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Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Increased Left Ventricular Mass in Children at Risk for Hypertension by Richey, Phyllis A., PhD, DiSessa, Thomas G., MD, Hastings, Margaret C., MD, Somes, Grant W., PhD, Alpert, Bruce S., MD, Jones, Deborah P., MD

“…Objective To relate ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) to cardiac target organ measurement in children at risk for primary hypertension (HTN). Study design Left…”
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Blood Aldosterone-to-Renin Ratio, Ambulatory Blood Pressure, and Left Ventricular Mass in Children by Li, Rongling, MD, PhD, MPH, Richey, Phyllis A., PhD, DiSessa, Thomas G., MD, Alpert, Bruce S., MD, Jones, Deborah P., MD, MS

“…Objective To assess the blood aldosterone-to-renin ratio (ARR) and its relationship to ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) and left ventricular mass (LVM) in…”
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Sildenafil’s Early, Late Impact on Ventricular Septal Repair: Older Children Using the Double Patch by Novick, William M., Golovenko, Oleksandr S., Lazorhyshynets, Vasyl V., Dedovich, Vitaly V., DiSessa, Thomas G.

“…Delayed diagnosis in children with a ventricular septal defect (VSD) is common in low- and middle-income countries. Consequently, these children present with…”
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Frequent Ventricular Premature Beats in Children With a Structurally Normal Heart: A Cause for Reversible Left Ventricular Dysfunction? by Kakavand, Bahram, Ballard, Hubert O., Disessa, Thomas G.

“…Ventricular premature beats (VPBs) in a structurally normal heart generally are a benign condition. Rarely, however, reversible cardiomyopathy may develop…”
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Echocardiography and Coronary CT Angiography Imaging of Variations in Coronary Anatomy and Coronary Abnormalities in Athletic Children: Detection of Coronary Abnormalities that Create a Risk for Sudden Death by Attili, Anil, Hensley, Allison K., Jones, Fredrick D., Grabham, Jason, DiSessa, Thomas G.

“…In a recent publication, Maron et al. reported the causes of sudden death in athletes from data collected in the US National Registry of Sudden Death in…”
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Left Ventricular Geometry in Children and Adolescents With Primary Hypertension by Richey, Phyllis A., DiSessa, Thomas G., Somes, Grant W., Alpert, Bruce S., Jones, Deborah P.

“…Background Children with hypertension (HTN) are at increased risk for left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). Increased left ventricular (LV) mass (LVM) by the…”
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A longitudinal study of cardiac output in normal human pregnancy by Mabie, William C., DiSessa, Thomas G., Crocker, Lisa G., Sibai, Baha M., Arheart, Kristopher L.

“…OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to investigate the maternal hemodynamic and cardiac structural changes that occur during pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN: Eighteen women…”
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Contribution of superior vena caval flow to total cardiac output in children : a doppler echocardiographic study by SALIM, M. A, DISESSA, T. G, ARHEART, K. L, ALPERT, B. S

“…After a cavopulmonary anastomosis, the superior vena caval flow, by virtue of being the effective pulmonary blood flow, is the most important factor…”
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Postoperative fluid balance influences the need for antihypertensive therapy following coarctation repair by Schroeder, Valerie A, DiSessa, Thomas G, Douglas, William I

“…The purpose of the investigation was to determine the effect of fluid management on the need for perioperative antihypertensive therapy following coarctation…”
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OR 19: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring predicts increased left ventricular mass in children with primary hypertension by Jones, Deborah P., Richey, Phyllis A., Fisher, Kim A., DiSessa, Thomas G.

“…Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) has become a widely used method for accurately characterizing blood pressure (BP) in children. Debate continues as…”
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Abstract 15801: Early and Late Risk of Mortality or Development of Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Following Closure of Ventricular Septal Defects in Children With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension and Elevated Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Using Traditional or Uni-directional Flap Valve Patch Closure by Novick, William M, Golovenko, Oleksandr, Lazorhyshynets, Vasyl, Dedovich, Vitaly, Perepeka, Iryna, Rudenko, Maya, Prokopovych, Lilia, DiSessa, Thomas G

“…IntroductionChildren with large ventricular septal defects, severe pulmonary hypertension (PHT), and elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) are…”
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Syncope Recurrence in Children: Relation to Tilt-test Results by Salim, Mubadda A, Ware, Linda E, Barnard, Marie, Alpert, Bruce S, DiSessa, Thomas G

“…To examine the intermediate-term outcome of children with syncope and its relationship to tilt test. This was a retrospective study of 45 children. In 20, the…”
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Pulmonary/systemic flow ratio in children after cavopulmonary anastomosis by Salim, Mubadda A., Case, Christopher L., Sade, Robert M., Watson, Donald C., Alpert, Bruce S., Disessa, Thomas G.

“…This study attempted to provide a formula for calculation of the pulmonary/systemic flow ratio in children after bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis. With…”
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The fate of homograft conduits in children with congenital heart disease: an angiographic study by Salim, Mubadda A., Disessa, Thomas G., Alpert, Bruce S., Arheart, Kristopher L., Novick, William M., Watson, Donald C.

“…The use of homograft conduits in the repair of congenital heart disease is widelym accept. We reviewed the catherization and angiographic data from 20 patients…”
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QT interval response to exercise in children with syncope by Salim, Mubadda A., DiSessa, Thomas G.

“…Recurrent syncopal episodes in children and adolescents are a common occurrence. Various reactions to the vasodepressor are discussed…”
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Chloramphenicol-induced cardiovascular collapse in an anephric patient by Phelps, S J, Tsiu, W, Barrett, F F, Nahata, M C, Disessa, T G, Stidham, G, Roy, 3rd, S

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Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring predicts increased left ventricular mass in children with primary hypertension by Jones, Deborah P., Richey, Phyllis A., Fisher, Kim A., DiSessa, Thomas G.

“…OR-19 Key Words: Left Ventricular Mass, Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring, Essential Hypertension…”
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Double patch closure of ventricular septal defect with increased pulmonary vascular resistance by Novick, William M, Gurbuz, A.Tayfun, Watson, Donald C, Lazorishinets, Vasily V, Perepeka, Alexander N, Malcic, Ivan, Marinovic, Branko, Alpert, Bruce S, DiSessa, Thomas G

“…Background. Closure of a large ventricular septal defect (VSD) in children with elevated pulmonary vascular resistance is associated with significant morbidity…”
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Syncope recurrence in childern: Relation to tilt-test results by Salim, Mubadda A, Ware, Linda E, Barnard, Marie, Alpert, Bruce S, DiSessa, Thomas G

“…OBJECTIVES: To examine the intermediate-term outcome of children with syncope and its relationship to tilt test. DESIGN: This was a retrospective study of 45…”
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Serum electrolytes in children with neurocardiogenic syncope treated with fludrocortisone and salt by Salim, Mubadda A., DiSessa, Thomas G.

“…In conclusion, the treatment of syncope with sodium chloride supplement and fludrocortisone is associated with minimal and nonsignificant changes in serum…”
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