Dr. Irving Kron, MD

• General Surgery

• Critical Care Medicine

• Cardiothoracic Surgery

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• University Of Virginia Medical Center|university Of Virginia

  Fellowship Hospital, 1982

• Maine Medical Center|university Va

  Residency Hospital, 1980

• Medical College Of Wisconsin

  Medical School, 1975

• The spleen contributes importantly to myocardial infarct exacerbation during post-ischemic reperfusion in mice via signaling between cardiac HMGB1 and splenic RAGE, 2016-09-19

• Steen solution protects pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells and preserves endothelial barrier after lipopolysaccharide-induced injury, 2022-04-18

• Inflammatory Lung Injury After Cardiopulmonary Bypass is Attenuated by Adenosine A2AReceptor Activation, 2008-08-30

• Commentary: The challenges of propensity score matching in cardiac surgery, 2021-12-22

• Blood Transfusion and Infection After Cardiac Surgery, 2013-05-03

• Mesenchymal stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles attenuate lung ischemia-reperfusion injury and enhance reconditioning of donor lungs after circulatory death, 2017-12-21

• Subvalvular techniques to optimize surgical repair of ischemic mitral regurgitation, 2014-05-20

• Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Rehabilitates Sepsis-Induced Lung Injury, 2017-04-21

• Socioeconomic ‘Distressed Communities Index' Predicts Risk-Adjusted Mortality After Cardiac Surgery, 2019-01-22

• Circulating Fibrocytes Correlate with Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome Development Following Lung Transplantation: A Novel Clinical Biomarker, 2011-08-31

• Commentary: Should We "Keep Rollin'” for PA/VSD/MAPCA?, 2022-06-03

• Impact Of Medicaid Expansion On Cardiac Surgery Volume And Outcomes, 2017-05-26

• Ventricular Assist Devices and Increased Blood Product Utilization for Cardiac Transplantation, 2014-12-21

• Ex vivo lung perfusion with adenosine A2A receptor agonist allows prolonged cold preservation of donation after cardiac death donor lungs, 2015-07-30

• Commentary: Mixed type TAPVR - Measure Twice, Cut Once., 2021-06-01

• Commentary: Cardiothoracic Surgery Training made SIMPL, 2021-09-23

• Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery provides excellent outcomes without increased cost: A multi-institutional analysis, 2016-03-31

• Adenosine A2A receptor activation on CD4+ T lymphocytes and neutrophils attenuates lung ischemia-reperfusion injury, 2009-11-11

• Activation of A1, A2A, or A3 adenosine receptors attenuates lung ischemia-reperfusion injury, 2010-04-15

• Smooth muscle phenotypic modulation is an early event in aortic aneurysms, 2010-08-24

• Short-course Rapamycin Treatment Preserves Airway Epithelium and Protects Against Bronchiolitis Obliterans, 2013-06-24

• Hydroxychloroquine Attenuates Myocardial Ischemic and Post-Ischemic Reperfusion Injury by Inhibiting the Toll-Like Receptor 9 - Type I Interferon Pathway, 2022-08-25

• Resident Awareness of Documentation Requirements and Reimbursement: A Multi-institutional Survey, 2013-12-04

• Surgical Management of the Patient with Metastatic Melanoma to the Heart, 2013-02-13

• Mitral Valve Repair: The French Correction vs the American Correction, 2017-03-24

• Two Hours of In Vivo Lung Perfusion Improves Lung Function in Sepsis-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, 2021-03-11

• An unusual case of cardiac dysfunction after left ventricular reconstruction, 2006-09-19

• Academic Season Does Not Influence Cardiac Surgical Outcomes at United States Academic Medical Centers, 2011-04-09

• Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement Provides Equivalent Outcomes at Reduced Cost Compared to Conventional Aortic Valve Replacement: A "Realworld” Multi-institutional Analysis, 2015-01-12

• Airway Pressure Release Ventilation During Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Attenuates Injury, 2016-09-22

• Influence of Baseline Characteristics, Operative Conduct and Postoperative Course on 30-day Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting among Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Results from the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trial, 2015-08-25

• Primary Payer Status Affects Outcomes for Cardiac Valve Operations, 2011-03-12

• The Prognostic Significance of Biomarkers in Predicting Outcome in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Results of the Biomarker Sub-Study of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure (STICH) Trials, 2013-04-12

• The myocardial infarct-exacerbating effect of cell-free DNA is mediated by HMGB1-RAGE-TLR9 pathway, 2018-10-05

• CD4+ T Lymphocytes Mediate Acute Pulmonary Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury, 2009-03-17

• Adenosine 2B Receptor Activation Reduces Myocardial Reperfusion Injury by Promoting Anti-Inflammatory Macrophages Differentiation via PI3K/Akt Pathway, 2015-06-16

• Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network: Evidence-based surgery, 2015-10-09

• Decubitus Ulcers In Patients Undergoing Vascular Operations Do Not Influence Mortality But Affect Resource Utilization, 2017-03-18

• Expanding The Donor Lung Pool: How Many Donation After Circulatory Death Organs Are We Missing?, 2017-11-11

• The Role of Adenosine A2AReceptor Signaling in Bronchiolitis Obliterans, 2009-11-04

• "See one, do one, teach one”: It is still possible in cardiothoracic surgical education, 2018-04-17

• Bundled Payments in Cardiac Surgery: Is Risk-Adjustment Sufficient To Make It Feasible?, 2015-07-21

• Travel Distance and Regional Access to Cardiac Valve Surgery, 2019-08-02

• MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND MAJOR INFECTIONS AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY, 2014-07-29

• Does Preoperative Troponin Level Impact Outcomes following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?, 2018-03-08

• In VivoLung Perfusion Rehabilitates Sepsis-Induced Lung Injury, 2017-09-14

• Commentary: Malpractice in Heart Transplantation, 2021-05-22

• Pretreatment Strategy with Adenosine A2AReceptor Agonist Attenuates Reperfusion Injury in a Preclinical Porcine Lung Transplantation Model, 2011-07-16

• REDUCED FLOW EX VIVO LUNG PERFUSION TO REHABILITATE DONATION AFTER CARDIAC DEATH LUNGS, 2019-09-18

• Commentary: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles - Effective use of Prolonged Ex-Vivo Heart Preservation, 2021-03-30

• Commentary: Predictors of Postoperative Adverse Events after Cone Reconstruction for Ebstein's Anomaly, 2021-01-27

• Improved Outcomes and Value in Staged Hybrid Extent II Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, 2017-05-31

• Enhanced Fibrinolysis Protects Against Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury, 2009-06-15

• Protection from pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury by adenosine A2A receptor activation, 2009-06-26

• Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Grants Provide Protected Research Time Vital to the Development of Academic Surgeons, 2017-12-19

• Commentary: When will the robots come marching in?, 2021-06-06

• Rapamycin Blocks Fibrocyte Migration and Attenuates Bronchiolitis Obliterans in a Murine Model, 2013-04-02

• Stimulation of the beta2 adrenergic receptor at reperfusion limits myocardial reperfusion injury via IL-10 dependent anti-inflammatory pathway in the spleen, 2018-08-28

• Inhibiting CXCL12 Blocks Fibrocyte Migration and Differentiation and Attenuates Bronchiolitis Obliterans in a Murine Heterotopic Tracheal Transplant Model, 2012-05-22

• Does Urgent/Emergent Status Influence Choice in Mitral Valve Operations? An analysis of outcomes from the Virginia Cardiac Surgery Quality Initiative, 2011-03-17

• Surgeon, Not Institution, Case Volume Is Associated with Limb Outcomes After Lower Extremity Bypass for Critical Limb Ischemia in the Vascular Quality Initiative, 2017-05-27

• Superiority of moderate control of hyperglycemia to tight control in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting, 2010-12-15

• Bone marrow-derived MCP1 required for experimental aortic aneurysm formation and smooth muscle phenotypic modulation, 2011-10-11

• The challenge of achieving 1% operative mortality for coronary artery bypass grafting: A multi-institution Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database analysis, 2014-07-24

• Pulsed Ultrasound Attenuates the Hyperglycemic Exacerbation of Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury, 2019-11-02

• Commentary: Correlation of Coronary and Valve Procedure Outcomes Between Centers, 2020-12-18

• Topical Neck Cooling Prolongs Survival of Rats with Intra-Abdominal Feculent Sepsis by Activation of the Vagus Nerve, 2021-09-11

• Primary Payer Status Affects Mortality for Major Surgical Operations, 2011-03-19

• Time of Year Does Not Influence Mortality for Vascular Operations at Academic Centers, 2011-04-30

• Postoperative Hypoglycemia Is Associated With Worse Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery, 2016-08-25

• Treatment with placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells mitigates development of bronchiolitis obliterans in a murine model, 2013-11-04