Search Results - "Pedra, C"

CRISP: Catheterization RISk score for pediatrics: A Report from the Congenital Cardiac Interventional Study Consortium (CCISC) by Nykanen, David G., Forbes, Thomas J., Du, Wei, Divekar, Abhay A., Reeves, Jaxk H., Hagler, Donald J., Fagan, Thomas E., Pedra, Carlos AC, Fleming, Gregory A., Khan, Danyal M., Javois, Alexander J., Gruenstein, Daniel H., Qureshi, Shakeel A., Moore, Phillip M., Wax, David H.

“…Objectives We sought to develop a scoring system that predicts the risk of serious adverse events (SAE's) for individual pediatric patients undergoing cardiac…”
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A systematic review on the selection of reference genes for gene expression studies in rodents: are the classics the best choice? by Bunde, Tiffany T., Pedra, Ana C. K., de Oliveira, Natasha R., Dellagostin, Odir A., Bohn, Thaís L. O.

“…Rodents are commonly used as animal models in studies investigating various experimental conditions, often requiring gene expression analysis. Quantitative…”
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Production of recombinant cytokines and polyclonal antibodies for analysis of cellular immune response in golden Syrian hamster by Pedra, Ana C. K., de Oliveira, Natasha R., Maia, Mara A. C., Santos, Francisco D. S., Bunde, Tiffany T., Souza, Pedro H. F. C., de V. Maiocchi, Laura, Dellagostin, Odir A., Bohn, Thaís L. O.

“…Background The development of therapies and vaccines for various diseases often necessitates the analysis of cellular immunity. However, unlike other rodents,…”
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Paediatric and congenital heart disease in South America: an overview by Pedra, C A C, Haddad, J, Pedra, S F, Peirone, A, Pilla, C B, Marin-Neto, J A

“…Congenital heart diseases are one of the most common structural defects present at birth, with an approximate incidence of 8 per 1000 live births. As most…”
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Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects using the Cardio-Seal implant by Pedra, C A C, Pihkala, J, Lee, K-J, Boutin, C, Nykanen, D G, McLaughlin, P R, Harrison, D A, Freedom, R M, Benson, L

“…OBJECTIVE To review the outcomes of transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects using the Cardio-Seal implant. DESIGN A prospective interventional study…”
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Endobronchial Closure of Total Bronchopleural Fistula With Occlutech Figulla ASD N Device by Tedde, Miguel L., MD, PhD, Scordamaglio, Paulo R., MD, Minamoto, Helio, MD, PhD, Figueiredo, Viviane R., MD, PhD, Pedra, Carlos C., MD, PhD, Jatene, Fabio B., MD, PhD

“…Bronchopleural fistula may be treated by medical, endoscopic, and surgical techniques, but large fistulas remain a challenge to be closed using endoscopic…”
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Antegrade transcatheter closure of coronary artery fistulae using vascular occlusion devices by Pedra, C A C, Pihkala, J, Nykanen, D G, Benson, L N

“…Two children (a 9 year old boy and a 2.5 year old girl) with coronary artery fistulae communicating with the right ventricle underwent successful transcatheter…”
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Use of covered stents in the management of coarctation of the aorta by Pedra, C A C, Fontes, V F, Esteves, C A, Arrieta, S R, Braga, S L N, Justino, H, Kambara, A M, Moreira, S M, Sousa, J E R

“…We report our experience with the use of covered stents for the management of coarctation of the aorta. From December 2001 to March 2004, nine patients (seven…”
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Large Diameter Advanta V12 Covered Stent Trial for Coarctation of the Aorta: COARC Study by Bruckheimer, Elchanan, Birk, Einat, Benson, Lee, Butera, Gianfranco, Martin, Robin, Roberts, Philip A., Schneider, Martin B.E., Schubert, Stephan, Sievert, Horst, Pedra, Carlos C.A.

“…Covered stent implantation for treatment of coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is effective and can prevent aortic wall injury. Prospective studies with long-term…”
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Immediate and short-term outcomes after percutaneous atrial septal defect closure using the new nit-occlud ASD-R device by Peirone, Alejandro, Contreras, Alejandro, Ferrero, Adolfo, da Costa, Rodrigo Nieckel, Pedra, Simone Fontes, Pedra, Carlos A.C.

“…Objectives To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of implantation of the new Nit Occlud ASD‐R® (NOASD‐R) device for percutaneous closure of ostium…”
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Serial assessment of arterial structure and function in patients with coarctation of the aorta undergoing stenting by Jesus, Carlos A., Assef, Jorge E., Pedra, Simone R. F. F., Ferreira, Waldinai P., Davoglio, Tathiane A., Petisco, Ana Cláudia G. P., Saleh, Mohamed H., Le Bihan, David C. S., Barretto, Rodrigo B. M., Pedra, Carlos A. C.

“…Stenting for CoA has become an acceptable treatment modality in the last 20 years. However little is known about arterial changes after this procedure. To…”
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New imaging modalities in the catheterization laboratory by Pedra, Carlos AC, Fleishman, Craig, Pedra, Simone F, Cheatham, John P

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWTo provide an overview of the various modalities that have emerged in the last years as adjunctive tools to provide detailed imaging of the…”
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Intracoronary Ultrasound Assessment Late After the Arterial Switch Operation for Transposition of the Great Arteries by Pedra, Simone R.F.F., Pedra, Carlos A.C., Abizaid, Alexandre A., Braga, Sérgio L.N., Staico, Rodolfo, Arrieta, Raul, Costa, J. Ribamar, Vaz, Vinicius D., Fontes, Valmir F., Sousa, J. Eduardo R.

“…This research was undertaken to assess the status of the coronary wall morphology late after the arterial switch operation (ASO) for transposition of the great…”
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Incremental cost-effectiveness of percutaneous versus surgical closure of atrial septal defects in children under a public health system perspective in Brazil by Costa, Rodrigo, Pedra, Carlos A C, Ribeiro, Marcelo, Pedra, Simone, Ferreira-Da-Silva, André Luis, Polanczyk, Carisi, Berwanger, Otávio, Biasi, Alexandre, Ribeiro, Rodrigo

“…Cost-effectiveness (CE) studies of percutaneous (PC) versus surgical (SC) atrial septal defect closure are lacking. A systematic literature review in children…”
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Short- and midterm follow-up results of valvuloplasty with balloon catheter for congenital aortic stenosis by Pedra, Carlos A C, Pedra, Simone R F, Braga, Sérgio L N, Esteves, César A, Moreira, Samuel M, dos Santos, Magali A, Bosisio, Ieda J, Silva, Maria Aparecida P, Elias, Patrícia F, Santana, Maria Virgínia T, Fontes, Valmir F

“…To report short and midtem follow-up results of balloon aortic valvuloplasty to treat congenital aortic stenosis. Seventy-five patients (median age: 8 years)…”
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Perventricular device closure of congenital muscular ventricular septal defects by Pedra, Carlos A C, Pedra, Simone R F, Chaccur, Paulo, Jatene, Marcelo, Costa, Rodrigo N, Hijazi, Ziyad M, Amin, Zahid

“…Muscular ventricular septal defects (MVSDs) account for approximately 20% of all congenital ventricular septal defects. Large defects in infants result in…”
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Optimization of E-shaped patch antenna by Pedra, Antonio C. O., Bulla, Giovani, Serafini, Paulo, Salles, Alvaro

“…Bandwidth, size and polarization optimizations of a single layer wide‐band full and half E‐shaped patch antenna fed through a coaxial probe are described. The…”
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Aneurysm of the membranous septum in critical pulmonary stenosis: spontaneous rupture after balloon dilatation by Pedra, C A, Yoo, S J, Söderberg, B, Freedom, R M

“…We report a case of critical pulmonary valve stenosis in which congenital aneurysm of the membranous septum ruptured spontaneously after balloon dilatation of…”
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Left ventricle to coronary sinus fistula complicating the outcome of transposition of the great arteries by Fontes Pedra, S R F, Pedra, C A C, Jatene Bosisio, I B, Jatene, M B

“…We report a case in which a neonate with transposition of the great arteries and intact ventricular septum with unrestricted atrial communication had…”
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Procedural results and acute complications in stenting native and recurrent coarctation of the aorta in patients over 4 years of age: A multi-institutional study by Forbes, Thomas J., Garekar, Swati, Amin, Zahid, Zahn, Evan M., Nykanen, David, Moore, Phillip, Qureshi, Shakeel A., Cheatham, John P., Ebeid, Makram R., Hijazi, Ziyad M., Sandhu, Satinder, Hagler, Donald J., Sievert, Horst, Fagan, Thomas E., Ringewald, Jeremy, Du, Wei, Tang, Liwen, Wax, David F., Rhodes, John, Johnston, Troy A., Jones, Thomas K., Turner, Daniel R., Pedra, Carlos A.C., Hellenbrand, William E.

“…Background: We report a multi‐institutional experience with intravascular stenting (IS) for treatment of coarctation of the aorta. Methods and Results: Data…”
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