Negative inotropic effects of cytokines on the heart mediated by nitric oxide

…, CV Oddis, TD Jacob, SC Watkins, BG Hattler… - Science, 1992 - science.org
The direct effects of pro-inflammatory cytokines on the contractility of mammalian heart were
studied. Tumor necrosis factor α, interleukin-6, and interleukin-2 inhibited contractility of …

Solid tumors after heart transplantation: lethality of lung cancer

…, I Gonzalez-Cancel, RL Hardesty, BG Hattler… - The Annals of thoracic …, 1995 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND.: Prolonged nonspecific immunosuppression after solid-organ transplantation
is associated with an increased risk of certain cancers. This study examined the …

Risk stratification using the Society of Thoracic Surgeons program

BG Hattler, C Madia, C Johnson, JM Armitage… - The Annals of thoracic …, 1994 - Elsevier
In an era of progressive cost containment and public scrutiny, the wisdom of aggressive
surgical therapy for high-risk candidates has been questioned. At our center in the previous 24 …

Evaluation of plasma resistant hollow fiber membranes for artificial lungs

HJ Eash, HM Jones, BG Hattler, WJ Federspiel - ASAIO journal, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Hollow fiber membranes (HFMs) used in artificial lungs (oxygenators) undergo plasma
leakage (or wetting) in which blood plasma slowly fills the pores of the fiber wall, plasma leaks …

[HTML][HTML] Anastomotic pitfalls in lung transplantation

…, R Houel, JM Armitage, RL Hardesty, BG Hattler… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 1994 - Elsevier
Although airway, arterial, and venous connections required for lung transplantation appear
simple, in practice we have encountered morbid early stenosis and obstructions, which are …

[HTML][HTML] Transplant candidate's clinical status rather than right ventricular function defines need for univentricular versus biventricular support

…, A Kawai, SM Pham, S Murali, BG Hattler… - The Journal of thoracic …, 1996 - Elsevier
We have studied our experience since 1988 with 31 patients who required a mechanical
circulatory bridge to transplantation and also had biventricular failure (mean right ventricular …

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a mediator of stunned myocardium

…, L Shen, CV Oddis, RL Simmons, BG Hattler - The American journal of …, 1993 - Elsevier
Proinflammatory cytokines are a class of secretory polypeptides that are synthesized and
released locally by macrophages, leukocytes and endothelial cells in response to injury. …

Effect of ischemic time on survival in clinical lung transplantation

JS Gammie, DR Stukus, SM Pham, BG Hattler… - The Annals of thoracic …, 1999 - Elsevier
Background. While there is convincing evidence that prolonged ischemic times correlate with
reduced long-term survival in heart transplantation, the effect of ischemic time on outcome …

[HTML][HTML] A prospective trial of tacrolimus (FK 506) in clinical heart transplantation: intermediate-term results

SM Pham, RL Kormos, BG Hattler, A Kawai… - The Journal of thoracic …, 1996 - Elsevier
Between January 1, 1989, and December 31, 1994, we have treated 122 primary heart
recipients with FK 506 (group I) and 121 with cyclosporine (group II). Fifty patients in the …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with early allograft dysfunction but not death after double-lung transplantation

…, SM Pham, RJ Keenan, RJ Weyant, BG Hattler… - The Journal of thoracic …, 1998 - Elsevier
Objectives: To assess the effect of cardiopulmonary bypass on allograft function and recipient
survival in double-lung transplantation. Methods: Retrospective review of 94 double-lung …