Victoria L. Vetter
Professor of Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
The Children's Hospital
of Philadelphia
34th Street & Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
of Philadelphia
34th Street & Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 977-9779
Email:
vetter@email.chop.edu
vetter@email.chop.edu
Publications
Education
B.A. (Chemistry)
University of Kentucky, 1968.
M.D.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 1972.
Permanent linkB.A. (Chemistry)
University of Kentucky, 1968.
M.D.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 1972.
Description of CVI Expertise
Chief, Division of Cardiology at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)CVI Program Unit(s):
Cardiovascular Development / Congenital Heart Disease
Channel Biology / Electrophysiology
CVI Research Description:
I am interested in the prevention of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in children and the idenification of at risk children. Also interested in Long QT Sydrome risk stratification and correlation of genetic phenotype/genotype. I am interested in postoperative arrhyhtmias and outcomes after congenital heart surgery in children and adults.
Selected Publications
Hoffman TM, Wernovsky G, Wiend TS, Cohen MI, Jennings A, Vetter VL,Gaynor JW, Spray TL, Rhodes LA: The incidence and treatment of arrhythmias in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit. Pediatric Cardiology 6(23): 598-604, 2002.Breur JMP, Udink ten Cate FEA, Kapusta L, Cohen MI, Crosson JE, Boramanand N, Lubbers LJ, Friedman AH, Brenner JI, Vetter VL, Sreeram N, Meijboom EJ: Pacemaker therapyp in isolated congenital complete atrioventricular block. Pacing Clinical Electrophysiology 12(25): 1685-1691, 2002.
Cohen MI, Bush DM, Gaynor JW, Vetter VL, Tanel RE, Rhodes LA: Pediatric Pacemaker Infections: 20 Years of Experience. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 4(124): 821-827, 2002.
Bush DM, Rhodes LA, Tanel RE, Vetter VL, Gaynor JW, Cohen MI: Evaluation of Transvenous Pacemakers over 18-Years wtih Comparison to Contemporaneious Epicardial Systems. PACE 24(2): 625, April 2002.
Tanel, RE, Wieand TS, Ennis J, Cohen MI, Vetter VL, Rhodes LA: Does Ademosine-Resistant VA Conduction Predict Unsuccessful Ablation of Accessory Pathways In Pediatric Patients? PACE 24(2): 671, April 2002.
Cohen MI, Vetter VL, Wernovsky G, Bush DM, Gaynor JW, Ramesh-Iyer V, Spray TL, Tanel TE, Rhodes LA: Epicardial Pacemaker Implantation and Follow-up in Patients wtih Single Ventricle after the Fontan Operation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery(121), 804-811, 2001.
Udink ten Cate FEA, Breur JMP, Cohen MI, Boramanand N, Kapusta L, Crosson JE, Brenner JI, Lubbers LJ, Friedman AH, Vetter VL, Meijboom EJ: Dilated Cardiomyopathy in isolated congenital complete atrioventricular block: Early and long-term risk in children. Journal of the AMerican College of Cardiology 4(47): 1123-1134, 2001.
Cohen MK, Bush DM, Vetter VL, Tanel RE, Wiend Ts, Gaynor JW, Rhodes LA: Permanent epicardial pacing in pediatric patients: 17 years of experience and 1,200 oupatient visits. Cirulcation(103), 2585-2590, 2001.
Kaltman JR, Ro PS, Stephens P, McBride MG, Cohen MI, Tanel RE, Vetter VL, Rhodes LA: Effects of Adrenergic Beta-Antagonists on the QT Measurements From Exercise Stress Tests in Pediatric Patienst with Long QT Syndrome. Cardiology in hte Young II(1): 8, May 2001.
Ro PS, Stephens P, McBride MG, Kaltman JR, Wiend TS, Cohen MI, Tanel TE, Vetter VL, Rhodes LA: Exercise Testing in COnjunction iwth the Schwartz Criteria in the Diagnosis of Long QT Syndrome. Cardiology in the Young 2(1): 8, may 2001.
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