Published in J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg on March 01, 2005
Pressure gradient in hemodynamics: is it measured in units of pressure? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 0.79
What is operative mortality? Defining death in a surgical registry database: a report of the STS Congenital Database Taskforce and the Joint EACTS-STS Congenital Database Committee. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 2.59
Berlin Heart EXCOR pediatric ventricular assist device for bridge to heart transplantation in US children. Circulation (2013) 2.07
Association of pulmonary conduit type and size with durability in infants and young children. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 2.06
The nomenclature, definition and classification of cardiac structures in the setting of heterotaxy. Cardiol Young (2007) 1.83
A meta-analysis of the effects of oral zinc in the treatment of acute and persistent diarrhea. Pediatrics (2008) 1.68
Use of complementary/alternative therapies among children in primary care pediatrics. Ambul Pediatr (2002) 1.50
Single-stage versus 2-stage repair of coarctation of the aorta with ventricular septal defect. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.49
Cannulation of the axillary artery with a side graft reduces morbidity. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.48
Effect of inhaled corticosteroid on pulmonary injury and inflammatory mediator production after cardiopulmonary bypass in children. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2007) 1.47
Standardizing radiation dose reporting in the pediatric cardiac catheterization laboratory-a multicenter study by the CCISC (Congenital Cardiovascular Interventional Study Consortium). Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2014) 1.44
Transforming growth factor-α enhances stem cell-mediated postischemic myocardial protection. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.42
GATA1, cytidine deaminase, and the high cure rate of Down syndrome children with acute megakaryocytic leukemia. J Natl Cancer Inst (2005) 1.41
Risk Factors for Extubation Failure Following Neonatal Cardiac Surgery. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2015) 1.41
Nickel allergy and the amplatzer septal occluder. J Invasive Cardiol (2004) 1.41
Accuracy of the aristotle basic complexity score for classifying the mortality and morbidity potential of congenital heart surgery operations. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.36
Trans-catheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus-What is the best device? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2010) 1.35
Hyponatremia during arginine vasopressin therapy in children following cardiac surgery. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2013) 1.28
Nomenclature and databases - the past, the present, and the future : a primer for the congenital heart surgeon. Pediatr Cardiol (2007) 1.20
Effectiveness of transvenous pacemaker leads placed through intravascular stents in patients with congenital heart disease. Am J Cardiol (2005) 1.14
Pregnancy outcomes after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surg Obes Relat Dis (2008) 1.11
Mutations in ZIC2 in human holoprosencephaly: description of a novel ZIC2 specific phenotype and comprehensive analysis of 157 individuals. J Med Genet (2009) 1.10
Wandering spleen presenting as acute pancreatitis in pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol (2003) 1.06
Signaling via GPR30 protects the myocardium from ischemia/reperfusion injury. Surgery (2010) 1.05
Gemella morbillorum prosthetic valve endocarditis. Congest Heart Fail (2009) 1.04
Databases for assessing the outcomes of the treatment of patients with congenital and paediatric cardiac disease--the perspective of cardiology. Cardiol Young (2008) 1.03
Survey of nongovernmental organizations providing pediatric cardiovascular care in low- and middle-income countries. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg (2014) 1.00
Remodeling and thrombosis following closure of coronary artery fistula with review of management: large distal coronary artery fistula--to close or not to close? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2013) 1.00
Mesenchymal stem cells attenuate myocardial functional depression and reduce systemic and myocardial inflammation during endotoxemia. Surgery (2010) 0.95
Pulmonary synovial sarcoma presenting as a pneumothorax during pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol (2008) 0.95
Fetal human hematopoietic stem cells can differentiate sequentially into neural stem cells and then astrocytes in vitro. J Hematother Stem Cell Res (2003) 0.94
Toll-like receptor 2 mediates mesenchymal stem cell-associated myocardial recovery and VEGF production following acute ischemia-reperfusion injury. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2010) 0.94
TLR4 inhibits mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) STAT3 activation and thereby exerts deleterious effects on MSC-mediated cardioprotection. PLoS One (2010) 0.94
Sca-1+ cardiac stem cells mediate acute cardioprotection via paracrine factor SDF-1 following myocardial ischemia/reperfusion. PLoS One (2011) 0.93
Gender dimorphisms in progenitor and stem cell function in cardiovascular disease. J Cardiovasc Transl Res (2010) 0.92
A prospective observational multicenter study of balloon angioplasty for the treatment of native and recurrent coarctation of the aorta. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2013) 0.92
Advances in mesenchymal stem cell research in sepsis. J Surg Res (2011) 0.91
Intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells is associated with improved myocardial function during endotoxemia. Shock (2011) 0.90
The nomenclature of safety and quality of care for patients with congenital cardiac disease: a report of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Database Taskforce Subcommittee on Patient Safety. Cardiol Young (2008) 0.89
An epidemiologic study comparing fetal exposure to tobacco smoke in three Southeast Asian countries. Int J Occup Environ Health (2008) 0.89
Transhepatic approach to create stent fenestration in the extracardiac Fontan conduit in a child with dextrocardia and interrupted inferior vena cava with azygos continuation. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2012) 0.88
Cumulative corticosteroid exposure and infection risk after complex pediatric cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 0.88
Amplatzer vascular plug for transcatheter closure of persistent unligated vertical vein after repair of infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2012) 0.88
The phosphoinositide-3 kinase survival signaling mechanism in sepsis. Shock (2010) 0.88
LVAD destination therapy: applying what we know about psychiatric evaluation and management from cardiac failure and transplant. Heart Fail Rev (2008) 0.87
A case of life-threatening Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis involving percutaneous transcatheter prosthetic pulmonary valve. Congenit Heart Dis (2012) 0.86
The use of complementary/alternative therapies among children attending an urban pediatric emergency department. Clin Pediatr (Phila) (2007) 0.86
IL-6 and TGF-α costimulate mesenchymal stem cell vascular endothelial growth factor production by ERK-, JNK-, and PI3K-mediated mechanisms. Shock (2011) 0.86
Surgical palliation strategy does not affect interstage ventricular dysfunction or atrioventricular valve regurgitation in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and variants. Circulation (2013) 0.86
Improvement in infertility and pregnancy outcomes after weight loss surgery. Med Clin North Am (2007) 0.85
Palliative stent placement in vertical vein in a 1.4 kg infant with obstructed supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2013) 0.85
Total lymphoid irradiation: new therapeutic option for refractory giant cell myocarditis. J Heart Lung Transplant (2004) 0.85
Neonatal stem cells exhibit specific characteristics in function, proliferation, and cellular signaling that distinguish them from their adult counterparts. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol (2008) 0.85
Long-term functional health status and exercise test variables for patients with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum: a Congenital Heart Surgeons Society study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2013) 0.85
Effect of using 2 throat swabs vs 1 throat swab on detection of group A streptococcus by a rapid antigen detection test. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2005) 0.84
Outcomes of tracheostomy in the neonatal intensive care unit: is there an optimal time? J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med (2014) 0.84
Improving the mechanical properties of chitosan-based heart valve scaffolds using chitosan fibers. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater (2011) 0.83
The immunomodulatory properties of mesenchymal stem cells: implications for surgical disease. J Surg Res (2010) 0.83
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome with intact atrial septum associated with deletion of the short arm of chromosome 18. Cardiovasc Pathol (2003) 0.83
Optimizing stem cell function for the treatment of ischemic heart disease. J Surg Res (2010) 0.83
Transcatheter closure of high-risk muscular ventricular septal defects with the CardioSEAL occluder: initial report from the CardioSEAL VSD registry. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2007) 0.83
Palliation via hybrid procedure of a 1.4-kg patient with a hypoplastic left heart. Congenit Heart Dis (2008) 0.82
Exogenous high-mobility group box 1 improves myocardial recovery after acute global ischemia/reperfusion injury. Surgery (2010) 0.82
Chitosan fibers with improved biological and mechanical properties for tissue engineering applications. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater (2012) 0.82
Arginine vasopressin to manage hypoxemic infants after stage I palliation of single ventricle lesions. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2008) 0.82
Postinfarct intramyocardial injection of mesenchymal stem cells pretreated with TGF-alpha improves acute myocardial function. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol (2010) 0.82
Nitric oxide and prostaglandin response to group B streptococcal infection in the lung. Ann Clin Lab Sci (2007) 0.82
Interleukin-10 protects the ischemic heart from reperfusion injury via the STAT3 pathway. Surgery (2011) 0.82
Plasma exchange in a case of severe factor X deficiency in pregnancy: critical review of the literature. Am J Perinatol (2008) 0.82
Impact of small-for-gestational age (SGA) status on gentamicin pharmacokinetics in neonates. J Clin Pharmacol (2013) 0.81
Chorioamnionitis and ontogeny of circulating prostaglandin and thromboxane in preterm infants. Am J Perinatol (2008) 0.81
Report from the international society for nomenclature of paediatric and congenital heart disease: creation of a visual encyclopedia illustrating the terms and definitions of the international pediatric and congenital cardiac code. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg (2010) 0.81
Sildenafil for pulmonary hypertension after heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant (2004) 0.81
Predictors of left ventricular remodeling after aortic valve replacement in pediatric patients with isolated aortic regurgitation. Congenit Heart Dis (2012) 0.81
Femoral artery pseudoaneurysms: risk factors, prevalence, and treatment options. Ann Vasc Surg (2003) 0.80
Continuous-flow left ventricular assist device implantation as a bridge to transplantation or destination therapy: racial disparities in outcomes. J Heart Lung Transplant (2012) 0.80
The Coapsys device to treat functional mitral regurgitation: in vivo long-term canine study. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 0.80
Transcatheter retrieval and repositioning of embolized stent from the right ventricle in an infant. Tex Heart Inst J (2012) 0.80
Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery with a large patent ductus arteriosus: aversion of a catastrophe. Congenit Heart Dis (2012) 0.79
Normal aortic arch growth and comparison with isolated coarctation of the aorta. Am J Cardiol (2003) 0.79
Female stem cells are superior to males in preserving myocardial function following endotoxemia. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol (2011) 0.79
Catheterization-based intervention in low birth weight infants less than 2.5 kg with acute and long-term outcome. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2013) 0.79
Is stent placement effective for palliation of right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit stenosis? J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 0.78
Technique of single-stage repair of coarctation of the aorta with ventricular septal defect. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu (2008) 0.78
Association between anemia and packed cell transfusion and outcomes of ventricular septal defect and atrioventricular canal repair in children. Pediatr Cardiol (2013) 0.78
Clinical response to arginine vasopressin therapy after paediatric cardiac surgery. Cardiol Young (2012) 0.78
Parthenolide and abscisic acid synthesis in feverfew are associated but environmental factors affect them dissimilarly. J Plant Physiol (2005) 0.78