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Melvin C Almodovar

TitleProfessor
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentSOM-PEDS
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    TitleDirector-Faculty
    InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
    DepartmentSOM-PEDS
    DivisionCardiology


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    R44HL117340     (BARONOV, DIMITAR VALERIEV)Jul 13, 2012 - Apr 30, 2021
    NIH
    Risk-based Patient Monitoring for Pediatric Cardiac Patients
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator

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    1. Jaile JC, Brady JD, Nelson P, Sourour W, Almodovar MC, Macicek S, Pettitt TW, Pigula FA. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Pacing-Related Dysfunction Post Cardiac Surgery in Neonates. Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2024 Dec; 2(4):825-828. PMID: 39790587.
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    2. Adebiyi E, Munoz Pareja JC, Alba-Sandoval M, Almodovar M. Impact of congenital heart disease on mortality and other associated outcomes in children hospitalised for acute asthma exacerbation. Cardiol Young. 2024 Apr; 34(4):884-890. PMID: 37946520.
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    3. Khan SS, Bada HS, Torres M, Almodovar M, Hanna M. The Trend of Urinary N Terminal Probrain Natriuretic Peptide in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants during the Neonatal Period. Am J Perinatol. 2022 07; 39(10):1027-1032. PMID: 34753181.
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    4. Almodovar MC, Mulinari L. Which criteria should be used to select patients for the Fontan operation? J Card Surg. 2021 Mar; 36(3):950-951. PMID: 33415742.
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    5. Cohen JA, Almodovar MC. Dilated cardiomyopathy in children: moving beyond traditional pharmacologic therapy. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2020 01; 35(1):52-57. PMID: 31574005.
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    6. McBride ME, Almodovar MC, Florez AR, Imprescia A, Su L, Allan CK. Applying Educational Theory to Interdisciplinary Education in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2019 11; 10(6):742-749. PMID: 31663840.
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    7. Futterman C, Salvin JW, McManus M, Lowry AW, Baronov D, Almodovar MC, Pineda JA, Nadkarni VM, Laussen PC, Gazit AZ. Inadequate oxygen delivery index dose is associated with cardiac arrest risk in neonates following cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. Resuscitation. 2019 09; 142:74-80. PMID: 31325555.
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    8. Shah SM, Kays DW, Ghazarian SR, Karl TR, Alexander P, Sznycer-Taub N, Parker J, Oldeen M, Almodovar MC, Stapleton G, Quintessenza JA, Asante-Korang A, Kartha V, Hanson J, Amankwah E, Roth J, Jacobs JP. Eighteen years of paediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and ventricular assist devices: insight regarding late outcomes. Cardiol Young. 2018 Nov; 28(11):1316-1322. PMID: 30220265.
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    9. Shah S, Asante-Korang A, Ghazarian SR, Stapleton G, Herbert C, Decker J, Almodovar MC, Karl TR, Do NL, Quintessenza JA, Mavroudis C, Vricella LA, van Gelder HM, Kartha V, Alexander P, Carapellucci J, Krasnopero D, Hanson J, Amankwah E, Roth J, Jacobs JP. Risk Factors for Survival After Heart Transplantation in Children and Young Adults: A 22-Year Study of 179 Transplants. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2018 09; 9(5):557-564. PMID: 30157732.
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    10. Thaker VV, Galler MF, Marshall AC, Almodovar MC, Hsu HW, Addis CJ, Feldman HA, Brown RS, Levine BS. Hypothyroidism in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease Exposed to Excess Iodine. J Endocr Soc. 2017 Aug 01; 1(8):1067-1078. PMID: 29264559.
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    11. Brennan A, Gauvreau K, Connor J, Almodovar M, DiNardo J, Banka P, Nathan M, Mathieu D, Kaza A, Mayer JE, Bergersen L. A Method to Account for Variation in Congenital Heart Surgery Length of Stay. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2017 Jun; 18(6):550-560. PMID: 28437365.
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    12. Tabbutt S, Ghanayem N, Almodovar MC, Charpie J, Roth SJ, Fortenberry J, Bronicki R. Training fellows and residents in paediatric cardiac critical care. Cardiol Young. 2016 Dec; 26(8):1531-1536. PMID: 28148334.
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    13. Mills KI, Kaza AK, Walsh BK, Bond HC, Ford M, Wypij D, Thiagarajan RR, Almodovar MC, Quinonez LG, Baird CW, Emani SE, Pigula FA, DiNardo JA, Kheir JN. Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor-Based Vasodilation Improves Oxygen Delivery and Clinical Outcomes Following Stage 1 Palliation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 11 02; 5(11). PMID: 27806964.
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    14. Ford MA, Gauvreau K, McMullan DM, Almodovar MC, Cooper DS, Rycus PT, Thiagarajan R. Factors Associated With Mortality in Neonates Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Cardiac Indications: Analysis of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry Data. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2016 09; 17(9):860-70. PMID: 27355824.
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    15. DiNardo JA, Almodovar MC. Theoretical and Evidence-Based Benefit of Afterload Reduction in the Postoperative Pediatric Heart. Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2016; 14(1):24-8. PMID: 26463988.
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    16. Bautista-Hernandez V, Almodovar MC. Thematic Issue: Pharmacologic Strategies with Afterload Reduction in Low Cardiac Output Syndrome After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2016; 14(1):3-4. PMID: 26642871.
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    17. Mills KI, Costello JM, Almodovar MC. A Review of Systemic Vasodilators in Low Cardiac Output Syndrome Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2016; 14(1):29-36. PMID: 26463987.
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    18. Emani S, Kaza AK, Almodovar M, Thiagarajan R, Emani SM. Intravenous GPIIb/IIIa Inhibitor for Secondary Prevention of Shunt Thrombosis in a Pediatric Patient. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Jun; 99(6):e151-3. PMID: 26046909.
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    19. Diddle JW, Almodovar MC, Rajagopal SK, Rycus PT, Thiagarajan RR. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the support of adults with acute myocarditis. Crit Care Med. 2015 May; 43(5):1016-25. PMID: 25738858.
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    20. Feltes TF, Roth SJ, Almodovar MC, Andropoulos DB, Bohn DJ, Costello JM, Gajarski RJ, Mott AR, Koenig P. Task Force 5: Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Training in Critical Care Cardiology. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Aug 11; 66(6):712-22. PMID: 25777635.
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    21. Feltes TF, Roth SJ, Almodovar MC, Andropoulos DB, Bohn DJ, Costello JM, Gajarski RJ, Mott AR, Koenig P. Task Force 5: Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Training in Critical Care Cardiology. SPCTPD/ACC/AAP/AHA. Circulation. 2015 Aug 11; 132(6):e81-90. PMID: 25769634.
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    22. Ross RD, Brook M, Feinstein JA, Koenig P, Lang P, Spicer R, Vincent JA, Lewis AB, Martin GR, Bartz PJ, Fischbach PS, Fulton DR, Matherne GP, Reinking B, Srivastava S, Printz B, Geva T, Shirali GS, Weinberg P, Wong PC, Armsby LB, Vincent RN, Foerster SR, Holzer RJ, Moore JW, Marshall AC, Latson L, Dubin AM, Walsh EP, Franklin W, Kanter RJ, Saul JP, Shah MJ, Van Hare GF, Feltes TF, Roth SJ, Almodovar MC, Andropoulos DB, Bohn DJ, Costello JM, Gajarski RJ, Mott AR, Stout K, Valente AM, Cook S, Gurvitz M, Saidi A, Webber SA, Hsu DT, Ivy DD, Kulik TJ, Pahl E, Rosenthal DN, Morrow R, Mahle WT, Murphy AM, Li JS, Law YM, Newburger JW, Daniels SR, Bernstein D, Marino BS. 2015 SPCTPD/ACC/AAP/AHA Training Guidelines for Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Programs (Revision of the 2005 Training Guidelines for Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Programs). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Mar 13. PMID: 25777637.
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    23. Bergersen L, Brennan A, Gauvreau K, Connor J, Almodovar M, DiNardo J, David S, Triedman J, Banka P, Emani S, Mayer JE. A method to account for variation in congenital heart surgery charges. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Mar; 99(3):939-46. PMID: 25620593.
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    24. Baronov D, McManus M, Butler E, Chung D, Almodovar MC. Next generation patient monitor powered by in-silico physiology. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2015; 2015:4447-53. PMID: 26737282.
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    25. Brennan A, Gauvreau K, Connor J, O'Connell C, David S, Almodovar M, DiNardo J, Banka P, Mayer JE, Marshall AC, Bergersen L. Development of a charge adjustment model for cardiac catheterization. Pediatr Cardiol. 2015 Feb; 36(2):264-73. PMID: 25113520.
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    26. Jolley M, Yarlagadda VV, Rajagopal SK, Almodovar MC, Rycus PT, Thiagarajan RR. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-supported cardiopulmonary resuscitation following stage 1 palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2014 Jul; 15(6):538-45. PMID: 24797720.
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    27. Sivarajan VB, Almodovar MC, Rodefeld MD, Laussen PC. Pediatric extracorporeal life support in specialized situations. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013 Jun; 14(5 Suppl 1):S51-61. PMID: 23735986.
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    28. MacLaren G, Dodge-Khatami A, Dalton HJ, MacLaren G, Dodge-Khatami A, Dalton HJ, Adachi I, Almodovar M, Annich G, Bartlett R, Bronicki R, Brown K, Butt W, Cooper D, Demuth M, D'Udekem Y, Fraser C, Guerguerian AM, Heard M, Horton S, Ichord R, Jaquiss R, Laussen P, Lequier L, Lou S, Marino B, McMullan M, Ogino M, Peek G, Pretre R, Rodefeld M, Schmidt A, Schwartz S, Shekerdemian L, Shime N, Sivarajan B, Stiller B, Thiagarajan R. Joint statement on mechanical circulatory support in children: a consensus review from the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society and Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013 Jun; 14(5 Suppl 1):S1-2. PMID: 23735979.
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    29. Sherwin ED, Gauvreau K, Scheurer MA, Rycus PT, Salvin JW, Almodovar MC, Fynn-Thompson F, Thiagarajan RR. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after stage 1 palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Dec; 144(6):1337-43. PMID: 22503203.
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    30. Dumond AA, da Cruz E, Almodovar MC, Friesen RH. Femoral artery catheterization in neonates and infants. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2012 Jan; 13(1):39-41. PMID: 21478789.
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    31. Yarlagadda VV, Almodovar MC. Perioperative care of the infant with single ventricle physiology. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2011 Oct; 13(5):444-55. PMID: 21671164.
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    32. Cheng HH, Almodovar MC, Laussen PC, Wypij D, Polito A, Brown DW, Emani SM, Pigula FA, Allan CK, Costello JM. Outcomes and risk factors for mortality in premature neonates with critical congenital heart disease. Pediatr Cardiol. 2011 Dec; 32(8):1139-46. PMID: 21713439.
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    33. Shukla AC, Almodovar MC. Anesthesia considerations for children with pulmonary hypertension. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010 Mar; 11(2 Suppl):S70-3. PMID: 20216167.
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    34. Kaufman J, Almodovar MC, Zuk J, Friesen RH. Correlation of abdominal site near-infrared spectroscopy with gastric tonometry in infants following surgery for congenital heart disease. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2008 Jan; 9(1):62-8. PMID: 18477915.
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    35. Allan CK, Thiagarajan RR, del Nido PJ, Roth SJ, Almodovar MC, Laussen PC. Indication for initiation of mechanical circulatory support impacts survival of infants with shunted single-ventricle circulation supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Mar; 133(3):660-7. PMID: 17320562.
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    36. Artrip JH, Campbell DN, Ivy DD, Almodovar MC, Chan KC, Mitchell MB, Clarke DR, Lacour-Gayet F. Birth weight and complexity are significant factors for the management of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Oct; 82(4):1252-7; discussion 1258-9. PMID: 16996917.
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    37. Artrip JH, Sauer H, Campbell DN, Mitchell MB, Haun C, Almodovar MC, Hraska V, Lacour-Gayet F. Biventricular repair in double outlet right ventricle: surgical results based on the STS-EACTS International Nomenclature classification. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Apr; 29(4):545-50. PMID: 16495067.
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    38. Booth KL, Roth SJ, Thiagarajan RR, Almodovar MC, del Nido PJ, Laussen PC. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support of the Fontan and bidirectional Glenn circulations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Apr; 77(4):1341-8. PMID: 15063263.
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    39. Bacha EA, Almodovar M, Wessel DL, Zurakowski D, Mayer JE, Jonas RA, del Nido PJ. Surgery for coarctation of the aorta in infants weighing less than 2 kg. Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Apr; 71(4):1260-4. PMID: 11308171.
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    40. Almodovar MC, Laussen PC, Roth SJ. Synchronized independent lung ventilation in palliated congenital heart disease with variable sources of pulmonary blood flow. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2000 Jul; 1(1):79-83. PMID: 12813292.
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