Publications:
1. Krellenstein DJ, Pliam MB, Vassalle M, Brooks CMC. Overdrive suppression of
idioventricular pacemakers in isolated canine hearts. (abstract) Physiologist
1969;12:32.
2. Krellenstein DJ, Pliam MB,
Vassalle M, Brooks CMC. Overdrive suppression of idioventricular pacemakers in
isolated canine hearts. (abstract) Circulation 1969;40(Suppl III):126III.
3. Pliam MB. "The Influence of
the Sympathetic System on Overdrive Suppression of the Ventricular Pacemaker",
submitted May, 1970 in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Ph.D. degree
in the Department of Physiology, School of Graduate Education, State University
of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. Download
4. Schultz LS, Ferguson R, Pliam
MB, Lillehei RC. In vivo normothermic retrograde coronary sinus perfusion in the
non-working canine heart. (abstract) American College of Cardiology, February,
1971.
5. Schultz LS, Ferguson R, Pliam
MB, Lillehei RC. Venous drainage during retrograde perfusion in the in vivo
fibrillating normothermic canine heart. (abstract) American College of
Cardiology, February, 1971.
6. Schultz LS, Ferguson R, Pliam
MB, Motsay G, Lillehei RC. Massive cortico-steroids and cardiac anoxia.
(abstract) Society of Thoracic Surgeons, January 1972.
7. Schultz LS, Ferguson R, Pliam
MB, Lillehei RC. Retrograde coronary perfusion in dogs following induced anoxia.
(abstract) Society of University Surgeons, February, 1972.
8. Schultz LS, Ferguson R, Pliam
MB, Lillehei RC. Retrograde perfusion as an approach to myocardial
revascularization. (abstract) European J Surg Res 1972;3:343.
9. Pliam MB, Krellenstein DJ,
Vassalle M, Brooks CMC. Influence of the sympathetic system on the pacemaker
suppression which follows overdrive. Circulation 1973;48:313-21.
10. Krellenstein DJ, Pliam MB,
Brooks CMC, Vassalle M. On the mechanism of idioventricular pacemaker
suppression by fast drive. Circulation Research 1974;35:923-34.
11. Pliam MB and ReMine WH.
Further evaluation of total pancreatectomy. Arch Surg 1975;110:506-12.
12. Pliam MB, Krellenstein DJ,
Vassalle M, Brooks CMC. The influence of norepinephrine, reserpine and
propranolol on overdrive suppression. J Electrocardiol 1975;8:17-24.
13. Pliam MB, Adson MA, Foulk
WT. Conventional splenorenal shunts. Arch Surg 1975;110:588-93.
14. Pliam MB, McGoon DC, Tarhan
S. Failure of heparinized autologous whole blood transfusion to reduce bank
blood requirements in open heart surgical patients without profound
hemodilution. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1975;70:338-43.
15. Nelson RM, Vana M, Pliam MB,
Depp DA, Miller H, McQuarrie LG, McKella K, Gibson GR. Current assessment of
risks for open heart surgery. (abstract) Societe International de Chirurgie,
27th Congress, Kyoto, Japan, September 3, 1977.
16. Pliam MB, Krellenstein DJ,
Brooks CMC, Vassalle M. Norepinephrine, potassium and overdrive suppression of
ventricular pacemakers. Basic Res Cardiol 1977;72:34-45.
17. Pliam MB, McGough EC,
Ruttenberg HD. Right atrial ball valve thrombus. A complication of central
venous alimentation in an infant: diagnosis and successful surgical management
of a case. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1979;78:579-82.
18. Vassalle M, Krellenstein DJ,
Pliam MB, Brooks CMC. Potassium regulated humoral transmission of overdrive
suppression. J Molec Cell Cardiol 1977;9:921-31.
19. Krellenstein DJ, Pliam MB,
Brooks CMC, Vassalle M. Factors affecting overdrive suppression of
idioventricular pacemakers and associated potassium shifts in the dog. J
Electrocardiol 1978;11:3-10.
20. Schultz LS, Ferguson R,
Pliam MB, Motsay GJ, Lillehei RC. Retrograde perfusion as a method for
myocardial revascularization. Eur Surg Res 1976;8:358-76.
21. Lynch MF, Hammond C, Schmidt
WR, Garamella JJ, Bilgutay A, Kelly WD, Arnar O, Pliam MB. Kinetic heart
pumping. Minn Med 1984;67:17-9.
22. Pliam MB. Temporary left
heart assist for open heart surgery patients. Clinical experience from a
community hospital and review of the literature. Minn Med 1986;69:341-52.
23. Pliam MB. The increasing
importance of the internal mammary artery as a bypass conduit in coronary
operations. Med Staff News, North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale,
Minnesota 1986;17:12-3.
24. Pliam MB. Importance of
internal mammary artery as a bypass conduit in coronary bypass operations. Med
Staff Newsletter, Unity Medical Center, July, 1986.
25. Pliam MB, Zapolanski A.
Retrocaval routing of the right internal thoracic artery. Ann Thorac Surg
1993;56:181-2.
26. Pliam MB, Sternlieb JJ.
Intramyocardial dissecting hematoma: an unusual form of subacute cardiac
rupture. J Card Surg 1993;8:628-37.
27. Zapolanski A, Pliam MB,
Bronstein MH, et al. Bilateral internal thoracic artery for coronary
revascularization in patients with left main coronary artery disease. (abstract)
Society of Thoracic Surgeons, August, 1993.
28. Zapolanski A, Pliam MB,
Bronstein MH, et al. Arterial graft use in true emergency coronary bypass
surgery. (abstract) Society of Thoracic Surgeons, August, 1993.
29. Pliam MB. Do standard risk
scores apply to community hospitals? Heartbeat, San Francisco Heart Institute
Bulletin, Spring, 1994.
30. Pliam MB, Cohen M, Cheng L,
Spaenle M, Bronstein MH, Atkin TW. Pituitary adenomas complicating cardiac
surgery: summary and review of 11 cases. J Cardiac Surg 1995;10:101-108.
31. Zapolanski A, Pliam MB,
Bronstein MH, et al. Arterial conduits in emergency coronary artery surgery. J
Cardiac Surg 1995;10:32-39.
32. Shaw RE, Myler RK, Murphy
MC, Pliam MB, Ryan C. Prediction of late cardiac event following successful
coronary balloon angioplasty (abstract) 3rd International Congress on Heart
Failure - Mechanisms and Management, Geneva Switzerland, May 21-25, 1995. J
Heart Failure 1995;2:1022.
33. Pliam MB, Shaw, RE,
Zapolanski A. Comparative analysis of coronary surgery risk stratification
models. J Invas Cardiol 1997;9:203-22.
34. Zapolanski A, Pliam M,
Fishman N, Shaw R. Progresos recientes en los resultados de la cirugia de
by-pass coronario en octogenarios.
35. Zapolanski A, Pliam M,
Fishman N, Shaw R. Estratificacion de Riesgo quirurgico en cirugia coronaria
utilizando cinco modelos predictivos de mortalidad hospitalaria.
36. Zapolanski, A, Pliam, MB.
Less invasive heart surgery. J Invas Cardiol, 1999;11:177-83.
37. Pliam MB, Zapolanski, A,
Ryan, CJ, Shaw RE, Mengarelli L. Recent improvement in results of coronary
bypass surgery in octogenarians. J Invas Cardiol, 1999;11:281-9.
38 Ryan C, Shaw R, Pliam M,
Zapolanski AJ, Murphy M, Valle HV, Myler R. Coronary heart disease in the
Filipino an Filipino-American population: risk factors and outcomes of
intervention. (pending publication) J Invas Cardiol, 1999.
39. Shaw RE, Pliam MB, Gawrit N,
McLaughlin S. Making cardiac databases more clinically useful by combining “Roll
Forward” update programming with scanning technology. JACC 2000;35(2): 560A.
(abstract)
40. Ryan C, Shaw RE, Zapolanski
A, Murphy MC, Millhouse F, Pliam MB, Mengarelli L. Risk factors, ethnicity and
type of treatment predict need for late repeat revascularization in patients
presenting for treatment of coronary artery disease. JACC 2000;35(2):552A.
41 Shaw RE, McKay CR, Pliam MB,
Brindis RG. Development of an initial model for risk adjustment of mortality
following coronary intervention: results from the ACC-NCDR registry. (abstract )
Accepted as a poster presentation by the American Heart Association for
presentation at the 73rd Annual Scientific Sessions). 2000.
42. Ryan CM, Shaw RE, Zapolanski
A, Murphy MC, Millhouse FG, Pliam MB, Mengarelli L, Pomerantseva Anna. The
relationship of ethnicity to risk factor presentation, therapeutic outcomes and
late events in patients presenting for treatment of coronary artery disease.
(abstract) Accepted for oral presentation by Dr. Ryan at the 73rd Annual
Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, 2000.
43. Ryan C, Shaw RE, Millhouse
F, Zapolanski A, Yap A, Lee L, Khoury L, Cavanaugh M, Pliam MB. The role of
ethnicity in outcomes after coronary artery intervention: how important are
clusters of risk factors?
44. Zapolanski A, Pliam MB, Shaw
RE, Mengarelli LM. Extensive revascularization on the beating heart: early
results in patients receiving four to seven bypass grafts. Heart Surgery Forum,
2003.
45. Zapolanski A, Pliam MB, Shaw
RE, Mengarelli LM. Diabetics undergoing beating heart surgery have better
outcomes compared with conventional coronary artery bypass surgery. Heart
Surgery Forum, 2003
46. Yap A, Baladi N, Allman G,
Zapolanski A, Pliam MB, Shaw RE. Influence of body size on outcomes of off-pump
coronary artery bypass surgery. Heart Surgery Forum, 2005; 8(3):148-153.
47. Zapolanski A, Pliam MB, Ley
J, Mengarelli L. Reduction in neurological injury with evolution to OPCAB: A
single Team’s Experience. 2005 (pending publication).
48. Pliam MB, Zapolanski A,
Anastassiou, P, Ryan CJ, Manila LL, Shaw RE. Influence of prior coronary
stenting on the outcome of isolated coronary artery bypass surgery. Innovations
(Phila). 2007 Sep;2(5):217-25.
49. Ryan C, Garvey C, Pliam MB. Objective assessment of a community hospital
cardiac rehabilitation program. October, 2013 (abstract)
50. Garvey C, Pliam MB, Rigler J, Hazlehurst T, Lew R, Yeary J. Impact of
Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Cost of Care: One Center’s Experience. Poster
presentation AATS November 2012
51. Ryan C, Garvey C, Pliam MB, Constantino R, Zierke J, Cavalieri M, Rigler J,
Bashour T. Asian Americans in a Cardiac Rehabilitation Setting. June 26, 2014
(pending publication)
52. Shaw RE, Zapolanski A, Korver KK,
Pliam MB, Mengarelli LM. Beating Heart Surgery Reduces Utilization of Blood
Products in Coronary Revascularization. Poster presentation at STS Annual
Meeting, 2002.
53. Zapolanski A, Korver KK, Pliam MB, Shaw RE, Mengarelli LM. Mitral valve
surgery via a right anterior min-thoracotomy with central aortic cannulation and
no endoscopic assistance.Presented at Fourth Annual Scientific Meeting of the
International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, June 27-30, 2001,
Munich, Germany
54. Instruction Manual for Cardiac Surgical Risk Modeler Software, 2009, San
Francisco Heart & Vascular Institute, Seton Medical Center, Daly City California