Alexander R Opotowsky

Summary

Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Trends in hospitalizations for adults with congenital heart disease in the U.S
    Alexander R Opotowsky
    Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 54:460-7. 2009
  2. ncbi Maternal cardiovascular events during childbirth among women with congenital heart disease
    Alexander R Opotowsky
    Boston Adult Congenital Heart Program, Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Heart 98:145-51. 2012
  3. ncbi Successful pregnancies in two women with hypoplastic left heart syndrome
    Alexander R Opotowsky
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Bader 209, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Congenit Heart Dis 5:476-81. 2010
  4. ncbi Correlation of exercise response in repaired coarctation of the aorta to left ventricular mass and geometry
    Eric V Krieger
    Department of Cardiology, Boston Children s Hospital, Massachusetts, USA
    Am J Cardiol 111:406-11. 2013
  5. ncbi Comparison of risk of hypertensive complications of pregnancy among women with versus without coarctation of the aorta
    Eric V Krieger
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Am J Cardiol 107:1529-34. 2011
  6. ncbi Hospitalizations and mortality in the United States for adults with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease
    Fernando Baraona
    Department of Cardiology, Boston Children s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    Am J Cardiol 111:1046-51. 2013
  7. ncbi Transcatheter Potts shunt creation in patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension: initial clinical experience
    Jesse J Esch
    Department of Cardiology, Boston Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Heart Lung Transplant 32:381-7. 2013
  8. ncbi Plasma aldosterone levels are elevated in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension in the absence of left ventricular heart failure: a pilot study
    Bradley A Maron
    Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Eur J Heart Fail 15:277-83. 2013
  9. ncbi The CALF (Congenital Heart Disease in Adults Lower Extremity Systemic Venous Health in Fontan Patients) study
    Anne Marie Valente
    Boston Adult Congenital Heart Program, Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 56:144-50. 2010
  10. ncbi Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale and atrial septal defect in adults: the impact of clinical variables and hospital procedure volume on in-hospital adverse events
    Alexander R Opotowsky
    Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Am Heart J 157:867-74. 2009

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Trends in hospitalizations for adults with congenital heart disease in the U.S
    Alexander R Opotowsky
    Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 54:460-7. 2009
    ..The purpose of this study was to better define the epidemiology of hospitalizations for adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) in the U.S...
  2. ncbi Maternal cardiovascular events during childbirth among women with congenital heart disease
    Alexander R Opotowsky
    Boston Adult Congenital Heart Program, Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Heart 98:145-51. 2012
    ..To define the epidemiology of adverse cardiovascular events among women with congenital heart disease (CHD) hospitalised for childbirth in the USA...
  3. ncbi Successful pregnancies in two women with hypoplastic left heart syndrome
    Alexander R Opotowsky
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Bader 209, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Congenit Heart Dis 5:476-81. 2010
    ..e., Norwood procedure), HLHS was almost universally fatal within months of birth. Early survivors of the Norwood procedure are now reaching reproductive age. We report successful pregnancies in two such women...
  4. ncbi Correlation of exercise response in repaired coarctation of the aorta to left ventricular mass and geometry
    Eric V Krieger
    Department of Cardiology, Boston Children s Hospital, Massachusetts, USA
    Am J Cardiol 111:406-11. 2013
    ..001). In conclusion, HRE was associated with increased LVMVR, even after adjusting for multiple covariates...
  5. ncbi Comparison of risk of hypertensive complications of pregnancy among women with versus without coarctation of the aorta
    Eric V Krieger
    Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Am J Cardiol 107:1529-34. 2011
    ....
  6. ncbi Hospitalizations and mortality in the United States for adults with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease
    Fernando Baraona
    Department of Cardiology, Boston Children s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
    Am J Cardiol 111:1046-51. 2013
    ..In conclusion, DS/CHD hospitalizations represent a decreasing proportion of admissions for adults with CHD typical of DS; patients with DS/CHD are more likely to die during hospitalization but less likely to undergo a cardiac procedure...
  7. ncbi Transcatheter Potts shunt creation in patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension: initial clinical experience
    Jesse J Esch
    Department of Cardiology, Boston Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    J Heart Lung Transplant 32:381-7. 2013
    ..Surgical shunt placement between the left PA and descending aorta (Potts shunt) appears promising for PAH palliation in children; however, surgical mortality is likely to be unacceptably high in adults with PAH...
  8. ncbi Plasma aldosterone levels are elevated in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension in the absence of left ventricular heart failure: a pilot study
    Bradley A Maron
    Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Eur J Heart Fail 15:277-83. 2013
    ..Thus, the central aim of the current study is to determine if hyperaldosteronism is an unrecognized component of the PAH clinical syndrome...
  9. ncbi The CALF (Congenital Heart Disease in Adults Lower Extremity Systemic Venous Health in Fontan Patients) study
    Anne Marie Valente
    Boston Adult Congenital Heart Program, Department of Cardiology, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 56:144-50. 2010
    ..The objective of this study was to document the prevalence of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and its associated factors in adults with Fontan physiology...
  10. ncbi Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale and atrial septal defect in adults: the impact of clinical variables and hospital procedure volume on in-hospital adverse events
    Alexander R Opotowsky
    Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Am Heart J 157:867-74. 2009
    ..There are no population-based estimates of in-hospital adverse event rates of percutaneous PFO/ASD closure...