Nancy A Ayres, M.D.

Assistant Professor

(832) 826-5600

Positions

Assistant Professor: Pediatrics-Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Addresses

TCH-West Tower (Clinic): Room: TXWT-19thFL
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-5656
NAYRES@BCM.EDU

Education

Fellowship at University Of Iowa Affiliate Hospitals: 01/1984 - Iowa City, Iowa, United States; Pediatric Cardiology

Residency at University Of Virginia Hospitals: 01/1980 - Charlottesville, Virginia, United States; Pediatrics

MD from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School Of Medicine: 01/1977 - Lubbock, TX, United States

B.A. from University Of Texas At Austin: 01/1973 - Austin, TX, United States

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics

American Board of Pediatrics-Sub Board of Pediatric Cardiology

Professional Interests

Non-Invasive Imaging
Fetal Echocardiography
Fetal Center Patient Care

Websites

VIICTR Publications List

Selected Publications

Falkensammer CB, Ayres NA, Altman CA, Ge S, Bezold LI, Eidem BW, Kovalchin JP. " Fetal cardiac malposition: incidence and outcome of associated cardiac and extracardiac malformations. " Am J Perinatol. 2008 May ; 25 (5) : 277-81.
Pubmed PMID: 18401841.
Lazar DA, Cass DL, Dishop MK, Adam K, Olutoye OA, Ayres NA, Cassady CI, Olutoye OO. " Fetal lung interstitial tumor: a cause of late gestation fetal hydrops. " J. Pediatr. Surg.. 2011 Jun ; 46 (6) : 1263-6.
Pubmed PMID: 21683234.
Perry JC, Ayres NA, Carpenter RJ. " Fetal supraventricular tachycardia treated with flecainide acetate. " J. Pediatr.. 1991 Feb ; 118 (2) : 303-5.
Pubmed PMID: 1899700.
Lu X, Nadvoretskiy V, Bu L, Stolpen A, Ayres N, Pignatelli RH, Kovalchin JP, Grenier M, Klas B, Ge S. " Accuracy and reproducibility of real-time three-dimensional echocardiography for assessment of right ventricular volumes and ejection fraction in children. " J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008 Jan ; 21 (1) : 84-9.
Pubmed PMID: 17628408.
Lu X, Xie M, Tomberlin D, Klas B, Nadvoretskiy V, Ayres N, Towbin J, Ge S. " How accurately, reproducibly, and efficiently can we measure left ventricular indices using M-mode, 2-dimensional, and 3-dimensional echocardiography in children? " Am. Heart J.. 2008 May ; 155 (5) : 946-53.
Pubmed PMID: 18440346.
Ganame J, Pignatelli RH, Eidem BW, Claus P, D'hooge J, McMahon CJ, Buyse G, Towbin JA, Ayres NA, Mertens L. " Myocardial deformation abnormalities in pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: are all etiologies identical? " Eur J Echocardiogr. 2008 Nov ; 9 (6) : 784-90.
Pubmed PMID: 18490283.
Rheuban KS, Ayres NA, Sellers TD, DiMarco JP. " Near-fatal Kearns-Sayre syndrome. A case report and review of clinical manifestations. " Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1983 Dec ; 22 (12) : 822-5.
Pubmed PMID: 6627817.
Naik-Mathuria B, Chang S, Fitch ME, Westhoff J, Brandt ML, Ayres NA, Olutoye OO, Cass DL. " Patent ductus arteriosus ligation in neonates: preoperative predictors of poor postoperative outcomes. " J. Pediatr. Surg.. 2008 Jun ; 43 (6) : 1100-5.
Pubmed PMID: 18558190.
Cass DL, Olutoye OO, Cassady CI, Moise KJ, Johnson A, Papanna R, Lazar DA, Ayres NA, Belleza-Bascon B. " Prenatal diagnosis and outcome of fetal lung masses. " J. Pediatr. Surg.. 2011 Feb ; 46 (2) : 292-8.
Pubmed PMID: 21292076.
Rheuban KS, Ayres N, Still JG, Alford B. " Pulmonary artery sling: a new diagnostic tool and clinical review. " Pediatrics. 1982 Apr ; 69 (4) : 472-5.
Pubmed PMID: 7070894.
Lazar DA, Olutoye OO, Moise KJ, Ivey RT, Johnson A, Ayres N, Olutoye OA, Rodriguez MA, Cass DL. " Ex-utero intrapartum treatment procedure for giant neck masses-fetal and maternal outcomes. " J. Pediatr. Surg.. 2011 May ; 46 (5) : 817-22.
Pubmed PMID: 21616233.
Stapleton GE, Stapleton SL, Martinez A, Ayres NA, Kovalchin JP, Bezold LI, Pignatelli R, Eidem BW. " Evaluation of longitudinal ventricular function with tissue Doppler echocardiography in children treated with anthracyclines. " J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007 May ; 20 (5) : 492-7.
Pubmed PMID: 17484989.
Knudson JD, Goldberg JF, Ayres NA. " Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma with cardiac spread causing severe inferior vena cava obstruction in a 9-year-old child. " Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 Jun ; 33 (5) : 872-3.
Pubmed PMID: 22447385.
Geva T, Sanders SP, Ayres NA, O'Laughlin MP, Parness IA. " Two-dimensional echocardiographic anatomy of atrioventricular alignment discordance with situs concordance. " Am. Heart J.. 1993 Feb ; 125 (2) : 459-64.
Pubmed PMID: 8427141.
Pignatelli R, Law MA, Martinez H, Altman C, Ayres N, Jefferies JL, Ganame J. " Two-dimensional speckle strain imaging: in the management of paraganglioma, acute junctional tachycardia, and myocardial dysfunction in a child. " Tex Heart Inst J. 2012 ; 39 (1) : 119-21.
Pubmed PMID: 22412245.
Cass DL, Olutoye OO, Cassady CI, Zamora IJ, Ivey RT, Ayres NA, Olutoye OA, Lee TC. " EXIT-to-resection for fetuses with large lung masses and persistent mediastinal compression near birth. " J. Pediatr. Surg.. 2013 Jan ; 48 (1) : 138-44.
Pubmed PMID: 23331806.
Ikemba CM, Eidem BW, Fraley JK, Eapen RS, Pignatelli R, Ayres NA, Bezold LI. " Mitral valve morphology and morbidity/mortality in Shone's complex. " Am. J. Cardiol.. 2005 Feb 15; 95 (4) : 541-3.
Pubmed PMID: 15695151.
Nowlen TT, Ayres NA, Kearney DL, Nihill MR, Grifka RG. " Premature closure of the foramen ovale associated with aortic stenosis, left ventricular dilation with thrombus, and early mortality. " Am. J. Cardiol.. 2000 May 1; 85 (9) : 1159-61, A9.
Pubmed PMID: 10781774.
Ganame J, Mertens L, Eidem BW, Claus P, D'hooge J, Havemann LM, McMahon CJ, Elayda MA, Vaughn WK, Towbin JA, Ayres NA, Pignatelli RH. " Regional myocardial deformation in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: morphological and clinical correlations. " Eur. Heart J.. 2007 Dec ; 28 (23) : 2886-94.
Pubmed PMID: 17971400.
Robillard JE, Weismann DN, Gomez RA, Ayres NA, Lawton WJ, VanOrden DE. " Renal and adrenal responses to converting-enzyme inhibition in fetal and newborn life. " Am. J. Physiol.. 1983 Feb ; 244 (2) : R249-56.
Pubmed PMID: 6297318.
McMahon CJ, Ayres NA, Bezold LI, Lewin MB, Alonzo M, Altman CA, Kovalchin JP, Eidem BW, Pignatelli RH. " Safety and efficacy of intravenous contrast imaging in pediatric echocardiography. " Pediatr Cardiol. ; 26 (4) : 413-7.
Pubmed PMID: 16374692.
Dai S, Ayres NA, Harrist RB, Bricker JT, Labarthe DR. " Validity of echocardiographic measurement in an epidemiological study. Project HeartBeat! " Hypertension. 1999 Aug ; 34 (2) : 236-41.
Pubmed PMID: 10454447.

Memberships

Society of Pediatric Echocardiography

American Heart Association

American Soceity of Echocardiography