Julius M. Guccione, Ph.D.

Selected Publications

1. Zahalak, G.I., de Laborderie, V., and Guccione, J.M., “The Effects of Cross-Fiber Deformation on Axial Fiber Stress in Myocardium,” ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 1999, Vol. 121, pp. 376-385.* Role: came up with idea; implemented mathematical formulas derived by Dr. Zahalak in my computer model of heart; generated all results; wrote approximately half of paper.
2. Guccione, J.M., Moonly, S.M., Moustakidis, P., Costa, K.D., Moulton, M.J., Ratcliffe, M.B., and Pasque, M.K., “Mechanism Underlying Mechanical Dysfunction in the Border Zone of Left Ventricular Aneurysm: A Finite Element Model Study,” Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2001, Vol. 71, pp. 654-662. Of note, the “invited commentary” associated with this article concludes as follows: “Doctor Guccione’s elegant study suggests a new paradigm for the surgical treatment of heart failure due to coronary artery disease.”  
3. Walker, J.C., Ratcliffe, M.B., Zhang, P., Wallace, A.W., Fata, B., Hsu, E.W., Saloner, D., and Guccione, J.M., “MRI-Based Finite-Element Analysis of Left Ventricular Aneurysm,” American Journal of Physiology, 2005, Vol. 289, pp. H692-H700. Role: came up with idea; obtained funding for project from NIH; assisted in collection of experimental data; trained Dr. Walker in methodology used to analyze these data; assisted in outline of paper written by Dr. Walker.
4. Guccione, J.M., Walker, J.C., Bietler, J.R., Moonly, S.M., Zhang, P., Guttman, M.A., Ozturk, C., McVeigh, E.R., Wallace, A.W., Saloner, D.A., and Ratcliffe, M.B., “The Effect of Anteroapical Aneurysm Plication on End-Systolic Three-Dimensional Strain in the Sheep: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Tagging Study,” Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2006, Vol. 131, pp. 579-586.
5. Wall, S.T., Walker, J.C., Healy, K.E., Ratcliffe, M.B., and Guccione, J.M., “Theoretical Impact of the Injection of Material into the Myocardium: A Finite Element Model Simulation,” Circulation, 2006, Vol. 114, pp. 2627-2635. Role: came up with idea; obtained funding for project from NIH; trained Dr. Wall in methodology used to analyze these data; assisted in outline of paper written by Dr. Wall.