Search Results - "FONTANA, G. P"

A revised methodology for aortic-valvar complex calcium quantification for transcatheter aortic valve implantation by Jilaihawi, Hasan, Makkar, Raj R, Kashif, Mohammad, Okuyama, Kazuaki, Chakravarty, Tarun, Shiota, Takahiro, Friede, Gerald, Nakamura, Mamoo, Doctor, Niraj, Rafique, Asim, Shibayama, Kentaro, Mihara, Hirotsugu, Trento, Alfredo, Cheng, Wen, Friedman, John, Berman, Daniel, Fontana, Gregory P

“…We sought to optimize a method for quantification of the calcium in the aortic-valvar complex for the prediction of significant paravalvular leak (PVL) after…”
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Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Low Birth Weight Neonates and Infants by Burke, Redmond P, Jacobs, Jeffrey P, Cheng, Wen, Trento, Alfredo, Fontana, Gregory P

“…Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been assuming an expanded role in the management of cardiothoracic disease. As instrumentation and experience…”
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Regression of hypertrophy after Carpentier-Edwards pericardial aortic valve replacement by Khan, Steven S, Siegel, Robert J, DeRobertis, Michele A, Blanche, Carlos E, Kass, Robert M, Cheng, Wen, Fontana, Gregory P, Trento, Alfredo

“…Background. The purpose of this study was to determine whether significant regression of left ventricular hypertrophy is seen after implantation of small sizes…”
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A 20-year experience with the Hancock porcine xenograft in the elderly by Khan, Steven S, Chaux, Aurelio, Blanche, Carlos, Kass, Robert M, Cheng, Wen, Fontana, Gregory P, Trento, Alfredo

“…Background. The availability of 20 years of follow-up data on the Hancock porcine valve (Medtronic Inc, Irvine, CA) allows determination of long-term actual…”
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Origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta by FONTANA, G. P, SPACH, M. S, EFFMAN, E. L, SABISTON, D. C. JR

“…Origin of the right pulmonary artery from the aorta is a congenital malformation usually associated with serious symptoms in the first year of life and…”
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Transmyocardial laser revascularization in the patient with unmanageable unstable angina by Hattler, Brack G, Griffith, Bartley P, Zenati, Marco A, Crew, John R, Mirhoseini, Mahmood, Cohn, Lawrence H, Aranki, Sary F, Frazier, O.H, Cooley, Denton A, Lansing, Allan M, Horvath, Keith A, Fontana, Gregory P, Landolfo, Kevin P, Lowe, James E, Boyce, Steven W

“…Background. Transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMR) provides relief for patients with chronic angina, nonamenable to direct coronary revascularization…”
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Larvae of Dichetophora biroi (Kertesz, 1901) (Diptera:Sciomyzidae) feeding on Lymnaea tomentosa (Pfeiffer, 1855) snails infected with Fasciola hepatica L by Fontana, P G

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Polymorphisms for extra heterochromatin in Phaulacridium marginale by Westerman, M, Fontana, P G

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Segregation-distortion in the B-chromosome system of Tettigidea lateralis (Say) (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) by Fontana, P G, Vickery, V R

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Twenty-year comparison of tissue and mechanical valve replacement by Khan, Steven S., Trento, Alfredo, DeRobertis, Michele, Kass, Robert M., Sandhu, Meenu, Czer, Lawrence S.C., Blanche, Carlos, Raissi, Sharo, Fontana, Gregory P., Cheng, Wen, Chaux, Aurelio, Matloff, Jack M.

“…Objective: We sought to compare outcomes with tissue and St Jude Medical mechanical valves over a 20-year period. Methods: Valve-related events and overall…”
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Minimally invasive cardiac surgery by Fontana, G P

“…In a short period of time, tremendous progress has been made in the field of minimally invasive cardiac surgery. The goal of true "minimally invasive" cardiac…”
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Radial artery harvesting for coronary bypass operations: Neurologic complications and their potential mechanisms by Denton, Timothy A., Trento, Luca, Cohen, Myles, Kass, Robert M., Blanche, Carlos, Raissi, Sharo, Cheng, Wen, Fontana, Gregory P., Trento, Alfredo

“…Objectives: We sought to determine the incidence of self-reported neurologic hand complications after radial artery harvest for coronary artery bypass…”
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The surgeon's use of epicardial echocardiography during repair of congenital heart defects by Fontana, G P, Ungerleider, R M

“…Intraoperative echocardiography in the evaluation of congenital heart defects is a useful method to evaluate surgical anatomy, adequacy of repair, and…”
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Improved resolution of the meiotic chromsomes in both sexes of Euxoa species and their hybrids (Lepidoptera: noctuidae) by Fontana, P G

“…An air drying and Giemsa staining technique produces consistently good quality cytological preparations when applied to different species of Euxoa…”
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In the current era, complete revascularization improves survival after coronary artery bypass surgery by Kleisli, Thomas, Cheng, Wen, Jacobs, Milagros J., Mirocha, James, DeRobertis, Michele A., Kass, Robert M., Blanche, Carlos, Fontana, Gregory P., Raissi, Sharo S., Magliato, Kathy E., Trento, Alfredo

“…Complete revascularization has been the standard for coronary bypass grafting. However, surgical intervention has evolved with increasing use of arterial…”
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The B-chromosome system of Tettigidea lateralis (Say). II. New karyomorphs, patterns of pycnosity and giemsa-banding by Fontana, P G, Vickery, V R

“…Additional samples from a discrete population of the pygmy grasshopper Tettigidea lateralis, at the periphery of the species range, have shown that the…”
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Heterochromatin content and chiasma distribution in the megameric chromosomes of Stethophyma gracile and S. lineatum (Orthoptera: Acrididae) by Fontana, P G, Vickery, V R

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Evaluation of right ventricular and right atrial size in children with atrial septal defect using two-dimensional apex echocardiography by Fontana, G P, Kirkman, J H, DiSessa, T G, Hagan, A D, Hiriashi, S, Isabel-Jones, J, Friedman, W F

“…The ability of two-dimensional apex echocardiography to evaluate right ventricular and right atrial size was evaluated in 43 normal children and compared with…”
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Off-pump coronary surgery: Effect on early mortality and stroke by Cheng, Wen, Denton, Timothy A., Fontana, Gregory P., Raissi, Sharo, Blanche, Carlos, Kass, Robert M., Magliato, Kathy E., Mirocha, James, Trento, Alfredo

“…Background: Avoiding cardiopulmonary bypass in coronary artery bypass grafting is thought to reduce early mortality and morbidity. Methods: We used our…”
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Biventricular Support in Patients with Profound Cardiogenic Shock: A Single Center Experience by Magliato, Kathy E, Kleisli, Thomas, Soukiasian, Harmik J, Tabrizi, Robert, Coleman, Bernice, Hickey, Ann, Czer, Lawrence S. C, Blanche, Carlos, Cheng, Wen, Fontana, Gregory P, Kass, Robert M, Raissi, Sharo S, Trento, Alfredo

“…Options for managing heart failure patients with cardiogenic shock refractory to inotropic and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) therapy are limited…”
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