Heather J. Ross Multi-Organ Transplant Program University Health Network Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Heather J. Ross has not added a biography. If you are Heather J. Ross and would like to personalize this page please email our Author Liaison for assistance. Publications Emerging Imaging Techniques After Cardiac Transplantation The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Jun, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27523792 Chronic Congestive Heart Failure - a New Therapeutic Choice CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal = Journal De L'Association Medicale Canadienne. Jul, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27455977 Care Setting Intensity and Outcomes After Emergency Department Presentation Among Patients With Acute Heart Failure Journal of the American Heart Association. 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27451461 Response to Cornelis Et Al Regarding Article: "The Added Value of Exercise Variables in Heart Failure Prognosis" Journal of Cardiac Failure. Sep, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27432435 Perfusion Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging As a Rule-Out Test for Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy American Journal of Transplantation : Official Journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. May, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27140676 Generation of Antigen Microarrays to Screen for Autoantibodies in Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation PloS One. 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26967734 Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support in Congenital Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Circulation. Feb, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26797468 Chronic Heart Failure in Congenital Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Circulation. Feb, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26787728 Mitral Clip - Looking Back and Moving Forward Current Opinion in Cardiology. Mar, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26780480 The 2016 International Society for Heart Lung Transplantation Listing Criteria for Heart Transplantation: A 10-year Update The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Jan, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26776864 Tricuspid Valve Annular Dilation As a Predictor of Right Ventricular Failure After Implantation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device Journal of Cardiac Surgery. Feb, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26748904 The Ethics of Risk and Innovation The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Jan, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26123952 Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone System Genotype and Serum BNP in a Contemporary Cohort of Adults Late After Fontan Palliation International Journal of Cardiology. Oct, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26142965 C4d Immunostaining is an Independent Predictor of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy and Death in Heart Transplant Recipients Transplant International : Official Journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation. Jul, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25778989 Factors Associated with Anti-human Leukocyte Antigen Antibodies in Patients Supported with Continuous-flow Devices and Effect on Probability of Transplant and Post-transplant Outcomes The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. May, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25638296 The 2014 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Heart Failure Management Guidelines Focus Update: Anemia, Biomarkers, and Recent Therapeutic Trial Implications The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Jan, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25532421 Heart Transplants: Identity Disruption, Bodily Integrity and Interconnectedness Health (London, England : 1997). Nov, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25445153 Ischemic Electrocardiographic Abnormalities and Prognosis in Decompensated Heart Failure Circulation. Heart Failure. Nov, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25281654 Native and Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis: Clinicopathologic Correlation and Review of the Literature The Malaysian Journal of Pathology. Aug, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25194529 A Randomized Pilot Trial of Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction PloS One. 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25181050 Impact of Adult Congenital Heart Disease on Survival and Mortality After Heart Transplantation The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Nov, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25049065 A Contemporary Review of Adult Heart Transplantation: 2012 to 2013 The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Aug, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24954884 "Please Sir, I Want Some More?"… Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Mar, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24559942 Right Ventricular Function and Prognosis in Stable Heart Failure Patients Journal of Cardiac Failure. May, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24486926 The 2013 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Heart Failure Management Guidelines Update: Focus on Rehabilitation and Exercise and Surgical Coronary Revascularization The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Mar, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24480445 Association of Heart Rate at Hospital Discharge with Mortality and Hospitalizations in Patients with Heart Failure Circulation. Heart Failure. Jan, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24297690 Using Heart Failure Instruments to Determine when to Refer Heart Failure Patients to Palliative Care Journal of Palliative Care. 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24601072 Predictors of Mortality in Patients with an Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Dec, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24267811 Changes in Circulating Progenitor Cells Are Associated with Outcome in Heart Failure Patients: a Longitudinal Study The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Dec, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24054922 Risk Prediction Models for Mortality in Ambulatory Patients with Heart Failure: a Systematic Review Circulation. Heart Failure. Sep, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23888045 Clinical Differences Between Continuous Flow Ventricular Assist Devices: a Comparison Between HeartMate II and HeartWare HVAD Journal of Cardiac Surgery. Sep, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23844652 Cost-effectiveness of Ventricular Assist Device Therapy As a Bridge to Transplantation Compared with Nonbridged Cardiac Recipients Circulation. Jun, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23697907 Outcomes and Care of Patients with Acute Heart Failure Syndromes and Cardiac Troponin Elevation Circulation. Heart Failure. Mar, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23388112 Central Sleep Apnea Interfering with Adequate Left Ventricular Filling in a Patient with Left Ventricular Assist Device Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM : Official Publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Feb, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23372470 Can HLA-G Polymorphisms Predict the Development of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy? Human Immunology. Apr, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23261409 Circulating Proangiogenic Progenitor Cells Independently Predict Functional Capacity in Heart Failure Patients The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Jun, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23142345 Concordance Among Pathologists in the Second Cardiac Allograft Rejection Gene Expression Observational Study (CARGO II) Transplantation. Dec, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23222738 La Société Canadienne De Cardiologie 2012 Insuffisance Cardiaque Management Guidelines Update : Mettre L'accent Sur Une Insuffisance Cardiaque Aiguë Et Chronique The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Nov, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23201056 Quality of Life and Left Ventricular Assist Device Support Circulation. Aug, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22891167 A Sensitive Approach The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Sep, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22784934 Antibody-mediated Rejection: an Evolving Entity in Heart Transplantation Journal of Transplantation. 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22545200 Developing Healthcare Rule-based Expert Systems: Case Study of a Heart Failure Telemonitoring System International Journal of Medical Informatics. Aug, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22465288 Highly Sensitized Patients in Cardiac Transplantation: Early Outcomes from the Canadian Prioritized Organ Sharing Program The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Jul, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22440719 Heart Transplantation in Adults with End-stage Congenital Heart Disease Future Cardiology. Mar, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22413990 Mobile Phone-based Telemonitoring for Heart Failure Management: a Randomized Controlled Trial Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22356799 Perceptions and Experiences of Heart Failure Patients and Clinicians on the Use of Mobile Phone-based Telemonitoring Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22328237 The Heart Failure Society of America in 2020: a Vision for the Future Journal of Cardiac Failure. Feb, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22300775 Human Leukocyte Antigen-G is Upregulated in Heart Failure Patients: a Potential Novel Biomarker Human Immunology. Nov, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21925559 Epidermal Growth Factor-like Domain 7 is a Novel Inhibitor of Neutrophil Adhesion to Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells Injured by Calcineurin Inhibition Circulation. Sep, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21911813 Mechanical Circulatory Support As a Bridge to Transplant Candidacy Journal of Cardiac Surgery. Sep, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21883463 Les Lignes Directrices De Gestion 2011 Société Canadienne De Cardiologie Insuffisance Cardiaque Mise à Jour : Se Concentrer Sur L'apnée Du Sommeil, Dysfonctionnement Rénal, Assistance Circulatoire Mécanique Et Soins Palliatifs The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. May-Jun, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21601772 Comparison of Hospitalized Solid Organ Transplant Recipients and Nonimmunocompromised Patients with Pandemic H1N1 Infection: a Retrospective Cohort Study Transplantation. Jul, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21577178 The Effect of Ventricular Assist Devices on Long-term Post-transplant Outcomes: a Systematic Review of Observational Studies European Journal of Heart Failure. Jul, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21551162 Quality of Life for Patients Supported on a Left Ventricular Assist Device Expert Review of Medical Devices. May, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21542706 Qualitative Interviews Vs Standardized Self-report Questionnaires in Assessing Quality of Life in Heart Transplant Recipients The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Aug, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21531580 How Aware of Advanced Care Directives Are Heart Failure Patients, and Are They Using Them? The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. May-Jun, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21514785 Both Patient and Caregiver Gender Impact Depressive Symptoms Among Organ Transplant Caregivers: Who is at Risk and Why? Journal of Health Psychology. Jul, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21421644 Letter by Burchill Et Al Regarding Article, "Enalapril in Infants with Single Ventricle: Results of a Multicenter Randomized Trial" Circulation. Mar, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21403119 Tacrolimus Preserves Vasomotor Function and Maintains Vascular Homeostasis The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. May, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21273094 Self-care and Quality of Life of Heart Failure Patients at a Multidisciplinary Heart Function Clinic The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Sep-Oct, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21263339 The North Pole: a Heart Transplant First The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Mar, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21227718 Endothelin-1 Antagonism and Nitric Oxide Augmentation Prevents Cyclosporine-induced Vasomotor Impairment The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Jan, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 20851640 Attitudes of Heart Failure Patients and Health Care Providers Towards Mobile Phone-based Remote Monitoring Journal of Medical Internet Research. 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21115435 Mechanical Circulatory Support with the ABIOMED BVS 5000: the Toronto General Hospital Experience The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Nov, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21076718 Sarcoïdose Cardiaque : Maladie Récurrente Chez Un Patient De Transplantation Cardiaque Suite à Une Infection De La Tuberculose Pulmonaire The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Aug-Sep, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20847976 Epidermal Growth Factor-like Domain 7 Suppresses Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 Expression in Response to Hypoxia/reoxygenation Injury in Human Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells Circulation. Sep, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20837907 Everolimus: Efficacy and Safety in Cardiac Transplantation Expert Opinion on Drug Safety. Sep, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20701555 Impact of Fixed Pulmonary Hypertension on Post-heart Transplant Outcomes in Bridge-to-transplant Patients The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Nov, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20620083 Pain After Heart Transplantation: Prevalence and Implications for Quality of Life Psychosomatics. May-Jun, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20484721 Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy After Atrioventricular Node Ablation for Rapid Atrial Fibrillation in a Heart Transplant Recipient with Late Allograft Dysfunction The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Jun, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20227300 Association Between HLA-G Expression and C4d Staining in Cardiac Transplantation Transplantation. Feb, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20177352 Correlation Between Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cell Function and Allograft Rejection in Heart Transplant Patients Transplant International : Official Journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation. Jun, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20102553 Récurrente Amylose Cardiaque Suite Précédente De Transplantation Cardiaque Cardiovascular Pathology : the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology. Jul-Aug, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 19740680 Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Dilated Cardiomyopathy Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Dec, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 20117363 Predictors of Acute Renal Dysfunction After Ventricular Assist Device Placement Journal of Cardiac Failure. Dec, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19944364 Everolimus but Not Mycophenolate Mofetil Therapy is Associated with Soluble HLA-G Expression in Heart Transplant Patients The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Nov, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19783164 Usefulness of the INTERMACS Scale to Predict Outcomes After Mechanical Assist Device Implantation The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Aug, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19632580 Generic Drug Immunosuppression in Thoracic Transplantation: an ISHLT Educational Advisory The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Jul, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19560691 Renal-sparing Strategies in Cardiac Transplantation Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation. Oct, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19542890 Donor Aortic Root Dilation The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Jun, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19536396 The Impact of Everolimus Versus Mycophenolate on Blood and Lymphocyte Cyclosporine Exposure in Heart-transplant Recipients European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. Jul, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19458944 Trying to Succeed when the Right Ventricle Fails Current Opinion in Cardiology. May, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19276973 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference Guidelines on Heart Failure, Update 2009: Diagnosis and Management of Right-sided Heart Failure, Myocarditis, Device Therapy and Recent Important Clinical Trials The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Feb, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19214293 Choices: a Study of Preferences for End-of-life Treatments in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Sep, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18765193 Pathological Findings in Explanted Prosthetic Heart Valves from Ventricular Assist Devices Pathology. Jun, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18446628 Myocardial HLA-G Reliably Indicates a Low Risk of Acute Cellular Rejection in Heart Transplant Recipients The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. May, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18442718 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference Guidelines on Heart Failure--2008 Update: Best Practices for the Transition of Care of Heart Failure Patients, and the Recognition, Investigation and Treatment of Cardiomyopathies The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Jan, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18209766 Mycophenolate Mofetil Dose Reduction for Gastrointestinal Intolerance is Associated with Increased Rates of Rejection in Heart Transplant Patients The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Jan, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18187090 Sirolimus-based Immunosuppression After Cardiac Transplantation: Predictors of Recovery from Calcineurin Inhibitor-induced Renal Dysfunction The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Oct, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17919619 An Unusual Complication of Support with a Continuous-flow Cardiac Assist Device The New England Journal of Medicine. Aug, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17761599 The Dilemma of a Left Ventricular Assist Device Explantation: a Decision Analysis The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Jun, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17593992 Endothelin-1 Accentuates the Proatherosclerotic Effects Associated with C-reactive Protein The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. May, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17467420 Orthotopic Cardiac Transplantation in a Patient with Pectus Excavatum: Approach Via Left Anterior Thoracotomy Journal of Cardiac Surgery. Mar-Apr, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17338751 Proliferation Signal Inhibitors in Cardiac Transplantation Current Opinion in Cardiology. Mar, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17284989 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference Recommendations on Heart Failure Update 2007: Prevention, Management During Intercurrent Illness or Acute Decompensation, and Use of Biomarkers The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Jan, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17245481 Racial and Ethnic Variations in Albuminuria in the US Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) Population: Associations with Diabetes and Level of CKD American Journal of Kidney Diseases : the Official Journal of the National Kidney Foundation. Nov, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17059991 Elevated Endothelin-1 Levels Impair Nitric Oxide Homeostasis Through a PKC-dependent Pathway Circulation. Jul, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16820593 Role of Endothelin-1 and Nitric Oxide Bioavailability in Transplant-related Vascular Injury: Comparative Effects of Rapamycin and Cyclosporine Circulation. Jul, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16820575 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Consensus Conference Recommendations on Heart Failure 2006: Diagnosis and Management The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Jan, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16450016 Increased Ventricular Repolarization Heterogeneity in Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmia Vulnerability and Cardiomyopathy: a Human in Vivo Study American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. Jan, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16113076 Effect of Vasopressin on Hemodynamics in Patients with Refractory Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction The American Journal of Cardiology. Dec, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16360345 Withdrawal of Ventricular Assist Device Support Journal of Palliative Care. 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16334969 Thromboembolism in Heart Transplantation: Role of Prothrombin G20210A and Factor V Leiden Transplantation. Sep, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16177630 Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy: a Review Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien De Chirurgie. Aug, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16149368 Monitoring of Cyclosporine 2-hour Post-dose Levels in Heart Transplantation: Improvement in Clinical Outcomes The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Sep, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16143255 Tetrahydrobiopterin Prevents Cyclosporine-induced Vasomotor Dysfunction Transplantation. Apr, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15849538 Use of Basiliximab and Cyclosporine in Heart Transplant Patients with Pre-operative Renal Dysfunction The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Feb, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15701432 Genetic Polymorphisms Predisposing to Hyperhomocysteinemia in Cardiac Transplant Patients Transplant International : Official Journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation. Jan, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15612980 Explantation of a Mechanical Assist Device: Assessment of Myocardial Recovery Journal of Cardiac Surgery. Jan-Feb, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15108790 Effects of Folic Acid Fortification and Multivitamin Therapy on Homocysteine and Vitamin B(12) Status in Cardiac Transplant Recipients The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Apr, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15063399 An Interactive Internet Site for the Management of Patients with Congestive Heart Failure The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Nov, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 14631472 Hyperhomocysteinemia in Heart Transplantation: from Bench to Bedside The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Oct, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 14550816 Donor Management in Cardiac Transplantation The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. Nov, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 12464986 Mechanical Circulatory Assistance: State of Art Circulation. Oct, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 12379571 Transforming Growth Factor-beta Expression is Significantly Lower in Hearts Preserved with Blood/insulin Versus Crystalloid Cardioplegia The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Aug, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 12163095 Génération de deux couleurs Antigène Microarrays pour la détection simultanée des IgG et IgM autoanticorps Andrzej Chruscinski1, Flora Y. Y. Huang1, Antigona Ulndreaj2, Conan Chua1, Michael Fehlings3, Vivek Rao4, Heather J. Ross1, Gary A. Levy1 1Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, 2Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, 3Divison of Neurosurgery, University Health Network, 4Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Health Network Immunology and Infection
Génération de deux couleurs Antigène Microarrays pour la détection simultanée des IgG et IgM autoanticorps Andrzej Chruscinski1, Flora Y. Y. Huang1, Antigona Ulndreaj2, Conan Chua1, Michael Fehlings3, Vivek Rao4, Heather J. Ross1, Gary A. Levy1 1Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, 2Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, 3Divison of Neurosurgery, University Health Network, 4Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Health Network Immunology and Infection
