Jorge Sierra

A single dose of pegfilgrastim compared with daily filgrastim for supporting neutrophil recovery in patients treated for low-to-intermediate risk acute myeloid leukemia: results from a randomized, double-blind, phase 2 trial (2008)

Sierra, Jorge, Szer, Jeffrey, Kassis, Jeannine, Herrmann, Richard, Lazzarino, Mario, Thomas, Xavier, ...

Abstract Background Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are often neutropenic as a result of their disease. Furthermore, these patients typically experience profound neutropenia following...

Bcl-6 and P53 Mutations in (2002)

Ramn Bordes, Montserrat Baiget, Giuseppe Saglio, Jorge Sierra, Josep F. Nomdedu

d a different timing in the acquisition of mutations: one patient showed bcl-6 and p53 mutations at diagnosis, another patient showed bcl-6 mutations at diagnosis and acquired a p53 mutation later...

Bentall Procedure Using Cryopreserved Valved Aortic Homografts: Mid- to Long-Term Results

Christenson, Jan T., Sierra, Jorge, Trindade, Pedro T., Didier, Dominique, Kalangos, Afksendiyos

The Bentall procedure is the standard operation for patients who have lesions of the ascending aorta associated with aortic valve disease. In many cases, however, mechanical prosthetic conduits are...

Intra-Aortic Filtration: Capturing Particulate Emboli during Aortic Cross-Clamping

Christenson, Jan T., Vala, Dominique L., Licker, Marc, Sierra, Jorge, Kalangos, Afksendiyos

Particulate emboli are an important factor in the development of complications after cardiac surgery. The use of an intra-aortic filter during aortic declamping has proved safe and effective in...

Bentall Procedure Using Cryopreserved Valved Aortic Homografts: Mid- to Long-Term Results

Christenson, Jan T., Sierra, Jorge, Trindade, Pedro T., Didier, Dominique, Kalangos, Afksendiyos

The Bentall procedure is the standard operation for patients who have lesions of the ascending aorta associated with aortic valve disease. In many cases, however, mechanical prosthetic conduits are...

Intra-Aortic Filtration: Capturing Particulate Emboli during Aortic Cross-Clamping

Christenson, Jan T., Vala, Dominique L., Licker, Marc, Sierra, Jorge, Kalangos, Afksendiyos

Particulate emboli are an important factor in the development of complications after cardiac surgery. The use of an intra-aortic filter during aortic declamping has proved safe and effective in...