Michael K. Pasque, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery
Professor of Surgery

Board Certification:
Thoracic Surgery--Certified
Transplantation Surgery--Qualified

Specialty Areas:
Adult cardiac surgery, adult heart transplantation.

Medical School:
University of Oklahoma School of Medicine, 1978

Postdoctoral Education:
Residency - General Surgery, University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, 1978-1984; Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Toronto, 1984-1986

Patients Seen At:
Center for Advanced Medicine
Heart and Vascular Center
4921 Parkview Place, Suite A, Floor 8
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 747-9461

Patient Appointments:
(314) 362-6237 or 1-888-800-9484

Research Interest:
Advanced engineering analysis of cardiac function in the setting of ischemic coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease and dilated cardiomyopathy. These analyses include 3D stress/strain characterization of the human left ventricle.

Innovative algorithms for next generation ventricular assist device development.

Funding:
NIH

Awards/Honors:
2007, Listed in Best Doctors in America (Best Doctors, Inc.)

Selected or Recent Publications:
Bree D, Wollmuth JR, Cupps BP, Krock MD, Howells A, Rogers J, Moazami N, Pasque MK. Low-dose dobutamine tissue-tagged magnetic resonance imaging with 3-dimensional strain analysis allows assessment of myocardial viability in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Circulation. 2006;114(1 Suppl):I33-I36.

Pomerantz BJ, Wollmuth JR, Krock MD, Cupps BP, Moustakidis P, Kouchoukos NT, Davila-Roman VG, Pasque MK. Myocardial systolic strain is decreased after aortic valve replacement in patients with aortic insufficiency. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2005;80(6):2186-2192.

Cupps BP, Pomerantz BJ, Krock MD, Villard J, Rogers J, Moazami N, Pasque MK. Principal strain orientation in the normal human left ventricle. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2005;79(4):1338-1343.

Pasque MK, Hanselman T, Shelton K, Hedges R, Keohe-Huck B. Operative strategies to reduce complications in Novacor left ventricular assist device placement. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2004;19(4):329-335.

Moustakidis P, Cupps BP, Pomerantz BJ, Scheri RP, Maniar HS, Kates AM, Gropler RJ, Pasque MK, Sundt TM. Noninvasive, quantitative assessment of left ventricular function in ischemic cardiomyopathy. Journal of Surgical Research. 2004;116(2):187-196.

Cupps BP, Moustakidis P, Pomerantz BJ, Vedala G, Scheri RP, Kouchoukos NT, Davila-Roman VG, Pasque MK. Severe aortic insufficiency and normal systolic function: determining regional left ventricular wall stress by finite-element analysis. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2003;76(3):668-675; discussion 675.

Pasque MK, Rogers JG. Adverse events in the use of HeartMate vented electric and Novacor left ventricular assist devices: comparing apples and oranges. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2002;124(6):1063-1067.

Moustakidis P, Maniar HS, Cupps BP, Absi T, Zheng J, Guccione JM, Sundt TM, Pasque MK. Altered left ventricular geometry changes the border zone temporal distribution of stress in an experimental model of left ventricular aneurysm: a finite element model study. Circulation. 2002;106(12 Suppl 1):I168-I175.

Pasque MK. A different kind of "total artificial heart": the interactive, computer-based human heart model. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2002;73(4):1032-1034.

Pasque MK. Mathematic modeling and cardiac surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2002;123(4):617-620.

Moulton MJ, Creswell LL, Ungacta FF, Downing SW, Szabo BA, Pasque MK. Magnetic resonance imaging provides evidence for remodeling of the right ventricle after single-lung transplantation for pulmonary hypertension. Circulation. 1996;94(9 Suppl):II312-II319.

Moulton MJ, Creswell LL, Downing SW, Actis RL, Szabo BA, Vannier MW, Pasque MK. Spline surface interpolation for calculating 3-D ventricular strains from MRI tissue tagging. American Journal of Physiology. 1996;270(1 Pt 2):H281-H297.

Pasque MK, Kaiser LR, Dresler CM, Trulock E, Triantafillou AN, Cooper JD. Single lung transplantation for pulmonary hypertension. Technical aspects and immediate hemodynamic results. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 1992;103(3):475-481; discussion 481-482.

Pasque MK, Trulock EP, Kaiser LR, Cooper JD. Single-lung transplantation for pulmonary hypertension. Three-month hemodynamic follow-up. Circulation. 1991;84(6):2275-2279.

Pasque MK, Cooper JD, Kaiser LR, Haydock DA, Triantafillou A, Trulock EP. Improved technique for bilateral lung transplantation: rationale and initial clinical experience. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1990;49(5):785-791.

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Barnes - Jewish Hospital
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St. Louis, MO 63110
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