Physician
Thoracic Surgery
Dr. P D. Myerowitz, MD
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Myerowitz works in the field of Thoracic Surgery. He graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine. University of Maryland School of Medicine is ranked 37 in research and 52 in primary care medicine He over the years received 1 awards: "Fellow (FACC)". Myerowitz is a published doctor and has 69 publications published. The lastest was: 'Quantitative investigation of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and myocardial fibrosis over 6 years after cardiac transplantation.'
Publications
- Surgical treatment of recurrent primary malignant tumor of the left atrium.
- Open-heart surgery.
- Earlier operation for left-sided Pseudomonas endocarditis in drug addicts.
- Antibiotic prophylaxis for open-heart surgery.
- Evaluation of a nonhemolytic left ventricular assist pump.
- Direct vs balloon counterpulsation assistance of the failing myocardium.
- Comparative study of cefazolin, cefamandole, and vancomycin for surgical prophylaxis in cardiac and vascular operations. A double-blind randomized trial.
- Remnant atrial function in human and animal recipients of a total artificial heart.
- Platypnea-orthodeoxia: an unusual indication for surgical closure of a patent foramen ovale.
- Preserved atrial natriuretic peptide secretory function after cardiac transplantation.
- Dobutamine increases cardiac output of the total artificial heart. Implications for vascular contribution of inotropic agents to augmented ventricular function.
- Adenine nucleotide content in cold preserved human donor hearts and subsequent cardiac performance after orthotopic heart transplantation.
- Permanent pacing in heart transplant recipients: underlying causes and long-term results.
- The role of beta receptors in the peripheral vasculature in calves with a total artificial heart.
- Combined blunt traumatic rupture of the heart and aorta: two case reports and review of the literature.
- Left recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis: an unusual presentation of histoplasmosis.
- Correlation of gross and microscopic appearance of skin buttons in total artificial heart animals.
- Effect of a total artificial heart on adaptive hormonal responses in humans with end-stage heart failure.
- The role of beta receptors in the peripheral vasculature of calves with a total artificial heart.
- The effect of graded exercise on cardiac output of the Jarvik-7-70 total artificial heart in humans.
- An echocardiographic and anatomic description of the donor-recipient atrial anastomosis after orthotopic cardiac transplantation.
- Successful management of acute myocarditis with biventricular assist devices and cardiac transplantation.
- Ectothermic philosophy of acid-base balance to prevent fibrillation during hypothermia.
- The fate of aortic valve homografts 12 to 17 years after implantation.
- Peripheral venous bullet embolization to the heart. Case report and review of the literature.
- Influence of an extracorporeal artificial ventricle on native ventricular performance.
- Arterial blood-flow waveform measurement in intact animals: new digital radiographic technique.
- Method for assuring accuracy of bone biopsy using technetium 99 bone scan.
- Applications of digital subtraction angiography in cardiovascular diagnosis.
- The effects of cardioplegia washout on myocardial preservation.
- Apical-aortic anastomosis: a method for relief of diffuse left ventricular outflow obstruction.
- Clinical and hemodynamic comparisons of Kay-Shiley, Starr-Edwards No. 6520, and Reis-Hancock porcine xenograft mitral valves.
- Long-term canine model for echocardiography.
- Mitral valve replacement for mitral regurgitation due to Libman-Sacks endocarditis. Report of a case.
- A tracheostomy cuff designed to prevent suffocation.
- Distribution of adenylates, water, potassium, and sodium within the normal and hypertrophied canine heart following 2 hr of preservation.
- Work in progress: a correction for tissue iodine accumulation in videodensitometric measurements of left ventricular ejection fraction.
- Recent advances in digital radiography.
- Diagnosis and management of the hypothyroid patient with chest pain.
- Digital subtraction angiography as a method of screening for coronary artery disease during peripheral vascular angiography.
- Digital subtraction angiography: present and future uses in cardiovascular diagnosis.
- Computerized fluoroscopy: digital subtraction for intravenous angiocardiography and arteriography.
- Recent advances in the management of thoracic surgical infections.
- Videodensitometric quantitation of mean blood flow.
- Effect of reperfusion temperature and pressure on the functional and metabolic recovery of preserved hearts.
- Computerized fluoroscopy: new technique for the noninvasive evaluation of the aorta, coronary artery bypass grafts, and left ventricular function.
- A technique of scatter and glare correction for videodensitometric studies in digital subtraction videoangiography.
- Digital subtraction angiography and B-mode ultrasonography for abdominal and peripheral aneurysms.
- Clinical value of quantitative ventilation-perfusion lung scans in the surgical management of bronchogenic carcinoma.
- Neuropsychological function in patients with end-stage heart failure before and after cardiac transplantation.
- Vagal innervation influences the whole body oxygen consumption-delivery relationship in the dog.
- Acute lung injury isolated to an in situ lung preparation causes sustained reflex cardiovascular depression in dogs.
- Left atrial volumes and function in orthotopic cardiac transplantation.
- Effects of recipient atrial contraction on mitral valve motion in orthotopic cardiac transplantation.
- The significance and prevention of air emboli with the total artificial heart.
- Timing of recipient atrial contraction: a major determinant of transmitral diastolic flow in orthotopic cardiac transplantation.
- Intraoperative and postoperative effects of vancomycin administration in cardiac surgery patients: a prospective, double-blind, randomized trial.
- Catheter-induced pulmonary artery rupture in the setting of cardiopulmonary bypass.
- A limited axillary thoracotomy as primary treatment for recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax.
- Effects of successful cardiac transplantation on plasma endothelin.
- Effects of acid aspiration-induced lung injury on left ventricular function.
- Acute transient coronary sinus hypertension impairs left ventricular function and induces myocardial edema.
- A comparison of isoflurane versus fentanyl as primary anesthetics for mitral valve surgery.
- Impairment of left ventricular function by acute cardiac lymphatic obstruction.
- Mechanical workload-myocardial water content relationship in isolated rat hearts.
- Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder in cardiac transplant allografts.
- Effects of hypoproteinemia-induced myocardial edema on left ventricular function.
- Quantitative investigation of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and myocardial fibrosis over 6 years after cardiac transplantation.
Schools
University of Maryland At Baltimore Professional Schools
Doctors Specialties
- Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Fellow (FACC)
Education
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University of Chicago -
University of Minnesota at Fairview -
University of Maryland School of Medicine