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Peter M. Pollak, M.D.

  1. Cardiologist
  2. Internist
  3. Interventional Cardiologist
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Publications

  1. Chao CJ, Mandale D, Farina JM, Abdou M, Rattanawong P, Girardo M, Agasthi P, Ayoub C, Alkhouli M, Eleid M, Fortuin FD, Sweeney JP, Pollak P, Sabbagh AE, Holmes DR, Arsanjani R, Naqvi TZ. Chronic Right Ventricular Pacing Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Attenuates the Benefit on Left Ventricular Function. J Clin Med. 2024 Aug 4; 13 (15) Epub 2024 Aug 04
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  2. Galeano-Lovera SF, Pollak P, Phillips S, Gonzalez C, Cabalka AK, Bravo-Jaimes K. Intravascular Lithotripsy in an Adult With Fontan Pathway Obstruction. JACC Case Rep. 2024 May 1; 29 (9):102296 Epub 2024 Mar 18
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  3. Alomari M, Reddy P, El Sabbagh A, Pollak P, Lyle M. Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair for tricuspid valve regurgitation in apolipoprotein A-I-associated cardiac amyloidosis: case report. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2023 Dec; 7 (12):ytad582 Epub 2023 Nov 30
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  4. Castillo-Larios R, Pollak PM, Chaudhary S, Case JB, Guru PK, Alomari M, Song Z, Johnson JL Jr, Narula T, Pham SM, Makey IA. Percutaneous Transseptal Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation to Rescue a Failing Right Ventricle in an Animal Model. Innovations (Phila). 2023 Nov-Dec; 18 (6):583-588 Epub 2023 Nov 15
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  5. Chao CJ, Agasthi P, Girardo M, Barry T, Seri AR, Brown L, Wraith RE, Shanbhag A, Wang Y, Chen YC, Lester SJ, Alsidawi S, Freeman WK, Naqvi TZ, Eleid M, Fortuin D, Pollak P, El Sabbagh A, Sell-Dottin K, Majdalany D, Larsen C, Holmes DR, Oh JK, Appleton CP, Arsanjani R. Using Augmented Mean Arterial Pressure to Identify High Mortality Risk Patients With Moderate Aortic Stenosis. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 Oct; 98 (10):1501-1514
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  6. Umadat G, Espinosa S, Parikh P, Ray J, Pollak P, El Sabbagh A. Percutaneous Transseptal Drainage of a Peri-Aortic Abscess Complicating Aortic Bioprosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2023 May 22; 16 (10):1295-1296 Epub 2023 Apr 19
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  7. Chao CJ, Agasthi P, Seri AR, Barry T, Shanbhag A, Wang Y, Eleid MF, Fortuin D, Sweeney JP, Pollak P, El Sabbagh A, Lester SJ, Freeman WK, Naqvi TZ, Holmes DR, Appleton CP, Arsanjani R. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Prognostication with Augmented Mean Arterial Pressure. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2023 Apr 26; 10 (5)
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  8. Abraham B, Sous M, Sedhom R, Megaly M, Roman S, Sweeney J, Alkhouli M, Pollak P, El Sabbagh A, Garcia S, Goel SS, Saad M, Fortuin D. Meta-Analysis on Transcarotid Versus Transfemoral and Other Alternate Accesses for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Apr 1; 192:196-205 Epub 2023 Feb 21
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  9. Lugo-Fagundo NS, Ray J, Pollak P, Ritchie C, El Sabbagh A. Right Atrial Mass Biopsy Using Endobronchial Forceps. J Invasive Cardiol. 2023 Feb; 35 (2):E99-E100
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  10. Garg P, Lykins A, Alomari M, Pollak P, Patel P, Sareyyupoglu B. Case report: Heart transplant for persistent right heart failure after complete surgical repair and percutaneous closure of post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal rupture. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023; 10:1237772 Epub 2023 Sept 18
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  11. Chao CJ, Seri A, Abraham B, Farina JM, Fennelly E, Campany M, Pereyra M, Said EF, Kenyon C, Fath AR, Smith S, Buckner-Petty S, Rayfield CA, Fortuin D, Sweeney JP, Yang EH, Ayoub C, Eleid MF, Alkhouli M, Rihal CS, Holmes DR, Pollak PM, El Sabbagh A, Oh JK, Arsanjani R. Impact of Persistent Iatrogenic Atrial Septal Defect following MitraClip. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2022 Dec 22; 10(1).
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  12. Steiger K, Ritchie C, Pollak PM, Sandhu SJS, Miller D, Erben Y. Iatrogenic left common carotid artery to right internal jugular vein arteriovenous fistula closure. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2022 Dec; 8 (4):634-637 Epub 2022 Aug 08
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  13. Steiger K, Ritchie C, Pollak PM, Sandhu SJS, Miller D, Erben Y. Iatrogenic left common carotid artery to right internal jugular vein arteriovenous fistula. J Vasc Surg. 2022 Nov; 76 (5):1406
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  14. Patel PP, El Sabbagh A, Johnson PW, Suliman R, Salwa N, Morales-Lara AC, Pollak P, Yamani M, Parikh P, Sonavane SK, Landolfo C, Alkhouli MA, Eleid MF, Guerrero M, Fortuin FD, Sweeney J, Noseworthy PA, Carter RE, Adedinsewo D. Sex Differences in the Impact of Aortic Valve Calcium Score on Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Aug; 15 (8):e014034 Epub 2022 Aug 03
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  15. Ghannam A, Gharacholou SM, Ball CT, Pollak PM, Parikh PP, Landolfo C, Ali MT, Landolfo K. Characteristics and Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Immunocompromised Patients. Am J Cardiol. 2022 Jun 15; 173:100-105. Epub 2022 Mar 30.
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  16. Farhat S, El Sabbagh A, Al-Hijji M, Pierre K, Lugo-Fagundo NS, Sandoval Y, Gharacholou MS, Pollak PM, Singh M, Eleid MF, Al-Khouli M, Holmes DR, Guerrero M, Gulati R, Bell M, Rihal CS. Outcomes of Radial Versus Femoral Access in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Prior to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. J Invasive Cardiol. 2022 May; 34 (5):E356-E362
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  17. Simard T, El Sabbagh A, Lane C, Killu AM, Alkhouli M, Pollak PM, Thaden JJ, Eleid MF, Friedman PA, Rihal CS. Anatomic Approach to Transseptal Puncture for Structural Heart Interventions. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Jul 26; 14 (14):1509-1522
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  18. Kleindorfer DO, Towfighi A, Chaturvedi S, Cockroft KM, Gutierrez J, Lombardi-Hill D, Kamel H, Kernan WN, Kittner SJ, Leira EC, Lennon O, Meschia JF, Nguyen TN, Pollak PM, Santangeli P, Sharrief AZ, Smith SC Jr, Turan TN, Williams LS. 2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2021 Jul; 52 (7):e364-e467 Epub 2021 May 24
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  19. Pierre K, Adedinsewo DA, Al-Hijji M, Miranda WR, Alkhouli M, Eleid MF, Guerrero M, Pollak PM, Rihal CS, El Sabbagh A. 30-day patient reported outcomes can be predicted by change in left atrial pressure and not change in transmitral gradient following MitraClip. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 May 1; 97 (6):1244-1249 Epub 2021 Jan 27
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  20. Adedinsewo D, Salwa N, Sennhauser S, Farhat S, Winder J, Lesser E, White L, Landolfo C, Venkatachalam KL, Pollak P, Parikh P. Clinical Outcomes following Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: A Single-Center Experience. Cardiology. 2021; 146 (1):106-115 Epub 2020 Aug 18
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  21. Gharacholou SM, Del-Carpio Munoz F, Motiei A, Sandhu GS, Barsness GW, Gulati R, Wright RS, Pellikka PA, Lewis B, Johnson MP, Lane GE, Pollak PM, Pillai DP, Sabbagh AE, Paul TK, Pham SM, Singh M. Characteristics and Long-Term Outcomes of Patients With Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Am J Cardiol. 2020 Nov 15; 135:1-8. Epub 2020 Aug 28.
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  22. Agasthi P, Pujari SH, Mookadam F, Venepally NR, Ashraf H, Fortuin FD, Wang P, Allam M, Sweeney J, Eleid M, Pollak P, Greason KL, Beohar N, Arsanjani R. Resting Cardiac Efficiency Affects Survival Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2020 Nov; 21 (11):1327-1333 Epub 2020 Apr 14
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  23. Agasthi P, Arsanjani R, Mookadam F, Wang P, Venepally NR, Sweeney J, Eleid M, Holmes DR Jr, Pollak P, Fortuin FD. Does Resting Cardiac Power Index Affect Survival Post Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement? J Invasive Cardiol. 2020 Apr; 32 (4):129-137 Epub 2020 Mar 20
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  24. Renew JR, Martin AK, Murray AW, Pollak PM, Ramakrishna H. Functional Mitral Regurgitation: Interventions and Outcomes. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Jul; 33 (7):2053-2064 Epub 2018 Aug 04
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  25. Raphael CE, Malouf JF, Maor E, Panaich SS, Pollak PM, Reeder GS, Rihal CS, Eleid MF. A hybrid technique for treatment of commissural primary mitral regurgitation. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Mar 01; 93(4):692-698. Epub 2018 Sep 23.
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  26. Gonzalez YO, Yamani MH, Pollak PM. Acute Cardiogenic Shock Secondary to Pazopanib with recovery after use of impella device International journal of cardiac science and research. 2018; 02.
  27. Blackshear JL, Pollak PM, Chen D. Impact of mitral valve clip procedure on indices of acquired von Willebrand syndrome Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2018; 2:PB278.
  28. Gharacholou SM, Ijioma NN, Lennon RJ, Rihal CS, Bell MR, Brenes-Salazar JA, Sandhu GS, Gulati R, Pellikka PA, Pollak PM, Lane GE, Pillai DP, Munoz FD, Motiei A, Singh M. Characteristics and long term outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndromes due to culprit left main coronary artery disease treated with percutaneous coronary intervention. Am Heart J. 2018 May; 199:156-162. Epub 2018 Feb 22.
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  29. Widmer RJ, Pollak PM, Bell MR, Gersh BJ, Anavekar NS. The Evolving Face of Myocardial Reperfusion in Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Primer for the Internist. Mayo Clin Proc. 2018 Feb; 93 (2):199-216 Epub 2018 Jan 09
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  30. Maor E, Raphael CE, Panaich SS, Alkhouli M, Cabalka A, Hagler DJ, Pollak PM, Reeder GS, Eleid MF, Rihal CS. Left atrial pressure and predictors of survival after percutaneous mitral paravalvular leak closure. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Nov 1; 90 (5):861-869 Epub 2017 July 14
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  31. Eleid MF, Whisenant BK, Cabalka AK, Williams MR, Nejjari M, Attias D, Fam N, Amoroso N, Foley TA, Pollak PM, Alli OO, Pislaru SV, Said SM, Dearani JA, Rihal CS. Early Outcomes of Percutaneous Transvenous Transseptal Transcatheter Valve Implantation in Failed Bioprosthetic Mitral Valves, Ring Annuloplasty, and Severe Mitral Annular Calcification. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Oct 9; 10 (19):1932-1942
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  32. El Sabbagh A, Al-Hijji M, Gulati R, Rihal CS, Pollak PM, Behfar A. Percutaneous Stenting of a Left Ventricular Assist Device Outflow Kink. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Dec 26; 9 (24):e229-e231 Epub 2016 Nov 23
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  33. Alkhouli M, Sarraf M, Maor E, Sanon S, Cabalka A, Eleid MF, Hagler DJ, Pollak P, Reeder G, Rihal CS. Techniques and Outcomes of Percutaneous Aortic Paravalvular Leak Closure. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Dec 12; 9 (23):2416-2426
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  34. Eleid MF, Cabalka AK, Williams MR, Whisenant BK, Alli OO, Fam N, Pollak PM, Barrow F, Malouf JF, Nishimura RA, Joyce LD, Dearani JA, Rihal CS. Percutaneous Transvenous Transseptal Transcatheter Valve Implantation in Failed Bioprosthetic Mitral Valves, Ring Annuloplasty, and Severe Mitral Annular Calcification. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Jun 13; 9 (11):1161-74 Epub 2016 Apr 13
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  35. Blackshear JL, McRee CW, Safford RE, Pollak PM, Stark ME, Thomas CS, Rivera CE, Wysokinska EM, Chen D. von Willebrand Factor Abnormalities and Heyde Syndrome in Dysfunctional Heart Valve Prostheses. JAMA Cardiol. 2016 May 1; 1 (2):198-204
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  36. Egbe AC, Poterucha JT, Rihal CS, Taggart NW, Cetta F, Cabalka AK, Pollak PM, Reeder GS, Hagler DJ. Transcatheter closure of postmyocardial infarction, iatrogenic, and postoperative ventricular septal defects: The Mayo Clinic experience. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Dec 01; 86: (7)1264-70.
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  37. Henkin S, Negrotto S, Pollak PM, Cullen MW, O'Cochlain DF, Wright RS. Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome: Diagnostic Challenge and the Importance of Heightened Clinical Suspicion. Tex Heart Inst J. 2015 Oct; 42(5):498-501.
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  38. Eleid MF, Pollak PM, Pislaru SV, Reeder GS, Rihal CS. Vanishing V-Wave: Percutaneous Edge-to-Edge Repair for Severe Mitral Regurgitation. J Heart Valve Dis. 2015 May; 24: (3)323-4.
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  39. Coylewright M, Cabalka AK, Malouf JA, Geske JB, Pollak PM, Suri RM, Rihal CS. Percutaneous mitral valve replacement using a transvenous, transseptal approach: transvenous mitral valve replacement. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 May; 8 (6):850-857
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  40. Pollak PM, Mack MJ, Holmes DR Jr. Quality, economics, and national guidelines for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2014 May-Jun; 56 (6):610-8 Epub 2014 Mar 05
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  41. Pollak P, Lim DS, Kern J. Management of severe aortic regurgitation in a patient with cardiogenic shock using a percutaneous left ventricular assist device and transcatheter occlusion of the failed aortic valve homograft as a bridge to surgical valve replacement. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Jan 1; 83(1):E141-5. Epub 2013 Jul 01.
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  42. Pollak P, Ting HH. Performance Measures for AMI: Setting the bar for accountability and improved quality of care. Cardiac Interventions Today. 2013; May/June 2013:57-61.
  43. Pollak PM, Mahapatra S, Kanwal JK, Gillies GT. Novel pericardial access device: design features and in vitro evaluation. J Med Eng Technol. 2011 Apr-May; 35(3-4):179-84. Epub 2011 Mar 07.
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  44. Pollak PM, Parikh SV, Kizilgul M, Keeley EC. Multiple culprit arteries in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction referred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Am J Cardiol. 2009 Sep 1; 104(5):619-23. Epub 2009 Jun 24.
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