Eli Contorno Source Confirmed
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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
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Biography and Research Information
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Eli Contorno's research focuses on pediatric cardiac surgery and transplantation, including the viability of partial heart grafts during extended cold preservation and their potential for domino partial heart transplants. Contorno investigates options for pediatric heart valve replacement and evaluates cardiac parameters in growing piglets using transthoracic echocardiography. The research also examines treatment strategies and outcomes for congenital heart conditions such as pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and tetralogy of Fallot. Contorno has published work detailing protocols for isolating and analyzing porcine cardiac valve leaflets for flow cytometry. Collaborative efforts include extensive shared publications with researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including John Lowery and Brian Reemtsen.
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- h-index: 2
- Publications: 13
- Citations: 13
Selected Publications
- Abstract 4371518: Vitrified Partial Heart Transplants Grow at the Same Rate as Fresh Partial Heart Transplants and Retain Viable Donor Cells In-Vivo (2025) DOI
- Treatment Strategies and Outcomes in Pulmonary Atresia With Ventricular Septal Defect Without Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries in North America 2003-2023 (2025) DOI
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