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Evolution of treatment options and outcomes for hypoplastic left heart syndrome over an 18-year periodTara Karamlou
Department of Surgery, L 223, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97239, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 139:119-26; discussion 126-7. 2010..We aimed to describe management strategies for neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome over the past 18 years in the United States and to identify determinants of institutional management decisions...
Hawley H. Seiler Resident Award paper. The use of a miniaturized circuit and bloodless prime to avoid cerebral no-reflow after neonatal cardiopulmonary bypassEdward Hickey
Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 83:895-901. 2007..We studied the effects of this circuit on cerebral reperfusion because the pathophysiology of "no-reflow" is believed to have an inflammatory component...- Live real-time three-dimensional echocardiography for the visualization of myocardial perfusion--a pilot study in open-chest pigsJames Pemberton
Clinical Care Center for Congenital Heart Disease, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239-3098, USA
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 18:956-8. 2005..We present the findings of our experimental pilot study of myocardial perfusion detection using live real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography in an animal model... - Mortality rate is not a valid indicator of quality differences between pediatric cardiac surgical programsKarl F Welke
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239 3098, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 89:139-44; discussion 145-6. 2010..Our hypothesis is that case volumes and mortality rates present in pediatric cardiac surgery are too low to allow the use of mortality to differentiate between hospitals... - Comparison of pediatric cardiac surgical mortality rates from national administrative data to contemporary clinical standardsKarl F Welke
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239 3098, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 87:216-22; discussion 222-3. 2009..We calculated pediatric cardiac surgery mortality rates from administrative data and compared them with widely quoted standards from clinical databases... - Effects of circuit miniaturization in reducing inflammatory response to infant cardiopulmonary bypass by elimination of allogeneic blood productsEdward Hickey
Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon 97201-3098, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 81:S2367-72. 2006..In this article, we review the data supporting this rationale and provide the results from studies in our laboratory that emphasize the benefits of circuit miniaturization... - Extracorporeal life support in neonates, infants, and children after repair of congenital heart disease: modern era results in a single institutionBahaaldin Alsoufi
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 80:15-21; discussion 21. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Extracorporeal life support utilization was expanded to include different applications with different outcomes. The extracorporeal life support registry should be altered to reflect those changes... - Common ground: measuring intrainstitutional mortality among pediatric surgical proceduresKirk A Caddell
School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
Surgery 149:7-14. 2011..We sought to determine to what degree mortality rates for high-risk pediatric surgical procedures were correlated within institutions... - The rush to atrial septal defect closure: is the introduction of percutaneous closure driving utilization?Tara Karamlou
Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239 3098, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 86:1584-90; discussion 1590-1. 2008..We sought to determine nationwide trends in the use of percutaneous compared with surgical closure and their respective outcomes over an 18-year period... - Adults or big kids: what is the ideal clinical environment for management of grown-up patients with congenital heart disease?Tara Karamlou
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Mail Code L 353, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 90:573-9. 2010.... - A United Network for Organ Sharing analysis of heart transplantation in adults with congenital heart disease: outcomes and factors associated with mortality and retransplantationTara Karamlou
Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 140:161-8. 2010..We investigated outcomes and risk factors for mortality and retransplantation among patients with adult congenital heart disease compared with adult recipients... - Cardiac output augmentation during hypoxemia improves cerebral metabolism after hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypassJess M Schultz
Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239-3098, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 81:625-32; discussion 632-3. 2006..Augmenting cardiac output during periods of perioperative hypoxemia may prevent cerebral injury after exposure to hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass... - Oversizing pulmonary homograft conduits does not significantly decrease allograft failure in childrenTara Karamlou
Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Mail Code DC8S, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 27:548-53. 2005..Even in young patients with rapid somatic growth, normalizing extracardiac allografts to BSA provides excellent conduit longevity and outcomes... - Using a miniaturized circuit and an asanguineous prime to reduce neutrophil-mediated organ dysfunction following infant cardiopulmonary bypassTara Karamlou
Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Pediatric Perfusion Services, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97201, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 80:6-13; discussion 13-4. 2005..The employment of this circuit attenuates the post-bypass inflammatory response and has salutary effects on cardiopulmonary function... - Hypothermic low-flow cardiopulmonary bypass impairs pulmonary and right ventricular function more than circulatory arrestJess M Schultz
Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239-3098, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 81:474-80; discussion 480. 2006..Interventions that attenuate the inflammatory response to CPB may prevent pulmonary and right ventricular dysfunction after HLF... - Geography or pathology? Regional variation in atrial septal defect closure rates and techniquesWendy L Walker
School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
Cardiol Young 21:577-84. 2011..Whether or not closure rates are uniform or vary due to differences in regional practice patterns is unknown. We sought to investigate this by comparing regional rates of closure across Florida... - Databases for assessing the outcomes of the treatment of patients with congenital and paediatric cardiac disease--a comparison of administrative and clinical dataKarl F Welke
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239 3098, USA
Cardiol Young 18:137-44. 2008.... - The relationship between hospital surgical case volumes and mortality rates in pediatric cardiac surgery: a national sample, 1988-2005Karl F Welke
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239 3098, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 86:889-96; discussion 889-96. 2008..We sought to quantify the relationship between hospital volume and pediatric cardiac surgical mortality... - Measurement of quality in pediatric cardiac surgery: understanding the threats to validityKarl F Welke
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239 3098, USA
ASAIO J 54:447-50. 2008..Detailed study of the processes of care by multicenter, multidisciplinary quality improvement initiatives may augment national databases in improving outcomes... - Decreased recipient survival following orthotopic heart transplantation with use of hearts from donors with projectile brain injuryTara Karamlou
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97201, USA
J Heart Lung Transplant 24:29-33. 2005..Cautious use of heart allograft from these donors, especially in low-risk recipients, may lead to improved outcome following heart transplantation... - Pulmonary artery sarcoma mimicking massive pulmonary embolus: a case reportBahaaldin Alsoufi
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, USA
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 14:e71-3. 2006..The patient's condition was successfully managed with urgent pulmonary artery thromboendarterectomy, pulmonary valve replacement, and tricuspid valve annuloplasty... - The use of live three-dimensional Doppler echocardiography in the measurement of cardiac output: an in vivo animal studyJames Pemberton
Clinical Care Center for Congenital Heart Disease, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 45:433-8. 2005..1x - 9.82, R(2) = 0.93). CONCLUSIONS: In this acute animal preparation, live 3-D Doppler echocardiographic data allowed for accurate assessment of CO as compared to the ultrasonic flow probe measurement... - Angiosarcoma of the thoracoabdominal aorta presenting with systemic hypertension, anemia, and visceral ischemiaTara Karamlou
Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
Ann Vasc Surg 22:459-64. 2008..We describe a rare case of an extensive thoracoabdominal angiosarcoma that manifested with hypertension, profound anemia, and visceral ischemia in a young woman... - The influence of valve physiology on outcome following aortic valvotomy for congenital bicuspid valve in children: 30-year results from a single institutionTara Karamlou
Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97201, USA
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 27:81-5. 2005..We sought to evaluate whether the predominant post-valvotomy physiology, aortic insufficiency (AI) or aortic stenosis (AS) independently affected patient outcome...