Harry Acquatella

Summary

Affiliation: Universidad Central de Venezuela
Country: Venezuela

Publications

  1. ncbi [Stress echocardiography in Latin America. A review of 5 years (1997-2002)]
    Harry Acquatella
    Centro Médico San Bernardino, Caracas, Venezuela
    Rev Esp Cardiol 56:21-8. 2003
  2. ncbi Echocardiography in Chagas heart disease
    Harry Acquatella
    Faculty of Medicine Universidad Central de Venezuela, Hospital Universitario and Centro Medico, Caracas, Venezuela
    Circulation 115:1124-31. 2007
  3. ncbi Large urban outbreak of orally acquired acute Chagas disease at a school in Caracas, Venezuela
    Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya
    Departments of Immunology, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela Código Postal 1041, Los Chaguaramos, Caracas, Venezuela
    J Infect Dis 201:1308-15. 2010
  4. ncbi Percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair: 2-year follow-up in the first human case
    José Antonio Condado
    Unidad de Cardiologia, Centro Medico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 67:323-5. 2006
  5. ncbi First human case of retrograde transcatheter implantation of an aortic valve prosthesis
    David Paniagua
    Department of Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute at St Luke s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
    Tex Heart Inst J 32:393-8. 2005
  6. ncbi Evaluation and treatment of chagas disease in the United States: a systematic review
    Caryn Bern
    Parasitic Diseases Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector Borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    JAMA 298:2171-81. 2007
  7. ncbi [Predicting heart failure and mortality in chronic Chagas' heart disease. A novel disorder in Spain]
    Harry Acquatella
    Rev Esp Cardiol 61:105-7. 2008

Collaborators

  • Oscar Noya
  • Caryn Bern
  • Jose Antonio Marin-Neto
  • Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya
  • José Antonio Condado
  • David Paniagua
  • Reinaldo Zavala-Jaspe
  • Ivan Mendoza
  • Laura Naranjo
  • Zoraida Díaz-Bello
  • Julio Castro
  • Cecilia Colmenares
  • Manuel Paiva
  • Teresa Abate
  • Raiza Ruiz-Guevara
  • Lavinia Rivas
  • Jose Antonio Suarez
  • Luciano Mauriello
  • Juan Márques
  • Jaime Torres
  • Patrick Whitlow
  • Manuel Vélez-Gimo
  • Leonardo Rodriguez
  • Frederick G St Goar
  • Salvatore Bibbo
  • José Besso
  • Manuel Vélez
  • Bruno Burger
  • R David Fish
  • Douglas Cedeno
  • Eduardo Induni
  • Carlos Mejia
  • Jose A Condado

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi [Stress echocardiography in Latin America. A review of 5 years (1997-2002)]
    Harry Acquatella
    Centro Médico San Bernardino, Caracas, Venezuela
    Rev Esp Cardiol 56:21-8. 2003
    ..Original studies of contrast echocardiography have been made, but the expense of the procedure precludes more widespread use. Clinical and multicenter studies should be encouraged...
  2. ncbi Echocardiography in Chagas heart disease
    Harry Acquatella
    Faculty of Medicine Universidad Central de Venezuela, Hospital Universitario and Centro Medico, Caracas, Venezuela
    Circulation 115:1124-31. 2007
    ..Chagas heart disease is a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality in Latin America. Echocardiography provides useful diagnostic and prognostic information and is an important tool in the management of patients with Chagas disease...
  3. ncbi Large urban outbreak of orally acquired acute Chagas disease at a school in Caracas, Venezuela
    Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya
    Departments of Immunology, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Universidad Central de Venezuela Código Postal 1041, Los Chaguaramos, Caracas, Venezuela
    J Infect Dis 201:1308-15. 2010
    ..Trypanosoma cruzi oral transmission is possible through food contamination by vector's feces. Little is known about the epidemiology and clinical features of microepidemics of orally acquired acute Chagas disease (CD)...
  4. ncbi Percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair: 2-year follow-up in the first human case
    José Antonio Condado
    Unidad de Cardiologia, Centro Medico de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 67:323-5. 2006
    ..The success of this case suggests that percutaneous mitral valve repair may be a feasible therapy for certain patients suffering from mitral regurgitation...
  5. ncbi First human case of retrograde transcatheter implantation of an aortic valve prosthesis
    David Paniagua
    Department of Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute at St Luke s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
    Tex Heart Inst J 32:393-8. 2005
    ..In our patient, retrograde transcatheter implantation of a prosthetic aortic valve yielded excellent hemodynamic results and paved the way for further use of this technique in selected high-risk patients...
  6. ncbi Evaluation and treatment of chagas disease in the United States: a systematic review
    Caryn Bern
    Parasitic Diseases Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector Borne and Enteric Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    JAMA 298:2171-81. 2007
    ..Because of population migration from endemic areas and newly instituted blood bank screening, US clinicians are likely to see an increasing number of patients with suspected or confirmed chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection (Chagas disease)...
  7. ncbi [Predicting heart failure and mortality in chronic Chagas' heart disease. A novel disorder in Spain]
    Harry Acquatella
    Rev Esp Cardiol 61:105-7. 2008