Physician
Pathology
Dr. Jan V. Pitha, MD
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Pitha is an expert in the field of Pathology. He studied medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Jan V. Pitha is also a published doctor. He has 93 paper published. The most recent paper is: Ocular adnexal oncocytoma: a case series and clinicopathologic review of the literature.
Publications
- Relationship between Catheter Contact Force and Radiofrequency Lesion Size and Incidence of Steam Pop in the Beating Canine Heart: Electrode Amplitude, Impedance and E...
- Atrial tachycardia provoked in the presence of activating autoantibodies to ?2-adrenergic receptor in the rabbit.
- Onycholemmal carcinoma: A morphologic comparison of 6 reported cases.
- Cytogenetic and comparative genomic hybridization studies of an esophageal giant fibrovascular polyp: a case report.
- Tracheal and endobronchial involvement in disseminated histoplasmosis: a case report.
- Canine model of esophageal injury and atrial-esophageal fistula after applications of forward-firing high-intensity focused ultrasound and side-firing unfocused ultras...
- Novel contact force sensor incorporated in irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheter predicts lesion size and incidence of steam pop and thrombus.
- Comparison of electrode cooling between internal and open irrigation in radiofrequency ablation lesion depth and incidence of thrombus and steam pop.
- Comparison of cryothermia and radiofrequency current in safety and efficacy of catheter ablation within the canine coronary sinus close to the left circumflex coronary...
- High incidence of thrombus formation without impedance rise during radiofrequency ablation using electrode temperature control.
- Pan-cadherin as a high level phenotypic biomarker for prostate cancer.
- The Propensity for Inducing Atrial Fibrillation: A Comparative Study on Old versus Young Rabbits.
- Peripheral nerve changes following epineurial injection of saline and blood in rat sciatic nerve.
- A clinicopathologic analysis of adriamycin cardiotoxicity.
- Histoplasmosis of the adrenal glands studied by CT.
- Vasoactive intestinal peptide and nerve growth factor effects on nerve regeneration.
- 9p21 deletions in primary melanoma.
- Histologic and electrophysiologic changes following subepineurial hematoma induction in rat sciatic nerve.
- Computer-assisted planimetry.
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for fulminant influenza pneumonia.
- Prolonged survival after cardiac rupture following myocardial infarction.
- High dose immunosuppression with hemopoietic stem cell support in the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
- Spontaneous haematomyelia: a necropsy study.
- Effects of CO2 laser beam on cortical bone.
- Muir-Torre syndrome. Histologic spectrum of sebaceous proliferations.
- Subcutaneous fat necrosis in pancreatitis.
- Antibodies against light neurofilaments in multiple sclerosis patients.
- Epithelioid cell histiocytoma. A report of 10 cases including a new cellular variant.
- Bilateral elastofibroma dorsi.
- Vaterian cancer in siblings.
- Delayed reaction to "lead" pencil simulating melanoma.
- Unilateral adrenal enlargement due to Histoplasma capsulatum.
- Small-diameter invasive melanomas: clinical and pathologic characteristics.
- Rochalimaea henselae infection in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome causing inflammatory disease without angiomatosis or peliosis. Demonstration by immunocytochemistr...
- Angiotensin converting enzyme gene--a candidate gene for addiction to smoking?
- Preclinical atherosclerosis and other determinants of venous thromboembolism in patients with thrombophilias.
- Regulation of diurnal variation of cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) activity in healthy subjects.
- Occupational hydrocarbon exposure and renal histopathology.
- Myofibroblastoma of the breast revisited: an etiologic association with androgens?
- Angiomatoid malignant fibrous histiocytoma revisited. An immunohistochemical and DNA ploidy analysis.
- Menopause: clustering of metabolic syndrome components and population changes in insulin resistance.
- Percutaneous catheter ablation at the mitral annulus in canines using a bipolar epicardial-endocardial electrode configuration.
- ACE gene polymorphism and long-term renal graft function.
- Association between symptoms of chronic venous disease in the lower extremities and cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged women.
- The effect of an acute fat load on endothelial function after different dietary regimens in young healthy volunteers.
- The connexin 37 (1019C>T) gene polymorphism is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in women with type 1 and 2 diabetes and in women with central obesity.
- Ocular adnexal oncocytoma: a case series and clinicopathologic review of the literature.
- Pigmented lesions in actinically damaged skin. Histopathologic comparison of biopsy and excisional specimens.
- Proinflammatory status, genetics and atherosclerosis.
- Electrophysiology of the right anterior approach to the atrioventricular node: studies in vivo and in the isolated perfused dog heart.
- Increased expression of type 2 3alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/type 5 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (AKR1C3) and its relationship with androgen receptor in p...
- Apolipoprotein E Arg136 --> Cys in individuals with premature myocardial infarction.
- Antiatherogenic effect of simvastatin is not due to decrease of LDL cholesterol in ovariectomized golden Syrian hamster.
- Does angiotensin-converting enzyme polymorphism influence the clinical manifestation and progression of heart failure in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy?
- INSIG2 G-102A promoter variant exhibits context-dependent effect on HDL-cholesterol levels but not on BMI in Caucasians.
- Plasma levels of remnant particles are determined in part by variation in the APOC3 gene insulin response element and the APOCI-APOE cluster.
- Rare variant of apolipoprotein E (Arg136-->Cys) in a subject with normal lipid values.
- A possible role of apolipoprotein E polymorphism in predisposition to higher education.
- Apolipoprotein A5 in health and disease.
- The association between subclinical atherosclerosis in carotid arteries and Connexin 37 gene polymorphism (1019C>T; Pro319Ser) in women.
- Variable expression of hypercholesterolemia in Apolipoprotein E2* (Arg136 --> Cys) heterozygotes.
- Fibronectin and the extracellular matrix in the perforating disorders of the skin.
- Polymorphisms in ABCG5 and ABCG8 transporters and plasma cholesterol levels.
- Genetic determination of plasma lipids and insulin in the Czech population.
- Electrical conduction between the right atrium and the left atrium via the musculature of the coronary sinus.
- Loss of tissue transglutaminase as a biomarker for prostate adenocarcinoma.
- Why we are not able to find the coronary heart disease gene - apoE as an example.
- Apolipoprotein E and apolipoprotein CI polymorphisms in the Czech population: almost complete linkage disequilibrium of the less frequent alleles of both polymorphisms.
- Gaining insight from flexible models--assessment of the secondary prevention trial of CHD in the Czech male population with MI history.
- Polymorphisms in the lipoprotein lipase and hepatic lipase genes and plasma lipid values in the Czech population.
- Inverse relationship between electrode size and lesion size during radiofrequency ablation with active electrode cooling.
- Evidence for multiple atrio-AV nodal inputs in the normal dog heart.
- Radiofrequency current directed across the mitral anulus with a bipolar epicardial-endocardial catheter electrode configuration in dogs.
- Catheter ablation of cardiac autonomic nerves for prevention of vagal atrial fibrillation.
- Role of the tricuspid annulus and the eustachian valve/ridge on atrial flutter. Relevance to catheter ablation of the septal isthmus and a new technique for rapid iden...
- APOA5 variant Ser19Trp influences a decrease of the total cholesterol in a male 8 year cohort.
- Why a large tip electrode makes a deeper radiofrequency lesion: effects of increase in electrode cooling and electrode-tissue interface area.
- Comparison of in vivo tissue temperature profile and lesion geometry for radiofrequency ablation with a saline-irrigated electrode versus temperature control in a cani...
- Insertion/deletion polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene in myocardial infarction survivors.
- A FTO variant and risk of acute coronary syndrome.
- A common variant in the FTO gene is associated with body mass index in males and postmenopausal females but not in premenopausal females. Czech post-MONICA and 3PMFs s...
- Blood pressure around the menopause: a population study.
- Is the CD14 receptor gene a marker for smoking dependence?
- Polymorphisms in the lipopolysaccharide-binding protein and bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein in patients with myocardial infarction.
- Polymorphisms in CYP-7A1, not APOE, influence the change in plasma lipids in response to population dietary change in an 8 year follow-up; results from the Czech MONIC...
- Hybrid peripheral nerve sheath tumors: Schwannoma-perineurioma and neurofibroma-perineurioma. A report of three cases in extradigital locations.
- A spindled cell CD34+ dermal proliferation.
- Ossifying fibromyxoid tumor: modified myoepithelial cell tumor? Report of three cases with immunohistochemical and electron microscopic studies.
- Polymorphisms in the APOA1/C3/A4/A5 gene cluster and cholesterol responsiveness to dietary change.
- Proportional odds logistic regression--effective means of dealing with limited uncertainty in dichotomizing clinical outcomes.
- End-stage renal disease due to polyomavirus in a cardiac transplant patient.
- Atypical distinctive dermal clear cell mesenchymal neoplasm arising in the scalp.
Schools
Charles University Faculty of Medicine in Prague
Faculty Hospital
VA Hospital
Meth Hospital
Tx Chldns Hospital
Doctors Specialties
- Anatomic Pathology
- Pathology
Accepted Insurances
Education
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Baylor College of Medicine
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