Publications by authors named "Casey A Reed"
Background: Core stability training, operationally defined as training focused to improve trunk and hip control, is an integral part of athletic development, yet little is known about its direct relation to athletic performance.
Objective: This systematic review focuses on identification of the association between core stability and sports-related performance measures. A secondary objective was to identify difficulties encountered when trying to train core stability with the goal of improving athletic performance.
Myocardial function after fetal cardiac bypass in an ovine model.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
April 2011
Objective: Fetal cardiac surgery might improve the prognosis of certain complex congenital heart defects that have significant associated mortality and morbidity in utero or after birth. An important step in translating fetal cardiac surgery is identifying potential mechanisms leading to myocardial dysfunction after bypass. The hypothesis was that fetal cardiac bypass results in myocardial dysfunction, possibly because of perturbation of calcium cycling and contractile proteins.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Protection and preservation of fetal myocardial function are important for successful fetal intracardiac repair. Our objective was to determine fetal biventricular cardiac performance after two cardiac-arrest techniques.
Methods: Three groups of midterm ovine fetuses underwent 90-minute bypass.
Background: Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been shown to provide reliable noninvasive monitoring of regional oxygenation in a variety of clinical settings. We set out to test its feasibility as a monitor of fetal and placental oxygenation during fetal cardiac surgery.
Materials And Methods: Six ovine fetuses from 98-110 ds gestation were placed on fetal bypass for 30 min and followed post-bypass for 2 h.