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Michael A. Acker

University of Pennsylvania · US
Area of research
Surgery · Biomedical Engineering
Research interest
Research interests include Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices, Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, and Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques.
h-index
61
citations
17,368
works
350
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

Outcomes following isolated right ventricular assist device as durable support for primary right heart failure: An INTERMACS analysis
JHLT Open 2025cited by 0position: middledoi
Topical nitroglycerin to detect reversible microcirculatory dysfunction in patients with circulatory shock after cardiovascular surgery: an observational study
Scientific Reports 2022cited by 30position: middledoi
Intramyocardial Injection of Mesenchymal Precursor Cells and Successful Temporary Weaning From Left Ventricular Assist Device Support in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure
JAMA 2019cited by 112position: middledoi
Biatrial maze procedure versus pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation during mitral valve surgery: New analytical approaches and end points
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2018cited by 41position: middledoi
Cost-Effectiveness of Mitral Valve Repair Versus Replacement for Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 2018cited by 19position: middledoi
2016 update to The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) consensus guidelines: Ischemic mitral valve regurgitation
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2017cited by 77position: middledoi
Effect of Cerebral Embolic Protection Devices on CNS Infarction in Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
JAMA 2017cited by 73position: middledoi
Two-Year Outcomes of Surgical Treatment of Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
New England Journal of Medicine 2016cited by 480position: middledoi
The NHLBI REVIVE-IT study: Understanding its discontinuation in the context of current left ventricular assist device therapy
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 2016cited by 77position: middledoi
Two-Year Outcomes of Surgical Treatment of Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
New England Journal of Medicine 2015cited by 972position: lastdoi
Randomized Comparison of Percutaneous Repair and Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2015cited by 845position: middledoi
Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation during Mitral-Valve Surgery
New England Journal of Medicine 2015cited by 486position: middledoi
Pump thrombosis in the Thoratec HeartMate II device: An update analysis of the INTERMACS Registry
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 2015cited by 180position: middledoi
Costs Associated With Health Care–Associated Infections in Cardiac Surgery
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2015cited by 93position: middledoi
Surgical Treatment of Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
New England Journal of Medicine 2014cited by 413position: middledoi
Stroke After Aortic Valve Surgery
Circulation 2014cited by 213position: middledoi
Management Practices and Major Infections After Cardiac Surgery
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2014cited by 182position: middledoi
Readmissions After Cardiac Surgery: Experience of the National Institutes of Health/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014cited by 146position: middledoi
Mitral-Valve Repair versus Replacement for Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
New England Journal of Medicine 2013cited by 942position: firstdoi
Unexpected Abrupt Increase in Left Ventricular Assist Device Thrombosis
New England Journal of Medicine 2013cited by 789position: middledoi
Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) analysis of pump thrombosis in the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 2013cited by 418position: middledoi
Blood Transfusion and Infection After Cardiac Surgery
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013cited by 312position: middledoi
Use of an Intrapericardial, Continuous-Flow, Centrifugal Pump in Patients Awaiting Heart Transplantation
Circulation 2012cited by 652position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Francis D. Pagani · University of Michigan5 papers (2012–2025)Eugene H. Blackstone · Cleveland Clinic4 papers (2013–2015)John D. Puskas · Emory University4 papers (2013–2017)Alan J. Moskowitz · Rigshospitalet4 papers (2013–2015)J. Eduardo Rame · Thomas Jefferson University4 papers (2013–2025)Robert L. Kormos · Abbott Northwestern Hospital4 papers (2012–2016)Patrick T. O’Gara · Harvard University4 papers (2013–2017)Gorav Ailawadi · Heartland Alliance4 papers (2014–2017)Marissa A. Miller · Indiana Department of Natural Resources3 papers (2013–2016)David C. Naftel · University of Alabama at Birmingham3 papers (2012–2015)Irving L. Kron · University of Arizona3 papers (2013–2017)Robert E. Michler · Montefiore Medical Center3 papers (2013–2015)Michael Argenziano · Columbia University Irving Medical Center3 papers (2013–2015)Annetine C. Gelijns · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai3 papers (2013–2015)Emilia Bagiella · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai3 papers (2014–2015)Joseph G. Rogers · Baylor College of Medicine2 papers (2013–2015)Timothy J. Gardner · Thomas Jefferson University2 papers (2014–2015)J.T. Baldwin · Vertex Pharmaceuticals (United States)2 papers (2013–2016)Louis P. Perrault · Université de Montréal2 papers (2014–2014)Allen S. Anderson · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio2 papers (2012–2016)