Christina E. Saikus, M.D., Ph.D.

  1. Cardiothoracic Surgeon
  2. Cardiovascular Surgeon
  3. Transplant Surgeon
  1. Stevens K, Anandan SR, Rahman H, Parikh S, Leung AG, Benintendi A, Van Ogtrop KM, Stancavage A, Magalee CJ, Manetta F, Saikus C, Lopez S. Caring for Patients Requiring Venous Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Can Upstream Palliative Care Make a Difference? Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024 Dec; 41 (12):1431-1441 Epub 2024 Jan 09
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  2. Tsiouris A, Protos AN, Saikus CE, Jeyakumar AKC. Fundamentals of weaning veno-arterial and veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Feb 16; 39 (Suppl 1):1-11 [Epub ahead of print]
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  3. Alvarez Villela M, Fu D, Roslin K, Smoller R, Asemota D, Miklin DJ, Kodra A, Vullaganti S, Roswell RO, Rangasamy S, Saikus CE, Kon ZN, Pierce MJ, Husk G, Stevens GR, Maybaum S. Defining levels of care in cardiogenic shock. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023; 10:1206570 Epub 2023 Oct 31
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  4. Belani K, Saikus CE, Schroder JN, Klinger RY. Transapical ProtekDuo Rapid Deployment Cannula as Temporary Left Ventricular Assist Device in a Jehovah's Witness Patient. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021 Dec; 35 (12):3735-3742 Epub 2020 Dec 13
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  5. Caughron H, Kamioka N, Saikus CE, Lerakis S, Block P, Babaliaros V, Guyton R. Hybrid Closure of Apical Post-Infarct Septal Defect: Externalizing an Occluder and Excluding the Right Ventricle. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Apr 23; 11 (8):e59-e61 Epub 2018 Mar 28
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  6. Halabi M, Faranesh AZ, Schenke WH, Wright VJ, Hansen MS, Saikus CE, Kocaturk O, Lederman RJ, Ratnayaka K. Real-time cardiovascular magnetic resonance subxiphoid pericardial access and pericardiocentesis using off-the-shelf devices in swine. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2013 Jul 20; 15 (1):61 Epub 2013 July 20
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  7. Bell JA, Saikus CE, Ratnayaka K, Barbash IM, Faranesh AZ, Franson DN, Sonmez M, Slack MC, Lederman RJ, Kocaturk O. Active delivery cable tuned to device deployment state: enhanced visibility of nitinol occluders during preclinical interventional MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2012 Oct; 36 (4):972-8 Epub 2012 June 15
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  8. Sonmez M, Saikus CE, Bell JA, Franson DN, Halabi M, Faranesh AZ, Ozturk C, Lederman RJ, Kocaturk O. MRI active guidewire with an embedded temperature probe and providing a distinct tip signal to enhance clinical safety. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2012 Jun 21; 14 (1):38 Epub 2012 June 21
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  9. Bell JA, Saikus CE, Ratnayaka K, Wu V, Sonmez M, Faranesh AZ, Colyer JH, Lederman RJ, Kocaturk O. A deflectable guiding catheter for real-time MRI-guided interventions. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2012 Apr; 35 (4):908-15 Epub 2011 Nov 29
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  10. Ratnayaka K, Saikus CE, Faranesh AZ, Bell JA, Barbash IM, Kocaturk O, Reyes CA, Sonmez M, Schenke WH, Wright VJ, Hansen MS, Slack MC, Lederman RJ. Closed-chest transthoracic magnetic resonance imaging-guided ventricular septal defect closure in swine. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Dec; 4 (12):1326-34
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  11. Barbash IM, Saikus CE, Faranesh AZ, Ratnayaka K, Kocaturk O, Chen MY, Bell JA, Virmani R, Schenke WH, Hansen MS, Slack MC, Lederman RJ. Direct percutaneous left ventricular access and port closure: pre-clinical feasibility. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Dec; 4 (12):1318-25
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  12. Saikus CE, Ratnayaka K, Barbash IM, Colyer JH, Kocaturk O, Faranesh AZ, Lederman RJ. MRI-guided vascular access with an active visualization needle. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2011 Nov; 34 (5):1159-66
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  13. Barbash IM, Saikus CE, Ratnayaka K, Faranesh AZ, Kocaturk O, Wu V, Bell JA, Schenke WH, Raman VK, Lederman RJ. Limitations of closing percutaneous transthoracic ventricular access ports using a commercial collagen vascular closure device. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Jun 1; 77 (7):1079-85 Epub 2011 Mar 21
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  14. Wu V, Barbash IM, Ratnayaka K, Saikus CE, Sonmez M, Kocaturk O, Lederman RJ, Faranesh AZ. Adaptive noise cancellation to suppress electrocardiography artifacts during real-time interventional MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2011 May; 33 (5):1184-93
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  15. Saybasili H, Faranesh AZ, Saikus CE, Ozturk C, Lederman RJ, Guttman MA. Interventional MRI using multiple 3D angiography roadmaps with real-time imaging. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2010 Apr; 31 (4):1015-9
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  16. George AK, Derbyshire JA, Saybasili H, Saikus CE, Kocaturk O, Guttman MA, McVeigh ER, Lederman RJ, Faranesh AZ. Visualization of active devices and automatic slice repositioning ("SnapTo") for MRI-guided interventions. Magn Reson Med. 2010 Apr; 63 (4):1070-9
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  17. Saikus CE, Lederman RJ. Interventional cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: a new opportunity for image-guided interventions. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Nov; 2 (11):1321-31
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  18. Kocaturk O, Saikus CE, Guttman MA, Faranesh AZ, Ratnayaka K, Ozturk C, McVeigh ER, Lederman RJ. Whole shaft visibility and mechanical performance for active MR catheters using copper-nitinol braided polymer tubes. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2009 Aug 12; 11 (1):29
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  19. Kim JH, Kocaturk O, Ozturk C, Faranesh AZ, Sonmez M, Sampath S, Saikus CE, Kim AH, Raman VK, Derbyshire JA, Schenke WH, Wright VJ, Berry C, McVeigh ER, Lederman RJ. Mitral cerclage annuloplasty, a novel transcatheter treatment for secondary mitral valve regurgitation: initial results in swine. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Aug 11; 54 (7):638-51
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  20. Kocaturk O, Kim AH, Saikus CE, Guttman MA, Faranesh AZ, Ozturk C, Lederman RJ. Active two-channel 0.035'' guidewire for interventional cardiovascular MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2009 Aug; 30 (2):461-5
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  21. Ratnayaka K, Faranesh AZ, Guttman MA, Kocaturk O, Saikus CE, Lederman RJ. Interventional cardiovascular magnetic resonance: still tantalizing. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2008 Dec 29; 10 (1):62
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