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2. mAChR modulate adhesion and migration in human breast cancer cells: P06-75
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Montiel, M., Morell, V., González, I., Salas, J., and Jiménez, E.
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- 2012
3. PATHWAY TO THE FIRST-GENERATION PEDIAFLOW VAD: S1–4
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Antaki, J, Arnold, D, Bachman, T, Bearnsonl, G, Borovetz, H, Gardiner, J, Donachy, J, Jr., Drummond, A, Johnson, C, Kameneva, M, Keller, B, Kirk, J, Kormos, R, Maher, T, Morell, V, Paden, B, Paden, D, Ricci, M, Shu, F, Snyder, T, Snyder, S, Vandenberghe, S, Wagner, W, Verkaik, J, Wearden, P, Weber, S, Woolley, J, and WU, J
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- 2006
4. (416) - Post-Transplant Outcomes of Patients Supported with the Berlin Heart EXCOR as a Bridge to Transplantation: A Multi-Institutional Study
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Jeewa, A., Imamura, M., Canter, C., Niebler, R., VanderPluym, C., Rosenthal, D., Kirklin, J.K., Tresler, M., McMullan, M., Morell, V., Turrentine, M., Ameduri, R., Nguyen, K., Kanter, K., Conway, J., Gajarski, R., and Fraser, C.D., Jr
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- 2017
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5. EL FONDO DE PROTOCOLOS NOTARIALES COMO FUENTE INFORMATIVA DEL TERRITORIO.
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Espinos, Y. Mariño, Rojas, A. Z. Baldoquín, Morell, V. Álvarez, and Mulet, Y. Arias
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NOTARIES ,INFORMATION resources ,SOCIAL processes ,POLITICAL science ,ECONOMICS ,ARCHIVES collection management - Abstract
Copyright of Innovación Tecnológica is the property of Instituto de Informacion Cientifica y Tecnologica and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2009
6. Daily living needs of cancer outpatients.
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Guadagnoli, E. and Morell, V.
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CANCER treatment - Abstract
Surveys active cancer chemotherapy outpatients receiving treatment in the community to document the prevalence and to identify the correlates of their daily living needs. Introduction; Methods; Results; Level of need and unmet need; Care providers; Correlates of need; Correlates of unmet need; Screening algorithm for unmet need; Discussion.
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- 1991
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7. Pre-diagnostic symptom recognition and help seeking among cancer patients.
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Morell, V. and Masterson-Allen, S.
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Looks at the factors that determine cancer symptom recognition and delay in seeking medical treatment. Lung, breast and colorectal cancer patients; Effects of age on symptom recognition; Effects of demographic and social support factors; Brown University cancer and aging study; More.
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- 1990
8. Helping infertile patients.
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Mastroianni L Jr., Morell V, and Sokol R
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Couples usually consult a primary care physician first when they are unable to conceive. By providing a thorough assessment, the appropriate referrals, and emotional support, you can help them through this trying time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1997
9. New light on writing in the Americas.
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Morell, V.
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Features the discovery in Mexico, of a monument, called the La Mojarra Stela, whose hieroglyphic inscriptions reveal an early writing system before the Mayan civilization. This discovery is adding to information on how writing originated in Mesoamerica.
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- 1991
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10. Confusion in earliest America.
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Morell, V.
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ARCHAEOLOGY , *HUNTER-gatherer societies , *HUMAN migrations , *CLOVIS culture - Abstract
Discusses new evidence for a pre-Clovis culture in the New World, products of a migration up to 40,000 years ago, with a simple hunter-gatherer society. The Greenberg hypothesis, postulating three waves of migration, is also discussed. Problems with Greenberg hypothesis; Development of hypothesis; Linguistic refutation; Deeper archeological findings. INSET: The big picture, by V.M..
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- 1990
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11. A hand on the bird--and one on the bush.
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Morell, V.
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Explores the controversy surrounding the reported documentation of handedness in nonhuman primates, according to linguist Peter McNeilage of the University of Texas in Austin. Criticisms of McNeilage's theory from primatologists; First reports on handedness in nonhuman primates and its role in language development; Results of subsequent studies on primate handedness; Mixed results of current studies; McNeilage's theory or `Postural Origins' theory.
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- 1991
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12. Predicting severity of trauma by admission white blood cell count, serum potassium level, and arterial pH.
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MORELL, VICTOR, LUNDGREN, ERIC, GILLOTT, ANTHONY, Morell, V, Lundgren, E, and Gillott, A
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- 1993
13. Preoperative management of stage I: single institutional experience 2001-2005.
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Manrique A, Di Filippo S, Motoa MV, Morell V, and Muñoz R
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14. Tomb of key Maya ruler found.
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Morell, V.
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Reports on the discovery of the tomb of possibly one of the greatest rulers of Maya civilization, Ruler 2 of Dos Pilas in Guatemala. Maya civilization; Theory that warfare was central to the Maya collapse.
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- 1991
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15. Evidence found for a possible [open quote]aggression gene[close quote]
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Morell, V
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16. The puzzle of the triple repeats
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Morell, V
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- 1993
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17. Lp(a) levels in African-American with Type II diabetes: a preliminary study
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Scheer, W.D., Cook, C.B., Boudreau, D.A., Borne, D., Melton, J., Morell, V., and Gordon, D.
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- 1994
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18. 202: Outcomes of Heart Transplantation for Patients with Systemic Muscular Disorders
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Cain, N., Teuteberg, J., Feingold, B., Miller, S., Quivers, E., Morell, V., Wearden, P., Kormos, R., Toyoda, Y., McNamara, D., Chrysostomou, C., Gerard, V., and Webber, S.
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- 2010
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19. Long-term Outcome After Repair of Transposition of the Great Arteries With Aortic Arch Obstruction.
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Kobayashi K, Da Fonseca Da Silva L, Murtuza B, Castro-Medina M, Viegas M, Da Silva J, Diaz Castrillon CE, and Morell V
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Background: This study compares the long-term outcomes of patients after repair of transposition of the great arteries (TGA) with and without aortic arch obstruction (AAO)., Methods: This is a single-institution, retrospective study between October 2004 and February 2023. Patients who underwent arterial switch operation and aortic arch repair (ASO-AAR group) with patch augmentation were compared with those without AAO (ASO group). The primary end point was survival; freedom from reintervention was a secondary end point., Results: We identified 176 patients, 31 in the ASO-AAR group and 145 in the ASO group. The median follow-up period was 10.3 years. There were no differences between the ASO-AAR group and the ASO group in early deaths (3.2% vs 0.7%) and late deaths (3.2% vs 2.8%), or 15-year survival rates (92.6% vs 96.2%). Surgical and catheter-based reinterventions were higher in the ASO-AAR group, involving the pulmonary arteries (41.9% vs 4.8%, P < .001), aortic arch (16.1% vs 0.7%, P < .001), and residual ventricular septal defects (11.4% vs 0%, P = .05). The ASO-AAR group showed a higher prevalence of double-outlet right ventricle TGA-type (61.3% vs 4.1%, P < .001) and a lower aortopulmonary index (0.67 vs 1.01, P < .001)., Conclusions: Patients undergoing surgical repair of TGA and AAO achieved excellent survival rates, comparable to patients with simple transposition. A higher rate of surgical and catheter-based reinterventions was observed in patients with arch obstruction and/or a low aortopulmonary index. AAR with patch augmentation proved to be an effective surgical technique with a low incidence of aortic reinterventions., Competing Interests: Disclosures The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose., (Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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- 2024
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20. A Deep Learning Approach to Estimate Multi-Level Mental Stress From EEG Using Serious Games.
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Gonzalez-Vazquez JJ, Bernat L, Ramon JL, Morell V, and Ubeda A
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- Humans, Male, Adult, Female, Young Adult, Electroencephalography methods, Deep Learning, Stress, Psychological physiopathology, Video Games, Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
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Stress is revealed by the inability of individuals to cope with their environment, which is frequently evidenced by a failure to achieve their full potential in tasks or goals. This study aims to assess the feasibility of estimating the level of stress that the user is perceiving related to a specific task through an electroencephalograpic (EEG) system. This system is integrated with a Serious Game consisting of a multi-level stress driving tool, and Deep Learning (DL) neural networks are used for classification. The game involves controlling a vehicle to dodge obstacles, with the number of obstacles increasing based on complexity. Assuming that there is a direct correlation between the difficulty level of the game and the stress level of the user, a recurrent neural network (RNN) with a structure based on gated recurrent units (GRU) was used to classify the different levels of stress. The results show that the RNN model is able to predict stress levels above current state-of-the-art with up to 94% accuracy in some cases, suggesting that the use of EEG systems in combination with Serious Games and DL represents a promising technique in the prediction and classification of mental stress levels.
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- 2024
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21. Pulmonary Homograft vs Handmade Polytetrafluoroethylene-Valved Conduits After the Ross Procedure.
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Diaz-Castrillon CE, Viegas M, Castro-Medina M, Punu K, Tarun S, DaSilva Da Fonseca L, and Morell V
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Background: This study aimed to longitudinally compare expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE)-valved conduits vs pulmonary homograft (PH) conduits after right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in the Ross procedure., Methods: Patients undergoing a Ross procedure from June 2004 to December 2021 were identified. Echocardiographic data, catheter-based interventions, or conduit replacements, as well as time to first reintervention or replacement, were comparatively assessed between handmade ePTFE-valved conduits and PH conduits., Results: A total of 90 patients were identified. The median age and weight were 13.8 years (interquartile range [IQR], 8.08-17.80 years) and 48.3 kg (IQR, 26.8-68.7 kg), respectively. There were 66% (n = 60) ePTFE-valved conduits and 33% (n = 30) PHs. The median size was 22 mm (IQR, 18-24 mm) for ePTFE-valved conduits and 25 mm (IQR, 23-26 mm) for PH conduits (P < .001). Conduit type had no differential effect in the gradient evolution or the odds of presenting with severe regurgitation in the last follow-up echocardiogram. Of the 26 first reinterventions, 81% were catheter-based interventions, without statistically significant differences between the groups (69% PH vs 83% ePTFE). The overall surgical conduit replacement rate was 15% (n = 14), and it was higher in the homograft group (30% vs 8%; P = .008). However, conduit type was not associated with an increased hazard for reintervention or reoperation after adjusting for covariates., Conclusions: Right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction using handmade ePTFE-valved conduits after a Ross procedure provides encouraging midterm results, without a differential effect in hemodynamic performance or valve function compared with PH conduits. These results are reassuring about the use of handmade valved conduits in pediatric and young adult patients. Longer follow-up of tricuspid conduits will complement valve competency assessment., (Copyright © 2023 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2023
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22. Anatomic Position and Durability of Polytetrafluoroethylene Conduit ≥18 mm: Single-Center Experience.
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Diaz-Castrillon CE, Castro-Medina M, Viegas M, Lewis J, Hyzny E, Tarun S, Da Fonseca Da Silva L, and Morell V
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- Humans, Infant, Child, Adolescent, Polytetrafluoroethylene, Treatment Outcome, Blood Vessel Prosthesis, Retrospective Studies, Reoperation, Heart Defects, Congenital surgery, Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent surgery, Heart Valve Prosthesis, Ventricular Outflow Obstruction surgery
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Background: Conduit longevity after right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction is determined by the interaction of different factors. We evaluated the relationship between conduit anatomic position and long-term durability among ≥18 mm polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) conduits., Methods: A single-institution RVOT reconstructions using a PTFE conduit ≥18 mm were identified. Catheter-based interventions or the need for conduit replacement were comparatively assessed between orthotopic vs heterotopic conduit position. Time to the first reintervention, censored by death, was compared between the groups., Results: A total of 102 conduits were implanted in 99 patients, with a median age of 13.2 years (interquartile range [IQR] 8.9-17.8 years), median weight of 47 kg (IQR, 29-67 kg), and body surface area of 1.4 m
2 (IQR, 1-1.7 m2 ). Overall, 50.9% (n = 52) of conduits were placed in an orthotopic position after the Ross procedure in congenital aortic valve abnormalities (80% [n = 36]). Tetrology of Fallot in 39% (n = 18), followed by truncus arteriosus with 33% (n = 15), were the most common in the heterotopic position. Trileaflet configuration was similar (67% vs 69%; P = .32) between the groups. Survival free from reintervention was 91% (95% CI, 79-97) and 88% (95% CI, 71-95) in the orthotopic and the heterotopic group, respectively, at 5 years, without differences in the Kaplan Meier curves (log-rank >.05)., Conclusions: RVOT reconstruction with PTFE conduits ≥ 8 mm showed >90% conduit survival free from replacement in our cohort at 5 years. The anatomic position of the PTFE conduit does not seem to impact intermediate durability., (Copyright © 2023 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)- Published
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23. Coronary transfer for complex looping and intramural variants in the arterial switch procedure.
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Murtuza B, Morell V, and Reyes K
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- Humans, Coronary Vessels surgery, Arterial Switch Operation methods, Transposition of Great Vessels surgery, Coronary Vessel Anomalies surgery
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Achieving a safe and accurate coronary transfer in the context of the precise geometry of the realigned great arterial connections is the essence of the arterial switch operation for transposition. Because the incidence of variant coronary patterns is not low, one needs to be familiar with techniques to transfer all types of coronary patterns when performing the arterial switch operation. Both closed and open techniques for coronary transfer have been widely adopted for the arterial switch operation. We routinely use the open technique for coronary transfer combined with a liberal use of trapdoor incisions. We demonstrate that this technique, with appropriate technical modifications, serves as a template for achieving accurate coronary transfer even in the context of complex looping and intramural variants., (© The Author 2023. Published by MMCTS on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.)
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24. Biosensors in Rehabilitation and Assistance Robotics.
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Ubeda A, Garcia GJ, Jara CA, and Morell V
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- Robotics, Biosensing Techniques
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Robotic developments in the field of rehabilitation and assistance have seen a significant increase in the last few years [...].
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- 2022
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25. Discussion.
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Morell V
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26. ARMIA: A Sensorized Arm Wearable for Motor Rehabilitation.
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Garcia GJ, Alepuz A, Balastegui G, Bernat L, Mortes J, Sanchez S, Vera E, Jara CA, Morell V, Pomares J, Ramon JL, and Ubeda A
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- Computers, Software, Robotics, Wearable Electronic Devices
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In this paper, we present ARMIA: a sensorized arm wearable that includes a combination of inertial and sEMG sensors to interact with serious games in telerehabilitation setups. This device reduces the cost of robotic assistance technologies to be affordable for end-users at home and at rehabilitation centers. Hardware and acquisition software specifications are described together with potential applications of ARMIA in real-life rehabilitation scenarios. A detailed comparison with similar medical technologies is provided, with a specific focus on wearable devices and virtual and augmented reality approaches. The potential advantages of the proposed device are also described showing that ARMIA could provide similar, if not better, the effectivity of physical therapy as well as giving the possibility of home-based rehabilitation.
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27. Complex Infantile Scimitar Variant: Primary Stenosis of a Meandering Pulmonary Vein.
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Murtuza B, Suh E, Gonzalez J, John JB, Ringewald J, Morell V, and Reyes K
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- Abnormalities, Multiple, Constriction, Pathologic complications, Constriction, Pathologic diagnostic imaging, Failure to Thrive etiology, Female, Humans, Hypertension, Pulmonary etiology, Infant, Pulmonary Veins diagnostic imaging, Pulmonary Veins pathology, Scimitar Syndrome surgery, Pulmonary Veins abnormalities, Scimitar Syndrome diagnostic imaging
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28. Outcome of Bridge to Lung Transplantation With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Patients 12 Years and Older.
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Sainathan S, Ryan J, Sharma M, Harano T, Morell V, and Sanchez P
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- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Datasets as Topic, Female, Humans, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Logistic Models, Lung Diseases mortality, Male, Tissue Donors, Transplantation, Homologous, Treatment Outcome, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Lung Diseases surgery, Lung Transplantation
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Background: There is a reluctance to using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a bridge to lung transplantation in the pediatric population. Pediatric patients between ages 12 and 18 years are eligible for acuity-based lung transplantation using the Lung Allocation Score and may be suitable for adult allografts, increasing the donor pool and thus leading to a successful bridge to lung transplantation., Methods: The United Network for Organ Sharing dataset was queried for primary lung transplantation in pediatric patients (12-18 years) from 2005 to 2016. Groups were divided into those who were on ECMO (bridged [BG]) and not on ECMO (nonbridged [NBG]) at the time of listing for lung transplant., Results: The groups comprised 16 BG and 375 NBG patients. Fourteen BG patients (88%) survived the first 30 days. One-year (83.3% vs 86.2%, P = .78) and 3-year (66.7% vs 55.1%, P = .57) survivals were similar in the BG and NBG groups, respectively. Donors in the BG group were more likely to be adults. The median wait-list times were shorter (10.5 [interquartile range {IQR}, 11] vs 93 [IQR, 221] days, P < .001), with a higher Lung Allocation Score (89.8 vs 36.6, P < .001) and similar median ischemic times (5.19 [IQR, 2.32] vs 5.34 [IQR, 1.92] hours, P = .85) in the BG group compared with the NBG group. The median post-transplant length of stay was longer in the BG group (33 [IQR, 31] vs 17 [IQR, 12] days, P = .007) and was the only factor predictive of 3-year mortality. Longer wait-list time had a higher mortality in the BG group., Conclusions: ECMO as a bridge to lung transplantation is a reasonable strategy in pediatric patients aged ≥ 12 years with acceptable operative mortality and similar 1- and 3-year survival compared with nonbridged patients despite higher acuity. Bridged patients were more likely to receive adult donor lungs., (Copyright © 2021 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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29. A High-Fidelity Percutaneous Model Used to Demonstrate ECMO Cannulation.
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Palmer D, Aspenleiter M, da Silva J, da Silva LDF, Medina-Castro M, Grayson M, Morell V, Palmer A, Sharma M, Stebler J, and Viegas M
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- Cannula, Catheterization, Clinical Competence, Humans, Perfusion, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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Medical simulation provides a realistic environment for practitioners to experience a planned clinical event in a controlled educational setting. We established a simulation model composed of synthetic ballistic gelatin that provided an inexpensive high-fidelity model for our extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) team members to develop, master, and maintain clinical skills necessary for percutaneous cervical or femoral cannulation. The simulation component includes a cervical torso or femoral percutaneous synthetic gelatin model that is attached to either a static fluid model or to the high-fidelity perfusion simulator. Either model can be accessed with ultrasound guidance, cannulated with appropriately sized cannula, and connected to an in situ ECMO circuit. This article explains how the model is made and connected to the simulator with the purpose of re-creating this high-fidelity experience at any institution., (© Copyright 2021 AMSECT.)
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30. High-Risk Committee for Cardiac Surgery Decision-Making: Results From 110 Consecutive Patients.
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Huckaby LV, Gleason TG, Ferdinand FD, Sultan I, Chu D, Yoon P, Navid F, Venkata S, West D, Lima C, Morell V, Chen S, Thoma F, Drew S, and Kilic A
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- Aged, Female, Heart Diseases mortality, Hospital Mortality trends, Humans, Male, Risk Factors, Survival Rate trends, Treatment Outcome, United States epidemiology, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Clinical Competence, Clinical Decision-Making, Heart Diseases surgery, Risk Assessment methods, Surgeons standards
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Background: This study evaluated our institutional experience in forming a surgeon-based committee to discuss and provide consensus opinion on high-risk cardiac surgical cases., Methods: The committee consisted of 4 surgeons with at least 1 senior surgeon at any given time with a rotating schedule. Patients with a Society of Thoracic Surgeons predicted risk of mortality above specified thresholds were mandated for referral to the committee in addition to patients referred at the discretion of the surgeon. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to model survival., Results: A total of 110 consecutive patients were reviewed by the committee. The most common procedure types for referral were isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (47.3%; n = 52) and coronary artery bypass grafting with concomitant aortic valve replacement (19.1%; n = 21). The overall median Society of Thoracic Surgeons predicted risk of mortality for referred patients was 5.35% (interquartile range, 4.07%-7.89%). After group discussion, a total of 62 patients were recommended to proceed with surgery (56.4%). Reasons for declining surgery included consensus that an intervention was not indicated (39.6%; n = 19), that an alternative, nonsurgical procedure was recommended (29.2%; n = 14), that there was continued medical management and reevaluation (18.8%; n = 9), and that the patient was deemed at too high a risk for surgery (12.5%; n = 6). Operative mortality in patients proceeding with surgery was 4.6% (n = 2), with an observed-to-expected mortality of 0.86. The 6-month survival after surgery was 92.2%., Conclusions: Implementation of a surgeon-based committee to discuss high-risk cases provided a unified voice to referring physicians and facilitated consensus decision-making with acceptable clinical outcomes in a challenging patient cohort., (Copyright © 2021 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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31. Two-patch transannular repair of tetralogy of Fallot with complete atrioventricular canal defect.
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Murtuza B, Morell V, and Reyes K
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- Heart Ventricles physiopathology, Humans, Infant, Treatment Outcome, Cardiac Surgical Procedures methods, Heart Septal Defects surgery, Pulmonary Valve surgery, Tetralogy of Fallot surgery
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We demonstrate the repair in an infant of tetralogy of Fallot with complete atrioventricular canal defect using a 2-patch technique with transannular reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract due to a diminutive pulmonary valve annulus. This approach is reproducible and particularly valuable to surgeons who routinely use a 2-patch technique to repair an isolated complete atrioventricular canal defect., (© The Author 2021. Published by MMCTS on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.)
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- 2021
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32. Cangrelor PK/PD analysis in post-operative neonatal cardiac patients at risk for thrombosis.
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Vargas D, Zhou H, Yu X, Diamond S, Yeh J, Allada V, Krishnamurthy G, Price M, Allen B, Alexander J, Schmidhofer J, Kreutzer J, Vincent J, Morell V, Bacha E, and Diacovo T
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- Adenosine Monophosphate adverse effects, Adenosine Monophosphate analogs & derivatives, Anticoagulants, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors adverse effects, Prospective Studies, Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Thrombosis prevention & control, Venous Thromboembolism
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Essentials An optimal therapeutic strategy has yet to be established to prevent early shunt thrombosis. A phase 1 study of cangrelor was performed in neonates after palliation of congenital heart disease. PD endpoint of >90% platelet inhibition in 60% of patients was achieved at 0.5 µg/kg/min dosing. No serious adverse events related to drug administration were observed, including bleeding. ABSTRACT: Background Systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt thrombosis is a significant cause of early postoperative mortality in neonates after palliation of congenital heart disease. In the context of thromboprophylaxis, an optimal therapeutic strategy has yet to be established before aspirin administration. Cangrelor, a fast-acting, reversible P2Y
12 inhibitor, may fill this unmet need. Objectives To evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and safety of cangrelor in neonates undergoing stage 1 palliation. Methods This prospective, open-label, single-arm study evaluated two cangrelor dosing cohorts following placement of a systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt, right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery shunt, or ductal stent. Drug concentrations and platelet reactivity, assessed by light transmission aggregometry and in microfluidic assays (MF), were measured. Results Twenty-two patients were consented and 15 received a 1-hour infusion of cangrelor at either 0.5 µg/kg/min (cohort 1) or 0.25 µg/kg/min (cohort 2). Whereas the primary PD endpoint was achieved at the higher dose (ie, reduction in maximal platelet aggregation by ≥90% in 60% of participants), only 29% of those in cohort 2 attained this goal. Comparable and statistically significant results were obtained in MF assays (P < .0001 vs. baseline). Drug levels during infusion were 3-fold higher in cohort 1 vs. cohort 2 (P < .001). Most participants (70%) had undetectable drug levels by 10 minutes postinfusion with full recovery in platelet function at 1 hour. No drug-related bleeding events occurred. Conclusions Favorable PK/PD properties of cangrelor 0.5 µg/kg/min dosing and safety profile warrant further evaluation in neonates following palliative cardiac procedures., (© 2020 International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis.)- Published
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33. Biliary-Atresia-Associated Mannosidase-1-Alpha-2 Gene Regulates Biliary and Ciliary Morphogenesis and Laterality.
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So J, Ningappa M, Glessner J, Min J, Ashokkumar C, Ranganathan S, Higgs BW, Li D, Sun Q, Schmitt L, Biery AC, Dobrowolski S, Trautz C, Fuhrman L, Schwartz MC, Klena NT, Fusco J, Prasadan K, Adenuga M, Mohamed N, Yan Q, Chen W, Horne W, Dhawan A, Sharif K, Kelly D, Squires RH, Gittes GK, Hakonarson H, Morell V, Lo C, Subramaniam S, Shin D, and Sindhi R
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Background/aims: Infectious and genetic factors are invoked, respectively in isolated biliary atresia (BA), or syndromic BA, with major extrahepatic anomalies. However, isolated BA is also associated with minor extrahepatic gut and cardiovascular anomalies and multiple susceptibility genes, suggesting common origins., Methods: We investigated novel susceptibility genes with genome-wide association, targeted sequencing and tissue staining in BA requiring liver transplantation, independent of BA subtype. Candidate gene effects on morphogenesis, developmental pathways, and ciliogenesis, which regulates left-right patterning were investigated with zebrafish knockdown and mouse knockout models, mouse airway cell cultures, and liver transcriptome analysis., Results: Single nucleotide polymorphisms in Mannosidase-1-α-2 ( MAN1A2 ) were significantly associated with BA and with other polymorphisms known to affect MAN1A2 expression but were not differentially enriched in either BA subtype. In zebrafish embryos, man1a2 knockdown caused poor biliary network formation, ciliary dysgenesis in Kupffer's vesicle, cardiac and liver heterotaxy, and dysregulated egfra and other developmental genes. Suboptimal man1a2 knockdown synergized with suboptimal EGFR signaling or suboptimal knockdown of the EGFR pathway gene, adenosine-ribosylation-factor-6, which had minimal effects individually, to reproduce biliary defects but not heterotaxy. In cultured mouse airway epithelium, Man1a2 knockdown arrested ciliary development and motility. Man1a2
-/- mice, which experience respiratory failure, also demonstrated portal and bile ductular inflammation. Human BA liver and Man1a2-/- liver exhibited reduced Man1a2 expression and dysregulated ciliary genes, known to cause multisystem human laterality defects., Conclusion: BA requiring transplantation associates with sequence variants in MAN1A2 . man1a2 regulates laterality, in addition to hepatobiliary morphogenesis, by regulating ciliogenesis in zebrafish and mice, providing a novel developmental basis for multisystem defects in BA., (Copyright © 2020 So, Ningappa, Glessner, Min, Ashokkumar, Ranganathan, Higgs, Li, Sun, Schmitt, Biery, Dobrowolski, Trautz, Fuhrman, Schwartz, Klena, Fusco, Prasadan, Adenuga, Mohamed, Yan, Chen, Horne, Dhawan, Sharif, Kelly, Squires, Gittes, Hakonarson, Morell, Lo, Subramaniam, Shin and Sindhi.)- Published
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34. Evaluation of Optimal Vibrotactile Feedback for Force-Controlled Upper Limb Myoelectric Prostheses.
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Gonzalez-Rodriguez A, Ramon JL, Morell V, Garcia GJ, Pomares J, Jara CA, and Ubeda A
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- Adult, Electromyography, Feedback, Sensory, Female, Hand Strength physiology, Humans, Male, Prosthesis Design, Vibration, Young Adult, Artificial Limbs
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The main goal of this study is to evaluate how to optimally select the best vibrotactile pattern to be used in a closed loop control of upper limb myoelectric prostheses as a feedback of the exerted force. To that end, we assessed both the selection of actuation patterns and the effects of the selection of frequency and amplitude parameters to discriminate between different feedback levels. A single vibrotactile actuator has been used to deliver the vibrations to subjects participating in the experiments. The results show no difference between pattern shapes in terms of feedback perception. Similarly, changes in amplitude level do not reflect significant improvement compared to changes in frequency. However, decreasing the number of feedback levels increases the accuracy of feedback perception and subject-specific variations are high for particular participants, showing that a fine-tuning of the parameters is necessary in a real-time application to upper limb prosthetics. In future works, the effects of training, location, and number of actuators will be assessed. This optimized selection will be tested in a real-time proportional myocontrol of a prosthetic hand.
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- 2019
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35. A High-Fidelity Surgical Model and Perfusion Simulator Used to Demonstrate ECMO Cannulation, Initiation, and Stabilization.
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Palmer D, Aspenleiter M, da Silva J, Castro-Medina M, Morell V, Sharma M, and Viegas M
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- Cognition, Humans, Models, Anatomic, Perfusion, Catheterization, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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Our high-fidelity simulation model provides a realistic example for health-care professionals to experience cannulation, initiation, and hemodynamic stabilization during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy. This educational experience brings a variety of critical care specialties together, in a controlled simulation setting, to develop, master, and maintain clinical skills. This may include perfusionists, ECMO specialists, surgical technicians, registered nurses, physicians, and students. The simulation component includes a unique vascular access pad that is attached to either a static fluid model or to the Califia perfusion simulator system (Biomed Simulation, Inc., San Diego, CA). This collective high-fidelity simulation model can be surgically cannulated via a cutdown technique using an appropriately sized cannula and connected to an in situ ECMO circuit. This article explains the educational strategy, how the surgical pad is made, and the simulator connections so that any hospital can re-create this experience.
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- 2019
36. World's most endangered marine mammal down to 30.
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Morell V
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- Animals, Endangered Species, Extinction, Biological, Phocoena
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- 2017
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37. Brain Dysplasia Associated with Ciliary Dysfunction in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease.
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Panigrahy A, Lee V, Ceschin R, Zuccoli G, Beluk N, Khalifa O, Votava-Smith JK, DeBrunner M, Munoz R, Domnina Y, Morell V, Wearden P, Sanchez De Toledo J, Devine W, Zahid M, and Lo CW
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- Brain diagnostic imaging, Brain Diseases complications, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Prospective Studies, Brain pathology, Brain Diseases epidemiology, Ciliary Motility Disorders complications, Heart Defects, Congenital complications
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Objective: To test for associations between abnormal respiratory ciliary motion (CM) and brain abnormalities in infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) STUDY DESIGN: We recruited 35 infants with CHD preoperatively and performed nasal tissue biopsy to assess respiratory CM by videomicroscopy. Cranial ultrasound scan and brain magnetic resonance imaging were obtained pre- and/or postoperatively and systematically reviewed for brain abnormalities. Segmentation was used to quantitate cerebrospinal fluid and regional brain volumes. Perinatal and perioperative clinical variables were collected., Results: A total of 10 (28.5%) patients with CHD had abnormal CM. Abnormal CM was not associated with brain injury but was correlated with increased extraaxial cerebrospinal fluid volume (P < .001), delayed brain maturation (P < .05), and a spectrum of subtle dysplasia including the hippocampus (P < .0078) and olfactory bulb (P < .034). Abnormal CM was associated with higher composite dysplasia score (P < .001), and both were correlated with elevated preoperative serum lactate (P < .001)., Conclusions: Abnormal respiratory CM in infants with CHD is associated with a spectrum of brain dysplasia. These findings suggest that ciliary defects may play a role in brain dysplasia in patients with CHD and have the potential to prognosticate neurodevelopmental risks., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2016
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38. Study takes sharp tusk to effort to legalize ivory trade.
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Morell V
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- Animals, Commerce, Congresses as Topic, Reproduction, South Africa, Conservation of Natural Resources, Elephants growth & development
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- 2016
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39. From wolf to dog.
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Morell V
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- Animals, Behavior, Animal, Biological Evolution, Fossils, Humans, Dogs, Human-Animal Bond, Wolves
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- 2015
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40. A case of syphilitic osteitis in a patient with HIV infection.
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Elopre L, Morell V, Bosshardt C, and Geisler WM
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- Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Doxycycline therapeutic use, Headache etiology, Homosexuality, Male, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Osteitis diagnosis, Osteitis drug therapy, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors therapeutic use, Skull pathology, Syphilis diagnosis, Syphilis drug therapy, Treatment Outcome, HIV Infections complications, Osteitis complications, Syphilis complications
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Osteitis is an under-recognised clinical manifestation of early syphilis, especially in patients with HIV. We report here a case of syphilitic osteitis of the skull and review its clinical presentation, diagnosis and management., (© The Author(s) 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav.)
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- 2014
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41. When the bat sings.
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Morell V
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- Animals, Female, Humans, Male, Speech physiology, Speech radiation effects, Chiroptera physiology, Sexual Behavior, Animal physiology, Vocalization, Animal
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- 2014
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42. Preoperative management in patients with single-ventricle physiology.
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Krushansky E, Burbano N, Morell V, Moguillansky D, Kim Y, Orr R, Chrysostomou C, and Munoz R
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- Administration, Inhalation, Cardiac Output drug effects, Cardiac Output physiology, Cardiotonic Agents therapeutic use, Heart Defects, Congenital physiopathology, Heart Defects, Congenital surgery, Heart Septal Defects, Atrial drug therapy, Heart Septal Defects, Atrial physiopathology, Heart Septal Defects, Atrial surgery, Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular drug therapy, Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular physiopathology, Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular surgery, Heart Ventricles drug effects, Heart Ventricles physiopathology, Hemodynamics drug effects, Hemodynamics physiology, Humans, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome drug therapy, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome physiopathology, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome surgery, Infant, Newborn, Oxygen blood, Pulmonary Circulation drug effects, Pulmonary Circulation physiology, Retrospective Studies, Heart Defects, Congenital drug therapy, Milrinone therapeutic use, Nitrogen therapeutic use, Preoperative Care methods
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Objective: Advancements in the preoperative management of patients with single-ventricle physiology continue to evolve. Previous reports have questioned the benefit of using inhaled nitrogen in single-ventricle patients, suggesting that this therapeutic modality may not provide adequate systemic cardiac output. The objective of this study was to review our institutional experience managing preoperative patients with single-ventricle physiology using a combination of afterload reduction and inhaled hypoxemic therapy., Design, Setting, and Patients: This is a retrospective review of 49 consecutive single-ventricle patients admitted preoperatively between July 2004 and January 2009, to the cardiac intensive care unit at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh who underwent single-ventricle palliation, and treated preoperatively with milrinone and inhaled nitrogen. Therapeutic interventions and indirect indicators of cardiac output were collected on day of admission (time 0) and compared with those collected on the morning of surgery (time 1); data included clinical assessment, hemodynamic measurements, and laboratory values., Results: When comparing time 0 to time 1, there was a statistically significant decrease in lactate (from 2.2 to 1.8 mEq/L [P < 0.001]) and an increase in pH (from 7.36 to 7.41 [P < 0.001]), serum bicarbonate (from 24.16 to 27.55 mmol/L [P < 0.001]) and arterial PaO2 (from 38.10 to 41.82 mm Hg [P = 0.027]). Preoperatively, there were no deaths, and only two patients had an evidence of multiorgan dysfunction on day of surgery (time 1)., Conclusion: Our results suggest that a combination of afterload reduction and hypoxemic therapy was able to maintain an appropriate distribution of the cardiac output in the majority of preoperative patients with single-ventricle physiology. An adequate balance of systemic and pulmonary blood flow was successfully achieved with an increase in arterial PaO2 values., (© 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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- 2012
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43. Formation of ventricular aneurysm after endocarditis in a child with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia.
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Gaur L, Madan S, Morell V, and Arora G
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- Child, Preschool, Diagnosis, Differential, Echocardiography, Doppler, Endocarditis, Bacterial diagnosis, Endocarditis, Bacterial microbiology, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Heart Aneurysm diagnosis, Heart Ventricles, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Staphylococcal Infections diagnosis, Staphylococcal Infections microbiology, Endocarditis, Bacterial complications, Heart Aneurysm etiology, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolation & purification, Staphylococcal Infections complications
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- 2011
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44. Persistent risk of subsequent procedures and mortality in patients after interrupted aortic arch repair: a Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society study.
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Jegatheeswaran A, McCrindle BW, Blackstone EH, Jacobs ML, Lofland GK, Austin EH 3rd, Yeh T, Morell V, Jacobs JP, Jonas RA, Cai S, Rajeswaran J, Ricci M, Williams WG, Caldarone CA, and DeCampli WM
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- Adolescent, Aorta, Thoracic abnormalities, Canada, Cardiac Catheterization mortality, Cardiac Surgical Procedures mortality, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Heart Defects, Congenital mortality, Heart Defects, Congenital surgery, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Reoperation, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Societies, Medical, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, United States, Vascular Surgical Procedures mortality, Young Adult, Aorta, Thoracic surgery, Cardiac Catheterization adverse effects, Cardiac Surgical Procedures adverse effects, Heart Defects, Congenital therapy, Vascular Surgical Procedures adverse effects
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Objective: Multiple subsequent procedures directed at the arch and/or the left ventricular outflow tract are frequently required after interrupted aortic arch repair. We the investigated patterns and factors associated with these subsequent procedures and mortality., Methods: We reviewed the data from 447 patients with interrupted aortic arch at 33 institutions enrolled from 1987 to 1997. We classified the subsequent procedures by type (catheter-based or surgical) and focus (arch, left ventricular outflow tract, and "other" cardiovascular lesions). We used competing risks and modulated renewal analysis to explore subsequent procedures., Results: There were 158 subsequent arch and 100 left ventricular outflow tract procedures. Freedom from death at 21 years was 60% overall. The risk of additional subsequent arch procedures decreased after the first subsequent arch procedure in the acute phase, but did not significantly change in the chronic phase. The risk of additional subsequent left ventricular outflow tract procedures increased after the first subsequent left ventricular outflow tract procedure in the chronic phase. The risk factors for subsequent arch procedures and mortality, but not for subsequent outflow track procedures, were related in a complex way to previous procedures and their timing., Conclusions: Interrupted aortic arch is a chronic disease in which patients often undergo multiple subsequent procedures with persistent risk for additional intervention and mortality. The risk factors are related to the nature and timing of previous procedures and to the morphology and details of the index procedure. Interrupted aortic arch should be considered a chronic disorder., (Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2010
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45. Magnesium supplementation during cardiopulmonary bypass to prevent junctional ectopic tachycardia after pediatric cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled study.
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Manrique AM, Arroyo M, Lin Y, El Khoudary SR, Colvin E, Lichtenstein S, Chrysostomou C, Orr R, Jooste E, Davis P, Wearden P, Morell V, and Munoz R
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- Adolescent, Anti-Arrhythmia Agents administration & dosage, Anti-Arrhythmia Agents therapeutic use, Child, Child, Preschool, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Magnesium blood, Magnesium Sulfate administration & dosage, Male, Postoperative Complications prevention & control, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Magnesium Sulfate therapeutic use, Tachycardia, Ectopic Junctional prevention & control
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Objectives: We analyzed the role of magnesium sulfate (MgSO(4)) supplementation during cardiopulmonary bypass in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery, assessing the incidence of hypomagnesemia and the incidence of junctional ectopic tachycardia., Methods: We performed a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial in 99 children. MgSO(4) or placebo was administered during the rewarming phase of cardiopulmonary bypass: group 1, placebo group (29 patients); group 2, 25 mg/kg of MgSO(4) (30 patients); and group 3, 50 mg/kg of MgSO(4) (40 patients)., Results: At the time of admission to the cardiac intensive care unit, groups receiving MgSO(4) had significantly greater levels of ionized magnesium (group 1, 0.51 + or - 0.07; group 2, 0.57 + or - 0.09; group 3, 0.59 + or - 0.09). Hypomagnesemia before bypass was common (75%-86.2%) and not significantly different among the groups. The proportion of hypomagnesemia decreased significantly at admission to the cardiac intensive care unit in groups receiving MgSO(4) (group 1, 77.8%; group 2, 63%; group 3, 47.4%). Patients receiving placebo (group 1) had a significantly greater occurrence of junctional ectopic tachycardia than groups receiving MgSO(4) (group 1, n = 5 [17.9%]; group 2, n = 2 [6.7%]; group 3, n = 0 [0%]). Age (<1 month), Aristotle score (>4), and history of cardiac failure were associated with junctional ectopic tachycardia. None of the patients with those characteristics in group 3 had junctional ectopic tachycardia. No association was found between study groups and the Pediatric Risk of Mortality score or length of stay in the cardiac intensive care unit., Conclusions: Supplementation with MgSO(4) during cardiopulmonary bypass seems to reduce the incidence of hypomagnesemia and junctional ectopic tachycardia at admission to the cardiac intensive care unit. This effect seems to be dose related., (Copyright 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2010
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46. The association of renal dysfunction and the use of aprotinin in patients undergoing congenital cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass.
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Manrique A, Jooste EH, Kuch BA, Lichtenstein SE, Morell V, Munoz R, Ellis D, and Davis PJ
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- Aprotinin adverse effects, Child, Child, Preschool, Cohort Studies, Female, Heart Defects, Congenital drug therapy, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Kidney Diseases chemically induced, Kidney Diseases etiology, Male, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Aprotinin therapeutic use, Cardiopulmonary Bypass adverse effects, Heart Defects, Congenital surgery, Kidney Diseases diagnosis
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Background: The use of large-dose aprotinin during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in adult patients has been linked to postoperative renal dysfunction, but its effect on the pediatric population undergoing complex congenital cardiac operations is not well defined., Methods: We used a retrospective cohort analysis to evaluate children undergoing cardiac surgery requiring CPB between July 2004 and July 2006. Demographic data and surgical risk quantified by the Aristotle surgical complexity level were analyzed as covariates. Renal dysfunction was defined according to the RIFLE criteria, an international consensus classification which defines three grades of increasing severity of acute kidney injury: risk (Class R), injury (Class I), and failure (Class F) based on serum creatinine values. A univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis and a propensity score were used to analyze the data. The propensity score was developed using pretreatment covariates associated with the administration of aprotinin. A multivariate logistic regression was then used with the propensity score and intraoperative measures as covariates. A P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant., Results: Among 395 patients who underwent cardiac surgery, 55% received aprotinin and 45% did not. Thirty-one percent of the cohort had previous cardiac surgery; 17% were neonates. According to the RIFLE criteria, 80 of the patients (20.3%) had acute kidney injury in the postoperative period; 53 (13.4%) had risk of renal dysfunction with 23 (5.8%) having injury and four patients (0.7%) having failure. Those receiving aprotinin had a higher incidence of previous cardiac surgery (54.1% vs 5%), sepsis (6.9% vs. 0.0%), heart failure (24.8% vs 12.4%), mechanical ventilation (25.2% vs 2.8%), or mechanical circulatory support (6.0% vs. 0.6%). More patients had an Aristotle level of 4 (26.6% vs 2.8%) and were treated with diuretics (63.8% vs 26.6%), angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (21.1% vs 7.9%), milrinone (25.7% vs 4.5%), and inotropic support (16.1% vs 2.3%). Although there was a significant difference in the unadjusted risk of renal dysfunction, adjustment with the preoperative propensity score revealed that there was no association between aprotinin and renal dysfunction (OR 1.32; 95% CI 0.55-3.19). The duration of CPB was the only independent variable associated with the development of renal dysfunction (OR 1.0; 95% CI 1.009-1.014)., Conclusions: Patients who receive aprotinin are more likely to present with preoperative risk factors for the development of postoperative renal dysfunction. However, when associated risk factors are properly considered, the use of aprotinin does not seem to be associated with a higher risk of developing renal dysfunction in the immediate postoperative period in children.
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47. Towards the development of a pediatric ventricular assist device.
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Borovetz HS, Badylak S, Boston JR, Johnson C, Kormos R, Kameneva MV, Simaan M, Snyder TA, Tsukui H, Wagner WR, Woolley J, Antaki J, Diao C, Vandenberghe S, Keller B, Morell V, Wearden P, Webber S, Gardiner J, Li CM, Paden D, Paden B, Snyder S, Wu J, Bearnson G, Hawkins JA, Jacobs G, Kirk J, Khanwilkar P, Kouretas PC, Long J, and Shaddy RE
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- Biocompatible Materials, Child, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Humans, Heart-Assist Devices
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The very limited options available to treat ventricular failure in children with congenital and acquired heart diseases have motivated the development of a pediatric ventricular assist device at the University of Pittsburgh (UoP) and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Our effort involves a consortium consisting of UoP, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (CHP), Carnegie Mellon University, World Heart Corporation, and LaunchPoint Technologies, Inc. The overall aim of our program is to develop a highly reliable, biocompatible ventricular assist device (VAD) for chronic support (6 months) of the unique and high-risk population of children between 3 and 15 kg (patients from birth to 2 years of age). The innovative pediatric ventricular assist device we are developing is based on a miniature mixed flow turbodynamic pump featuring magnetic levitation, to assure minimal blood trauma and risk of thrombosis. This review article discusses the limitations of current pediatric cardiac assist treatment options and the work to date by our consortium toward the development of a pediatric VAD.
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- 2006
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48. Muscarinic receptor subtypes and calcium signaling in Fischer rat thyroid cells.
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Jiménez E, Pavía J, Morell V, Martín E, and Montiel M
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- Animals, Binding, Competitive, Calcium Signaling drug effects, Carbachol pharmacology, Cholinergic Agonists pharmacology, Rats, Rats, Inbred F344, Thyroid Gland cytology, Thyroid Gland drug effects, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Calcium metabolism, Calcium Signaling physiology, Receptors, Muscarinic metabolism, Thyroid Gland metabolism
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A specific and saturable binding site for [3H]N-methyl-scopolamine ([3H]NMS) was observed in plasma membrane of Fischer rat thyroid (FRT) cells with an equilibrium dissociation constant (K(d)) of 0.11 +/- 0.02 nM and a concentration of receptor sites (B(max)) of 14.1 +/- 3.9 fmol/mg protein. Pharmacological characterization of this binding site using pirenzepine, himbacine, (11(2-diethyl-amino)methyl)-1-piperidinylacetyl-5-11-dihydro-6H-pyrido(14) benzodiazepine (AF-DX 116), dicyclomine, 4-diphenylacetoxy-N-methylpiperidine methiodide (4-DAMP), and hexahydro-sila-difenidol (HHSD) showed clear differences, in terms of affinities, between these muscarinic receptor antagonists. The order of potency for inhibiting [3H]NMS binding was HHSD = dicyclomine > 4-DAMP > pirenzepine = himbacine > AF-DX 116. These findings suggest that the muscarinic receptors found in FRT cells belong to the M3 subtype. Stimulation of FRT cells with carbachol produced a biphasic and dose-dependent increase in the intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i), which was blocked in pretreated cells with atropine and almost abolished by a low concentration of 4-DAMP and HHSD. Removal of extracellular Ca2+ from the incubation medium reduced the initial transient peak and completely abolished the plateau phase, while the transient phase was markedly reduced by the phospholipase C inhibitor U73122. These data indicate that [Ca2+]i results from both Ca2+ influx across Ca2+ channels and mobilization of Ca2+ from intracellular Ca2+ stores. The present data showed the presence of the M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtype in plasma membrane of FRT cells, which may influence cellular function via modulation of [Ca2+]i.
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- 2001
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49. Anomalous coronary artery with tetralogy of Fallot and aortopulmonary window.
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Morell VO, Feccia M, Cullen S, and Elliott MJ
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- Cardiac Catheterization, Cardiac Surgical Procedures methods, Coronary Vessel Anomalies surgery, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Tetralogy of Fallot surgery, Coronary Vessel Anomalies complications, Pulmonary Artery abnormalities, Tetralogy of Fallot complications
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Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the pulmonary artery is rarely associated with other conditions. We report the case of an infant born with tetralogy of Fallot and aortopulmonary window who at the time of surgical repair was found to have an anomalous left main coronary artery originating from the right pulmonary artery.
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- 1998
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50. Basic infertility assessment.
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Morell V
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- Adult, Algorithms, Female, Humans, Infertility etiology, Infertility therapy, Infertility, Female diagnosis, Infertility, Male diagnosis, Male, Medical History Taking, Ovulation Induction, Physical Examination, Reproductive Techniques, Infertility diagnosis
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Infertility is a problem commonly seen in the primary care office, affecting one in every six couples. Causes of infertility and basics of the infertility assessment are described in this article. Therapeutic options are discussed. The role of the primary care provider in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of the infertile couple is defined.
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- 1997
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