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Experience with bovine pericardium for the reconstruction of the aortic arch in patients undergoing a Norwood procedureVictor O Morell
Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery of the Heart, Lung and Esophageal Surgical Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 84:1312-5. 2007..We report our experience using bovine pericardium for the reconstruction of the aortic arch in patients undergoing a Norwood procedure...- Wound complications associated with the submammary incision for repair of congenital heart defects in female patientsVictor O Morell
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 132:1475-6. 2006 - Aortic translocation for the management of transposition of the great arteries with a ventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, and hypoplasia of the right ventricleVictor O Morell
Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery of the Heart, Lung and Esophageal Surgical Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 31:552-4. 2007..Advantages of this surgical repair over the Rastelli procedure in the management of this complex congenital heart lesion are discussed... - Surgical management of transposition with ventricular septal defect and obstruction to the left ventricular outflow tractVictor O Morell
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Cardiol Young 15:102-5. 2005 - Aortic translocation in the management of transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect and pulmonary stenosis: results and follow-upVictor O Morell
Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 79:2089-92; discussion 2092-3. 2005..The objective in this retrospective study was to review our experience using aortic translocation and biventricular outflow tract reconstruction as an alternative surgical procedure for the management of these patients... - Ventricular assist device support in children and adolescents as a bridge to heart transplantationMahesh S Sharma
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 82:926-32. 2006..The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of standard adult VADs in adolescents and children as well as report our early experience with miniaturized VADs in small children... - Electrocardiographic effects of dexmedetomidine in patients with congenital heart diseaseConstantinos Chrysostomou
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Division of Cardiac Intensive Care, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, USA
Intensive Care Med 36:836-42. 2010..Assessment of electrocardiographic (ECG) effects of dexmedetomidine... - Critical congenital heart disease--utility of routine screening for chromosomal and other extracardiac malformationsKimberly Baker
Critical Care Medicine, Akron Children s Hospital, Akron, PA, USA
Congenit Heart Dis 7:145-50. 2012..Universal screening for these abnormalities with ultrasonographic and genetic testing maybe warranted because early detection could impact short and long-term outcomes... - Diagnosis of abnormal diaphragm motion after cardiothoracic surgery: ultrasound performed by a cardiac intensivist vs. fluoroscopyJoan Sanchez De Toledo
Division of Cardiac Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics and Critical Care Medicine, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Penn 15224, USA
Congenit Heart Dis 5:565-72. 2010.... - Effect of dexmedetomidine on pulmonary artery pressure after congenital cardiac surgery: A pilot studyJudith P Lazol
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Pediatr Crit Care Med 11:589-92. 2010..To characterize the effects of dexmedetomidine on the pulmonary artery pressure in patients after congenital cardiac surgery... - Perioperative use of dexmedetomidine is associated with decreased incidence of ventricular and supraventricular tachyarrhythmias after congenital cardiac operationsConstantinos Chrysostomou
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 92:964-72; discussion 972. 2011..Whether routine perioperative use of DEX decreases the incidence of supraventricular and ventricular tachyarrhythmias was studied... - Tolerance to incompatible ABO blood group antigens is not observed following homograft implantationBrian Feingold
Pediatric Cardiology, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA
Hum Immunol 72:835-40. 2011..These data suggest that tolerance to incompatible A and B blood group antigens does not occur following placement of ABO-incompatible homografts in childhood... - Right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with bicuspid valved polytetrafluoroethylene conduitMasahiro Yoshida
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 91:1235-8; discussion 1239. 2011..The purpose of this study was to review our early experience with this conduit... - Pulsatile venous waveform quality in Fontan circulation-clinical implications, venous assists options and the futureErgin Kocyildirim
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Anadolu Kardiyol Derg 12:420-6. 2012..In phase 2, the effect of enhanced external counter pulsation on Fontan circulation flow rates is monitored... - In vitro evaluation of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with bicuspid valved polytetrafluoroethylene conduitOnur Dur
Biomedical Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Artif Organs 34:1010-6. 2010..These findings benchmark the baseline performance of the bicuspid valved conduit and will be used for future designs to improve valve competency... - Dexmedetomidine use in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit: can we use it in infants after cardiac surgery?Constantinos Chrysostomou
Department of Pediatrics and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Cardiac Intensive Care, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Pediatr Crit Care Med 10:654-60. 2009..To assess clinical response of dexmedetomidine alone or in combination with conventional sedatives/analgesics after cardiac surgery... - Expression of A and B blood group antigens on cryopreserved homograftsBrian Feingold
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 87:211-4. 2009..It has been shown that there is lack of expression of A and B blood group antigens on fresh and cryopreserved homograft valves. However, expression of these antigens on the homograft vessel conduit has not been reported... - Do neonates, infants and young children need a higher dose of enoxaparin in the cardiac intensive care unit?Joan Sanchez De Toledo
Division of Cardiac Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics and Critical Care Medicine, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Penn Avenue 45th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, USA
Cardiol Young 20:138-43. 2010..The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether children less than 2 years old admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit require a higher enoxaparin dose than that currently recommended to achieve target anti-factor Xa levels... - Dexmedetomidine: a novel drug for the treatment of atrial and junctional tachyarrhythmias during the perioperative period for congenital cardiac surgery: a preliminary studyConstantinos Chrysostomou
Department of Cardiology, Cardiac ICU, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, 3705 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Anesth Analg 107:1514-22. 2008..Though some animal data have shown that it can prevent certain types of ventricular tachycardia, its therapeutic role during these types of arrhythmias has not been studied... - Pulsatile venous waveform quality affects the conduit performance in functional and "failing" Fontan circulationsOnur Dur
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
Cardiol Young 22:251-62. 2012.... - The management of hypoplastic left heart syndrome with a right aortic archGregory H Tatum
Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States of America
Cardiol Young 16:504-6. 2006..We believe that the conduit placed from the right ventricle provides the most reliable source of flow of blood to the lungs at the time of initial palliation in this usual combination of cardiac lesions... - Pulsatile paracorporeal assist devices in children and adolescents with biventricular failureMahesh S Sharma
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
ASAIO J 51:490-4. 2005..These results warrant consideration of using available miniaturized technology in the United States for the support of smaller children with intractable biventricular failure... - Lobar displacement following pediatric heart-lung transplantation: case report and review of literatureLokesh Guglani
Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA
Pediatr Transplant 16:E94-7. 2012..Assessment of pulmonary perfusion and weighing the risk of surgical repair may be considered for optimal patient management of this condition... - Hemodynamic guidelines for design and control of a turbodynamic pediatric ventricular assist deviceBronwyn E Uber
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
ASAIO J 52:471-8. 2006..The recommended pump range was optimized to include the most patients, while considering the design constraints. This study identifies a significant population of patients who would benefit from a device providing 0.52 to 1.92 l/min... - Dexmedetomidine as the primary sedative during invasive procedures in infants and toddlers with congenital heart diseaseKristin P Barton
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Pediatr Crit Care Med 9:612-5. 2008..In this report, we describe the use of dexmedetomidine as the primary sedative agent while performing invasive procedures in infants and toddlers with congenital heart disease who are breathing spontaneously... - Feasibility of laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication after pediatric lung or heart-lung transplantation: should this be the standard?Chi Zheng
Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, One Children s Hospital Drive, 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA
Surg Endosc 25:249-54. 2011..We have examined the safety and possible benefits of laparoscopic antireflux surgery in pediatric patients following lung (LTxp) and heart-lung transplantation (HLTxp)... - The modern approach to patent ductus arteriosus treatment: complementary roles of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and interventional cardiology coil occlusionJeffrey P Jacobs
Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, All Children s Hospital University of South Florida College of Medicine, St Petersburg, Florida 33701, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 76:1421-7; discussion 1427-8. 2003..In an effort to analyze our experience and develop treatment guidelines, we reviewed all our patients with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) treated with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) or interventional cardiology coil occlusion... - The role of aortic translocation in the management of complex transposition of the great arteriesVictor O Morell
Congenital Heart Institute of Florida, Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Hospital of Tampa, Tampa, FL 33607, USA
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 7:80-4. 2004.... - Pediatric cardiac transplantation in children with high panel reactive antibodyJeffrey P Jacobs
The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida, All Children s Hospital, University of South Florida, St Petersburg, Florida, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 78:1703-9. 2004..We retrospectively reviewed our management strategy and outcome data for children undergoing heart transplantation with high PRA (> 10%)... - Late replacement of the pulmonary valve: when and what type of valve?James A Quintessenza
Congenital Heart Institute of Florida, All Children's Hospital, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, Florida 33701, United States of America
Cardiol Young 15:58-63. 2005 - Management of 239 patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and related malformations from 1993 to 2007Jeffrey P Jacobs
The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida, All Children s Hospital, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Cardiac Surgical Associates, Saint Petersburg, Florida 33701, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 85:1691-6; discussion 1697. 2008..We reviewed our entire programmatic operative experience with children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and related malformations... - Initial experience with a bicuspid polytetrafluoroethylene pulmonary valve in 41 children and adults: a new option for right ventricular outflow tract reconstructionJames A Quintessenza
The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida CHIF, All Children s Hospital, University of South Florida, St Petersburg 33701, United States
Ann Thorac Surg 79:924-31. 2005..We report our initial experience in 41 consecutive patients treated with placement of a surgically created polytetrafluoroethylene bicuspid pulmonary valve... - The role of Fontan's procedure and aortic translocation in the surgical management of patients with discordant atrioventricular connections, interventricular communication, and pulmonary stenosis or atresiaMarshall L Jacobs
Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19134, USA
Cardiol Young 16:97-102. 2006 - Achieving a balance in the current approach to the surgical treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndromeJames A Quintessenza
Congenital Heart Institute of Florida, University of South Florida College of Medicine, All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701, USA
Cardiol Young 14:127-30. 2004..These goals will be achieved by capitalizing on current advances in the field, and continuing to "push the envelope", with research into new advances... - Biventricular repair in the management of hypoplastic left heart syndromeVictor O Morell
Congenital Heart Institute of Florida, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa Children's Hospital, Tampa, Florida 33607, USA
Cardiol Young 14:101-4. 2004 - Creating a database with cardioscopy and intra-operative imagingJeffrey P Jacobs
The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida, University of South Florida, St Petersburg, FL 33701, USA
Cardiol Young 15:184-9. 2005 - Right postpneumonectomy syndrome and severe pectus excavatum in a child: surgical managementVictor O Morell
Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Tampa Children's Hospital, Tampa, FL 33607, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 124:203-4. 2002