Economics of home monitoring for apnea in late preterm infants

BL Montenegro, M Amberson, L Veit… - Respiratory …, 2017 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Apnea of prematurity affects a small proportion but large absolute number
of late preterm infants, with out-patient management variably utilized despite relative clinical …

North American dimorphic fungal infections in children

BL Montenegro, JC Arnold - Pediatrics in Review, 2010 - publications.aap.org
The term “dimorphic fungus” refers to a fungus that assumes one of two different physical
forms, as dictated by environmental influences such as temperature and humidity. In the …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of feeding and medical practices on the development of necrotizing enterocolitis

BL Montenegro, CR Martin - Current Pediatrics Reports, 2014 - Springer
A single, unifying mechanism explaining the cause of necrotizing enterocolitis has remained
elusive. It is unlikely that one precipitating cause will be found. However, it is increasingly …

Adverse events after protamine administration following cardiopulmonary bypass in infants and children

…, T Ten Have, SE Kimmel, LM Montenegro… - Anesthesia & …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
IMPLICATIONS: Systemic hypotension after protamine administration occurred in 1.76%–2.88%
of pediatric patients having cardiac surgery. Female sex, larger protamine dose, and …

[HTML][HTML] Neonatal Seizure as the Presenting Manifestation of Incontinentia Pigmenti

AB Howes, BL Montenegro - consultant360.com
A girl was born to a 29-year-old, gravida 2, para 0 mother at term via normal spontaneous
vaginal delivery. The mother initially had had an uncomplicated postpartum course at a …

Sacubitril/valsartan across the spectrum of ejection fraction in heart failure

…, J Rouleau, M A. Pfeffer, A Desai, L H. Lund, L Kober… - Circulation, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: While disease-modifying therapies exist for heart failure (HF) with reduced left
ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), few options are available for patients in the higher range …

Impaired maternal‐fetal environment and risk for preoperative focal white matter injury in neonates with complex congenital heart disease

…, M Winters, SC Nicolson, LM Montenegro… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) are at risk for white matter injury (WMI)
before neonatal heart surgery. Better knowledge of the causes of preoperative WMI may …

Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)

LM Montenegro, SC Nicolson, RA Zimmerman… - jtcvs.org
Fifty-one adult patients operated on for ostium primum atrial septal defects were studied
retrospectively to identify factors influencing progression of mitral valve disease. Most had good …

Enhanced Interleukin-12 and CD40 Ligand Activities but Reduced Staphylococcus aureus Cowan 1-Induced Responses Suggest a Generalized and Progressively …

SML Montenegro, FGC Abath… - Infection and …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
… We also thank Brian Kelsall for providing the CD40L- and CD32-expressing fibroblasts
and Alan Sher, Allen Cheever, Dan Colley, Matthias Hesse, Margaret Mentink, and Netanya …

[HTML][HTML] TGF beta and IL13 in schistosomiasis mansoni associated pulmonary arterial hypertension; a descriptive study with comparative groups

RCS Ferreira, SML Montenegro, ALC Domingues… - BMC infectious …, 2014 - Springer
Background It is suggested that interleukin (IL)-13 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta
play a role in the pulmonary vascular changes found in animal models of schistosomiasis. …