Twin City Heart Foundation Research Projects and Publication

PUBLICATIONS:  TWIN CITIES HEART FOUNDATION

UPDATED APRIL 1, 2024

1)  Goldenberg E, Pedersen W*. A Perspective on Needs Identification for Successful Cardiovascular Device Innovation. Journal of Biotechnology and its Applications 2022; 1(1); 1-3.  https://www.scivisionpub.com/pdfs/a-perspective-on-needs-identification-for-successful-cardiovascular-device-innovation-2598.pdf Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

2)  Wesley R. Pedersen*, Christopher W. Pedersen, Irvin F. Goldenberg* An Approach for the Management of Risk Factors for Permanent Pacemaker Implantation Following Transcather Aortic Valve Replacement in Severe Aortic Stenosis Patients.  Clinical & Experimental Cardiology (J Clin Exp Cardiolog) Vol.12 Iss.3 No:671. 2021-03-05 (March 5, 2021); pg 1-9.; https://www.longdom.org/abstract/an-approach-for-the-management-of-risk-factors-for-permanent-rnpacemaker-implantation-following-transcather-aortic-valve-68291.html Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

3)  Wes R Pedersen,MD*, FACC, FSCAIA, Irvin F. Goldenberg, MD*, FACC, FSCAIA. Outcomes and Complications In Stand Alone BAV Series: A Comparative Analysis of Initial Case Series vs. Most Recent Series in the TAVR Era. Twin Cities Heart Foundation, Published Jan 2020 Updated  2021 http://www.twincitiesheartfoundation.net/;  Twin Cities Heart Foundation*https://www.researchgate.net/publication/379726453_A_Novel_Tempus_Medical_Temporary_Transvenous_Pacing_Lead_Preliminary_Safety_and_Feasibility_in_an_Animal_Model

4)  Wesley Pedersen MD*, William Katsyiannis MD, John Lesser MD, … Irvin Goldenberg MD*, Paul Sorajja MD.  A Novel Tempus Medical Temporary Transvenous Pacing Lead.  Preliminary Safety and Feasibility in an Animal Model. Twin Cities Heart Foundation, Minneapolis, MN. Published Dec 2019 Updated 2021 at http://www.twincitiesheartfoundation.net/ Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

5)  Zhen-Gang Zhao MD, Yuan Feng MD, Yan-Biao Liao MD, Yi-Jian Li MD, Tian-Yuan Xiong MD, Yuan-Weixiang Ou MD, Zi-Jie Wang MD, Jia-Fu Wei MD, Yong Peng MD, Xin Wei MD, Yuan-Ning Xu MD, Wesley R. Pedersen MD*, Mao Chen MD, PhD, Martin B. Leon M  Reshaping bicuspid aortic valve stenosis with an hourglass shaped balloon for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A pilot study.  Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2020;1–8. Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

6)  M. Chen, Z-G Zhao, Y Feng, Y.-B. Liao, Y.-J. Li, T.-Y. Xiong, W.-Y. Lv,  Y.-W.X. Ou, J.-F. Wei, Y. Peng, X. Wei, Y.-N. Xu, … W. R. Pedersen… M.B. Leon.  Reshaping Bicuspid Aortic Valve Stenosis with an Hourglass-Shaped Balloon for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Pilot Study, (Twin Cities Heart Foundation). European Heart Journal, Volume 39, Issue suppl_1,1 August 2018

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7)  Teoman Kilic, Tayfun Sahin, Kurtulus Karauzum, Ertan Ural, Wesley R Pedersen*.  New Pulmonary Valvuloplasty Technique by Use of an Hourglass-Shaped Balloon in 3 Adults with Severe Pulmonary Valve Stenosis Tex Heart Inst J. 2018 Apr; 45(2): 76-83. Published online 2018 Apr 7. doi: 10.14503/THIJ-16-6018  

8)  Goldenberg E*, Pedersen W*, Brilakis ES, Mooney M, Gössl M, Poulose A, Murad B, Kolbeck J, Sorajja P.  Improvement in Aortic Valve Area in Patients With Aortic Stenosis Through Use of a New "Hourglass-Shaped" Valvuloplasty Balloon.  . J Invasive Cardiol. 2017 Dec;29(12):411-415.   Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

9)  Latib A, Pedersen W,* Maisano F, Lesser J, Ruparelia N, Figini F, Colombo A, Poulose A, Kolbeck J, Mooney M, Schwartz R, Youssef A, Ungs D, Goldenberg I, Sorajja P.  Initial findings using the V8 hourglass-shaped valvuloplasty balloon for postdilatation in treating paravalvular leaks associated with transcatheter self-expanding aortic valve prosthesis.  Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Jun;87(7):1306-13. doi: 10.1002/ccd.26462 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297647135  Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

10) Wes Pedersen, MD*, and Paul Sorajja, MD Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty.  Cardiac Interventions Today July/August 2015 pgs 56-60, 73 

https://assets.bmctoday.net/citoday/pdfs/cit0715_F6_Pedersen.pdf

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11) Wes R. Pedersen, MD*, Irvin F. Goldenberg, MD*, Christopher W. Pedersen,BS, Andrew Lesser, BS, Kevin M. Harris, MD, John R. Lesser, MD, Ross F. Garberich, MS, Jonathan G. Schwartz, MD, Emily Shank, and Robert S. Schwartz, MD  Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty in High Risk Aortic Stenosis Patients with Left Ventricular Ejection Fractions <20%   Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions Volume 84, Issue 5, pages 824–831, November 1, 2014. Online: 8 AUG 2014  DOI: 10.1002/ccd.25328. Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

12) Pedersen WR*, Mooney MR, Ungs D, Pedersen C, Sorajja P, Poulose AK, Stark RP, Murad B, Garberich RF, Goldenberg E*, Schwartz RS.  Improvement in aortic valve area using a new "hour glass" shaped valvuloplasty balloon compared with standard cylindrical balloons in severe aortic stenosis patients. Minerva Cardioangiol. 2014 Jun;62(3):243-9.

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13) Book:  Interventional Procedures for Adult Structural Heart Disease.  Expert Consult - Online and Print.  By John M. Lasala, Jason H. Rogers.  Publishers: Saunders and Elsevier Health Sciences. Copyright 2014. Chapter 5. Aortic and Pulmonic Balloon Valvuloplasty. Page 50-71.  Wesley R Pedersen*, Irvin F Goldenberg*, Itsik Ben-Dor, Ted E Feldman.  

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14) Christopher Pedersen, William J Drasler, Irvin Goldenberg*, Michael Mooney, Stephanie  Rutten-Ramos, Robert S Schwartz. Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty in Severe Aortic Stenosis Patients Has Potential For Improving In Renal Insufficiency. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;62(18_S1): B239-B239. TCT-788  doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2013.08.1540. Presented at 2013 TCT Meeting.

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15)  Pedersen, W, Pedersen, C, Mooney, M. et al. TCT-791 Improvement in Aortic Valve Area Using a New "Hour Glass" Shaped Valvuloplasty Balloon Compared with Standard Cylindrical Balloons in Severe Aortic Stenosis Patients. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Oct, 62 (18_Supplement_1) B240.

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16) Wes Pedersen*, Vib Kshetry, Kevin Harris, Robert Hauser, Ben Sun, Irvin Goldenberg*. Percutaneously treating complex valve disease. Minnesota Physicians February 2011;  22-27  Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

17) Wesley Pedersen*, Dean Krueger, Mary Dang, Robert Schwartz, Christopher Pedersen, Anil Poulose, Ivan Chavez, Timothy Henry, Irvin Goldenberg*. Incidence of atrioventricular conduction abnormalities following aortic valvuloplasty. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2011;77(Suppl): S1-S156, 1 May 2011Presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention (SCAI) 2011 Scientific Sessions. Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

18) Wesley Pedersen*, Mary Dang, Dean Krueger, Christopher Pedersen, Michael Mooney, Anil Poulose, Timothy Henry, Robert Schwartz, Irvin Goldenberg*. Intra and post procedure outcomes in severe aortic stenosis patients with left ventricular ejection fractions < 20% undergoing balloon vavluloplasty.  Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2011;77(Suppl):S136-S137, 1 May 2011 Presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention (SCAI) 2011 Scientific Sessions.  Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

19) Wesley R Pedersen*, Dean Krueger, Mary Dang, Robert S Schwartz, Christopher Pedersen, Anil Poulose, Ivan Chavez, Timothy D Henry, Irvin Goldenberg*   Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN; Twin Cities Heart Foundation, Minneapolis, MN. Balloon aortic valvuloplasty results in low incidence of atrioventricular conduction abnormalities. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine vol.12 issue 3 May-June, 2011. p. e26  DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2011.04.313. ISSN: 1553-8389. Presented at Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2011 Scientific Meetings. 

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20) Christopher Pedersen, Mary Dang, Irvin Goldenberg*, Dean Krueger, Michael Mooney, Timothy D Henry, Robert S. Schwartz, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN; Twin Cities Heart Foundation, Minneapolis, MN  Procedural and postoperative outcomes following balloon aortic valvuloplasty in severe aortic stenosis patients with left ventricular ejection fractions <20%.  Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine vol. 12 issue 3 May-June, 2011. p. 192.  DOI: 10.1016/j.carrev.2011.02.009. ISSN: 1553-8389. Presented at Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2011 (CRT 2011) Scientific Meetings.

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21) Wes R. Pedersen*, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Irvin F. Goldenberg*, MD, FACC, FSCAI; and Ted E. Feldman, MD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI  Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty in the TAVI Era.  A review of current technique and uses in stand-alone, bridging, and predilation settings. Cardiac Interventions Today July/August 2010; 77-84

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22) Pedersen CW, Schwartz RS, Anderson M, Mooney MR, Poulose AK, Olson S, Boisjolie CR, Goldenberg IF*, Henry TD, Pedersen WR*. Probability of improvement in severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction following balloon aortic valvuloplasty for aortic stenosis. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, Volume 10, Issue 3, July–Sept 2009, pg 206

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23) Anderson M, Schwartz RS, Pedersen C, Poulose AK, Mooney MR,  Boisjolie CR, Demmer P, Henry TD, Pedersen WR*. Severity of aortic stenosis, not STS score, predicts procedural mortality in elderly patients undergoing balloon aortic valvuloplasty. Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2009;10(3):207, DOI:10.1016/j.carrev.2009.04.044

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24) Anderson M, Schwartz RS, Pedersen CW, Poulose AK, Mooney MR, Boisjolie CR, Henry TD, Pedersen WR*. Severity of aortic stenosis, not STS score, predicts procedural mortality in elderly patients undergoing balloon aortic valvuloplasty. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2009;74:179.

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25) Pedersen WR*. Klaassen PJ. Pedersen CW. Wilson JA. Harris KM. Goldenberg IF*. Poulose AK. Mooney MR. Henry TD. Schwartz RS. Comparison of outcomes in high-risk patients>70 years of age with aortic valvuloplasty and percutaneous coronary intervention versus aortic valvuloplasty alone.American Journal of Cardiology. 101(9):1309-14, 2008 May 1.  Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

26) Wes R. Pedersen* and Ted E Feldman.  Percutaneous Treatment for FMR(Functional Mitral Regurgitation): A Ventricular Approach.  Transpericardial LV chamber and annulus remodeling for mitral regurgitation with the iCoapsys System. Cardiac Interventions Today May/June 2008; 60-64  Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

27) Wes R Pedersen*, Peter Block, Martin Leon, Paul Kramer, Samir Kapadia, Vasilis Babaliaros, Susheel Kodali, E Murat Tuzcu, Ted Feldman Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Twin Cities Heart Foundation, Minneapolis Minnesota.  iCoapsys mitral valve repair system: Percutaneous implantation in an animal model. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 72:125-131(2008) Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

28) Hidehiko Hara, MD; Wesley R. Pedersen*, MD; Elena Ladich, MD; Michael Mooney, MD; Renu Virmani, MD; Masato Nakamura, MD; Ted Feldman, MD; Robert S. Schwartz, MD  Percutaneous Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty Revisited Time for a Renaissance?  Circ. 2007;115:e334-e338  DOI: 10.1161/CirculationAHA.106.657098

29) Pedersen WR*. Klaassen PJ. Boisjolie CR. Pierce TA. Harris KM. Lesser JR. Hara H. Mooney MR. Graham KJ. Kshettry VR. Goldenberg IF* Priztker MR. Van Tassel RA. Schwartz RS. Feasibility of transcatheter intervention for severe aortic stenosis in patients >or=90 years of age: Aortic valvuloplasty revisited. Catheterization & Cardiovascular Interventions. 70(1):149-54, 2007 Jul1 Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

30) Pedersen WR*. Van Tassel RA. Pierce TA. Pence DM. Monyak DJ. Kim TH. Harris KM. Knickelbine T. Lesser JR. Madison JD. Mooney MR. Goldenberg IF*. Longe TF. Poulose AK. Graham KJ. Nelson RR. Pritzker MR. Pagan-Carlo LA. Boisjolie CR. Zenovich AG. Schwartz RS. Radiation following percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty to prevent restenosis (RADAR pilot trial). Catheterization & Cardiovascular Interventions. 68(2):183-92, 2006 Aug  Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

31) Pedersen WR*, Block P and Feldman T.  The iCoapsys Repair System for the percutaneous treatment of functional mitral insufficiency.  EuroIntervention Supplements (2006) I (Supplement A) A44-A48.

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32) Klaassen PJ, Schwartz RS, Pierce TA, Poulose AK, Boisjolie CR, Mooney MR, Henry TD, VanTassel RA, Pedersen WR*. Combined aortic valvuloplasty and simultaneous coronary stenting in elderly, high risk aortic stenosis patients: the Minneapolis Heart Institute experience. Am J Cardiol 2006;98(8):229M. Presented at the 2006 TCT Meeting.  Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

33) Pedersen WR*, Mooney MR, Monyak DJ, Pence DM, Kim TH, Harris KM, Pierce TA, Knickelbine T, VanTassel RA, Lesser JR, Madison JD, Boisjolie CR, Nelson RR, Pagan-Carlo LC, Longe TF, Poulose AK, Goldenberg IF*, Schwartz RS. Radiation following percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty to prevent restenosis. (RADAR Pilot): one year follow up. Circulation 2005;112:II-520.  Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

34) Pedersen WR*, Pence D, Knickelbine T, Pierce T, Van Tassel R, Lesser, Madison J, Harris K, Tae K, Monyak D, Nelson R, Pegan-Carlo L, Longe T, Mooney M,Poulouse A, Goldenberg I*, and Schwartz R. Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation/Abbott Northwestern Hospital and Twin Cities Heart Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.  Radiation Following Percutaneous Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty to Prevent Restenosis (RADAR PILOT). Circulation Supplement III Vol 110, No 17; October 26, 2004; III-440; Abstract # 2072 (Presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions, November 2004)  Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

35) Pedersen WR*. Goldenberg IF*. Johnson RK. Mooney MR. Successful rotational atherectomy in the setting of extensive coronary dissection: a case of failed balloon angioplasty in a nondilatable calcified lesion complicated by balloon rupture and extensive dissection. Catheterization & Cardiovascular Interventions. 59(3):329-32, 2003

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36) Pedersen WP*, Goldenberg IF*, Windenburg DC,Carland JL, Traverse JL, Madison JD, Poulose AK, Kim T, Payne JT, Smith J and Mooney MR.  Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation/Abbott Northwestern Hospital and Twin Cities Heart Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.  The Minneapolis Heart Institute Gamma Coronary Brachytherapy Experience for the Management of Instent Restenosis – A “Real World” Experience in a High Volume Clinical Practice.  SCA&I 2002 Meeting Abstracts. Page 121 Abstract # 40. (The Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions 25th Annual Scientific Sessions, May 15-18, 2002.)  Twin Cities Heart Foundation*

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