Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Anesthesiology

Mias Pretorius, MB CHB is an expert in the field of Anesthesiology. Mias Pretorius is a published MD as well. He has 43 publications published. The latest was: Hemodynamic and catecholamine responses to a laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma in a pediatric patient. He accepts Medicare payments and is listed with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Hemodynamic instability in patients undergoing pulmonary embolectomy: institutional experience.
• Dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 inhibition and the vascular effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 and brain natriuretic peptide in the human forearm.
• Etomidate Use and Postoperative Outcomes among Cardiac Surgery Patients.
• Contribution of Endogenous Bradykinin to Fibrinolysis, Inflammation, and Blood Product Transfusion Following Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
• Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition or mineralocorticoid receptor blockade do not affect prevalence of atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
• Comparative effects of angiotensin receptor blockade and ACE inhibition on the fibrinolytic and inflammatory responses to cardiopulmonary bypass.
• Polymorphisms in the transcription factor NRF2 and forearm vasodilator responses in humans.
• Obesity and oxidative stress predict AKI after cardiac surgery.
• Characterization of genome-wide association-identified variants for atrial fibrillation in African Americans.
• Comparative Effects of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition and Angiotensin-Receptor Blockade on Inflammation during Hemodialysis.
• Genome-wide assessment for genetic variants associated with ventricular dysfunction after primary coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
• Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition alters the inflammatory and fibrinolytic response to cardiopulmonary bypass in children.
• Postoperative acute kidney injury is associated with hemoglobinemia and an enhanced oxidative stress response.
• Genetic variation in soluble epoxide hydrolase (EPHX2) is associated with forearm vasodilator responses in humans.
• Early postoperative statin therapy is associated with a lower incidence of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery.
• Increased blood flow induces oxidative stress through an endothelium- and nitric oxide-independent mechanism.
• Extending the use of the pacing pulmonary artery catheter for safe minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
• Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and coronary vasospasm during orthotopic liver transplantation: separate entities or common mechanism?
• Variation in the 4q25 chromosomal locus predicts atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
• Endogenous nitric oxide contributes to bradykinin-stimulated glucose uptake but attenuates vascular tissue-type plasminogen activator release.
• Letter by Brown and Pretorius regarding article, "effect of sulfaphenazole on tissue plasminogen activator release in normotensive subjects and hypertensive patients".
• Percutaneous closure of aortic prosthetic paravalvular regurgitation with two amplatzer septal occluders.
• Routine intraoperative completion angiography after coronary artery bypass grafting and 1-stop hybrid revascularization results from a fully integrated hybrid catheter...
• Milrinone use is associated with postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery.
• 17Beta-estradiol increases basal but not bradykinin-stimulated release of active t-PA in young postmenopausal women.
• Bradykinin type 2 receptor BE1 genotype influences bradykinin-dependent vasodilation during angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition.
• The bradykinin type 2 receptor BE1 polymorphism and ethnicity influence systolic blood pressure and vascular resistance.
• Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 as a predictor of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiopulmonary bypass.
• Placement of the TandemHeart percutaneous left ventricular assist device.
• Bradykinin and its metabolite bradykinin 1-5 inhibit thrombin-induced platelet aggregation in humans.
• A pilot study indicating that bradykinin B2 receptor antagonism attenuates protamine-related hypotension after cardiopulmonary bypass.
• Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition increases basal vascular tissue plasminogen activator release in women but not in men.
• Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition and smoking potentiate the kinin response to cardiopulmonary bypass.
• Relationship between carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase genotype and systemic vascular function.
• Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition alters the fibrinolytic response to cardiopulmonary bypass.
• Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition increases human vascular tissue-type plasminogen activator release through endogenous bradykinin.
• Water warming garment versus forced air warming system in prevention of intraoperative hypothermia during liver transplantation: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN3...
• Ethnicity affects vasodilation, but not endothelial tissue plasminogen activator release, in response to bradykinin.
• Smoking impairs bradykinin-stimulated t-PA release.
• Hemodynamic and catecholamine responses to a laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytoma in a pediatric patient.
• Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition increases ADMA concentration in patients on maintenance hemodialysis - a randomized cross-over study.
• Perioperative intravenous acetaminophen attenuates lipid peroxidation in adults undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass: a randomized clinical trial.

Schools

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• Vanderbilt University

Doctors Specialties

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• Anesthesiology

Accepted Insurances

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Education

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• Vanderbilt University
• University of Pretoria Faculty of Medicine

Hospital

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• Vanderbilt Hospital and Clinics

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1235213356
Last Name Of The Provider	PRETORIUS
First Name Of The Provider	MIAS
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