Full Expression of Cardiomyopathy Is Partly Dependent on B-Cells: A Pathway That Involves Cytokine Activation, Immunoglobulin Deposition, and Activation of Apoptosis.

Autor: Cordero-Reyes AM; Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX (A.M.C.R., K.A.Y., J.H.F.A., C.M.O., A.B., J.D.E., G.T.A.) Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX (A.M.C.R., K.A.Y., D.J.H., J.D.E., G.T.A.) Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador (A.M.C.R.)., Youker KA; Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX (A.M.C.R., K.A.Y., J.H.F.A., C.M.O., A.B., J.D.E., G.T.A.) Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX (A.M.C.R., K.A.Y., D.J.H., J.D.E., G.T.A.)., Trevino AR; Department of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX (A.R.T., D.J.H.)., Celis R; University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (R.C.)., Hamilton DJ; Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX (A.M.C.R., K.A.Y., D.J.H., J.D.E., G.T.A.) Department of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX (A.R.T., D.J.H.)., Flores-Arredondo JH; Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX (A.M.C.R., K.A.Y., J.H.F.A., C.M.O., A.B., J.D.E., G.T.A.)., Orrego CM; Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX (A.M.C.R., K.A.Y., J.H.F.A., C.M.O., A.B., J.D.E., G.T.A.)., Bhimaraj A; Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX (A.M.C.R., K.A.Y., J.H.F.A., C.M.O., A.B., J.D.E., G.T.A.)., Estep JD; Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX (A.M.C.R., K.A.Y., J.H.F.A., C.M.O., A.B., J.D.E., G.T.A.) Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX (A.M.C.R., K.A.Y., D.J.H., J.D.E., G.T.A.)., Torre-Amione G; Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, TX (A.M.C.R., K.A.Y., J.H.F.A., C.M.O., A.B., J.D.E., G.T.A.) Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX (A.M.C.R., K.A.Y., D.J.H., J.D.E., G.T.A.) Catedra de Cardiologia y Medicina Vascular, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico (G.T.A.).

Publikováno v: Journal of the American Heart Association [J Am Heart Assoc] 2016 Jan 14; Vol. 5 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Jan 14.

An unusual case of right-sided heart failure caused by giant sinus of Valsalva aneurysm obstructing right ventricular outflow tract.

Autor: Le DD; Cardiology Department, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houstan, TX, USA., Orrego CM; Cardiology Department, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houstan, TX, USA., Maragiannis D; Cardiology Department, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houstan, TX, USA., Chang SM; Cardiology Department, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houstan, TX, USA SMChang@houstonmethodist.org.

Publikováno v: European heart journal [Eur Heart J] 2014 Oct 14; Vol. 35 (39), pp. 2721. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jun 16.

Percutaneous placement of an intra-aortic balloon pump in the left axillary/subclavian position provides safe, ambulatory long-term support as bridge to heart transplantation.

Autor: Estep JD; The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Department of Cardiology, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: jestep@houstonmethodist.org., Cordero-Reyes AM; The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Department of Cardiology, Houston, Texas., Bhimaraj A; The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Department of Cardiology, Houston, Texas., Trachtenberg B; The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Department of Cardiology, Houston, Texas., Khalil N; The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Department of Cardiology, Houston, Texas., Loebe M; The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Department of Surgery, Houston, Texas., Bruckner B; The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Department of Surgery, Houston, Texas., Orrego CM; The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Department of Cardiology, Houston, Texas., Bismuth J; The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Department of Surgery, Houston, Texas., Kleiman NS; The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Department of Cardiology, Houston, Texas., Torre-Amione G; The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Department of Cardiology, Houston, Texas; Catedra de Cardiologia y Medicina Vascular, Escuela de Medicina, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico.

Publikováno v: JACC. Heart failure [JACC Heart Fail] 2013 Oct; Vol. 1 (5), pp. 382-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Sep 11.

A case series of reversible acute cardiomyopathy associated with H1N1 influenza infection.

Autor: Barbandi M; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA., Cordero-Reyes A, Orrego CM, Torre-Amione G, Seethamraju H, Estep J

Publikováno v: Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal [Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J] 2012 Jan; Vol. 8 (1), pp. 42-5.

Therapeutic plasma exchange a potential strategy for patients with advanced heart failure.

Autor: Torre-Amione G; Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA. gtorre@tmhs.org, Orrego CM, Khalil N, Kottner-Assad C, Leveque C, Celis R, Youker KA, Estep JD

Publikováno v: Journal of clinical apheresis [J Clin Apher] 2010; Vol. 25 (6), pp. 323-30. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Sep 24.