Dr. Angelo A Vlessis MD, PHD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
2500 NE Neff Rd Bend OR, 97701About
Dr. Angelo Vlessis is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Bend, OR. Dr. Vlessis specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Vlessis typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Education and Training
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine 1988
Board Certification
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Repair of acute postinfarction ventricular septal defect by endocardial patch exclusion through the aortic valve orifice.
- Open versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy: an initial analysis.
- Mechanism of peroxide-induced cellular injury in cultured adult cardiac myocytes.
- NADH-linked substrate dependence of peroxide-induced respiratory inhibition and calcium efflux in isolated renal mitochondria.
- Effect of peroxide, sodium, and calcium on brain mitochondrial respiration in vitro: potential role in cerebral ischemia and reperfusion.
- Importance of spontaneous alpha-ketoacid decarboxylation in experiments involving peroxide.
- Perinatal development of heart, kidney, and liver mitochondrial antioxidant defense.
- Mitochondrial calcium metabolism during tissue reperfusion.
- Potential role of mitochondrial calcium metabolism during reperfusion injury.
- Selenite-induced NAD(P)H oxidation and calcium release in isolated mitochondria: relationship to in vivo toxicity.
- Use of autologous umbilical artery and vein for vascular reconstruction in the newborn.
- Purine efflux from transplanted human cardiac allografts. Correlation with graft
- Infective endocarditis: ten-year review of medical and surgical therapy.
- Risk, diagnosis and management of prosthetic valve endocarditis: a review.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
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