Michel N. Ilbawi, MD

Below is a list of scientific publications for which this practitioner was either the primary author or a contributor. Citations come from PubMed, a database of biomedical literature, life science journals and online books. PubMed is a service of the US Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. Click on the title of the cited work for more information (this will take you directly to PubMed.gov). Listings go back five years.

1. Is additional pulsatile pulmonary blood flow beneficial to patients with bidirectional Glenn?
   Ferns SJ, El Zein C, Multani K, Sajan I, Subramanian S, Polimenakos AC, Ilbawi MN.
   J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013
   2013 Feb
   145(2):451-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.11.027.
   
2. Proximal sano anastomosis aneurysm due to degeneration of bovine pericardial patch.
   ElZein C, Subramanian S, Roberson D, Husayni T, Polimenakos A, Ilbawi M.
   Ann Thorac Surg. 2012
   2012 Sep
   94(3):993-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.095.
   
3. Tetralogy of Fallot With Atrioventricular Septal Defect: Surgical Strategies for Repair and Midterm Outcome of Pulmonary Valve-Sparing Approach.
   Gupta U, Polimenakos AC, El-Zein C, Ilbawi MN.
   Pediatr Cardiol. 2012
   2012 Oct 27. [Epub ahead of print]
   
4. Shunt reintervention and time-related events after Norwood operation: impact of shunt strategy.
   Polimenakos AC, Sathanandam SK, Blair C, El Zein CF, Husayni TS, Ilbawi MN.
   Ann Thorac Surg. 2012
   2012 Nov
   94(5):1551-61. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.04.036. Epub 2012 Jul 6.
   
5. Coronary Artery-to-Pulmonary Artery Fistula in a Case of Pulmonary Atresia With Ventricular Septal Defect.
   Sathanandam SK, Loomba RS, Ilbawi MN, Van Bergen AH.
   Pediatr Cardiol.
   2011 Oct
   32(7):1017-22
   
6. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Aortic Atresia-Mitral Stenosis Variant: Role of Myocardial Protection Strategy and Impact of Ventriculo-coronary Connections After Stage I Palliation.
   Polimenakos AC, Sathanandam SK, Husayni TS, El Zein CF, Roberson DA, Ilbawi MN.
   Pediatr Cardiol.
   2011 Oct
   32(7):929-39
   
7. Post-cardiotomy extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in neonates with complex single ventricle: analysis of outcomes.
   Polimenakos AC, Wojtyla P, Smith PJ, Rizzo V, Nater M, El Zein CF, Ilbawi MN.
   Eur J Cardiothorac Surg.
   2011 Apr 18
   
8. Selective tricuspidization and aortic cusp extension valvuloplasty: outcome analysis in infants and children
   Polimenakos AC, Sathanandam S, Blair C, Elzein C, Roberson D, Ilbawi MN
   Ann Thorac Surg
   2010 Sep
   90(3):839-46; discussion 846-7
   
9. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome: feasibility study for patients undergoing completion fontan at or prior to two years of age
   Sathanandam S, Polimenakos AC, Blair C, El Zein C, Ilbawi MN
   Ann Thorac Surg
   2010 Sep
   90(3):821-8; discussion 828-9
   
10. Mitral stenosis and aortic atresia in hypoplastic left heart syndrome: survival analysis after stage I palliation
    Sathanandam SK, Polimenakos AC, Roberson DA, elZein CF, Van Bergen A, Husayni TS, Ilbawi MN
    Ann Thorac Surg
    2010 Nov
    90(5):1599-607; discussion 1607-8
    
11. Ventriculocoronary artery connections with the hypoplastic left heart: a 4-year prospective study: incidence, echocardiographic and clinical features
    Sathanandam S, Cui W, Nguyen NV, Husayni TS, Van Bergen AH, Sajan I, El-Zein C, Polimenakos A, Ilbawi MN, Roberson DA
    Pediatr Cardiol
    2010 Nov
    31(8):1176-85
    
12. Aortic cusp extension valvuloplasty with or without tricuspidization in children and adolescents: long-term results and freedom from aortic valve replacement
    Polimenakos AC, Sathanandam S, Elzein C, Barth MJ, Higgins RS, Ilbawi MN
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
    2010 Apr
    139(4):933-41; discussion 941
    
13. Surgical repair of anomalous coronary arteries arising from the opposite sinus of Valsalva in infants and children
    elZein C, Hanhan Z, Massad M, Barth MJ, Muangmingsuk S, Geha A, Polimenakos A, Ilbawi M
    J Card Surg
    2009 Jul-Aug
    24(4):466-9
    
14. Transcription repression and blocks in cell cycle progression in hypoplastic left heart syndrome
    Gambetta K, Al-Ahdab MK, Ilbawi MN, Hassaniya N, Gupta M
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
    2008 May
    294(5):H2268-75
    
15. Recent advances in neonatal cardiac surgery
    el-Zein C, Ilbawi MN
    World J Surg
    2008 Mar
    32(3):340-5