Christopher S D Almond

Summary

Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Hyponatremia among runners in the Boston Marathon
    Christopher S D Almond
    Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    N Engl J Med 352:1550-6. 2005
  2. ncbi Successful use of bivalirudin for cardiac transplantation in a child with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
    Christopher S D Almond
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    J Heart Lung Transplant 25:1376-9. 2006
  3. ncbi Waiting list mortality among children listed for heart transplantation in the United States
    Christopher S D Almond
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Circulation 119:717-27. 2009
  4. ncbi Pediatric heart failure and worsening renal function: association with outcomes after heart transplantation
    Satish K Rajagopal
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Heart Lung Transplant 31:252-8. 2012
  5. ncbi Incidence and risk factors for mortality in infants awaiting heart transplantation in the USA
    Douglas Mah
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Heart Lung Transplant 28:1292-8. 2009
  6. ncbi Cardiac troponin increases among runners in the Boston Marathon
    Elizabeth B Fortescue
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Ann Emerg Med 49:137-43, 143.e1. 2007
  7. ncbi Outcome after Fontan failure and takedown to an intermediate palliative circulation
    Christopher S D Almond
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 84:880-7. 2007
  8. ncbi The Boston Marathon Study: a novel approach to research during residency
    Andrew Y Shin
    Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Pediatrics 117:1818-22. 2006
  9. ncbi High-risk medical devices, children and the FDA: regulatory challenges facing pediatric mechanical circulatory support devices
    Christopher S D Almond
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    ASAIO J 53:4-7. 2007

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi Hyponatremia among runners in the Boston Marathon
    Christopher S D Almond
    Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    N Engl J Med 352:1550-6. 2005
    ..We studied a cohort of marathon runners to estimate the incidence of hyponatremia and to identify the principal risk factors...
  2. ncbi Successful use of bivalirudin for cardiac transplantation in a child with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
    Christopher S D Almond
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    J Heart Lung Transplant 25:1376-9. 2006
    ..We present the case of a child with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with thrombosis (HIT Type II) who underwent successful orthotopic cardiac transplantation using bivalirudin as the primary anti-coagulant for cardiopulmonary bypass...
  3. ncbi Waiting list mortality among children listed for heart transplantation in the United States
    Christopher S D Almond
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Circulation 119:717-27. 2009
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  4. ncbi Pediatric heart failure and worsening renal function: association with outcomes after heart transplantation
    Satish K Rajagopal
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Heart Lung Transplant 31:252-8. 2012
    ..This study was initiated to assess the effects of worsening renal function (WRF) on post-heart transplantation outcomes and to determine the effect of waiting-list associated WRF on survival after heart transplantation...
  5. ncbi Incidence and risk factors for mortality in infants awaiting heart transplantation in the USA
    Douglas Mah
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Heart Lung Transplant 28:1292-8. 2009
    ..We sought to determine the risk of death for infants <12 months old while awaiting HT in the current era, and to identify the principle risk factors associated with wait-list mortality...
  6. ncbi Cardiac troponin increases among runners in the Boston Marathon
    Elizabeth B Fortescue
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Ann Emerg Med 49:137-43, 143.e1. 2007
    ..The clinical significance of such increases remains unclear. We seek to determine the prevalence of troponin increases and epidemiologic factors associated with these increases in a large and heterogeneous cohort of marathon finishers...
  7. ncbi Outcome after Fontan failure and takedown to an intermediate palliative circulation
    Christopher S D Almond
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 84:880-7. 2007
    ..Little is known about the subsequent outcome of these patients or their potential candidacy for a second attempt at Fontan completion...
  8. ncbi The Boston Marathon Study: a novel approach to research during residency
    Andrew Y Shin
    Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Pediatrics 117:1818-22. 2006
    ..Careful topic selection with a well-defined end point, faculty involvement, resident collegiality, and institutional support were factors identified by study leaders as central to the success of this model...
  9. ncbi High-risk medical devices, children and the FDA: regulatory challenges facing pediatric mechanical circulatory support devices
    Christopher S D Almond
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    ASAIO J 53:4-7. 2007
    ..Collaborative efforts to address these challenges are warranted...