Michael Di Maria, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Cardiology

Professional Titles

• Director, Single Ventricle Program

Research Interests

Teaching

Publications

• Jassal YR, Kelly S, DiMaria M, Jacobsen R, Brigham D, Hawkins S, Rafferty C, Wolfe KR. Implications of attention and executive functioning weaknesses in youth with Fontan circulation. Child Neuropsychol. 2022 Sep 9;:1-20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36082702
• Schäfer M, Di Maria MV, Stone ML, Jaggers J, Mitchell MB. Reply from authors: The unbearable weight of shape and flow quality. JTCVS Open. 2022 Jun;10:352-353. PubMed PMID: 36004238
• Aly DM, Nguyen M, Auerbach S, Rausch C, Landeck B 2nd, DiMaria MV. Pressure-Strain Loops, a Novel Non-invasive Approach for Assessment of Children with Cardiomyopathy. Pediatr Cardiol. 2022 Apr 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35403889
• Frank BS, Khailova L, Silveira L, Mitchell MB, Morgan GJ, DiMaria MV, Davidson JA. Increased Circulating Endothelin 1 Is Associated With Postoperative Hypoxemia in Infants With Single-Ventricle Heart Disease Undergoing Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Mar 15;11(6):e024007. PubMed PMID: 35243904
• Stone ML, Schäfer M, DiMaria MV, von Alvensleben JC, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, Mitchell MB. Diastolic inflow is associated with inefficient ventricular flow dynamics in Fontan patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Mar;163(3):1195-1207. PubMed PMID: 34429192
• Stone ML, Albertz ML, Galambos C, Twite MD, Campbell DN, Di Maria M, Fonseca B, Miyamoto SD, Ing RJ. Multi-Disciplinary Management and Surgical Resection of Intracardiac Fibromas Causing Bilateral Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstructions in an Infant. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Dec;26(4):315-322. PubMed PMID: 36006828
• Javadi E, Laudenschlager S, Kheyfets V, Di Maria M, Stone M, Jamali S, Powell AJ, Moghari MH. Predicting Hemodynamic Performance of Fontan Operation for Glenn Physiology using Computational Fluid Dynamics: Ten Patient-specific Cases. J Clin Images Med Case Rep. 2022 Jun;3(6). PubMed PMID: 36339935
• Stone ML, Schäfer M, DiMaria MV, von Alvensleben JC, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, Mitchell MB. Diastolic inflow is associated with inefficient ventricular flow dynamics in Fontan patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jul 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34429192
• Schäfer M, Di Maria MV, Jaggers J, Stone ML, Ivy DD, Barker AJ, Mitchell MB. High-degree Norwood neoaortic tapering is associated with abnormal flow conduction and elevated flow-mediated energy loss. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Feb 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33653609
• Naresh NK, Malone L, Fujiwara T, Smith S, Lu Q, Twite MD, DiMaria MV, Fonseca BM, Browne LP, Barker AJ. Use of compressed sensing to reduce scan time and breath-holding for cardiac cine balanced steady-state free precession magnetic resonance imaging in children and young adults. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Jun;51(7):1192-1201. PubMed PMID: 33566124
• Cooney SJ, Campbell K, Wolfe K, DiMaria MV, Rausch CM. Is Neurodevelopment Related to Exercise Capacity in Single Ventricle Patients Who Have Undergone Fontan Palliation?. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Feb;42(2):408-416. PubMed PMID: 33190162
• Frank BS, Khailova L, Silveira L, Mitchell MB, Morgan GJ, Hsieh EWY, DiMaria MV, Twite M, Klawitter J, Davidson JA. Proteomic profiling identifies key differences between inter-stage infants with single ventricle heart disease and healthy controls. Transl Res. 2021 Mar;229:24-37. PubMed PMID: 33045409
• Schäfer M, Frank BS, Jacobsen R, Rausch CM, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Stone ML, Morgan GJ, Browne LP, Barker AJ, Hunter KS, Ivy DD, Younoszai A, Di Maria MV. Patients with Fontan circulation have abnormal aortic wave propagation patterns: A wave intensity analysis study. Int J Cardiol. 2021 Jan 1;322:158-167. PubMed PMID: 32853667
• Schäfer M, Di Maria MV, Jaggers J, Stone ML, Ivy DD, Barker AJ, Mitchell MB. High-degree Norwood neoaortic tapering is associated with abnormal flow conduction and elevated flow-mediated energy loss. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Dec;162(6):1791-1804. PubMed PMID: 33653609
• Naresh NK, Malone L, Fujiwara T, Smith S, Lu Q, Twite MD, DiMaria MV, Fonseca BM, Browne LP, Barker AJ. Use of compressed sensing to reduce scan time and breath-holding for cardiac cine balanced steady-state free precession magnetic resonance imaging in children and young adults. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Jun;51(7):1192-1201. PubMed PMID: 33566124
• Cooney SJ, Campbell K, Wolfe K, DiMaria MV, Rausch CM. Is Neurodevelopment Related to Exercise Capacity in Single Ventricle Patients Who Have Undergone Fontan Palliation?. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Feb;42(2):408-416. PubMed PMID: 33190162
• Frank BS, Khailova L, Silveira L, Mitchell MB, Morgan GJ, Hsieh EWY, DiMaria MV, Twite M, Klawitter J, Davidson JA. Proteomic profiling identifies key differences between inter-stage infants with single ventricle heart disease and healthy controls. Transl Res. 2021 Mar;229:24-37. PubMed PMID: 33045409
• Schäfer M, Frank BS, Jacobsen R, Rausch CM, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Stone ML, Morgan GJ, Browne LP, Barker AJ, Hunter KS, Ivy DD, Younoszai A, Di Maria MV. Patients with Fontan circulation have abnormal aortic wave propagation patterns: A wave intensity analysis study. Int J Cardiol. 2021 Jan 1;322:158-167. PubMed PMID: 32853667
• Sabapathy D, Klawitter J, Silveira L, Khailova L, Mitchell MB, Morgan GJ, DiMaria MV, Twite M, Frank BS, Davidson JA. Activation of kynurenine pathway of tryptophan metabolism after infant cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a prospective cohort study. Metabolomics. 2020 Sep 5;16(9):93. PubMed PMID: 32889608
• Schäfer M, Frank BS, Jacobsen R, Rausch CM, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Stone ML, Morgan GJ, Browne LP, Barker AJ, Hunter KS, Ivy DD, Younoszai A, Di Maria MV. Patients with Fontan circulation have abnormal aortic wave propagation patterns: A wave intensity analysis study. Int J Cardiol. 2020 Aug 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32853667
• Alsaied T, Allen KY, Anderson JB, Anixt JS, Brown DW, Cetta F, Cordina R, D'udekem Y, Didier M, Ginde S, Di Maria MV, Eversole M, Goldberg D, Goldstein BH, Hoffmann E, Kovacs AH, Lannon C, Lihn S, Lubert AM, Marino BS, Mullen E, Pickles D, Rathod RH, Rychik J, Tweddell JS, Wooton S, Wright G, Younoszai A, Glenn T, Wilmoth A, Schumacher K. The Fontan outcomes network: first steps towards building a lifespan registry for individuals with Fontan circulation in the United States - CORRIGENDUM. Cardiol Young. 2020 Jul 30;:1. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32727631
• Wolfe KR, Liptzin DR, Brigham D, Kelly SL, Rafferty C, Albertz M, Younoszai AK, Di Maria MV. Relationships between Physiologic and Neuropsychologic Functioning after Fontan. J Pediatr. 2020 Jul 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32687915
• Alsaied T, Allen KY, Anderson JB, Anixt JS, Brown DW, Cetta F, Cordina R, D'udekem Y, Didier M, Ginde S, Di Maria MV, Eversole M, Goldberg D, Goldstein BH, Hoffmann E, Kovacs AH, Lannon C, Lihn S, Lubert AM, Marino BS, Mullen E, Pickles D, Rathod RH, Rychik J, Tweddell JS, Wooton S, Wright G, Younoszai A, Glenn T, Wilmoth A, Schumacher K. The Fontan outcomes network: first steps towards building a lifespan registry for individuals with Fontan circulation in the United States. Cardiol Young. 2020 Aug;30(8):1070-1075. PubMed PMID: 32635947
• Tseng SY, Siddiqui S, Di Maria MV, Hill GD, Lubert AM, Kutty S, Opotowsky AR, Possner M, Morales DLS, Quintessenza JA, Alsaied T. Atrioventricular Valve Regurgitation in Single Ventricle Heart Disease: A Common Problem Associated With Progressive Deterioration and Mortality. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Jun 2;9(11):e015737. PubMed PMID: 32419552
• Ing RJ, Mclennan D, Twite MD, DiMaria M. Anesthetic Considerations for Fontan-Associated Liver Disease and the Failing Fontan Circuit. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Aug;34(8):2224-2233. PubMed PMID: 32249074
• Schäfer M, Frank BS, Humphries SM, Hunter KS, Carmody KL, Jacobsen R, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Stone ML, Morgan GJ, Barker AJ, Browne LP, Ivy DD, Younoszai A, Di Maria MV. Flow profile characteristics in Fontan circulation are associated with the single ventricle dilation and function: principal component analysis study. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2020 May 1;318(5):H1032-H1040. PubMed PMID: 32167782
• Di Maria MV, Patel SS, Fernie JC, Rausch CM. Exercise Performance at Increased Altitude After Fontan Operation: Comparison to Normal Controls and Correlation with Cavopulmonary Hemodynamics. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Mar;41(3):642-649. PubMed PMID: 32006081
• Di Maria MV, Campbell KR, Burkett DA, Younoszai AK, Landeck BF 2nd, Mertens L, Ivy DD, Hunter KS, Friedberg MK. Parameters of Right Ventricular Function Reveal Ventricular-Vascular Mismatch as Determined by Right Ventricular Stroke Work versus Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Children with Pulmonary Hypertension. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2020 Feb;33(2):218-225. PubMed PMID: 31836268
• Goldberg DJ, Zak V, Goldstein BH, Schumacher KR, Rhodes J, Penny DJ, Petit CJ, Ginde S, Menon SC, Kim SH, Kim GB, Nowlen TT, DiMaria MV, Frischhertz BP, Wagner JB, McHugh KE, McCrindle BW, Shillingford AJ, Sabati AA, Yetman AT, John AS, Richmond ME, Files MD, Payne RM, Mackie AS, Davis CK, Shahanavaz S, Hill KD, Garg R, Jacobs JP, Hamstra MS, Woyciechowski S, Rathge KA, McBride MG, Frommelt PC, Russell MW, Urbina EM, Yeager JL, Pemberton VL, Stylianou MP, Pearson GD, Paridon SM. Results of the FUEL Trial. Circulation. 2020 Feb 25;141(8):641-651. PubMed PMID: 31736357
• Roberts RO 3rd, Di Maria MV, Brigham D, Hsu S. Evidence of Systemic Absorption of Enteral Budesonide in Patients with Fontan-Associated Protein-Losing Enteropathy. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Feb;41(2):241-250. PubMed PMID: 31707491
• Frank BS, Khailova L, Silveira L, Mitchell MB, Morgan GJ, Hsieh EWY, DiMaria MV, Twite M, Klawitter J, Davidson JA. Proteomic profiling identifies key differences between inter-stage infants with single ventricle heart disease and healthy controls. Transl Res. 2020 Oct 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33045409
• Ferrari MR, Di Maria MV, Jacot JG. Review on Mechanical Support and Cell-Based Therapies for the Prevention and Recovery of the Failed Fontan-Kreutzer Circulation. Front Pediatr. 2020;8:627660. PubMed PMID: 33575233
• Wolfe KR, Kelly SL, Liptzin DR, Brigham D, Rafferty C, Younoszai AK, Di Maria MV. Patient and Family Experience in a Multidisciplinary Clinic for Children With Single-Ventricle Heart Disease. J Patient Exp. 2020 Dec;7(6):1384-1390. PubMed PMID: 33457591
• Sabapathy D, Klawitter J, Silveira L, Khailova L, Mitchell MB, Morgan GJ, DiMaria MV, Twite M, Frank BS, Davidson JA. Activation of kynurenine pathway of tryptophan metabolism after infant cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a prospective cohort study. Metabolomics. 2020 Sep 5;16(9):93. PubMed PMID: 32889608
• Alsaied T, Allen KY, Anderson JB, Anixt JS, Brown DW, Cetta F, Cordina R, D'udekem Y, Didier M, Ginde S, Di Maria MV, Eversole M, Goldberg D, Goldstein BH, Hoffmann E, Kovacs AH, Lannon C, Lihn S, Lubert AM, Marino BS, Mullen E, Pickles D, Rathod RH, Rychik J, Tweddell JS, Wooton S, Wright G, Younoszai A, Glenn T, Wilmoth A, Schumacher K. The Fontan outcomes network: first steps towards building a lifespan registry for individuals with Fontan circulation in the United States - CORRIGENDUM. Cardiol Young. 2020 Sep;30(9):1381. PubMed PMID: 32727631
• Wolfe KR, Liptzin DR, Brigham D, Kelly SL, Rafferty C, Albertz M, Younoszai AK, Di Maria MV. Relationships between Physiologic and Neuropsychologic Functioning after Fontan. J Pediatr. 2020 Dec;227:239-246. PubMed PMID: 32687915
• Alsaied T, Allen KY, Anderson JB, Anixt JS, Brown DW, Cetta F, Cordina R, D'udekem Y, Didier M, Ginde S, Di Maria MV, Eversole M, Goldberg D, Goldstein BH, Hoffmann E, Kovacs AH, Lannon C, Lihn S, Lubert AM, Marino BS, Mullen E, Pickles D, Rathod RH, Rychik J, Tweddell JS, Wooton S, Wright G, Younoszai A, Glenn T, Wilmoth A, Schumacher K. The Fontan outcomes network: first steps towards building a lifespan registry for individuals with Fontan circulation in the United States. Cardiol Young. 2020 Aug;30(8):1070-1075. PubMed PMID: 32635947
• Tseng SY, Siddiqui S, Di Maria MV, Hill GD, Lubert AM, Kutty S, Opotowsky AR, Possner M, Morales DLS, Quintessenza JA, Alsaied T. Atrioventricular Valve Regurgitation in Single Ventricle Heart Disease: A Common Problem Associated With Progressive Deterioration and Mortality. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Jun 2;9(11):e015737. PubMed PMID: 32419552
• Ing RJ, Mclennan D, Twite MD, DiMaria M. Anesthetic Considerations for Fontan-Associated Liver Disease and the Failing Fontan Circuit. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Aug;34(8):2224-2233. PubMed PMID: 32249074
• Schäfer M, Frank BS, Humphries SM, Hunter KS, Carmody KL, Jacobsen R, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Stone ML, Morgan GJ, Barker AJ, Browne LP, Ivy DD, Younoszai A, Di Maria MV. Flow profile characteristics in Fontan circulation are associated with the single ventricle dilation and function: principal component analysis study. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2020 May 1;318(5):H1032-H1040. PubMed PMID: 32167782
• Di Maria MV, Patel SS, Fernie JC, Rausch CM. Exercise Performance at Increased Altitude After Fontan Operation: Comparison to Normal Controls and Correlation with Cavopulmonary Hemodynamics. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Mar;41(3):642-649. PubMed PMID: 32006081
• Di Maria MV, Campbell KR, Burkett DA, Younoszai AK, Landeck BF 2nd, Mertens L, Ivy DD, Hunter KS, Friedberg MK. Parameters of Right Ventricular Function Reveal Ventricular-Vascular Mismatch as Determined by Right Ventricular Stroke Work versus Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Children with Pulmonary Hypertension. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2020 Feb;33(2):218-225. PubMed PMID: 31836268
• Goldberg DJ, Zak V, Goldstein BH, Schumacher KR, Rhodes J, Penny DJ, Petit CJ, Ginde S, Menon SC, Kim SH, Kim GB, Nowlen TT, DiMaria MV, Frischhertz BP, Wagner JB, McHugh KE, McCrindle BW, Shillingford AJ, Sabati AA, Yetman AT, John AS, Richmond ME, Files MD, Payne RM, Mackie AS, Davis CK, Shahanavaz S, Hill KD, Garg R, Jacobs JP, Hamstra MS, Woyciechowski S, Rathge KA, McBride MG, Frommelt PC, Russell MW, Urbina EM, Yeager JL, Pemberton VL, Stylianou MP, Pearson GD, Paridon SM. Results of the FUEL Trial. Circulation. 2020 Feb 25;141(8):641-651. PubMed PMID: 31736357
• Roberts RO 3rd, Di Maria MV, Brigham D, Hsu S. Evidence of Systemic Absorption of Enteral Budesonide in Patients with Fontan-Associated Protein-Losing Enteropathy. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Feb;41(2):241-250. PubMed PMID: 31707491
• Ferrari MR, Di Maria MV, Jacot JG. Review on Mechanical Support and Cell-Based Therapies for the Prevention and Recovery of the Failed Fontan-Kreutzer Circulation. Front Pediatr. 2020;8:627660. PubMed PMID: 33575233
• Roberts RO 3rd, Di Maria MV, Brigham D, Hsu S. Evidence of Systemic Absorption of Enteral Budesonide in Patients with Fontan-Associated Protein-Losing Enteropathy. Pediatr Cardiol. 2019 Nov 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31707491
• Kirelik D, Fisher M, DiMaria M, Soranno DE, Gist KM. Comparison of creatinine and cystatin C for estimation of glomerular filtration rate in pediatric patients after Fontan operation. Congenit Heart Dis. 2019 Sep;14(5):760-764. PubMed PMID: 30993817
• Di Maria MV, Barrett C, Rafferty C, Wolfe K, Kelly SL, Liptzin DR, Brigham D, Younoszai A. Initiating a Fontan multidisciplinary clinic: Decreasing care variability, improving surveillance, and subsequent treatment of Fontan survivors. Congenit Heart Dis. 2019 Jul;14(4):590-599. PubMed PMID: 30957968
• Schäfer M, DiMaria MV, Jaggers J, Mitchell MB. Suboptimal neoaortic arch geometry correlates with inefficient flow patterns in hypoplastic left heart syndrome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Sep;158(3):e113-e116. PubMed PMID: 30926198
• Wolfe KR, Brinton J, Di Maria MV, Meier M, Liptzin DR. Oxygen saturations and neurodevelopmental outcomes in single ventricle heart disease. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2019 Jun;54(6):922-927. PubMed PMID: 30919581
• Schäfer M, Ivy DD, Abman SH, Stenmark K, Browne LP, Barker AJ, Mitchell MB, Morgan GJ, Wilson N, Shah A, Kollengode M, Naresh N, Fonseca B, DiMaria M, Buckner JK, Hunter KS, Kheyfets V, Fenster BE, Truong U. Differences in pulmonary arterial flow hemodynamics between children and adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension as assessed by 4D-flow CMR studies. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2019 May 1;316(5):H1091-H1104. PubMed PMID: 30822118
• Schäfer M, Younoszai A, Truong U, Browne LP, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Campbell DN, Hunter KS, Ivy DD, Di Maria MV. Influence of aortic stiffness on ventricular function in patients with Fontan circulation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Feb;157(2):699-707. PubMed PMID: 30396734
• Di Maria MV, Brown DW, Cetta F, Ginde S, Goldberg D, Menon SC, Phelps HM, Rychik J, Schumacher KR, Thrush P, Veldtman G, Wright G, Younoszai AK. Surveillance Testing and Preventive Care After Fontan Operation: A Multi-Institutional Survey. Pediatr Cardiol. 2019 Jan;40(1):110-115. PubMed PMID: 30159585
• Goldberg DJ, Zak V, Goldstein BH, Schumacher KR, Rhodes J, Penny DJ, Petit CJ, Ginde S, Menon SC, Kim SH, Kim GB, Nowlen TT, DiMaria MV, Frischhertz BP, Wagner JB, McHugh KE, McCrindle BW, Shillingford AJ, Sabati AA, Yetman AT, John AS, Richmond ME, Files MD, Payne RM, Mackie AS, Davis CK, Shahanavaz S, Hill KD, Garg R, Jacobs JP, Hamstra MS, Woyciechowski S, Rathge KA, McBride MG, Frommelt PC, Russell MW, Urbina EM, Yeager JL, Pemberton VL, Stylianou MP, Pearson GD, Paridon SM. Results of the Fontan Udenafil Exercise Longitudinal (FUEL) Trial. Circulation. 2019 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31736357
• Di Maria MV, Campbell KR, Burkett DA, Younoszai AK, Landeck BF 2nd, Mertens L, Ivy DD, Hunter KS, Friedberg MK. Parameters of Right Ventricular Function Reveal Ventricular-Vascular Mismatch as Determined by Right Ventricular Stroke Work versus Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Children with Pulmonary Hypertension. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2019 Dec 10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31836268
• Kirelik D, Fisher M, DiMaria M, Soranno DE, Gist KM. Comparison of creatinine and cystatin C for estimation of glomerular filtration rate in pediatric patients after Fontan operation. Congenit Heart Dis. 2019 Sep;14(5):760-764. PubMed PMID: 30993817
• Di Maria MV, Barrett C, Rafferty C, Wolfe K, Kelly SL, Liptzin DR, Brigham D, Younoszai A. Initiating a Fontan multidisciplinary clinic: Decreasing care variability, improving surveillance, and subsequent treatment of Fontan survivors. Congenit Heart Dis. 2019 Jul;14(4):590-599. PubMed PMID: 30957968
• Schäfer M, DiMaria MV, Jaggers J, Mitchell MB. Suboptimal neoaortic arch geometry correlates with inefficient flow patterns in hypoplastic left heart syndrome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Sep;158(3):e113-e116. PubMed PMID: 30926198
• Wolfe KR, Brinton J, Di Maria MV, Meier M, Liptzin DR. Oxygen saturations and neurodevelopmental outcomes in single ventricle heart disease. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2019 Jun;54(6):922-927. PubMed PMID: 30919581
• Schäfer M, Ivy DD, Abman SH, Stenmark K, Browne LP, Barker AJ, Mitchell MB, Morgan GJ, Wilson N, Shah A, Kollengode M, Naresh N, Fonseca B, DiMaria M, Buckner JK, Hunter KS, Kheyfets V, Fenster BE, Truong U. Differences in pulmonary arterial flow hemodynamics between children and adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension as assessed by 4D-flow CMR studies. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2019 May 1;316(5):H1091-H1104. PubMed PMID: 30822118
• Schäfer M, Younoszai A, Truong U, Browne LP, Mitchell MB, Jaggers J, Campbell DN, Hunter KS, Ivy DD, Di Maria MV. Influence of aortic stiffness on ventricular function in patients with Fontan circulation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Feb;157(2):699-707. PubMed PMID: 30396734
• Di Maria MV, Brown DW, Cetta F, Ginde S, Goldberg D, Menon SC, Phelps HM, Rychik J, Schumacher KR, Thrush P, Veldtman G, Wright G, Younoszai AK. Surveillance Testing and Preventive Care After Fontan Operation: A Multi-Institutional Survey. Pediatr Cardiol. 2019 Jan;40(1):110-115. PubMed PMID: 30159585
• Di Maria MV, Mulvahill M, Jaggers J, Ivy DD, Younoszai AK. Predictive value of presuperior cavopulmonary anastomosis cardiac catheterization at increased altitude. Congenit Heart Dis. 2018 Mar;13(2):311-318. PubMed PMID: 29431283
• Di Maria MV, Silverman L, Younoszai AK, Meyers ML, Capocelli KE, Narkewicz MR. Acoustic radiation force impulse of the liver after Fontan operation: Correlation with cardiopulmonary exercise test. Congenit Heart Dis. 2018 May;13(3):444-449. PubMed PMID: 29473337
• Schäfer M, Collins KK, Browne LP, Ivy DD, Abman S, Friesen R, Frank B, Fonseca B, DiMaria M, Hunter KS, Truong U, von Alvensleben JC. Effect of electrical dyssynchrony on left and right ventricular mechanics in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018 Jul;37(7):870-878. PubMed PMID: 29496397
• Schäfer M, Truong U, Ivy DD, Fonseca B, Malone L, DiMaria M, Barker AJ, Vargas D, Hunter KS, Jone PN, Browne LP. Children with kawasaki disease present elevated stiffness of great arteries: Phase-contrast MRI study. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2018 Apr 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29707843
• Schäfer M, Morgan GJ, Mitchell MB, Ross M, Barker AJ, Hunter KS, Fonseca B, DiMaria M, Vargas D, Ivy DD, Wilson N, Browne LP. Impact of different coarctation therapies on aortic stiffness: phase-contrast MRI study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Sep;34(9):1459-1469. PubMed PMID: 29667078
• Schäfer M, Browne LP, Truong U, Jaggers JJ, Mitchell MB, Malone L, Morgan G, Chatfield K, McLennan D, Turbendian H, Vargas D, Fonseca B, DiMaria M, Shah A, Ivy MP, Barker AJ, Hunter KS, Wilson N, Ivy DD, Campbell DN. Aortic stiffness in adolescent Turner and Marfan syndrome patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2018 Apr 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29684119
• Liptzin DR, Di Maria MV, Younoszai A, Narkewicz MR, Kelly SL, Wolfe KR, Veress LA. Pulmonary Screening in Subjects after the Fontan Procedure. J Pediatr. 2018 Aug;199:140-143. PubMed PMID: 29747936
• Ehrmann DE, Mourani PM, Abman SH, Poindexter BB, Morrow LA, Wagner BD, Di Maria MV. Echocardiographic Measurements of Right Ventricular Mechanics in Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia at 36 Weeks Postmenstrual Age. J Pediatr. 2018 Sep 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30244987
• Di Maria MV, Brown DW, Cetta F, Ginde S, Goldberg D, Menon SC, Phelps HM, Rychik J, Schumacher KR, Thrush P, Veldtman G, Wright G, Younoszai AK. Surveillance Testing and Preventive Care After Fontan Operation: A Multi-Institutional Survey. Pediatr Cardiol. 2018 Aug 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30159585
• Friesen RM, Schäfer M, Jone PN, Appiawiah N, Vargas D, Fonseca B, DiMaria MV, Truong U, Malone L, Browne LP. Myocardial Perfusion Reserve Index in Children With Kawasaki Disease. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2018 Jul;48(1):132-139. PubMed PMID: 29232024
• Ehrmann DE, Mulvahill M, Harendt S, Church J, Stimmler A, Vichayavilas P, Batz S, Rodgers J, DiMaria M, Jaggers J, Barrett C, Kaufman J. Toward standardization of care: The feeding readiness assessment after congenital cardiac surgery. Congenit Heart Dis. 2018 Jan;13(1):31-37. PubMed PMID: 29148256
• Carlton EF, Sontag MK, Younoszai A, DiMaria MV, Miller JI, Poindexter BB, Abman SH, Mourani PM. Reliability of Echocardiographic Indicators of Pulmonary Vascular Disease in Preterm Infants at Risk for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. J Pediatr. 2017 Jul;186:29-33. PubMed PMID: 28411949
• Ehrmann DE, Harendt S, Church J, Stimmler A, Vichayavilas P, Batz S, Rodgers J, DiMaria M, Barrett C, Kaufman J. Noncompliance to a Postoperative Algorithm Using Feeding Readiness Assessments Prolonged Length of Stay at a Pediatric Heart Institute. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2017 Sep-Oct;2(5):e042. PubMed PMID: 30229178
• Carlton EF, Sontag MK, Younoszai A, DiMaria MV, Miller JI, Poindexter BB, Abman SH, Mourani PM. Reliability of Echocardiographic Indicators of Pulmonary Vascular Disease in Preterm Infants at Risk for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. J Pediatr. 2017 Jul;186:29-33. PubMed PMID: 28411949
• Jone PN, Ross MM, Bracken JA, Mulvahill MJ, Di Maria MV, Fagan TE. Feasibility and Safety of Using a Fused Echocardiography/Fluoroscopy Imaging System in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2016 Jun;29(6):513-21. PubMed PMID: 27143284
• Jone PN, Ross MM, Bracken JA, Mulvahill MJ, Di Maria MV, Fagan TE. Feasibility and Safety of Using a Fused Echocardiography/Fluoroscopy Imaging System in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2016 Jun;29(6):513-21. PubMed PMID: 27143284
• Di Maria MV, Burkett DA, Younoszai AK, Landeck BF 2nd, Mertens L, Ivy DD, Friedberg MK, Hunter KS. Echocardiographic Estimation of Right Ventricular Stroke Work in Children with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Comparison with Invasive Measurements. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2015 Aug 20. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26299333
• Di Maria MV, Younoszai AK, Sontag MK, Miller JI, Poindexter BB, Ingram DA, Abman SH, Mourani PM. Maturational Changes in Diastolic Longitudinal Myocardial Velocity in Preterm Infants. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2015 Sep;28(9):1045-52. PubMed PMID: 26025727
• Whitehead KK, Harris MA, Glatz AC, Gillespie MJ, DiMaria MV, Harrison NE, Dori Y, Keller MS, Rome JJ, Fogel MA. Status of systemic to pulmonary arterial collateral flow after the fontan procedure. Am J Cardiol. 2015 Jun 15;115(12):1739-45. PubMed PMID: 25907503
• Di Maria MV, Cohen MS, Harris MA, Fogel MA, Whitehead KK. Doppler-derived flow pattern in the descending aorta does not predict systemic to pulmonary arterial collateral flow in patients with single ventricle palliation: a cross-sectional study. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2015 Apr;6(2):209-14. PubMed PMID: 25870339
• Di Maria MV, Hsu HH, Al-Naami G, Gruenwald J, Kirby KS, Kirkham FJ, Cox SE, Younoszai AK. Left ventricular rotational mechanics in Tanzanian children with sickle cell disease. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2015 Mar;28(3):340-6. PubMed PMID: 25555520
• Jone PN, Bremen C, DiMaria M, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, Younoszai A, Ivy DD. Three-dimensional echocardiography enhances diagnostic accuracy of supramitral ring. Echocardiography. 2015 Jun;32(6):1048-50. PubMed PMID: 25496227
• Di Maria MV, Hsu HH, Al-Naami G, Gruenwald J, Kirby KS, Kirkham FJ, Cox SE, Younoszai AK. Left Ventricular Rotational Mechanics in Tanzanian Children with Sickle Cell Disease. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2014 Dec 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25555520
• Di Maria MV, Caracciolo G, Prashker S, Sengupta PP, Banerjee A. Left Ventricular Rotational Mechanics before and after Exercise in Children. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2014 Dec;27(12):1336-43. PubMed PMID: 25204858
• Di Maria MV, Younoszai AK, Mertens L, Landeck BF 2nd, Ivy DD, Hunter KS, Friedberg MK. RV stroke work in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension: estimation based on invasive haemodynamic assessment and correlation with outcomes. Heart. 2014 Sep;100(17):1342-7. PubMed PMID: 24780910
• Di Maria MV, Caracciolo G, Prashker S, Sengupta PP, Banerjee A. Left ventricular rotational mechanics before and after exercise in children. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2014 Dec;27(12):1336-43. PubMed PMID: 25204858
• Di Maria MV, Younoszai AK, Mertens L, Landeck BF 2nd, Ivy DD, Hunter KS, Friedberg MK. RV stroke work in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension: estimation based on invasive haemodynamic assessment and correlation with outcomes. Heart. 2014 Sep;100(17):1342-7. PubMed PMID: 24780910
• Di Maria MV, Glatz AC, Ravishankar C, Quartermain MD, Rush CH, Nance M, William Gaynor J, Goldberg DJ. Supplemental tube feeding does not mitigate weight loss in infants with shunt-dependent single-ventricle physiology. Pediatr Cardiol. 2013 Aug;34(6):1350-6. PubMed PMID: 23423308

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography (FASE)
• American Heart Association (AHA), Member
• American Academy of Pediatrics, Member