Congenital Cardiovascular Surgeon Vice Chief and Director of Quality Division of Cardiac Surgery, Phoenix Children's Hospital
Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Daniel A. Velez, MD
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Daniel Velez works in the field of Thoracic Surgery. He graduated from Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine. Daniel Velez is a published physician as well. He has 17 publications published. The latest was: Retrograde cardioplegia for myocardial protection during arterial switch operation.
Publications
- Retrograde cardioplegia for myocardial protection during arterial switch operation.
- Ventricular tachycardia as a presentation of congenital left ventricular Aneurysm.
- Reduction of infarct size and preservation of endothelial function by multidose intravenous adenosine during extended reperfusion.
- Pretreatment with phenoxybenzamine attenuates the radial Artery's vasoconstrictor response to alpha-adrenergic stimuli.
- Isolated abdominal Aortic rupture in a child due to all-terrain vehicle accident--a case report.
- Controlled intermittent asystole cardiac therapy induced by pharmacologically potentiated vagus nerve stimulation in normal and hibernating myocardium.
- Dynamic progression of contractile and endothelial dysfunction and infarct extension in the late phase of reperfusion.
- Broad-spectrum cardioprotection with adenosine.
- Experimental off-pump Coronary artery revascularization with adenosine-enhanced reperfusion.
- Electroplegia: an alternative to blood cardioplegia for arresting the Heart during conventional (on-pump) cardiac operation.
- Brief pretreatment of radial Artery conduits with phenoxybenzamine prevents vasoconstriction long term.
- All-blood (miniplegia) versus dilute cardioplegia in experimental surgical revascularization of evolving infarction.
- Progressively developed myocardial apoptotic cell death during late phase of reperfusion.
- Glutathione reverses endothelial damage from peroxynitrite, the byproduct of nitric oxide degradation, in crystalloid cardioplegia.
- Comparative study of AMP579 and adenosine in inhibition of neutrophil-mediated vascular and myocardial injury during 24 h of reperfusion.
- Adenosine attenuates reperfusion-induced apoptotic cell death by modulating expression of Bcl-2 and Bax proteins.
Schools
Universidad Central Del Caribe School Of Medicine
Emory University School Of Med
University Of Wa School Of Med
Procedures Preformed
- Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
- Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
- Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
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Conditions Treated
- Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Valve Disease
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Doctors Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Education
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University of Washington -
Emory University -
Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine
Hospital
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St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center -
Phoenix Children's Hospital -
Mayo Clinic - Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona
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