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  1. Graduate Subspecialty and Perceptions of Cardiothoracic Surgery Training: A 60-Year Retrospective Study

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, January 2019, Elsevier

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  2. Live Tweet The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting: How to Leverage Twitter to Maximize Your Conference Experience

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, December 2018, Elsevier

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  3. Device exchange versus nonexchange modalities in left ventricular assist device-specific infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Artificial Organs, November 2018, Wiley

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  4. Ex vivo perfusion induces a time- and perfusate-dependent molecular repair response in explanted porcine lungs

    Article • American Journal of Transplantation, October 2018, Wiley

    Sayed Himmat, Jessica G.Y. Luc

  5. Update on Stem Cell-Based Therapy and Mechanical Cardiac Support: A North American Perspective

    Article • Artificial Organs, September 2018, Wiley

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  6. Graft patency after open versus endoscopic saphenous vein harvest in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, September 2018, AME Publishing Company

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  7. Impact of Concomitant Mitral Valve Surgery With LVAD Placement: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Artificial Organs, August 2018, Wiley

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  8. Does cramming work? Impact of National Web-Based Thoracic Surgery Curriculum login frequency on thoracic surgery in-training exam performance

    Article • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, August 2018, Elsevier

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  9. The Social Media Index as an Indicator of Quality for Emergency Medicine Blogs: A METRIQ Study

    Article • Annals of Emergency Medicine, July 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Brent Thoma, Jessica G.Y. Luc

  10. Thrombus in a Hypercoagulable Patient Following Patent Foramen Ovale Closure With the Gore Septal Occluder

    Article • JACC Cardiovascular Interventions, June 2018, Elsevier

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  11. Social media in the mentorship and networking of physicians: Important role for women in surgical specialties

    Article • The American Journal of Surgery, April 2018, Elsevier

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  12. Fluid structure interaction model analysis of cerebrospinal fluid circulation in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices

    Article • The International Journal of Artificial Organs, February 2018, SAGE Publications

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  13. Pulmonary arteriovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to avoid pulmonary overflow during total artificial heart implantation

    Article • The International Journal of Artificial Organs, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  14. Outcomes and survival following heart retransplantation for cardiac allograft failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, January 2018, AME Publishing Company

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  15. Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass grafting in heart transplant recipients with coronary allograft vasculopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 1,520 patients

    Article • Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery, January 2018, AME Publishing Company

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  16. Social Media as a Means of Networking and Mentorship: Role for Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery

    Article • Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, January 2018, Elsevier

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  17. Predicting operative mortality in octogenarians for isolated coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a retrospective study

    Article • BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  18. Driveline Site Is Not a Predictor of Infection After Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

    Article • ASAIO Journal, October 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  19. Feasibility of Lung Transplantation From Donation After Circulatory Death Donors Following Portable Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion: A Pilot Study

    Article • Transplantation Proceedings, October 2017, Elsevier

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  20. Cystic tumor of the atrioventricular node: a review of the literature

    Article • Journal of Thoracic Disease, September 2017, AME Publishing Company

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  21. Novel Debate-Style Cardiothoracic Surgery Journal Club: Results of a Pilot Curriculum

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, August 2017, Elsevier

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  22. Aorto-Right Atrial Fistula After Sutureless Valve Implantation

    Article • Canadian Journal of Cardiology, May 2017, Elsevier

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  23. Individual Gestalt Is Unreliable for the Evaluation of Quality in Medical Education Blogs: A METRIQ Study

    Article • Annals of Emergency Medicine, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Brent Thoma, Jessica G.Y. Luc

  24. A Leukocyte Filter Does Not Provide Further Benefit During Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion

    Article • ASAIO Journal, February 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Jessica G.Y. Luc, Sayed Himmat

  25. Subxiphoid Exchange of HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device

    Article • ASAIO Journal, January 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  26. Utilization and Outcomes of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support for Graft Dysfunction After Heart Transplantation

    Article • ASAIO Journal, January 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  27. Clinical implications of physiological flow adjustment in continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices

    Article • ASAIO Journal, November 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  28. Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve: A Cautionary Tale

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, September 2016, Elsevier

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  29. Atrial fibrillation: review of current treatment strategies

    Article • Journal of Thoracic Disease, September 2016, AME Publishing Company

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  30. Does a Leukocyte Filter Show Benefit in Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion?

    Article • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, April 2016, Elsevier

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  31. Active Learning in Medical Education: Application to the Training of Surgeons

    Article • Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, January 2016, SAGE Publications

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  32. Current State and Future Perspectives of Energy Sources for Totally Implantable Cardiac Devices

    Article • ASAIO Journal, January 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  33. A Structured, Debate-Style Cardiothoracic Surgery Journal Club for Trainee Acquisition and Application of Seminal Literature

    Article • MedEdPORTAL, January 2016, Association of American Medical Colleges

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  34. The evolving potential for pediatricex vivolung perfusion

    Article • Pediatric Transplantation, December 2015, Wiley

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  35. EUROSCORE II IS SUPERIOR TO STS AND EUROSCORE I IN PREDICTING OPERATIVE MORTALITY IN OCTOGENARIANS FOR ISOLATED CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING SURGERY

    Article • Canadian Journal of Cardiology, October 2015, Elsevier

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  36. 2-Methoxyestradiol: A Hormonal Metabolite Modulates Stimulated T-Cells Function and proliferation

    Article • Transplantation Proceedings, July 2015, Elsevier

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  37. Successful Repair of Donation After Circulatory Death Lungs With Large Pulmonary Embolus Using the Lung Organ Care System for Ex Vivo Thrombolysis and Subsequent Clinical Transplantation

    Article • Transplantation, January 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  38. Lung Transplantation from Donors after Circulatory Death Using PortableEx VivoLung Perfusion

    Article • Canadian Respiratory Journal, January 2015, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  39. GENDER SPECIFIC INFLUENCES ON EFFECTOR T-CELL FUNCTION AND PROLIFERATION: 2-METHOXYESTRADIOL MODULATES CELLULAR REJECTION

    Article • Canadian Journal of Cardiology, October 2014, Elsevier

    Jessica G.Y. Luc

  40. Gender Specific Influences on Effector T-Cell Function and Proliferation: Hormonal Targeting to Modulate Cellular Rejection in Transplantation

    Article • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, April 2014, Elsevier

    Jessica G.Y. Luc