Physician

General Surgery

Francisco Puga is an expert in the field of General Surgery. He received 1 awards: "Fellow (FACC)". Francisco Puga is a published doctor and has 39 publications published. The lastest was: 'Axillary arteriovenous fistula for the palliation of complex cyanotic congenital heart disease: is it an effective tool?'

Publications

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• Axillary arteriovenous fistula for the palliation of complex cyanotic congenital heart disease: is it an effective tool?
• Embolic potential of cardiac tumors and outcome after resection: a case-control study.
• Survival after resection of primary cardiac tumors: a 48-year experience.
• Analysis of benign ventricular tumors: long-term outcome after resection.
• Intermediate-term results of ascending-descending posterior pericardial bypass of complex aortic coarctation.
• Results of the 1.5-ventricle repair for Ebstein anomaly and the failing right ventricle.
• Early and late results of the modified fontan operation for heterotaxy syndrome 30 years of experience in 142 patients.
• Long-term results of the Konno procedure for complex left ventricular outflow tract obstruction.
• Giant coronary artery aneurysm causing superior vena cava syndrome and congestive heart failure.
• The effect of adjuvant perfusion techniques on the incidence of paraplegia after repair of traumatic thoracic aortic transections.
• Sinus venosus atrial septal defect: long-term postoperative outcome for 115 patients.
• Long-term results of the Fontan operation for double-inlet left ventricle.
• Fifty years of open heart surgery at the Mayo Clinic.
• Operative risk of reoperative aortic valve replacement.
• Surgery for aneurysms of the aortic root: a 30-year experience.
• Risk of repeat mitral valve replacement for failed mitral valve prostheses.
• Variability of plasma aprotinin concentrations in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
• Late results of the peel operation for replacement of failing extracardiac conduits.
• Is repair of aortic valve regurgitation a safe alternative to valve replacement?
• Late results of palliative atrial switch for transposition, ventricular septal defect, and pulmonary vascular obstructive disease.
• Surgical resection of ventricular cardiac fibromas: early and late results.
• The modified Fontan procedure: early and late results in 132 adult patients.
• Blood loss in infants and children for open heart operations: albumin 5% versus fresh-frozen plasma in the prime.
• Late follow-up of 1095 patients undergoing operation for complex congenital heart disease utilizing pulmonary ventricle to pulmonary artery conduits.
• Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography during surgery for congenital heart defects.
• Early and long-term results of the surgical treatment of tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia, with or without major aortopulmonary collateral arteries.
• Spectrum of reoperations after repair of aortic coarctation: importance of an individualized approach because of coexistent cardiovascular disease.
• The role of the Fontan procedure in the surgical treatment of congenital heart malformations with double-outlet right ventricle.
• Reoperation after repair of atrioventricular canal defects.
• Cardiac surgery in patients with body mass index of 50 or greater.
• Endoluminal pulmonary artery banding: technique, applications and results.
• Mitral regurgitation surgery in heart failure due to ischemic cardiomyopathy: a 24-year experience.
• Thoracic aorta false aneurysm: what surgical strategy should be recommended?
• Reoperations after initial repair of complete atrioventricular septal defect.
• Mitral and tricuspid valve repair in patients with previous mediastinal radiation therapy.
• Right-sided Maze procedure for atrial tachyarrhythmias in congenital heart disease.
• Surgical treatment of cardiac papillary fibroelastoma: a single center experience with eighty-eight patients.
• Surgical management of the aortic root in patients with Marfan syndrome.

Schools

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• National Autonomous University of Mexico Faculty of Medicine

• Stamford Hospital

• Mayo Grad School

Doctors Specialties

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• Cardiac Surgery
• General Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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• Choice Plus POS II
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO

Awards

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• Fellow (FACC)

Education

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• Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education
• Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Hospital

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• Mayo Clinic - Rochester, Minnesota

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