Larson DW, Cima RR, Sarmiento JM, Wolff BG, Heimbach JK, Pemberton JH. Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis and liver transplantation for ulcerative colitis complicated by primary sclerosing cholangitis. Br J Surg. 2008 Jul; 95(7):882-6. 1891546
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  39. Mathis KL, Dozois EJ, Larson DW, Cima RR, Sarmeinto JM, Wolff BG, Heimbach JK, Pemberton JH. Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis, liver transplantation for ulcerative colitis complicated by primary sclerosing cholangitis. Br J Surg. 2008 May 21. 1876715
  40. Heimbach JK. Successful liver transplantation for hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2008 May; 24(3):384-8. 1883290
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  41. Leonard J, Heimbach JK, Malinchoc M, Watt K, Charlton M. The impact of obesity on long-term outcomes in liver transplant recipients-results of the NIDDK liver transplant database. Am J Transplant. 2008 Mar; 8(3):667-72. 1872214
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  42. Heimbach JK. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer J. 2008 Mar-Apr; 14(2):95-9. 1894794
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  43. Rosen CB, Heimbach JK, Gores GJ. Surgery for cholangiocarcinoma: the role of liver transplantation. HPB (Oxford). 2008; 10(3):186-9. 1915689
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  44. Mantel HT, Rosen CB, Heimbach JK, Nyberg SL, Ishitani MB, Andrews JC, McKusick MA, Haddock MG, Alberts SR, Gores GJ. Vascular complications after orthotopic liver transplantation after neoadjuvant therapy for hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Liver Transpl. 2007 Oct; 13(10):1372-81. 1846352
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  45. Perri R, Assi M, Talwalkar J, Heimbach J, Hogan W, Moore SB, Rosen CB. Graft vs. host disease after liver transplantation: a new approach is needed. Liver Transpl. 2007 Aug; 13(8):1092-9. 1834888
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  46. Rosen CB, Heimbach JK, Gores GJ. Current status of liver transplantation for hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation. 2007 Jun; 12(3):215-9. 1830878
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  47. Heimbach JK, Gores GJ, Haddock MG, Alberts SR, Pedersen R, Kremers W, Nyberg SL, Ishitani MB, Rosen CB. Predictors of disease recurrence following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and liver transplantation for unresectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma. Transplantation. 2006 Dec 27; 82(12):1703-7. 1799723
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  48. Rea DJ, Heimbach JK, Grande JP, Textor SC, Taler SJ, Prieto M, Larson TS, Cosio FG, Stegall MD. Glomerular volume and renal histology in obese and non-obese living kidney donors. Kidney Int. 2006 Nov; 70(9):1636-41. Epub 2006 Sep 06. 1791303
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  49. Heimbach JK, Gores GJ, Nagorney DM, Rosen CB. Liver transplantation for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma after aggressive neoadjuvant therapy: a new paradigm for liver and biliary malignancies? Surgery. 2006 Sep; 140(3):331-4. 1782513
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  50. Rea DJ, Heimbach JK, Rosen CB, Haddock MG, Alberts SR, Kremers WK, Gores GJ, Nagorney DM. Liver transplantation with neoadjuvant chemoradiation is more effective than resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Ann Surg. 2005 Sep; 242(3):451-8; discussion 458-61. 1729895
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  51. Ishitani MB, Milliner DS, Kim DY, Bohorquez HE, Heimbach JK, Sheedy PF, Morgenstern BZ, Gloor JM, Murphy JG, McBane RD, Bielak LF, Peyser PA, Stegall MD. Early subclinical coronary artery calcification in young adults who were pediatric kidney transplant recipients. Am J Transplant. 2005 Jul; 5(7):1689-93. 1720523
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  52. Heimbach JK, Taler SJ, Prieto M, Cosio FG, Textor SC, Kudva YC, Chow GK, Ishitani MB, Larson TS, Stegall MD. Obesity in living kidney donors: Clinical characteristics and outcomes in the era of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. Am J Transplant. 2005 May; 5(5):1057-64. 1705165
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  53. Heimbach JK, Menon KVN, Ishitani MB, Nyberg SL, Jankowski CJ, Lindor KD, Rosen CB. Living donor liver transplantation using a right lobe graft in an adult with situs inversus. Liver Transpl. 2005 Jan; 11(1):111-3. 1677884
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  54. de la Vega LSP, Torres A, Bohorquez HE, Heimbach JK, Gloor JM, Schwab TR, Taler SJ, Nyberg SL, Ishitani MB, Prieto M, Velosa JA, Larson TS, Stegall MD, Cosio FG, Textor SC, Griffin MD. Patient and graft outcomes from older living kidney donors are similar to those from younger donors despite lower GFR. Kidney Int. 2004 Oct; 66(4):1654-61. 1663713
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  55. Kim DY, Stegall MD, Prieto M, Chow GK, Bohorquez HE, Covarrubias MA, Heimbach JK, Morgenstern BZ, Gloor JM, Milliner DS, Weckwerth JA, Weis KD, Ishitani MB. Hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy for pediatric kidney allograft recipients. Pediatr Transplant. 2004 Oct; 8(5):460-3. 1663695
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  56. Heimbach JK, Haddock MG, Alberts SR, Nyberg SL, Ishitani MB, Rosen CB, Gores GJ. Transplantation for hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Liver Transpl. 2004 Oct; 10(10 Suppl 2):S65-8. 1669320
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  57. Heimbach JK, Gores GJ, Haddock MG, Alberts SR, Nyberg SL, Ishitani MB, Rosen CB. Liver transplantation for unresectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma. Semin Liver Dis. 2004 May; 24(2):201-7. 1649234
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  58. Robinson TL Biffl WL, Moore EE, Heimbach JK, Calkins CM, Burch JM. Routine preoperative laboratory analyses are unnecessary before elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surg Endoscopy. 2003 Mar; 17(3):438-41. 1683853
  59. Robinson TN, Biffl WL, Moore EE, Heimbach JK, Calkins CM, Burch JM. Predicting failure of outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Am J Surg. 2002 Dec; 184(6):515-8. 1683852
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  60. Calkins CM, Heimbach JK, Bensard DD, Song Y, Raeburn CD, Meng X, McIntyre RC Jr. TNF receptor I mediates chemokine production and neutrophil accumulation in the lung following systemic lipopolysaccharide. J Surg Res. 2001 Dec; 101(2):232-7. 1683854
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  61. Heimbach JK, Reznikov LL, Calkins CM, Robinson TN, Dinarello CA, Harken AH, Meng X. TNF receptor I is required for induction of macrophage heat shock protein 70. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2001 Jul; 281(1):C241-7. 1979802
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  62. Calkins, CM, Bensard DD, Heimbach JK, Meng X, Shames BD, Pulido EJ, McIntyre RC. L-arginine attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced lung chemokine production. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2001 Mar; 280(3):L400-8. 1683856
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  63. Robinson TR, Morrell TD, Pomerantz BJ, Heimbach JK, Cairns CB, Harken AH. Therapeutically accessible clinical cardiac states. J Am Coll Surg. 2000 Oct; 191(4):452-63. 1683857
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  64. Pomerantz, BJ, Robinson TN, Morrell TD, Heimbach JK, Banerjee A, Harken AH. Selective mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel activation is sufficient to precondition human myocardium. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2000 Aug; 120(2):387-92. 1683858
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  65. Pomerantz BJ, Robinson TN, Heimbach JK, Calkins CM, Miller SA, Banerjee A, Harken AH. Selective mitochondrial KATP channel opening controls human myocardial preconditioning: too much of a good thing? Surgery. 2000 Aug; 128(2):368-73. 1683859
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  66. Heimbach JK, Reznikov LL Calkins CM, Robinson TN, Dinarello CA, Harken AH, Meng X. Thermotolerance is Independent of Heat Shock Protein 70. Owen H. Wagensteen Surgical Forum. 2000; 51:48-9. 1683860
  67. Lacy MQ, Donovan KA, Heimbach JK, Ahmann GJ, Lust JA. Comparison of interleukin-1 beta expression by in situ hybridization in monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and multiple myeloma. Blood. 1999 Jan 1; 93(1):300-5. 108982
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  68. Heimbach JK, Mitchel E, Finlayson CA, Myers A, Franciose R, Rabinovich RA, Schwartzberg B, Biffl WL. Breast conservation therapy in affiliated county, private and university hospitals. American Journal of Surgery. 1999; 178(6):460-9. 1683861
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  69. Donovan KA, Lacy MQ, Kline MP, Ahmann GJ, Heimbach JK, Kyle RA, Lust JA. Contrast in cytokine expression between patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance or multiple myeloma. Leukemia. 1998 Apr; 12(4):593-600. 104915
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