A selected list of publications:

• Westaby Stephen, Deng Mario   Continuous flow blood pumps: the new gold standard for advanced heart failure? European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 2013; .
• Khuu Tam, Hickey Ann, Deng Mario C   Pomegranate-containing products and tacrolimus: a potential interaction The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2013; 32(2): 272-4.
• Schulze P Christian, Jiang Jeffrey, Yang Jonathan, Cheema Faisal H, Schaeffle Kenneth, Kato Tomoko S, Farr Maryjane, Restaino Susan, Deng Mario, Maurer Mathew, Horn Evelyn, Latif Farhana, Colombo Paolo C, Jorde Ulrich, Uriel Nir, Haythe Jennifer, Bijou Rachel, Drusin Ron, Lee Sun Hi, Takayama Hiroo, Naka Yoshifumi, Mancini Donna M   Preoperative Assessment of High Risk Candidates to Predict Survival Following Heart Transplantation Circulation. Heart failure, 2013; .
• Kwon Murray H, Wong Samantha Y, Ardehali Abbas, Laks Hillel, Zhang Zilu K, Deng Mario C, Shemin Richard J   Primary graft dysfunction does not lead to increased cardiac allograft vasculopathy in surviving patients The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2013; 145(3): 869-73.
• Feldman David, Pamboukian Salpy V, Teuteberg Jeffrey J, Birks Emma, Lietz Katherine, Moore Stephanie A, Morgan Jeffrey A, Arabia Francisco, Bauman Mary E, Buchholz Hoger W, Deng Mario, Dickstein Marc L, El-Banayosy Aly, Elliot Tonya, Goldstein Daniel J, Grady Kathleen L, Jones Kylie, Hryniewicz Katarzyna, John Ranjit, Kaan Annemarie, Kusne Shimon, Loebe Matthias, Massicotte M Patricia, Moazami Nader, Mohacsi Paul, Mooney Martha, Nelson Thomas, Pagani Francis, Perry William, Potapov Evgenij V, Eduardo Rame J, Russell Stuart D, Sorensen Erik N, Sun Benjamin, Strueber Martin, Mangi Abeel A, Petty Michael G, Rogers Joseph   The 2013 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for mechanical circulatory support: executive summary The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2013; 32(2): 157-87.
• Weiss James N, Karma Alain, MacLellan W Robb, Deng Mario, Rau Christoph D, Rees Colin M, Wang Jessica, Wisniewski Nicholas, Eskin Eleazar, Horvath Steve, Qu Zhilin, Wang Yibin, Lusis Aldons J   “Good enough solutions” and the genetics of complex diseases Circulation research, 2012; 111(4): 493-504.
• Crespo-Leiro Maria G, Zuckermann Andreas, Bara Christoph, Mohacsi Paul, Schulz Uwe, Boyle Andrew, Ross Heather J, Parameshwar Jayan, Zakliczyński Michael, Fiocchi Roberto, Stypmann Joerg, Hoefer Daniel, Lehmkuhl Hans, Deng Mario C, Leprince Pascal, Berry Gerald, Marboe Charles C, Stewart Susan, Tazelaar Henry D, Baron Helen M, Coleman Ian-Charles, Vanhaecke Johan   Concordance among pathologists in the second Cardiac Allograft Rejection Gene Expression Observational Study (CARGO II) Transplantation, 2012; 94(11): 1172-7.
• Cheng Richard K, Deng Mario C, Tseng Chi-Hong, Shemin Richard J, Kubak Bernard M, Maclellan W Robb   Risk stratification in patients with advanced heart failure requiring biventricular assist device support as a bridge to cardiac transplantation The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2012; 31(8): 831-8.
• Festa Joanne R, Jia Xiaoyu, Cheung Ken, Marchidann Adrian, Schmidt Michael, Shapiro Peter A, Mancini Donna M, Naka Yoshifumi, Deng Mario, Lantz Emily R, Marshall Randolph S, Lazar Ronald M   Association of low ejection fraction with impaired verbal memory in older patients with heart failure Archives of neurology, 2011; 68(8): 1021-6.
• Cadeiras Martin, von Bayern Manuel, Sinha Anshu, Shahzad Khurram, Latif Farhana, Lim Wei Keat, Grenett Hernan, Tabak Esteban, Klingler Tod, Califano Andrea, Deng Mario C   Drawing networks of rejection – a systems biological approach to the identification of candidate genes in heart transplantation Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2011; 15(4): 949-56.
• Sims Daniel B, Uriel Nir, González-Costello José, Deng Mario C, Restaino Susan W, Farr Maryjane A, Takayama Hiroo, Mancini Donna M, Naka Yoshifumi, Jorde Ulrich P   Human immunodeficiency virus infection and left ventricular assist devices: a case series The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2011; 30(9): 1060-4.
• Shahzad Khurram, Aziz Quratul Ain, Leva Jean-Paul, Cadeiras Martin, Ho Eric K, Vlad George, Vasilescu E Rodica, Latif Farhana, Sinha Anshu, Burke Elizabeth, Addonizio Linda J, Restaino Susan W, Marboe Charles C, Suciu-Foca Nicole, Naka Yoshifumi, Mancini Donna, Deng Mario C   New-onset graft dysfunction after heart transplantation–incidence and mechanism-related outcomes The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2011; 30(2): 194-203.
• Weidner Gerdi, Zahn Daniela, Mendell Nancy R, Smits Jacqueline M A, Deng Mario C, Zittermann Armin, Spaderna Heike, Spaderna Heike   Patients’ sex and emotional support as predictors of death and clinical deterioration in the waiting for a new heart study: results from the 1-year follow-up Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), 2011; 21(2): 106-14.
• Ho Eric K, Vlad George, Vasilescu Elena Rodica, de la Torre Ludwika, Colovai Adriana I, Burke Elizabeth, Deng Mario, Schwartz Joseph, Marboe Charles, Mancini Donna, Opelz Gerhard, Suciu-Foca Nicole   Pre- and posttransplantation allosensitization in heart allograft recipients: major impact of de novo alloantibody production on allograft survival Human immunology, 2011; 72(1): 5-10.
• Deng Mario C, Ardehali Abbas, Shemin Richard, Hickey Ann, MacLellan W Robb, Fonarow Gregg   Relative roles of heart transplantation and long-term mechanical circulatory support in contemporary management of advanced heart failure – a critical appraisal 10 years after REMATCH European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 2011; 40(4): 781-2.
• Zahn Daniela, Weidner Gerdi, Beyersmann Jan, Smits Jacqueline M A, Deng Mario C, Kaczmarek Ingo, Meyer Sven, Reichenspurner Hermann, Mehlhorn Uwe, Wagner Florian M, Spaderna Heike   Composite risk scores and depression as predictors of competing waiting-list outcomes: the Waiting for a New Heart Study Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, 2010; 23(12): 1223-32.
• Shahzad Khurram, Cadeiras Martin, Memon Sarfaraz, Zeeberg Barry, Klingler Tod, Sinha Anshu, Tabak Esteban G, Unniachan Sreevalsa, Deng Mario C   Gene Expression Signatures of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells during the Early Post-Transplant Period in Patients Developing Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Journal of transplantation, 2010; 2010(2): 719696.
• Pham Michael X, Teuteberg Jeffrey J, Kfoury Abdallah G, Starling Randall C, Deng Mario C, Cappola Thomas P, Kao Andrew, Anderson Allen S, Cotts William G, Ewald Gregory A, Baran David A, Bogaev Roberta C, Elashoff Barbara, Baron Helen, Yee James, Valantine Hannah A, Valantine Hannah A   Gene-expression profiling for rejection surveillance after cardiac transplantation The New England journal of medicine, 2010; 362(20): 1890-900.
• Deng Mario C, Alexander Gregory, Wolters Hans, Shahzad Khurram, Cadeiras Martin, Hicks Albert, Rowe Theresa, Klingler Tod M, Eisen Howard J   Low variability of intraindividual longitudinal leukocyte gene expression profiling cardiac allograft rejection scores Transplantation, 2010; 90(4): 459-61.
• Sinha Anshu, Shahzad Khurram, Latif Farhana, Cadeiras Martin, Von Bayern Manuel Prinz, Oz Simin, Naka Yoshifumi, Deng Mario C   Peripheral blood mononuclear cell transcriptome profiles suggest T-cell immunosuppression after uncomplicated mechanical circulatory support device surgery Human immunology, 2010; 71(2): 164-9.
• Cadeiras Martin, Shahzad Khurram, John Manju M, Gruber Dorota, Bayern Manuel von, Auerbach Scott, Sinha Anshu, Latif Farhana, Unniachan Sreevalsa, Memon Sarfaraz, Mital Seema, Restaino Susan, Marboe Charles C, Addonizio Linda J, Deng Mario C   Relationship between a validated molecular cardiac transplant rejection classifier and routine organ function parameters Clinical transplantation, 2010; 24(3): 321-7.
• Shahzad Khurram, He Junkit, Li Qiaoyi, Aziz Quratul Ain, Deng Mario C   Relationship between prolonged QTc interval, cardiac allograft dysfunction and elevated molecular gene expression profiling test score after heart transplantation The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2010; 29(6): 711-3.
• Shahzad Khurram, Cadeiras Martin, Arai Kotaro, Abramov Dmitry, Burke Elizabeth, Deng Mario C   Unexplained Graft Dysfunction after Heart Transplantation-Role of Novel Molecular Expression Test Score and QTc-Interval: A Case Report Cardiology research and practice, 2010; 2010(2): 230810.
• Uriel Nir, Jorde Ulrich P, Cotarlan Vlad, Colombo Paolo C, Farr Maryjane, Restaino Susan W, Lietz Katherine, Naka Yoshifuma, Deng Mario C, Mancini Donna   Heart transplantation in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2009; 28(7): 667-9.
• Lietz Katherine, Long James W, Kfoury Abdallah G, Slaughter Mark S, Silver Marc A, Milano Carmelo A, Rogers Joseph G, Miller Leslie W, Deng Mario, Naka Yoshifumi, Mancini Donna   Impact of center volume on outcomes of left ventricular assist device implantation as destination therapy: analysis of the Thoratec HeartMate Registry, 1998 to 2005 Circulation. Heart failure, 2009; 2(1): 3-10.
• Mignatti Andrea, Sims Daniel B, Colombo Paolo C, Garcia Luis I, Bijou Rachel, Deng Mario C, Jorde Ulrich P   Resting heart rate does not reflect the degree of beta-blockade in subjects with heart failure on chronic beta-blocker therapy Cardiovascular therapeutics, 2009; 27(1): 42-8.
• Arrecubieta Carlos, Toba Faustino A, von Bayern Manuel, Akashi Hirokazu, Deng Mario C, Naka Yoshifumi, Lowy Franklin D   SdrF, a Staphylococcus epidermidis surface protein, contributes to the initiation of ventricular assist device driveline-related infections PLoS pathogens, 2009; 5(5): e1000411.
• George Isaac, Colley Patrick, Russo Mark J, Martens Timothy P, Burke Elizabeth, Oz Mehmet C, Deng Mario C, Mancini Donna M, Naka Yoshifumi   Association of device surface and biomaterials with immunologic sensitization after mechanical support The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2008; 135(6): 1372-9.
• Latif Farhana, Cadeiras Martin, von Bayern Manuel Prinz, Shahzad Khurram, Sinha Anshu, Deng Mario C   Challenges of long-term mechanical circulatory support therapy Expert review of medical devices, 2008; 5(4): 413-4.
• Mehra Mandeep R, Kobashigawa Jon A, Deng Mario C, Fang Kenneth C, Klingler Tod M, Lal Preeti G, Rosenberg Steven, Uber Patricia A, Starling Randall C, Murali Srinivas, Pauly Daniel F, Dedrick Russell, Walker Michael G, Zeevi Adriana, Eisen Howard J, Eisen Howard J   Clinical implications and longitudinal alteration of peripheral blood transcriptional signals indicative of future cardiac allograft rejection The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2008; 27(3): 297-301.
• von Bayern Manuel Prinz, Arrecubieta Carlos, Oz Sim, Akashi Hirokazu, Cedeiras Martin, Naka Yoshifumi, Deng Mario C, Lowy Franklin D   Development of a murine ventricular assist device transcutaneous drive-line model The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2008; 27(7): 812-4.
• Cadeiras Martin, Bayern Manuel, Burke Elizabeth, Dedrick Russell, Gangadin Anatasia, Latif Farbana, Latif Farhana, Shahzad Khurram, Shazad Khurram, Sinha Anshu, Tabak Esteban G, Marboe Charles C, Califano Andrea C, Deng Mario C   Gene expression profiles of patients with antibody-mediated rejection after cardiac transplantation The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2008; 27(8): 932-4.
• Stewart Allen S, Russo Mark J, Martens Timothy P, Naseem Tariq M, Deng Mario C, Wang Ray, Argenziano Michael, Oz Mehmet, Naka Yoshifumi   Longer duration of continuous-flow ventricular assist device support predicts greater hemodynamic compromise after return of pulsatility The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2008; 136(2): 524-5.
• Cooper Leslie T, Hare Joshua M, Tazelaar Henry D, Edwards William D, Starling Randall C, Deng Mario C, Menon Santosh, Mullen G Martin, Jaski Brian, Bailey Kent R, Cunningham Madeleine W, Dec G William, Dec G William   Usefulness of immunosuppression for giant cell myocarditis The American journal of cardiology, 2008; 102(11): 1535-9.
• Arrecubieta Carlos, Matsunaga Iwao, Asai Tomohiro, Naka Yoshifumi, Deng Mario C, Lowy Franklin D   Vaccination with clumping factor A and fibronectin binding protein A to prevent Staphylococcus aureus infection of an aortic patch in mice The Journal of infectious diseases, 2008; 198(4): 571-5.
• Maurer Mathew S, Raina Amresh, Hesdorffer Charles, Bijou Rachel, Colombo Paolo, Deng Mario, Drusin Ronald, Haythe Jennifer, Horn Evelyn, Lee Sun Hi, Marboe Charles, Naka Yoshifumi, Schulman Larry, Scully Brian, Shapiro Peter, Prager Kenneth, Radhakrishnan Jai, Restaino Susan, Mancini Donna   Cardiac transplantation using extended-donor criteria organs for systemic amyloidosis complicated by heart failure Transplantation, 2007; 83(5): 539-45.
• Cadeiras Martin, von Bayern Manuel Prinz, Deng Mario C   Cardiac transplantation: any role left? Heart failure clinics, 2007; 3(3): 321-47.
• Asai Tomohiro, Lee Mei-Ho, Arrecubieta Carlos, von Bayern Manuel Prinz, Cespedes Christian A, Baron Helen M, Cadeiras Martin, Sakaguchi Taichi, Marboe Charles C, Naka Yoshifumi, Deng Mario C, Lowy Franklin D   Cellular coating of the left ventricular assist device textured polyurethane membrane reduces adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2007; 133(5): 1147-53.
• von Bayern Manuel Prinz, Cadeiras Martin, Deng Mario C   Destination therapy: does progress depend on left ventricular assist device development? Heart failure clinics, 2007; 3(3): 349-67.
• Li Jianfeng, Cadeiras Martin, Prinz von Bayern Manuel, Zhang Lining, Colovai Adriana I, Dedrick Russell, Jaffe Eric A, Suciu-Foca Nicole, Deng Mario C   G6b-B cell surface inhibitory receptor expression is highly restricted to CD4+ T-cells and induced by interleukin-4-activated STAT6 pathway Human immunology, 2007; 68(8): 708-14.
• Bernstein Daniel, Williams Gavin E, Eisen Howard, Mital Seema, Wohlgemuth Jay G, Klingler Tod M, Fang Kenneth C, Deng Mario C, Kobashigawa Jon   Gene expression profiling distinguishes a molecular signature for grade 1B mild acute cellular rejection in cardiac allograft recipients The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2007; 26(12): 1270-80.
• Cadeiras Martin, von Bayern Manuel, Deng Mario C   Managing drugs and devices in patients with permanent ventricular assist devices Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine, 2007; 9(4): 318-31.
• Pham Michael X, Deng Mario C, Kfoury Abdallah G, Teuteberg Jeffrey J, Starling Randall C, Valantine Hannah   Molecular testing for long-term rejection surveillance in heart transplant recipients: design of the Invasive Monitoring Attenuation Through Gene Expression (IMAGE) trial The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2007; 26(8): 808-14.
• Mehra Mandeep R, Kobashigawa Jon A, Deng Mario C, Fang Kenneth C, Klingler Tod M, Lal Preeti G, Rosenberg Steven, Uber Patricia A, Starling Randall C, Murali Srinivas, Pauly Daniel F, Dedrick Russell, Walker Michael G, Zeevi Adriana, Eisen Howard J, Eisen Howard J   Transcriptional signals of T-cell and corticosteroid-sensitive genes are associated with future acute cellular rejection in cardiac allografts The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2007; 26(12): 1255-63.
• Gronda Edoardo, Bourge Robert C, Costanzo Maria Rosa, Deng Mario, Mancini Donna, Martinelli Luigi, Torre-Amione Guillermo, O’Hara Mary Lou, Chambers Susan   Heart rhythm considerations in heart transplant candidates and considerations for ventricular assist devices: International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation guidelines for the care of cardiac transplant candidates–2006 The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2006; 25(9): 1043-56.
• Starling Randall C, Pham Michael, Valantine Hannah, Miller Leslie, Eisen Howard, Rodriguez E Rene, Taylor David O, Yamani Mohamad H, Kobashigawa Jon, McCurry Kenneth, Marboe Charles, Mehra Mandeep R, Zuckerman Andreas, Deng Mario C, Deng Mario C   Molecular testing in the management of cardiac transplant recipients: initial clinical experience The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2006; 25(12): 1389-95.
• von Scheidt Wolfgang, Costard-Jaeckle Angelika, Stempfle Hans Ulrich, Deng Mario C, Schwaab Bernhard, Haaff Bernd, Naegele Herbert, Mohacsi Paul, Trautnitz Michael, Trautnitz Michael   Prostaglandin E1 testing in heart failure-associated pulmonary hypertension enables transplantation: the PROPHET study The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2006; 25(9): 1070-6.
• Butler Javed, Geisberg Carrie, Howser Renee, Portner Peer M, Rogers Joseph G, Deng Mario C, Pierson Richard N   Relationship between renal function and left ventricular assist device use The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2006; 81(5): 1745-51.
• Arrecubieta Carlos, Asai Tomohiro, Bayern Manuel, Loughman Anthony, Fitzgerald J Ross, Shelton Corbett E, Baron Helen M, Dang Nicholas C, Deng Mario C, Naka Yoshifumi, Foster Timothy J, Lowy Franklin D   The role of Staphylococcus aureus adhesins in the pathogenesis of ventricular assist device-related infections The Journal of infectious diseases, 2006; 193(8): 1109-19.
• Asai Tomohiro, Baron Helen M, von Bayern Manuel Prinz, Sakaguchi Taichi, Arrecubieta Carlos, Cespedes Christian A, Lee Mei-Ho, Lowy Franklin D, Marboe Charles C, Deng Mario C, Naka Yoshifumi   A mouse aortic patch model for mechanical circulatory support The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2005; 24(8): 1129-32.
• Deng Mario C, Edwards Leah B, Hertz Marshall I, Rowe Amanda W, Keck Berkeley M, Kormos Robert, Naftel David C, Kirklin James K, Taylor David O, Taylor David O   Mechanical circulatory support device database of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: third annual report–2005 The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2005; 24(9): 1182-7.
• Marboe Charles C, Billingham Margaret, Eisen Howard, Deng Mario C, Baron Helen, Mehra Mandeep, Hunt Sharon, Wohlgemuth Jay, Mahmood Irfan, Prentice James, Berry Gerald   Nodular endocardial infiltrates (Quilty lesions) cause significant variability in diagnosis of ISHLT Grade 2 and 3A rejection in cardiac allograft recipients The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2005; 24(7 Suppl): S219-26.
• Taylor David O, Edwards Leah B, Boucek Mark M, Trulock Elbert P, Deng Mario C, Keck Berkeley M, Hertz Marshall I   Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: twenty-second official adult heart transplant report–2005 The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2005; 24(8): 945-55.
• Hertz Marshall I, Boucek Mark M, Deng Mario C, Edwards Leah B, Keck Berkeley M, Kirklin James K, Naftel David C, Rowe Amanda W, Taylor David O, Trulock Elbert P   Scientific Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: introduction to the 2005 annual reports The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2005; 24(8): 939-44.
• Deng Mario C   The challenges of generating evidence to guide mechanical circulatory support-based management of advanced heart failure European heart journal, 2005; 26(10): 953-5.
• Evans Roger W, Williams Gavin E, Baron Helen M, Deng Mario C, Eisen Howard J, Hunt Sharon A, Khan Mahmud M, Kobashigawa Jon A, Marton Eric N, Mehra Mandeep R, Mital Seema R   The economic implications of noninvasive molecular testing for cardiac allograft rejection American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2005; 5(6): 1553-8.
• Deng Mario C   Heart transplantation: the increasing challenges of evidence-based decision-making Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2004; 43(5): 803-5.
• Klotz Stefan, Deng Mario C, Stypmann Joerg, Roetker Juergen, Wilhelm Markus J, Hammel Dieter, Scheld Hans H, Schmid Christof   Left ventricular pressure and volume unloading during pulsatile versus nonpulsatile left ventricular assist device support The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2004; 77(1): 143-9; discussion 149-50.
• Deng Mario C, Edwards Leah B, Hertz Marshall I, Rowe Amanda W, Keck Berkeley M, Kormos Robert, Naftel David C, Kirklin James K   Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Database of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: second annual report–2004 The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2004; 23(9): 1027-34.
• Deng Mario C   Orthotopic heart transplantation: highlights and limitations The Surgical clinics of North America, 2004; 84(1): 243-55.
• Mehra Mandeep R, Benza Ray, Deng Mario C, Russell Stuart, Webber Steven   Surrogate markers for late cardiac allograft survival American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2004; 4(7): 1184-91.
• Mussivand Tofy, Carrier Michel, Chiu Ray C J, Davies Ross A, Delgado Diego H, Deng Mario C, Haddad Haissam, Hendry Paul J, Keon Wilbert J, Koshal Arvind, Masters Roy G, Mesana Thierry, Rao Vivek   Under-utilization of mechanical circulatory support in Canada: why and what can be done? Artificial organs, 2004; 28(3): 278-86.
• Kirchhoff Wiebke Ch, Gradaus Rainer, Stypmann Joerg, Deng Mario C, Tian Tonny D T, Scheld Hans H, Breithardt Günter, Brisse Betty   Vasoactive peptides during long-term follow-up of patients after cardiac transplantation The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2004; 23(3): 284-8.
• Smits Jacqueline M A, Deng Mario C, Hummel Manfred, De Meester Johan, Schoendube Friedrich, Scheld Hans H, Persijn Guido G, Laufer Gunther, Van Houwelingen Hans C, Van Houwelingen Hans C   A prognostic model for predicting waiting-list mortality for a total national cohort of adult heart-transplant candidates Transplantation, 2003; 76(8): 1185-9.
• Itescu Silviu, Schuster Michael, Burke Elizabeth, Ankersmit Jan, Kocher Alfred, Deng Mario, John Ranjit, Lietz Katherine   Immunobiologic consequences of assist devices Cardiology clinics, 2003; 21(1): 119-33, ix-x.
• Deng Mario C, Edwards Leah B, Hertz Marshall I, Rowe Amanda W, Kormos Robert L   Mechanical Circulatory Support device database of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: first annual report–2003 The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2003; 22(6): 653-62.
• Deng Mario C   Mechanical circulatory support device database of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Current opinion in cardiology, 2003; 18(2): 147-52.
• Deng Mario C, Smits Jaqueline M A, Young James B   Proposition: the benefit of cardiac transplantation in stable outpatients with heart failure should be tested in a randomized trial The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2003; 22(2): 113-7.
• Klotz Stefan, Deng Mario C, Hanafy Dudy, Schmid Christof, Stypmann Jörg, Schmidt Christoph, Hammel Dieter, Scheld Hans H   Reversible pulmonary hypertension in heart transplant candidates–pretransplant evaluation and outcome after orthotopic heart transplantation European journal of heart failure, 2003; 5(5): 645-53.
• Bisleri Gianluigi, Morgan Jeffrey A, Deng Mario C, Mancini Donna M, Oz Mehmet C   Should HIV-positive recipients undergo heart transplantation? The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2003; 126(5): 1639-40.
• van den Hout Wilbert B, Smits Jacqueline M A, Deng Mario C, Hummel Manfred, Schoendube Friedrich, Scheld Hans H, Persijn Guido G, Laufer Gunther, Laufer Gunther, Laufer Gunther   The heart-allocation simulation model: a tool for comparison of transplantation allocation policies Transplantation, 2003; 76(10): 1492-7.
• Hertz Marshall I, Mohacsi Paul J, Taylor David O, Trulock Elbert P, Boucek Mark M, Deng Mario C, Keck Berkeley M, Edwards Leah B, Rowe Amanda W   The registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: introduction to the Twentieth Annual Reports–2003 The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2003; 22(6): 610-5.
• Plenz Gabriele A M, Deng Mario C, Robenek Horst, Völker Wolfgang   Vascular collagens: spotlight on the role of type VIII collagen in atherogenesis Atherosclerosis, 2003; 166(1): 1-11.
• Plenz Gabriele A M, Eschert Heike, Deng Mario C   What are appropriate controls for cardiac interleukin-6 expression in heart failure? Circulation, 2003; 108(17): e129-30; author reply e129-30.
• Deng Mario C   Cardiac transplantation Heart (British Cardiac Society), 2002; 87(2): 177-84.
• Deng Mario C, Naka Yoshifumi   Mechanical circulatory support devices–state of the art Heart failure monitor, 2002; 2(4): 120-8.
• Labarrere Carlos A, Deng Mario C   Microvascular prothrombogenicity and transplant coronary artery disease Transplant immunology, 2002; 9(2-4): 243-9.
• Feng Sandy, Buell Joseph F, Cherikh Wida S, Deng Mario C, Hanto Douglas W, Kauffman H Myron, Leichtman Alan B, Lorber Marc I, Maters Richard G, McBride Maureen A, Metzger Robert A, Nolte Frederick S, O’Connor Kevin J, Roth David, Terrault Norah A, Henry Mitchell L   Organ donors with positive viral serology or malignancy: risk of disease transmission by transplantation Transplantation, 2002; 74(12): 1657-63.
• Grabellus Florian, Schmid Christof, Levkau Bodo, Breukelmann Dirk, Halloran Philip F, August Christian, Takeda Nobuakira, Takeda Atsushi, Wilhelm Markus, Deng Mario C, Baba Hideo A   Reduction of hypoxia-inducible heme oxygenase-1 in the myocardium after left ventricular mechanical support The Journal of pathology, 2002; 197(2): 230-7.
• Grabellus Florian, Levkau Bodo, Sokoll Andrea, Welp Hendryk, Schmid Christof, Deng Mario C, Takeda Atsushi, Breithardt Günter, Baba Hideo A   Reversible activation of nuclear factor-kappaB in human end-stage heart failure after left ventricular mechanical support Cardiovascular research, 2002; 53(1): 124-30.
• Hertz Marshall I, Mohacsi Paul J, Boucek Mark M, Taylor David O, Trulock Elbert P, Deng Mario C, Rowe Amanda W   The Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: past, present and future The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2002; 21(9): 945-9.
• Plenz Gabriele, Eschert Heike, Erren Michael, Wichter Thomas, Böhm Michael, Flesch Markus, Scheld Hans H, Deng Mario C   The interleukin-6/interleukin-6-receptor system is activated in donor hearts Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2002; 39(9): 1508-12.
• Deng Mario C, Plenz Gabriele, Labarrere Carlos, Marboe Chuck, Baba Hideo A, Erre Michael, Itescu Silviu   The role of IL6 cytokines in acute cardiac allograft rejection Transplant immunology, 2002; 9(2-4): 115-20.
• Gradaus Rainer, Kerber Sebastian, Böcker Dirk, Scheld Hans H, Breithardt Günter, Deng Mario C   Therapeutic options and heart failure survival score predictability in an academic heart failure center: an analysis of 120 consecutive patients during a 1-year period European journal of heart failure, 2002; 4(2): 207-14.