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2001 Cancer Care Annual Report, Children's Mercy Hospital

Cancer Center Annual Reports

Annual report of cancer care and oncology services at the Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City MO, a pediatric medical center, with a focus on Wilms' Tumor.

Children's Mercy Annual Report 2001, Children's Mercy Hospital

Children's Mercy Annual Reports

Annual report for The Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City MO, a pediatric medical center.

Dr. Katharine Berry Richardson, Co-Founder Of Children's Mercy Hospitals And Clinics, Children's Mercy Hospital

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Shows portrait of Dr. Katharine Berry Richardson along with a picture of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania graduating class of 1887 obtained by Dr. Gary Pettet and showing Dr. Richardson as a young woman.

Association Of Viral Genome With Graft Loss In Children After Cardiac Transplantation., Girish S. Shirali, J Ni, R E. Chinnock, J K. Johnston, G L. Rosenthal, N E. Bowles, J A. Towbin

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

BACKGROUND: The survival of recipients of cardiac allografts is limited by rejection, lymphoproliferative disease, and coronary vasculopathy. The purpose of this study in children who had received heart transplants was to evaluate the cardiac allografts for myocardial viral infections and to determine whether the presence of viral genome in the myocardium correlates with rejection, coronary vasculopathy, or graft loss.

METHODS: We enrolled heart-transplant recipients 1 day to 18 years old who were undergoing evaluation for possible rejection and coronary vasculopathy. Endomyocardial-biopsy specimens were evaluated for evidence of rejection with the use of standard criteria and were analyzed for the presence …

2000 Cancer Care Annual Report, Children's Mercy Hospital

Cancer Center Annual Reports

Annual report of cancer care and oncology services at the Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City MO, a pediatric medical center.

Synaptopodin Expression In Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome Of Childhood., Tarak Srivastava, Robert E. Garola, J M. Whiting, Uri S. Alon

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BACKGROUND: Synaptopodin is a proline-rich protein intimately associated with actin microfilaments present in the podocytes' foot processes. We investigated for synaptopodin expression in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS), including minimal change disease (MCD), diffuse mesangial hypercellularity (DMH), and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS); in children with congenital nephrotic syndrome of the Finnish type (CNF); and in normal kidney tissue. In particular, we examined whether an association exists between synaptopodin expression in podocyte cells and the response to steroids in INS, and whether synaptopodin expression can predict FSGS upon the initial kidney biopsy in children who progress from MCD or DMH …

Recognition Of Left Atrial Aneurysm By Fetal Echocardiography., R R. Fountain-Dommer, H B. Wiles, C O. Shuler, S M. Bradley, Girish S. Shirali

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No abstract provided.

Dr. Pettett Discovers More About Children's Mercy Founders, Gary Pettett

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Summarizes discoveries Dr. Pettett made when researching the lives of Katharine Berry Richardson and Alice Berry Graham, and refers to an article Dr. Pettett published in the Journal of the Jackson County Historical Society.

Research Vision 2000, Children's Mercy Hospital

Research Annual Reports

Describes some of the research at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City MO, a pediatric medical center, along with the vision for building its research efforts over the long term.

Children's Mercy Annual Report 1999, Children's Mercy Hospital

Children's Mercy Annual Reports

Annual report for The Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City MO, a pediatric medical center.

Posttransplant Recoarctation Of The Aorta: A Twelve Year Experience., Girish S. Shirali, C E. Cephus, M A. Kuhn, K K. Ogata, L K. Vander Dussen, R E. Chinnock, N F. Mulla, J K. Johnston, L L. Bailey, S R. Gundry, A J. Razzouk, R L. Larsen

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

OBJECTIVES: This study was undertaken to investigate the incidence of posttransplant recoarctation of the aorta, delineate the mode of presentation, identify risk factors that predict recoarctation and examine the results of intervention for posttransplant recoarctation.

BACKGROUND: Patients with aortic arch hypoplasia require extended arch reconstruction at transplant, with an inherent possibility of subsequent recoarctation of the aorta.

METHODS: This was a retrospective review of all children (ageyears) who underwent cardiac transplantation over a 10-year period. Collected data included pretransplant diagnosis, details of the transplant procedure and posttransplant data including development of recoarctation of the aorta, interventions for recoarctation and the …

Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography For Assessing Coronary Artery Disease After Transplantation In Children., R L. Larsen, P M. Applegate, D A. Dyar, P A. Ribeiro, S D. Fritzsche, N F. Mulla, Girish S. Shirali, M A. Kuhn, R E. Chinnock, P M. Shah

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OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility, safety and diagnostic accuracy of dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) for evaluating posttransplant coronary artery disease (TxCAD) in children, and to determine the frequency of selected cardiac events after normal or abnormal DSE.

BACKGROUND: Posttransplant coronary artery disease is the most common cause of graft loss (late death or retransplantation) after cardiac transplantation (CTx) in children. Coronary angiography, routinely performed to screen for TxCAD, is an invasive procedure with limited sensitivity. The efficacy of DSE for detecting atherosclerotic coronary artery disease is established, but is unknown in children after CTx. …

The Optimal Fontan Connection: A Growing Extracardiac Lateral Tunnel With Pedicled Pericardium., S R. Gundry, A J. Razzouk, M J. Del Rio, Girish S. Shirali, L L. Bailey

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OBJECTIVE: The concept of a lateral tunnel for the Fontan operation is now widely accepted. Most lateral tunnels are constructed intraatrially with the use of aortic crossclamping. Construction of extracardiac lateral tunnels with the use of homografts or other nonviable tubes eliminates aortic crossclamping but lacks growth potential in length or width. The native pericardium, which is "sealed" posteriorly along the pulmonary artery, atrium, and inferior vena cava, could be turned down onto the right atrium to form a viable extracardiac lateral tunnel.

METHODS: We designed and successfully constructed extracardiac lateral tunnels using viable autologous pericardium, pedicled on its lateral …

Ventricular Remodeling Following Infant-Pediatric Cardiac Transplantation. Does Age At Transplantation Or Size Disparity Matter?, Girish S. Shirali, F Lombano, W L. Beeson, D A. Dyar, N F. Mulla, A Khan, J K. Johnston, R E. Chinnock, S R. Gundry, A J. Razzouk

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Early left ventricular (LV) remodeling following pediatric cardiac transplantation has not been described. To identify patterns and determinants of change in left ventricular mass and volume posttransplant, we studied 125 consecutive children who underwent cardiac transplantation between January 1, 1989 and July 31, 1993. Two-dimensional imaging-directed M-mode echocardiograms were studied weekly until 26 weeks post-transplant. LV mass and volume (indexed to BSA1.5) were measured. LV mass index increased until 3 weeks post-transplant, and then decreased. The mean decrement in LV mass index after 8 weeks post-transplant (relative to baseline) was significantly larger in patients with donor-recipient weight ratio > 1.5 compared …

A Call To Action: The Institute Of Medicine Report On Emergency Medical Services For Children., J F. Knapp

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No abstract provided.

Images In Clinical Medicine. Bilateral Femur Fractures., Gregory P. Conners, D W. Ochsenschlager

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No abstract provided.

Maternal-Neonatal Serum Vitamin A Concentrations., Girish S. Shirali, D G. Oelberg, K P. Mehta

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Prevention of neonatal vitamin A deficiency is related to the adequacy of maternal vitamin A stores. In this study we investigated maternal and cord serum vitamin A and retinol-binding protein (RBP) values in an Indian population including, for the first time, clinically vitamin A-deficient mothers. Twenty-eight maternal-neonatal pairs were selected from maternal cohorts of high socioeconomic status without clinical evidence of vitamin A deficiency (group I) and low socioeconomic status with conjunctival xerosis and Bitot's spots (group II). Maternal education, caloric and vitamin A intakes, weight, height, hemoglobin, and birth weight were significantly lower in group II. Serum vitamin A …

Katharine Berry Richardson Certificate Of Death, Missouri State Board Of Health

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Katharine B. Richardson, 121 Clinton Place, Kansas City MO, Sex Female, Color or Race White, Widow, Husband's Name James Richardson. Born Sept. 26, 1837 in Flat Rock, Ky. Died June 3, 1933 in the Nurses' home of Mercy Hospital. Occupation Founder of Mercy Hospital. Father's Name Stephen Berry, Mother's Maiden Name Harriet Benson. Buried June 6, 1933. Cause of Death Peritonitis (probably perforated gall bladder).

Mercy's Messenger September 1929, Katharine B. Richardson

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Mercy's Messenger was a newsletter describing the work of The Children's Mercy Hospital and soliciting donations, frequently including stories of young patients. This issue features Dr. Richardson's appeal for funding for a research laboratory to seek cures or better diagnosis and treatment of childhood diseases.

The September 1929 issue is marked Vol. 1, no. 2 although many earlier issues of Mercy's Messenger exist.

Mercy's Messenger January 1917, Katharine B. Richardson

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Mercy's Messenger was a newsletter describing the work of The Children's Mercy Hospital and soliciting donations, frequently including stories of young patients. This issue features Dr. Richardson's appeal for funding for a research laboratory to seek cures or better diagnosis and treatment of childhood diseases.