Frank A. Pigula

9.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
171 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Frank A. Pigula is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank A. Pigula has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Epidemiology, 94 papers in Surgery and 82 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Frank A. Pigula's work include Congenital Heart Disease Studies (94 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (43 papers) and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (31 papers). Frank A. Pigula is often cited by papers focused on Congenital Heart Disease Studies (94 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (43 papers) and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (31 papers). Frank A. Pigula collaborates with scholars based in United States, Tunisia and Germany. Frank A. Pigula's co-authors include Pedro J. del Nido, John E. Mayer, Emile Bacha, Peter C. Laussen, Ralph D. Siewers, Sitaram M. Emani, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Francis Fynn‐Thompson, Richard A. Jonas and Christopher W. Baird and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Advanced Materials and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Frank A. Pigula

166 papers receiving 6.4k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Quadricuspid Aortic Valve With Guarded Left Coronary Artery Ostium in an Infant With Myocardial Infarction 2022 ·CASE ·(unknown), Frank A. Pigula, (unknown), (unknown)	0
2	Pseudoaneurysm complicating right ventricle–to–pulmonary artery conduit surgery: Incidence and risk factors 2017 ·Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Michelle Sykes, Meena Nathan, Stephen P. Sanders, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Frank A. Pigula, Jonathan Rhodes	6
3	A Single-Center Experience with Luminal Venous Cannulae Obstruction Caused by Clot Formation during Bypass 2013 ·Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology ·Gregory S. Matte, (unknown), Frank A. Pigula	0
4	ANNULOPLASTY AT ATRIOVENTRICULAR CANAL REPAIR IMPROVES LATE LEFT ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE FUNCTION 2012 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Patrick O. Myers, Pedro J. del Nido, Gerald R. Marx, Sitaram M. Emani, Frank A. Pigula, John E. Mayer, Francis Fynn‐Thompson, Christopher W. Baird	2
5	Inhaled Carbon Monoxide Provides Cerebral Cytoprotection in Pigs 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), David Zurakowski, Leo E. Otterbein, Frank A. Pigula	22
6	Intraoperative adverse events can be compensated by technical performance in neonates and infants after cardiac surgery: A prospective study 2011 ·Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Meena Nathan, John M. Karamichalis, Hua Liu, Pedro J. del Nido, Frank A. Pigula, Ravi R. Thiagarajan, Emile Bacha	33
7	Survival of Children Requiring Repeat Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation After Congenital Heart Surgery 2011 ·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·Jeffrey Shuhaiber, Ravi R. Thiagarajan, Peter C. Laussen, Francis Fynn‐Thompson, Pedro J. del Nido, Frank A. Pigula	40
8	Late Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Patients With Pulmonary Atresia and Intact Ventricular Septum: A Case-Matched Study 2011 ·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·Víctor Bautista‐Hernández, Babar Hasan, David M. Harrild, Ashwin Prakash, Diego Porras, John E. Mayer, Pedro J. del Nido, Frank A. Pigula	11
9	Relationship of Intraoperative Cerebral Oxygen Saturation to Neurodevelopmental Outcome and Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 1 Year of Age in Infants Undergoing Biventricular Repair 2010 ·Circulation ·Barry D. Kussman, David Wypij, Peter C. Laussen, Janet S. Soul, David C. Bellinger, James A. DiNardo, Richard L. Robertson, Frank A. Pigula, Richard A. Jonas, Jane W. Newburger	127
10	Abstract 16450: Left Ventricular Coronary-Cameral Fistulae in the Mitral Stenosis-Aortic Atresia Variant of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Are Associated With Poor Outcomes 2010 ·Circulation ·Mark A. Scheurer, Diego Porras, Rahul H. Rathod, Sitaram M. Emani, Frank A. Pigula, James E. Lock, Audrey C. Marshall	1
11	Right Ventricle and Tricuspid Valve Function at Midterm After the Fontan Operation for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Impact of Shunt Type 2010 ·Pediatric Cardiology ·Víctor Bautista‐Hernández, Mark A. Scheurer, Ravi R. Thiagarajan, Joshua W. Salvin, Frank A. Pigula, (unknown), Francis Fynn‐Thompson, Hugo Loyola, (unknown), Pedro J. del Nido, Emile Bacha	19
12	Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Tetralogy of Fallot 2009 ·Circulation ·David M. Harrild, Charles I. Berul, Frank Cecchin, Tal Geva, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Frank A. Pigula, Edward P. Walsh	214
13	Association Between Intraoperative and Early Postoperative Glucose Levels and Adverse Outcomes After Complex Congenital Heart Surgery 2008 ·Circulation ·Angelo Polito, Ravi R. Thiagarajan, Peter C. Laussen, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Michael S. D. Agus, Mark A. Scheurer, Frank A. Pigula, John M. Costello	59
14	Randomized trial of hematocrit 25% versus 35% during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in infant heart surgery 2008 ·Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Jane W. Newburger, Richard A. Jonas, Janet S. Soul, Barry D. Kussman, David C. Bellinger, Peter C. Laussen, Richard L. Robertson, John E. Mayer, Pedro J. del Nido, Emile Bacha, Joseph M. Forbess, Frank A. Pigula, Stephen J. Roth, Karen J. Visconti, Adré J. du Plessis, David M. Farrell, Ellen McGrath, Leonard Rappaport, David Wypij	89
15	Early repair of hemitruncus: Excellent early and late outcomes 2007 ·Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Meena Nathan, David W. Rimmer, Gary Piercey, Pedro J. del Nido, John E. Mayer, Emile Bacha, Frank A. Pigula	40
16	Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome With Intact or Highly Restrictive Atrial Septum: Surgical Experience From a Single Center 2007 ·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·Vladimiro L. Vida, Emile Bacha, (unknown), Kimberly Gauvreau, (unknown), Francis Fynn‐Thompson, Frank A. Pigula, John E. Mayer, Pedro J. del Nido, Wayne Tworetzky, James E. Lock, Audrey C. Marshall	93
17	Surgery for Aortic Arch Disease in the Neonate 2007 ·Pediatric Cardiology ·Frank A. Pigula	3
18	Regional Low-Flow Perfusion Versus Circulatory Arrest in Neonates: One-Year Neurodevelopmental Outcome 2006 ·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·Karen J. Visconti, David W. Rimmer, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Pedro J. del Nido, John E. Mayer, (unknown), Frank A. Pigula	91
19	Intrapericardial teratoma in a neonate 2003 ·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery ·(unknown), (unknown), Sanjiv K. Gandhi, (unknown), Frank A. Pigula	12
20	The effect of hypotension and hypoxia on children with severe head injuries 1993 ·Journal of Pediatric Surgery ·Frank A. Pigula, Steven L. Wald, Steven R. Shackford, Dennis W. Vane	237

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