Research Vision:

Driven to Train the Next Generation of Medical Device Innovators

Research Areas:

• Medical device preclinical testing

• Cardiac anatomy and physiology

• Biophysics of cardiothoracic tissues

Research Publications:

1. Zhingre Sanchez JD, Bateman MG, Iaizzo PA. Multimodal imaging of a self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure in a reanimated human heart and post-implant analyses. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Nov;35(11):2135-2137. doi: 10.1007/s10554-019-01645-2. Epub 2019 Jun 28. PMID: 31254138.

2. Sanchez JZ, Burzotta F, Valenzuela T, Lassen JF, Iles T, Iaizzo PA. Direct Visualization of TAVR-Related Coronary Artery Management Techniques in Reanimated Beating Hearts. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 May 10;14(9):e87-e91. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.02.045. PMID: 33958176.

3. Valenzuela TF, Burzotta F, Iles TL, Lassen JF, Iaizzo PA. Assessment of single and double coronary bifurcation stenting techniques using multimodal imaging and 3D modeling in reanimated swine hearts using Visible Heart® methodologies. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Sep;37(9):2591-2601. doi: 10.1007/s10554-021-02240-0. Epub 2021 May 16. PMID: 33993420; PMCID: PMC8390408.

4. Holm MA, Vatterott PJ, Eggen MD, Iaizzo PA. Multimodal imaging employed during extraction of pacing or defibrillator leads from perfusion-fixed human hearts. Heart Rhythm Case Reports. 2020;6:918-921. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2020.08.025

5. Hołda MK, Zhingre Sanchez JD, Bateman MG, Iaizzo PA. Right Atrioventricular Valve Leaflet Morphology Redefined: Implications for Transcatheter Repair Procedures. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Jan 28;12(2):169-178. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.09.029. PMID: 30678795.