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null Gabriel Altit, MDCM, MSc, FRCPC, FAAP

Scientist, RI-MUHC

Child Health and Human Development Program

Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, MUHC

 

Keywords

Neonatal echocardiography • near infrared spectroscopy • neonatal epidemiology • congenital diaphragmatic hernia • congenital heart defect

Research Focus

My research focuses on better understanding how the heart function impacts newborn health in the context of various conditions, in the immediate post-natal life and during pediatric and adolescent growth, into adulthood. More specifically, I am interested in better understanding how heart performance impacts the life of premature newborns and those with congenital heart or lung malformations. Most of my research is centred on the use of echocardiography, which uses ultrasound for live evaluation of the heart. I further analyze these images using special software programs that permit better understanding of how the heart muscle deforms over time, and put that analysis in perspective of the overall patient's condition.

Selected Publications

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  • Ventricular Performance is Associated with Need for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Newborns with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Altit G, Bhombal S, Van Meurs K, Tacy TA. J Pediatr. 2017 Dec;191:28-34.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.08.060. Epub 2017 Oct 13. PMID: 29037794.

  • Diminished Cardiac Performance and Left Ventricular Dimensions in Neonates with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Altit G, Bhombal S, Van Meurs K, Tacy TA. Pediatr Cardiol. 2018 Jun;39(5):993-1000. doi: 10.1007/s00246-018-1850-7. Epub 2018 Mar 9. PMID: 29523920.

  • Immediate Postnatal Ventricular Performance Is Associated with Mortality in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Altit G, Bhombal S, Chock VY, Tacy TA. Pediatr Cardiol. 2018 Sep 3. doi: 10.1007/s00246-018-1974-9. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30178190.

  • End-Organ Saturation Differences in Early Neonatal Transition for Left- versus Right-Sided Congenital Heart Disease. Altit G, Bhombal S, Tacy TA, Chock VY. Neonatology. 2018;114(1):53-61. doi: 10.1159/000487472. Epub 2018 Apr 12. PMID: 29649824.

  • Nitric oxide for respiratory failure in infants born at or near term. Barrington KJ, Finer N, Pennaforte T, Altit G. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Jan 5;1:CD000399. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000399.pub3. Review. PMID: 28056166.