Joseph
Harry Acquatella Monserratte, Venezuelan cardiologist (Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar
State 04 September 1936 –
Authored
over 100 scientific works and 30 book chapters
Internationally
known for his contributions to stress echocardiography
ACHIEVEMENTS
Discovered
increased natriuresis during acute saline loading in Chagas disease (1969)
Developed
South American solution for kidney maintenance
With J. Morales,
M. Perez-Gonzalez & G. Whittembury. Ionic and histological changes in the
kidney after perfusion and storage for transplantation: use of high Na-versus
high K-containing solutions. Transplantation 14(4):480-9, 1972
With D.
Paniagua, J.A. Condado, J. Besso, M. Velez et al. presented the first human
case of retrograde transcatether implant of an aortic valve prosthesis (2006)
With J.A.
Condado, L. Rodríguez, P. Whitlow et al. reported the first in human mitral
valve repair using the percutaneous technology (2006)
HONOURS
Distinguished
International Member, American Society of Echocardiography (1996)
Blaine
Brower Fellow, American College of Physicians (1991) |