Lars G Svensson MD PhD

PubMed

• Reimplantation Root Pathology in Connective Tissue Disorders: Feasible Yet Requires Special Attention.
  Brad F Rosinski, Lars G Svensson
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2025-10-10
• A Heart Failure Society of America-Developed Educational Module Improves Clinician Comfort With Initiation and Optimization of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy.
  Brittany Chapman, Nancy M Albert, Alex Zajichek, Eva Steinel, David Baran
  Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2025-10-01
• Multiarterial grafting in redo coronary artery bypass grafting: Type of arterial conduit and patient sex determine benefit.
  Gabriele M Iacona, Jules J Bakhos, Penny L Houghtaling, Aaron E Tipton, Richard Ramsingh
  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-10-01

Journal Articles

• Original Investigation Stroke After Surgical Versus Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the PARTNER Trial  
  Eugene H Blackstone, Vinod H Thourani, Howard C Herrmann, David J Cohen, Michael J Mack, Raj R Makkar, Samir R Kapadia, Susheel K Kodali, Lars G Svensson, Molly Szerli..., ScienceDirect
• Focus on Trends in Surgical and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Prior Cardiac Surgery in...  
  Vinod H Thourani, Lars Svensson, Kevin L Greason, Torsten P Vahl, Rakesh M Suri, Martin B Leon, Susheel K Kodali, Tamim Nazif, ScienceDirect
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Without on-Site Cardiac Surgery  
  Michael J Mack, Lars G Svensson, ScienceDirect
• Prognostic Significance of Mild Aortic Regurgitation in Predicting Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement  
  Eric E Roselli, Brandon M Jones, Amar Krishnaswamy, Zoran Popovic, E Murat Tuzcu, Sajjad Gul, Jasneet Devgun, Stephanie Mick, Samir R Kapadia, Lars G Svensson, Wael A ..., Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
• Learning Curves for Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the PARTNER-I Trial: Technical Performance, Success, and Safety  
  E Murat Tuzcu, Oluseun Alli, Eugene H Blackstone, Ron Waksman, Augusto D Pichard, Lars G Svensson, Rakesh M Suri, Ashley M Lowry, Stephanie L Mick, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
• Original Investigation Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement of Failed Surgically Implanted Bioprostheses: The STS/ACC Registry  
  Lars G Svensson, John D Carroll, Sreekanth Vemulapalli, Michael J Mack, Vinod H Thourani, Frederick L Grover, Samir R Kapadia, ScienceDirect
• Aortic annulus and root characteristics in severe aortic stenosis due to bicuspid aortic valve and tricuspid aortic valves: Implications for transcatheter aortic valv...  
  Philip F, Faza NN, Schoenhagen P, Desai MY, Tuzcu EM, Svensson LG, et al, Catheter Cardiovasc Interv, 1/24/2015
• 14-3-3 in thoracic aortic aneurysms: Identification of a Novel Auto-antigen in large vessel vasculitis  
  Chakravarti R, Cupta K, Swain M, Willard B, Scholtz J, Svensson L, et al, Arthritis Rheumatol, 1/24/2015
• Outcomes after repair or replacement of dysfunctional quadricuspid aortic valve  
  Idrees JJ, Roselli EE, Arafat A, Johnston DR, Svensson LG, et al, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/19/2015
• 5-year outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement or surgical aortic valve replacement for high surgical risk patients with aortic stenosis (PARTNER 1): a ran...  
  Mack MJ, Leon MB, Smith CR, Miller DC, Moses JW, Tuzcu EM, Webb JG, Douglas PS, Anderson WN, Blackstone EH, Kodali SK, Makkar RR, Fontana GP, Kapadia S, Bavaria J, Hah..., Lancet, 1/15/2015
• 5-year outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement compared with standard treatment for patients with inoperable aortic stenosis (PARTNER 1): a randomized cont...  
  Kapadia SR, Leon MB, Makkar RR, Tuzcu EM, Svensson LG, et al; PARTNER trial investigators, Akin JJ, Davidson MJ, Lancet, 1/15/2015
• Transcatheter aortic valve replacement and standard therapy in inoperable patients with aortic stenosis and low EF  
  Passeri JJ, Elmariah S, Xu K, Inglessis I, Baker JN, Alu M, Kodali S, Leon MB, Svensson LG, et al; PARTNER Investigators, Heart, 1/15/2015
• Comparative meta-analysis of balloon-expandable and self-expandable valves for Transcatheter aortic valve replacement  
  Agarwal S, Parashar A, Kumbhani DJ, Svensson LG, et al, Int J Cardiol, 1/15/2015
• Paravalvular regurgitation after Transcatheter aortic valve replacement with the Edwards spaien vlave in the PARTNER trial: Ccharacterizing patients and impact on out...  
  Kodali S, Pibarot P, Douglas PS, Williams M, Xu K, Thourani V, Rihal CS, Zajarias A, Doshi D, Davidson M, Tuzcu EM, Stewart W, Weissman NJ, Svensson L, et al, Eur Heart J, 1/14/2015
• Outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis: Incorporation of left ventricular systolic function and stroke volume index  
  Parikh R, Goodman AL, Barr T, Sabik JF, Svensson LG, et al, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/11/2015
• Kinetics of gene expression and bone remodeling in the clinical phase of collagen-induced arthritis  
  Denninger, K, Litman T, Marstrand T, Moller K, Svensson L, et al, Arthritis Res Ther, 1/5/2015
• Long-Term Durability of Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves: Implications from 12,569 Implants  
  Johnston DR, Soltesz EG, Vakil N, Rajeswaran J, Roselli EE, Sabik JF 3rd. Smedira NG, Svensson LG, et al, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/4/2015
• Aborted sternotomy due to unexpected porcelain aorta: does transcatheter aortic valve replacement offer an alternative choice  
  Idrees J, Roselli EE, Raza S, Krishnaswamy A, Mick S, Kapadia S, Pettersson GB, Tuzcu M, Svensson LG, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2015
• Contemporary real-world outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement in 141,905 low-risk, intermediate-risk, and high-risk patients  
  Thourani VH, Sun RM, Gunter RL, Sheng S, O’Brien SM, Ailawadi G, Szeto WY, Dewey TM, Guyton RA, Bavaria JE, Babaliaros V, Gammie, JS, Svensson L, et al, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2015
• Anesthetic management of the resection of a Kommerell’s diverticulum  
  Bhandary SP, Papadimos TJ, Svensson LG, et al, J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 1/1/2015
• Hemodynamic outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement and medical management in severe, inoperable aortic stenosis: a longitudinal echocardiographic study of...  
  Douglas PS, Hahn RT, Pibarot P, Weissman NJ, Stewart WJ, Xu K, Wang Z, Lerakis S, Siegel R, Thompson C, Gopal D, Keane MG, Svensson LG, et al, J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 1/1/2015
• Outcomes of inoperable symptomatic aortic stenosis patients not undergoing aortic valve replacement: insight into the impact of balloon aortic valvuloplasty from the ...  
  Kapadia S, Stewart WJ, Anderson WN, Babaliaros V, Feldman T, Cohen DJ, Douglas PS, Makkar RR, Svensson LG, et al, JACC Cardiovasc Interv, 1/1/2015
• Distal aortic interventions after repair of ascending dissection: The argument for a more aggressive approach  
  Roselli EE, Loor G, He J, Rafael AE, Rajeswaran J, Houghtaling PL, Svensson LG, et al, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/1/2015
• Anesthetic management of the resection of a Kommerell's diverticulum  
  Bhandary SP, Papadimos TJ, Svensson LG, et al, J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 1/1/2015
• Long-term durability of bioprosthetic aortic valves: implications from 12,569 implants  
  Johnston DR, Soltesz EG, Vakil N, Rajeswaran J, Roselli EE, Sabik JF 3rd, Smedira NG, Svensson LG, et al, Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

• A Short Safari adventure among Africa's thorny Bushveld wildlife: Hunting, Ecosystem Challenges and Wildlife Restorancy 
  Lytle B, Svensson LCreateSPace Independent Publishing PlatformEdition 1st,2014
• A short safari adventure among Africa's thorny Bushveld wildlife: History guide, life's imperatives, enigmas and travel 
  Lytle B, Svensson LDigital Publishers Group2013
• Percutaneous Valve Technology: Present and Future 
  Chapter: Trans-apical Aortic valve Implant – The US Experience 
  Page 263 - 274Svensson LEditors: Navia JL, Al-Ruzzeh S.Nova Science Publishers, New York, NY2012
• Redo Cardiac Surgery in Adults 
  Chapter: Reoperation for Aortic Valve Disease 
  Svensson L2012
• Redo Cardiac Surgery in Adults 
  Chapter: Reoperation on the Aortic Arch 
  Svensson LSpringer, New York, Dordrecht, Heidelberg & LondonEdition 2nd,2012
• Cardiac Surgery in the Adult 
  Chapter: Percutaneous Treatment of Aortic Valve Disease 
  Page 783 - 793Svensson LMcGraw -Hill Companies Inc.Edition 4th,2012
• Redo Cardiac Surgery in Adults 
  Machiraju VR, Schaff HV, Svensson LSpringer-Verlag, Southampton, NY2010
• Sabiston and Spencer’s Surgery of the Chest 
  Chapter: Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Surgery 
  Svensson LEditors: Selke F.Saunders, Philadelphia, PAEdition 8th,2010
• Sabiston and Spencer’s Surgery of the Chest 
  Chapter: Surgery of the Aortic Arch 
  Svensson LEditors: Selke F.Saunders, Philadelphia, PAEdition 8th,2010
• Cleveland Clinic Foundation Aorta Booklet 
  Svensson L2007
• Aortic Valve Diseases: Function, Diagnosis, Treatment 
  Chapter: A Choice of the Valve Prosthesis in a Tissue Transplant 
  Page 210 - 215Svensson L, Cosgrove DMEditors: Stephenson L, Dzemeshkevich S, Meskhischvili, VA.Geotar-Med, Moscow, Russia2004
• Advanced Therapy in Cardiac Surgery 
  Chapter: Spinal Cord Protection During Operations of the Thoracic Aorta 
  Svensson LEditors: Franco K, Verger E.B.C. Decker, Inc., Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaEdition 2nd,2003
• Current Problems in Cardiology 
  Chapter: Surgical options in young adults with aortic valve disease 
  Page 417 - 480Svensson LG, Blackstone EH, Cosgrove DM, III2003
• Chirurgie Des Dissections Aortiques 
  Chapter: Reinterventions pour dissection aortique 
  Svensson LA.E.R.C.V, Paris, France2002
• Cardio-aortic and Aortic Surgery 
  Chapter: Aortic Arch Surgery and Methods of Protection 
  Svensson LEditors: Kawada S, Ueda T, Shimizu H..Springer-Verlag Tokyo, Inc.2001
• Cardio-aortic and Aortic Surgery 
  Chapter: Spinal Cord Protection Including Localization of Arterial Radicularis Magna 
  Svensson LEditors: Kawada S, Ueda T, Shimizu H.Springer-Verlag Tokyo, Inc.2001
• Decision Making in Vascular Surgery 
  Chapter: Aortic Dissection 
  Page 128 - 131Svensson LEditors: Cronenwett JL, Rutherford RB.Harcourt Health Sciences, Philadelphia, PA2001
• Surgical and Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms 
  Chapter: Treatment of non-atherosclerotic thoracic aneurysms 
  Page 173 - 180Svensson LEditors: Branchereau A, Jacobs M.Futura Publishing Co., Armonk, NY2000
• Hot Topics in Aortic Diseases 
  Chapter: Spinal Cord Protection for Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Surgery 
  Svensson LEditors: Carvalho AC, Buffolo E.Frontis Editorial, Sao Paulo, Brazil1999
• Advanced Therapy in Cardiac Surgery 
  Chapter: New Methods of Spinal Cord Protection During Operations on the Thoracic Aorta 
  Svensson LEditors: Franco K, Vierrer E.B.C. Decker, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada & Saint Louis1999
• Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms 
  Chapter: Pathophysiology and prevention of spinal cord injury during thoracoabdominal aneurysm surgery 
  Svensson LEditors: Chiesa R and Melissano G.Europa Scienze Umane Editrice s.r.l., Milano, Italy1998
• Cardiovascular and vascular disease of the aorta 
  Svensson LW.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA1997
• Arterial Infections 
  Chapter: Management of graft infection of the ascending aorta and aortic arch 
  Svensson LEditors: Kieffer E.Expansion Scientifique Francaise, Paris, France1997
• Management of infected arterial grafts 
  Chapter: Management of thoracoabdominal graft infections 
  Page 65 - 81Svensson LEditors: Calligaro K, and Veith FJ.Quality Medical Publishing, Inc, St. Louis, MO1994
• Arterial Surgery: Diagnostic and Operative Techniques 
  Chapter: Prevention of spinal cord ischemia in aortic surgery 
  Page 273 - 285Svensson LG, Loop FDEditors: Bergan JJ and Yao JST.Grune and Stratton1988
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Abstracts/Posters

• Mitral Valve Oral Abstracts
  Svensson L, TCT, San Francisco, CA, 1/20/2009
• USA Feasibility Study of Transcatheter Insertion of Stented Aortic Valve via Left Ventricular Apex
  Svensson L, STS, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 1/28/2008
• Prophylactic antibiotics in abdominal surgery
  Svensson LG, International Dissertation Abstracts, Ann Arbor, MI, 1/1/1984

Lectures

• Bioprosthetic Valve Dysfunction: Still a Concern? 
  Washington, DC - 1/29/2014
• Management decisions in aortic stenosis 
  Cleveland, OH - 1/29/2014
• Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Repair: How are the results? 
  Miami Beach, FL - 1/27/2014
• Advances in Aorta Surgery: What do the Guidelines Say 
  Miami Beach, FL - 1/27/2014
• When to Replace the Aorta at the Time of Aortic Valve Surgery 
  Toronto, Canada - 1/26/2014
• How to Manage the Difficult TA Patient 
  Orlando, FL - 1/25/2014
• Inflammatory Diseases of the Aorta – Surgery 
  New York, NY - 1/24/2014
• What does the Future Hold for the Transapical Approach? 
  Washington, DC - 1/24/2014
• TAVR: Where are we going from here? The Surgeon’s Perspective 
  Washington, DC - 1/24/2014
• Aortic Valve Repair and Root Surgery 
  Moscow, Russia - 1/16/2014
• Hybrid Procedures of the Arch and Distal Aorta Including Elephant Trunk Procedures 
  Moscow, Russia - 1/16/2014
• TEVAR: The Latest Consensus Statements and Guidelines in the Management of Thoracic Aortic Diseases 
  1/14/2014
• The MitraSpacer 
  Washington, DC - 1/13/2014
• TAVR Today: What Are We Still Missing? 
  Washington, DC - 1/13/2014
• Immediate & Long-term Benefits of a Fully Repositionable TAVR Device 
  Washington, DC - 1/13/2014
• Cardiac Surgery Affiliate Network 
  Cleveland, OH - 1/12/2014
• Aortic Valve Sparing Operations 
  Dallas-Leipzig, Dallas, TX - 1/10/2014
• Aortic Valve 
  Omaha, NE - 1/9/2014
• Aortic Root Sparing Operations and Repair of the Aortic Valve 
  Istanbul, Turkey - 1/8/2014
• Aortic Valve Surgery, TAVR and Hybrid Arch Operations 
  Indianapolis, IN - 1/3/2014
• Treatment Options for Aortic Valve Replacement: From Minimally Invasive to Sutureless to Transcatheter 
  CardioVascular Research Foundation, Los Angeles, California - 1/28/2013
• Update on what cardiac surgeons can offer for aortic valve surgery 
  Atlantic City, NJ - 1/28/2013
• What is the future of TAVR? 
  Atlantic City, NJ - 1/28/2013
• The case for TAVR in moderate risk AS patients 
  San Francisco, CA - 1/27/2013
• Complex Management Issues with Open and Hybrid Distal Repairs 
  Houston, TX - 1/26/2013
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Other

• Breakout II: Surgical and Interventional Video Session: Aortic Root Surgery, Valve Sparing, Transcatheter Therapy 
  Svensson L, AATS/ACC Heart Valve Summit
  Chicago, IL - 1/14/2011
• Thoraco Abdominal Aneurysm (Video) 
  Svensson L, CTCOMCON
  New Delhi, India - 1/26/2010
• Executive Summary. Research in Marfan Syndrome and Related Disorders 
  Dietz H, Devereux R, Loeys B, Masien C, Milewicz D, Pyeritz R, Ramirez F, Rifkin D, Sakai L, Svensson L, et al, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/meetings/workshops/marfan20070430.htm
  1/1/2008
• Marfan Syndrome 
  Svensson L, BMJ Publishing Group point-of-care Web Site
  1/1/2007
• Filmed performance of aortic valve repair operation on Cleveland Clinic patient and accompanying interview, featured on television series 
  Medical Miracles
  1/1/2004
• Hemodynamics of Cross-Clamping of the Aorta in the Baboon 
  Svensson L, University of the Witwatersrand
  Johannesburg, South Africa - 1/1/1986
• Prophylactic Antibiotics in Abdominal Surgery (Masters Dissertation) 
  Svensson L, University of the Witwatersrand
  Johannesburg, South Africa - 1/1/1983
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