Hilton CJ, Teuble W, Acker MA, Levinson H, Millard R, Riddle R, McEnany MT: Inadequate cardioplegic protection with obstructed coronary arteries. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 28(4):323-324, Oct. 1979.

Mannion JD, Velchik MA, Acker M, Hammond R, Staum M, Alavi A, Duckett S, Stephenson LW:  Transmural blood flow of multi-layered latissimus dorsi skeletal muscle ventricles during circulatory assistance.  ASAIO Transactions 32(1):454-460, July/Sept. 1986.

Acker MA, Hammond R, Mannion JD, Salmons S, Stephenson LW: An autologous biologic pump motor.  Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 92(4):733-746, Oct. 1986.

Acker MA, Mannion JD, Brown WE, Salmons S, Henriksson J, Bitto T, Gale DR, Hammond R, Stephenson LW: Canine diaphragm muscle after one year of continuous electrical stimulation: Its potential as a myocardial substitute. Journal of Applied Physiology 62(3):1264-1270, Mar.. 1987.

Acker MA, Hammond R, Mannion JD, Salmons S, Stephenson LW: Skeletal muscle as the potential power source for a cardiovascular pump: Assessment in vivo.  Science 236(4799):324-27, Apr. 17, 1987.

Mannion JD, Acker MA, Hammond R, Faltemeyer W, Duckett S, Stephenson LW: Power output of skeletal muscle ventricles in circulation: Short-term studies. Circulation 76(1):155-162, July 1987.

Acker MA, Anderson WA, Hammond R, Chin AJ, Buchanan JW, Morse CC, Kelly AM, Stephenson LW: Skeletal muscle ventricles in circulation: One to eleven weeks experience. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 94(2):163-174, Aug. 1987. (Abstracted in 1988 edition of Science Year, World Book Encyclopedia pp. 277-279).

Acker MA, Anderson WA, Hammond R, DiMeo F, McCullum J, Staum M, Velchik M, Brown WE, Gale D, Salmons S, Stephenson LW: Oxygen consumption of chronically stimulated skeletal muscle. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 94(5):702-709, Nov. 1987.

Clark BJ, Acker MA, McCully K, Subramanian H, Hammond R, Salmons S, Chance B, Stephenson LW: In vivo 31P-NMR spectroscopy of chronically stimulated canine skeletal muscle. American Journal of Physiology 254(2 Pt 1):C258-266, Feb. 1988.

Anderson WA, Andersen JS, Acker MA, Hammond R, Chin AJ, Douglas PS, Khalafalla AS, Salmons S, Stephenson LW: Skeletal muscle grafts applied to the heart: A word of caution. Circulation 78(5 Pt 2):Suppl III 180-190, Nov. 1988.

El Asmar B, Acker MA, Couteil JP, Perier P, Dervanian P, Chauvaud S, Carpentier A: Mitral valve repair in the extensively calcified mitral valve annulus. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 52(1):66-69, July 1991.

Rosato EF, Acker MA, Curcillo PG II, Reilly R, Reynolds J: Transabdominal esophagomyotomy and partial fundoplication for treatment of achalasia. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics 173(2):137-141, Aug. 1991.

El Asmar B, Acker MA, Couteil JP, Penther PH, Carpentier A: Tricuspid valve myxoma: A rare indication for tricuspid valve repair. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 52(6):1315-1317, Dec. 1991.

Cho P, Levin H, Curtis W, Tsitlik J, DiNatale J, Kass D, Gardner T, Acker M: Pressure-volume loop analysis of changes in cardiac function in chronic cardiomyoplasty. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 56(1):38-45, July 1993.

Redmond J, Zehr K, Gillinov M, Baughman K, Augustine S, Cameron D, Stuart S, Acker M, Gardner T, Reitz B, Baumgartner W: Use of theophylline for treatment of prolonged sinus node dysfunction in human orthotopic heart transplantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 12(1 Pt 1):133-139, Jan./Feb. 1993.

Cho PW, Levin HR, Moore CC, Tsitlik JE, McVeigh ER, Gardner TJ, Acker MA: New method of mechanistic studies of cardiomyoplasty: Three-dimensional MRI reconstructions. Annals of  Thoracic Surgery 57(6):1605-1611, June 1994.

Cheung AT, Levin SK, Weiss SJ, Acker MA, Stenach N: Intracardiac thrombus: A risk of income-plete anticoagulation for cardiac operations. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 58(2):541-542, Aug. 1994.

Kass DA, Baughman KL, Pak PH, Cho PW, Levin HR, Gardner TJ, Halperin HR, Tsitlik JE, Acker MA: Reverse remodeling from cardiomyoplasty in human heart failure: External constraint vs active assist. Circulation 91(9):2314-2318, May 1, 1995.

Polidori DJ, Lankford EB, Plappert T, Ferrari VA, St. John Sutton M, Kass DA, Acker MA: Acute systolic and diastolic indices of left ventricular function after cardiomyoplasty in a chronic model of heart failure. ASAIO Journal 41(3):484-449, July/Sept. 1995.

Robinson SW, Cho PW, Levitski HI, Olson JL, Hruban RH, Acker MA, Kessler PD: Arterial delivery of genetically labeled skeletal myoblasts to the murine heart: Long-term survival and phenotype modification of implanted myoblasts. Cell Transplantation 5(1):77-91, Jan./Feb. 1996.

Mandak JS, Pollack B, Fishman NO, Furth EE, Kochman ML, Acker MA, Lichtenstein GR: Acalculous candidal cholecystitis: A previously unrecognized complication after cardiac transplantation. American Journal of Gastroenterology 90(8):1333-1337, Aug. 1996.

DiPierro FV, Bavaria JE, Lankford EB, Polidori DJ, Acker MA, Streicher JT, Gardner TJ: Triiodothyronine optimizes sheep ventriculoarterial coupling for work efficiency. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 62(3):662-669, Sept. 1996.

Bavaria JE, Woo YJ, Hall RA, Wahl PM, Acker MA, Gardner TJ: Circulatory management with retrograde cerebral perfusion for acute type a aortic dissection. Circulation 94(9 Suppl):III173-176, Nov. 1, 1996.

Drachman BM, DeNofrio D, Acker MA, Galetta S, Loh E: Cortical blindness secondary to cyclosporine following orthotopic heart transplantation: A case report and review of the literature. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 15(11):1158-1164, Nov. 1996.

Loh E, Couch FJ, Hendricksen C, Farid L, Kelly PF, Acker MA, Tomaszewski JE, Malkowicz SB, Weber BL: Brief report: Development of donor-derived prostate cancer in a recipient following orthotopic heart transplantation. JAMA 277(2):133-137, Jan. 8, 1997.

Patel HJ, Lankford EB, Polidori DJ, Pilla JJ, Plappert T, St. John Sutton M, Acker MA: Dynamic cardiomyopathy: Its chronic and acute effects on the failing heart.  Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 114(2):169-178, Aug. 1997.

Patel HJ, Polidori DJ, Pilla JJ, Plappert T, Kass D, St. John Sutton M, Lankford EB, Acker MA: Stabilization of chronic remodeling by asynchronous cardiomyoplasty in dilated cardiomyopathy: The effects of a conditioned muscle wrap. Circulation 96(10):3665-3671, Nov. 18, 1997.

Bernstein MR, Malkowicz SB, Siegelman ES, Acker MA, Tomaszewski JE, Wein AJ: Progressive angiomyolipoma with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus. Urology 50(6):975-977, Dec. 1997.

Chang G, DeNofrio D, Desai S, Kelley MP, Rader DJ, Acker MA, Loh E: Lipoprotein (a) levels and heart transplantation atherosclerosis. American Heart Journal 136(2):329-334, Aug. 1998.

Pusca SV, Pilla JJ, Blom AS, Patel HJ, Dougherty L, Yuan Q, Ferrari VA, Axel L, Acker MA: Determination of global function and regional mechanics of dynamic cardiomyoplasty using magnetic resonance imaging. ASAIO Journal 44(5):M491-495, Sept./Oct. 1998.

DeNofrio D, Rosengard BR, Reynolds C, Acker MA, Rook AH, Loh E: Rescue photochemo-therapy for the treatment of acute cardiac rejection in the absence of cyclosporine maintenance therapy. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 17(10):1036-1037, Oct. 1998.

Patel HJ, Pilla JJ, Polidori DJ, St. John Sutton M, Lankford EB, Acker MA: Long term dynamic cardiomyoplasty improves chronic and acute myocardial energetics in a model of left ventricular dysfunction. Circulation 98(19 Suppl):II346-351, Nov. 10, 1998.

Low DW, Carman-Dillon CA, Gaynor WJ, Acker MA: Management of sternal and abdominal wounds in a pediatric heart transplant patient. Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 102(6):2100-2107, Nov. 1998.

Patel HJ, Pilla JJ, Polidori DJ, Pusca SV, Plappert TA, St. John Sutton M, Lankford EB, Acker MA: Modified rapid ventricular pacing: A chronic model of heart failure for evaluation of new surgical therapies. ASAIO Journal 44(6):799-803, Nov./Dec. 1998.

Smythe WR, Gorman RC, DeCampli WM, Spray TL, Kaiser LR, Acker MA: Management of exsanguinating hemoptysis during cardiopulmonary bypass. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 67(5):1288-1291, May 1999.

Loh E, Lankford EB, Polidori DJ, Doering-Lubit EB, Hanson CW, Acker MA: Cardiovascular effects of inhaled nitric oxide in a canine model of cardiomyopathy. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 67(5):1380-1385, May 1999.

Acker MA: Dynamic cardiomyoplasty: At the crossroads. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 68(2):750-755, Aug. 1999.

DeNofrio D, Rho R, Morales FJ, Kamoun M, Kearns J, Dorozinsky C, Rosengard BR, Acker MA, Loh E: Detection of anti-HLA antibody by flow cytometry in patients with a left ventricular assist device is associated with early rejection following heart transplantation. Transplantation 69(5):814-818, Mar. 15, 2000.

DeNofrio D, Desai S, Rader DJ, Chang G, Kelley MP, Acker MA, Loh E: Changes in lipoprotein(a) concentrations following orthotopic heart transplantation. American Heart Journal 139(4):729-733, Apr. 2000.

Patel HJ, Pilla JJ, Polidori DJ, Pusca SV, Plappert TA, St. John Sutton M, Lankford EB, Acker MA: Ten weeks of rapid ventricular pacing creates a chronic model of left ventricular dysfunction. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 119(4 Pt 1):834-841, Apr. 2000.

Pfau PR, Rho R, DeNofrio D, Loh E, Blumberg EA, Acker MA, Lucey MR: Hepatitis C transmission and infection by orthotopic heart transplantation. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 19(4):350-354, Apr. 2000.

Kelley MP, Narula N, Loh E, Acker MA, Tomaszewski JE, DeNofrio D: Early post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease following heart transplantation in the absence of lymphocytolytic induction therapy. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 19(8):805-806, Aug. 2000.

Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Milas BL, Acker MA:  Circulatory management of the unstable cardiac patient.  Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 12(4):316-325, Oct. 2000.

Blom AS, Pilla JJ, Pusca SV, Patel HJ, Dougherty L, Yuan Q, Ferrari VA, Axel L, Acker MA: Dynamic cardiomyoplasty decreases myocardial workload as assessed by tissue tagged MRI.  ASAIO Journal 46(5):556-562, Sept./Oct. 2000.

Reilly MP, Wiegers SE, Cucchiara AJ, O’Hara ML, Plappert TJ, Loh E, Acker MA, St. John Sutton M: Frequency, risk factors and clinical outcomes of left ventricular assist device-associated ventricular thrombus. American Journal of Cardiology 86(10):1156-1159,A10, Nov. 15, 2000.

Pusca SV, Pilla JJ, Blom AS, Patel HJ, Yuan Q, Ferrari VA, Prood C, Axel L, Acker MA: Assessment of synchronized direct mechanical ventricular actuation in a canine model of left ventricular dysfunction. ASAIO Journal 46(6):756-760, Nov./Dec. 2000.

Acker MA:  Mechanical circulatory support for patients with acute/fulminant myocarditis. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 71(3 Suppl):S73-76, Mar. 2001.

Pennington DG, Smedira NG, Samuels LE, Acker MA, Curtis JJ, Pagani FD:  Mechanical circulatory support for acute heart failure. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 71(3 Suppl):S56-59, Mar. 2001.

Bowen FW, Carboni AF, O’Hara ML, Pochettino A, Rosengard BR, Morris RJ, Gorman RC, Gorman JH, Acker MA: Application of ‘double bridge mechanical resuscitation for profound cardiogenic shock leading to cardiac transplantation’.  Annals of Thoracic Surgery 72(1):86-90, July 2001.

McGovern PC, Chambers S, Blumberg EA, Acker MA, Tiwari S, Taubenberger JK, Carboni A, Twomey C, Loh E:  Successful explantation of a ventricular assist device following fulminant influenza type a associated myocarditis. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 21(2):290-293, Feb. 2002.

Krasinskas AM, Kreisel D, Acker MA, Bavaria JE, Pochettino A, Kotloff RM, Arcasoy S, Blumenthal N, Kamoun M, Moore JS, Rosengard BR: CD3 monitoring of antithymocyte globulin therapy in thoracic organ transplantation. Transplantation 73(8):1339-1341, Apr. 27, 2002.

Stewart AS, Gorman RC, Pochettino A, Rosengard BR, Acker MA: Left ventricular assist device for right side assistance in patients with transposition. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 74(3):912-914, Sept. 2002.

Zeltsman D, Acker MA:  Surgical management of heart failure: An overview.  Annual Review of Medicine 53:383-91, 2002.

Pilla JJ, Blom AS, Brockman DJ, Bowen F, Yuan Q, Giammarco J, Ferrari VA, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Acker MA: Ventricular constraint using the acorn cardiac support device (csd) reduces myocardial akinetic area in an ovine model of acute infarction. Circulation 106(12 Suppl I):1207-1211, Sept. 24, 2002.

Pilla JJ, Blom AS, Brockman DJ, Ferrari VA, Yuan Q, Acker MA: Passive ventricular constraint improves left ventricular function and mechanics in a model of heart failure secondary to acute myocardial infarction. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2003 (in press).

Research Publications, non-peer reviewed

Acker MA, Hargrove WC, Stephenson LW: Multiple valve replacement. Cardiology Clinics 3:425-430, 1985.

Acker MA, Hammond R, Mannion JD, DiMeo F, Coury A, Khalafalla A, Salmons S, Stephenson LW: Latissimus dorsi pump motor: One year experience. Proceedings of the 13th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Artificial Organs 4(Suppl2):18-19, 1986.

Acker MA, Stephenson LW: Skeletal muscle for heart repair or assistance. Cardiac Chronicle 1(3):1-13, 1986.

Acker MA, Hammond R, Mannion J, Cox J, Coun A, Khalafalla A, Salmons S, Stephenson LW: Electrically preconditioned latissimus dorsi pump motor: One month experience. Clinics in Progressive Electrophysiology & Pacing 4:83, 1986.

Acker MA, Stephenson LW, Mannion JD, Salmons S: Cardiac assist devices energized by skeletal muscle. Proceedings of the International Symposium of Biotelemetry, Dybruvnik, Yugoslavia, 1986.

Mannion JD, Hammond R, Acker MA, Stephenson LW: Four hour circulatory assistance with canine skeletal muscle ventricles. Surgical Forum 37:211-13, 1986.

Acker MA, Stephenson LW: Skeletal muscle for heart repair or assistance. Medical Instrumentation 21:104-106, 1987.

Acker MA, Stephenson LW: Skeletal muscle: A potential power source for cardiac assist devices. News in Physiological Sciences 236:223-226, 1987.

Anderson WA, Bridges CR, Chin AJ, Andersen JS, Acker MA, Hammond R, DiMeo F, Cahalan PT, Gale Dr, Brown WE, Stephenson LW: Long-term neurostimulation of skeletal muscle: Its potential for a tether-free biologic cardiac assist device. PACE 11:2128-2134, 1988.

Anderson WA, Bridges CR, Chin AJ, Andersen JS, Acker MA, Hammond R, Stephenson LW: Pneumatic aortic counterpulsator powered by skeletal muscle ventricle: 22 to 42 day experience. Surgical Forum 45:276, 1988.

Cho PW, Moore CC, Levin HR, Tsitlik JE, McVeigh ER, Sabbah HN, Gardner TJ, Acker MA: Mechanisms of cardiomyoplasty: Dynamic three-dimensional magnetic resonance reconstructions in chronic heart failure. Surgical Forum 6:330-333, 1993.

Levin HR, Cho PW, Tsitlik J, Acker MA: Difficulties in the assessment of cardiac function in patients after cardiomyoplasty. Basic and Applied Myology 3(4):313-316, 1993.

Polidori DJ, DiPierro FV, Lankford EB, Doering E, Hanson WC, Gardner TJ, Loh E, Acker MA: Pulmonary selectivity of inhaled nitric oxide in a chronic canine model of dilated cardiomyopathy. Surgical Forum 46:262-265, 1995.

Grandjean P, Acker M, Madoff R, Williams NS, Woloszko J, Kantor C: Dynamic myoplasty: Surgical transfer and stimulation of skeletal muscle for functional substitution or enhancement. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 33(2):133-144, 1996.

Patel HJ, Polidori DJ, Pilla JJ, Lankford EB, Acker MA: Dynamic cardiomyoplasty improves left ventricular function. Surgical Forum 47:251-253, 1996.

Stecker MM, Barclay DK, Bridges CR, Acker MA, Cheung AT: Effect of intra-aortic balloon pumping on cerebral hemodynamics: A report of two cases. Journal of Neurovascular Disease 1-5, Mar./Apr. 1997.

Patel HJ, Lankford EB, Polidori DJ, Pilla JJ, Acker MA: Dynamic cardiomyoplasty: Insights into the mechanisms of its success. Basic and Applied Myology 7(1):5-7, 1997.

Bavaria JE, Pochettino A, Wahl PM, Hall A, Acker M, Gardner TJ: Aortic arch reconstruction with retrograde cerebral perfusion. Journal of the Pennsylvania Association of Thoracic Surgery v6:16-25, 1998.

Abstracts (last three years)

Pilla JJ, Blom AS, Brockman DJ, Dougherty L, Bowen FW, Giammarco J, Yuan Q, Ferrari V, Acker MA, Axel L:  Limiting dilatation improves ventricular function in a model of myocardial infarction as assessed by tissue-tagged MRI. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Glasgow, Scotland, May 2001.

Blom AS, Pilla JJ, Brockman DJ, Dougherty L, Giammarco J, Bowen FW, Yuan Q, Ferrari V, Acker MA, Axel L:  Limiting dilatation decreases infarct size in an ovine model of acute myocardial infarction. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, (Poster), Glasgow, Scotland, May 2001.

Blom AS, Pilla JJ, Brockman DJ, Ferrari V, Beal M, Jobes C, Acker MA, Axel L: Partial left ventriculectomy acutely improves cardiac function as assessed by tissue-tagged MRI. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, (Poster), Glasgow, Scotland, May 2001.

Pilla JJ, Brockman DJ, Blom AS, Yuan Q, Dougherty L, Bower FW, Giammarco J, Ferrari V, Acker MA:  Limiting dilatation results in reversed remodeling and improvement of function in an acute infarct model of heart failure. XXIII Annual Congress of the European Society of Cardiology, (Poster), Stockholm, Sweden, September 2001.

Pilla JJ, Brockman DJ, Blom AS, Yuan Q, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Acker MA:  Prevention of dilatation using the Acorn Cardiac Support Device (CSD) results in reversed remodeling and improvement of function in a model of heart failure secondary to myocardial infarction. Heart Failure Society of America 5th Annual Scientific Meeting, (Poster), Washington, DC, September 2001.

Pilla JJ, Brockman DJ, Blom AS, Acker MA:  Placement of the Acorn Cardiac Support Device (CSD) results in left ventricular reversed remodeling and improvement of function in a model of heart failure secondary to acute myocardial infarction. EACTS/ESTS Joint Meeting, (Poster), Lisbon, Portugal, September 2001.

Blom AS, Pilla JJ, Brockman DJ, Bowen F, Yuan Q, Giammarco J, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Acker MA:  Ventricular constraint using the Acorn Cardiac Support Device (CSD) limits post-infarction expansion after myocardial infarction, PATS, 39th Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, September 2001.

Pilla JJ, Brockman DJ, Blom AS, Yuan Q, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Acker MA:  Prevention of dilatation using the Acorn Cardiac Support Device (CSD) results in reversed remodeling and improvement of function, AHA Scientific Session, Anaheim, CA, November 2001.

Pilla JJ, Brockman DJ, Blom AS, Yuan Q, Acker MA:  Passive ventricular constraint improves myocardial energetics in a model of heart failure secondary to acute infarction, AATS 82nd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, May 2002.

Oz MC, Konerta WF, Kleber FX, Mohr FW, Gummert JF, Ostermeyer J, Lass M, Raman J, Acker MA, Smedira N:  Global surgical experience with the Acorn Cardiac Support Device, AATS 82nd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, May 2002.

Pilla JJ, Blom AS, Brockman DJ, Qing Y, Ferrari V, Acker MA:  Passive ventricular constraint in a model of heart failure secondary to acute infarction improves myocardial energetics as measured by MRI, ISMRM (Poster), Honolulu, HI, May 2002.

Blom AS, Pilla JJ, Brockman DJ, Bowen FW, Qing Y, Giammarco J, Ferrari VA, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Acker MA:  Mechanical ventricular constraint post infarction promotes recovery of stunned myocardium, ISMRM (Poster), Honolulu, HI, May 2002.

Morris RJ, Pochettino A, O’Hara ML, Gardner TJ, Acker MA:  Transplant center referral for emergent mechanical support in the community: single center experience, HFSA 6th Annual Meeting (Poster), Boca Raton, FL September 2002.

Pilla JJ, Blom AS, Acker MA, Ventricular constraint following acute MI improves global and regional function. AHA, 2nd Asia Pacific Forum, Honolulu, HI, June 2003.

Mukjerjee R, Reese ES, Multani MM, Yarbrough WM, Dowdy KB, Mingoia JT, Hendrick JW, Stroud RE, Hardin AE, McLean JE, Leiser JS, Blom AS, Pilla JJ, Affuso J, Acker MA, Spinale FG. Passive restraint following myocardial infarction modifies left ventricular and myocyte remodeling and improves isolated myocyte contractile response. HFSA 7th Annual Meeting (Moderated Poster), Las Vegas, NV, September 2003.

Editorials, Reviews, Chapters

Acker MA, Mannion JD, Stephenson LW:  Methods of transforming skeletal muscle into a fatigue-resistant state: Potential for cardiac assistance. Chap. 2 in Biomechanical Cardiac Assist- Cardio-myoplasty and Muscle Powered Devices.  Chiu, RCJ (ed). New York: Futura Publ., 1986, 19-29.

Stephenson LW, Macoviak JA, Armenti F, Bitto T, Mannion JD, Acker MA: Skeletal muscle for potential correction of congenital heart defects. Chap. 10 in Biomechanical Cardiac Assist-Cardio-myoplasty and Muscle Powered Devices.  Chiu RCJ (ed). New York: Futura Publ., 1986, 129-140.

Stephenson LW, Anderson WA, Andersen JS, Hammond R, DiMeo F, Mannion JD, Acker MA: Construction of a skeletal muscle ventricle. Chap. 22 in Cardiac Colloquy: The First Comprehensive Video Textbook of Cardiac Surgery Technique. Adams A, Roberts A (eds). Boston: Adams Publishing Group, Ltd., 1987, 153-167.

Bridges CR, Andersen JS, Anderson WA, Hammond R, Acker MA, Stephenson LW: Skeletal muscle ventricles: preliminary results and theoretical design considerations, In Recent Advances in Cardiovascular Surgery.  Reichart B (ed). New York: Springer-Verlag, 1987, 182-202.

Stephenson LW, Salmons S, Acker MA, Mannion JD: (Reply to Letter to the Editor) Skeletal muscle in the repair of a left ventricular aneurysm. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 93:795-796, 1987.

Mannion JD, Acker MA, Hammond R, Stephenson LW, Khalafalla A, Henrikson J, Salmons S: Chronic burst stimulation of canine augmentation, Proceeding Symposium: Toward the Artificial Heart.  Padua: Padua Imprimitur, 1988, 192-200.

Andersen JS, Bridges CR, Anderson WA, Acker MA, Hammond RL, DiMeo F, Chin A, Stephenson LW: Biologic cardiac assist: Performance characteristics. In Assisted Circulation, 3rd Edition. Unger F (ed). New York: Springer-Verlag, 1989, 490-511.

Jebara VA, Acker MA, Acar C, Fabiani JN, Deloche A, Carpentier A: Inadequate flow of the internal mammary artery: Another complication of sternal over-retraction. (Letter to the Editor) Annals of Thoracic Surgery 50(2):336-337, Aug. 1990.

Acker MA, Wagner EJ, Williams GM, Gott VL: Diseases of the aorta, heart and lung transplantation and cardiomyoplasty for end-stage cardiopulmonary disease. In The Johns Hopkins Manual of Cardiac Surgical Care. Baumgartner (ed). St. Louis: Mosby, 1994, 399-461.

Acker MA, Gardner TG: Cardiac tumors. In Glenn's Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 6th Edition. York, PA: Spectrum Publishing, 1995, Section II, 1-15.

Robinson SW, Acker MA, Byrne BJ, Kessler PD: Implantation of skeletal myoblast-derived cells. In Cellular Cardiomyoplasty: Myocardial Repair with Cell Implantation. Kao RL (ed). Georgetown, TX: Landes Bioscience, 1997, 81-107.

Acker MA: Cardiomyoplasty and aortomyoplasty. In State of the Heart: The Practical Guide to Your Heart and Heart Surgery. Stephenson LW, Rodengen JL (eds). New York: Write Stuff, 1999, 192-194.

Acker MA, Pochettino A: Cardiac surgery: Postoperative care. In The Intensive Care Manual. Lanken PN, Manaker S, Hanson W (eds). Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co., 2001, 971-978.

Abrahams JM, Reiter GT, Acker MA, Sinson GP: Propofol. (comment/letter) Journal of Neurosurgery 96(6):1160-1161, June 2002.

Acker MA: Dynamic cardiomyoplasty.  In Heart and Lung Transplant Book.  Baumgartner W, Kasper E, Theodore J, Reitz B (eds). Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co., 2002, 559-563.

Zeltsman D, Acker MA: Emerging therapies in heart failure. In Heart Failure: A Clinician’s Guide to Ambulatory Diagnosis and Treatment. Loh E, Jessup M (eds). New York: Humana Press, 2003, 271-278.

Acker MA, Milewski K: Biologic and mechanical support for advanced congestive heart failure. In Cardiac Transplantation in Perspective: A Practical Guide for Physicians and Surgeons. Loh E (ed). New York: Marcel Dekker Publ., 2003 (in press).

Zeltsman D, Acker MA: Heart transplantation. Robb and Smith’s Volume on Cardiac Surgery, 5th Edition. Gardner T, Spray T (eds). London: Edward Arnold Publishing Ltd., 2003 (in press).