Dr. Vitor Coimbra Guerra M.D.
Cardiologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Cardiology
1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans LA, 70112About
Dr. Vitor Guerra is a pediatric cardiologist practicing in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Guerra specializes in caring for fetuses, infants, children and adolescents with cardiovascular or cardiac abnormalities. Practiced in both inpatient and outpatient settings, the scope of conditions cared for by pediatric cardiologists is large and includes congenital heart defects, heart muscle disorders, rhythm disturbances and hypertension.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Tetralogy of Fallot and aortic coarctation. A rare association.
- Aneurysm of right atrium diagnosed by 3-dimensional real-time echocardiogram.
- Evaluation of blood flow reserve in left anterior descending coronary artery territory by quantitative myocardial contrast and Doppler echocardiography.
- Gender differences in chronotropic and hemodynamic responses during dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography.
- A novel adjustable pulmonary artery banding system for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
- A novel adjustable pulmonary artery banding system for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
- Prognostic value of dobutamine stress echocardiography with early injection of
- Biventricular repair in unbalanced atrioventricular septal defect.
- The impact of preexisting myocardial remodeling on ventricular function early after tetralogy of Fallot repair.
- Right pulmonary artery thrombosis after hybrid stage 1 palliation: resolution after direct tissue plasminogen activator infusion.
- Morphology of the patent ductus arteriosus does not preclude successful patent ductus arteriosus stent implantation in high-risk patients undergoing hybrid stage I palliation: recommendations to optimize ductal stent positioning.
- Prevalence of Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony in Patients with Congenital Atrioventricular Block and Long-Term Pacing: A Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Study.
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- Isolated Congenital Right Atrial Aneurysm.
- Right ventricular function during exercise in children after heart transplantation.
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