Minoo Kavarana

Publications

• Calcium Chloride Infusions Are Not Associated with Improved Outcomes in Neonates Undergoing Cardiac Operations
  Pediatric Cardiology. Sep, 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 34523025
• Pentalogy of Cantrell with a Left Ventricular Diverticulum and Muscular VSD
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Sep, 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 34481798
• Immune Privilege of Heart Valves
  Frontiers in Immunology. 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 34447390
• Cellular Viability of Partial Heart Transplant Grafts in Cold Storage
  Frontiers in Surgery. 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 34327211
• Commentary: Less-invasive Atrial Septal Defect Closure Can Become More Invasive
  JTCVS Techniques. Jun, 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 34318262
• Commentary: One Size Might Not Fit All: Planning Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in Young Children
  JTCVS Techniques. Apr, 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 34318176
• Commentary: Please Mind the Gap Between the Superior Vena Cava and the Right Atrial Appendage
  JTCVS Techniques. Feb, 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 34318122
• Xenotransplantation Is the Future of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery…
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Jun, 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 34102181
• Intraoperative Methylprednisolone and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Infants After Cardiac Surgery
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Apr, 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 33864754
• Commentary: Cardiac Surgery in Children with Trisomy 13 and Trisomy 18: "Is It the Quality of Life or the Quantity?"
  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 07, 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 33618888
• Commentary: Unplanned Reinterventions in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Second Time's a Charm?
  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 03, 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 33341271
• Smart Materials in Cardiovascular Implants: Shape Memory Alloys and Shape Memory Polymers
  Artificial Organs. May, 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 33107042
• Commentary: What Switch, to Switch or Not to Switch: That is the Question!
  JTCVS Techniques. Dec, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 34318021
• Commentary: When You Hear Hoofbeats Think Horses-but Don't Forget the Zebras!
  JTCVS Techniques. Sep, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 34317907
• Ross Operation in Neonates: A Meta-analysis
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Dec, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 33275929
• Intracorporeal Biventricular Assist Devices Using the Heartware Ventricular Assist Device in Children
  ASAIO Journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992). Sep/Oct, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 32870610
• Commentary: Transdiaphragmatic Tunneled Broviac Catheters: How Small Ripples Can Make Big Waves
  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 12, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 32507307
• Commentary: Hepatic Vein Blood Increases Lung Microvascular Angiogenesis and Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations: Adding Clarity to the Confusion or Vice-Versa?
  Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 32479859
• Pulmonary Artery Banding for Children With Dilated Cardiomyopathy: US Experience
  Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual. 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 32354550
• Composite Subclavian Artery Flap Repair of Truncus Arteriosus-Interrupted Aortic Arch
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 11, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 32353439
• Commentary: Difficulty Weaning From Bypass Following a Norwood Procedure: Revise or Support?
  Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 31628996
• Commentary: The Hourglass Tricuspid Valve Annuloplasty During a Norwood Procedure-Bridging the Gap
  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 03, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 31420135
• Two Brothers With Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries
  World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. Jul, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 29848184
• Right Ventricular Function is Important for Pulmonary Artery Banding in Left Ventricular Dysfunction
  World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. Jul, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 29161959
• Corticosteroid Therapy in Neonates Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Randomized Controlled Trial
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 08, 2019  |   Pubmed ID: 31370958
• Utilization of an Abiomed Impella Device As a Rescue Therapy for Acute Ventricular Failure in a Fontan Patient
  World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 07, 2019  |   Pubmed ID: 31307293
• Autologous Patch Angioplasty of a Giant Right Coronary Artery Aneurysm and Coronary Stenosis in Kawasaki Disease
  World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 05, 2019  |   Pubmed ID: 31084302
• Commentary: Will the Fourth Dimension Guide Us Toward the "perfect" Norwood Arch Reconstruction?
  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 09, 2019  |   Pubmed ID: 31003743
• Repair of Anomalous Right Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery Using the Modified Trapdoor Technique
  World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 03, 2019  |   Pubmed ID: 30841828
• Association of Intraoperative Circulating-brain Injury Biomarker and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 1 year Among Neonates Who Have Undergone Cardiac Surgery
  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 05, 2019  |   Pubmed ID: 30797587
• Invited Commentary
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 03, 2019  |   Pubmed ID: 30365963
• The Modified Blalock-Taussig Shunt "False" Aneurysm: A True Diagnostic and Surgical Challenge
  Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 29684548
• Longer Ischemic Time is Associated with Increased Ventricular Stiffness As Measured by Pressure-Volume Loop Analysis in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients
  Pediatric Cardiology. Feb, 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 29090350
• Surgical Technique for Placement of the Melody Valve in a Dilated Right Ventricular Outflow Tract
  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 02, 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 28890083
• Continuous-flow, Implantable Biventricular Assist Device As Bridge to Cardiac Transplantation in a Small Child with Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
  The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. 01, 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 28843949
• Surgical Ethics: Today and Tomorrow
  Future Cardiology. 11, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 29052454
• Should a Down Syndrome Child With a Failing Heart Be Offered Heart Transplantation?
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Oct, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 28935297
• Aortic Dissection After the Hybrid Stage 1 Procedure: Diagnosis and Management Strategy
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Sep, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 28838527
• Preoperative Echocardiographic Measures of Left Ventricular Mechanics Are Associated with Postoperative Vasoactive Support in Preterm Infants Undergoing Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation
  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 12, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 28743382
• The Utility of Computed Tomographic Angiography in a Neonate on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation with Extreme Cyanosis After Blalock-Taussig Shunt
  Annals of Pediatric Cardiology. May-Aug, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 28566834
• Preoperative Feeding Neonates With Cardiac Disease
  World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 01, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 28033074
• Effect of Induction Therapy on Graft Survival in Primary Pediatric Heart Transplantation: A Propensity Score Analysis of the UNOS Database
  Transplantation. 06, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 27362312
• Milrinone Use for Hemodynamic Instability in Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation
  The Journal of Maternal-fetal & Neonatal Medicine : the Official Journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians. Mar, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 27072674
• Validation of a Simple Score to Determine Risk of Hospital Mortality After the Norwood Procedure
  Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Summer, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 28043455
• Invited Commentary
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 08, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27449430
• Ductus Arteriosus Banding to Facilitate Stenting During the Hybrid Stage I Procedure
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Apr, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27000620
• Left Ventricular Myxoma
  The Journal of Pediatrics. Jan, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 26477872
• Validation of a Simple Score to Determine Risk of Early Rejection After Pediatric Heart Transplantation
  JACC. Heart Failure. Sep, 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 26362445
• Prior Innominate Vein Occlusion Does Not Preclude Successful Bidirectional Superior Cavopulmonary Connection
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Jul, 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 26013707
• Mycotic Aortic Aneurysm in a Child with Aortic Coarctation
  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Mar, 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 25528141
• Current Practice and Utility of Chromosome Microarray Analysis in Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
  Congenital Heart Disease. May-Jun, 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 25494910
• Effect of Human Leukocyte Antigen-C and -DQ Matching on Pediatric Heart Transplant Graft Survival
  The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation : the Official Publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation. Dec, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 25128416
• Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations After the Superior Cavopulmonary Shunt: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications
  Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. Jun, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 24758411
• Intraoperative Pulmonary Flow Study for Decision Making in the Comprehensive Stage II Hybrid Procedure
  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Aug, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 24746992
• Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm After Perventricular Ventricular Septal Defect Device Closure
  Journal of Cardiac Surgery. Mar, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 24131474
• Effective Mechanical Cardiac Support in a Child in the Absence of a Mitral Valve
  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Dec, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 24071467
• Pediatric Mechanical Support with an External Cardiac Compression Device
  Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis. 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 24040624
• Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cell Phenotypic Alterations in a Large Animal Model of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations After the Glenn Shunt
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Oct, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23968766
• The Thoratec CentriMag for Pediatric Right Ventricular Failure
  The Journal of Extra-corporeal Technology. Jun, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23930384
• Composite Risk Factors Predict Survival After Transplantation for Congenital Heart Disease
  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Oct, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23886031
• Cardiopulmonary Bypass After Severe Blunt Hepatic Injury: Management of Multi-system Blunt Trauma in an Adolescent
  Journal of Pediatric Surgery. Jun, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23845645
• Truncus Arteriosus and Unbalanced Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect: Pulmonary Protection in the Neonate
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Dec, 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 23176959
• Interrupted Aortic Arch in the Adult
  Journal of Cardiac Surgery. Jul, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21793929
• Invited Commentary
  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Feb, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21256312