Positions
- Professor
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Pediatrics-Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
Addresses
- TCH-West Tower (Office)
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Room: TXWT-19thFL
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-5537
- TCH-West Tower (Lab)
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Room: TXWT-19thFL
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-5537
- TCH-West Tower (Clinic)
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Room: TXWT-19thFL
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-5537
Education
- Advanced Training from Baylor College Of Medicine
- 01/1970 - Houston, TX United States
- Advanced Training from Baylor College Of Medicine Affiliate Hospitals
- 01/1970 - Houston, TX United States
- Advanced Training from Baylor College Of Medicine Affiliate Hospitals
- 01/1968 - Houston, TX United States
- Advanced Training from University Of Wisconsin Affiliate Hospitals
- 01/1963 - Madison, WI United States
- M.D. from UCLA School Of Medicine
- 01/1963 - Los Angeles, CA United States
- B.A. from Pepperdine University
- 01/1959 - Malibu, CA United States
Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics, Sub-Board of Pediatrc Cardiology
Professional Interests
- Interpretation of Echocardiograms
Websites
Selected Publications
- Vargo TA, Wood JM, Schwartz A "An effect of ouabain on isolated heart tissue from cardiomyopathic Syrian hamsters.." J. Mol. Cell. Cardiol.. 1972 Oct;4(5):495-506. Pubmed PMID: 4343537
- Bash SE, Huhta JC, Nihill MR, Vargo TA, Hallman GL "Aortico-left ventricular tunnel with ventricular septal defect: two-dimensional/Doppler echocardiographic diagnosis.." J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.. 1985 Mar;5(3):757-60. Pubmed PMID: 3973274
- Mullins CE, el-Said GM, Neches WH, Williams RL, Vargo TA, Nihill MR, McNamara DG "Balloon atrial septostomy for total anomalous pulmonary venous return.." Br Heart J. 1973 Jul;35(7):752-7. Pubmed PMID: 4268891
- Ali Khan MA, Bricker JT, Mullins CE, al Yousef S, Nihill MR, Vargo TA "Blade atrial septostomy: experience with the first 50 procedures.." Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1991 Aug;23(4):257-62. Pubmed PMID: 1889079
- McMahon CJ, Price JF, Salerno JC, El-Said H, Taylor M, Vargo TA, Nihill MR "Cardiac catheterisation in infants weighing less than 2500 grams.." Cardiol Young. 2003 Apr;13(2):117-22. Pubmed PMID: 12887066
- Galioto FM, Reitmen MJ, Vargo TA, Gillette PC, McNamara DG "Congenital diverticulum of the left ventricle.." Am. Heart J.. 1974 Jan;87(1):109-12. Pubmed PMID: 4202804
- Nora JJ, Vargo TA, Nora AH, Love KE, McNamara DG "Dexamphetamine: a possible environmental trigger in cardiovascular malformations.." Lancet. 1970 Jun 13;1(7659):1290-1. Pubmed PMID: 4192516
- McMahon CJ, Ayres N, Pignatelli RH, Franklin W, Vargo TA, Bricker JT, El-Said HG "Echocardiographic presentations of endocarditis, and risk factors for rupture of a sinus of Valsalva in childhood.." Cardiol Young. 2003 Apr;13(2):168-72. Pubmed PMID: 12887073
- Bricker JT, Traweek MS, Danford DA, Vargo TA, Garson A "Exercise-related bundle branch block in children.." Am. J. Cardiol.. 1985 Nov 1;56(12):796-7. Pubmed PMID: 4061304
- Bricker JT, Traweek MS, Smith RT, Moak JP, Vargo TA, Garson A "Exercise-related ventricular tachycardia in children.." Am. Heart J.. 1986 Jul;112(1):186-8. Pubmed PMID: 3728280
- Evans VL, Hallman GL, Vargo TA, Gutgesell HP "False aneurysm of the ascending aorta from an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (Gore-Tex) aortopulmonary shunt.." Ann. Thorac. Surg.. 1985 Jun;39(6):573-5. Pubmed PMID: 4004400
- Driscoll DJ, Gillette PC, Duff DF, Nihill MR, Gutgesell HP, Vargo TA, Mullins CE, McNamara DG "Hemodynamic effects of dobutamine in children.." Am. J. Cardiol.. 1979 Mar;43(3):581-5. Pubmed PMID: 420107
- Duff DF, Nihill MR, Vargo TA, Cooley DA "Infradiaphragmatic total anomalous pulmonary venous return. Diagnosis and surgical repair in a 10-year-old child.." Br Heart J. 1975 Oct;37(10):1093-6. Pubmed PMID: 1191422
- Gillette PC, Reitman MJ, Gutgesell HP, Vargo TA, Mullins CE, McNamara DG "Intracardiac electrography in children and young adults.." Am. Heart J.. 1975 Jan;89(1):36-44. Pubmed PMID: 45875
- Ludomirsky A, Vargo TA, Murphy DJ, Gresik MV, Ott DA, Mullins CE "Intracardiac undifferentiated sarcoma in infancy.." J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.. 1985 Dec;6(6):1362-4. Pubmed PMID: 4067117
- McMahon CJ, Eidem BW, Bezold LI, Vargo T, Neish SR, Bricker JT, Kovalchin J, El-Said H "Is cardiac catheterization a prerequisite in all patients undergoing bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis?." J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2003 Oct;16(10):1068-72. Pubmed PMID: 14566301
- Driscoll DJ, Nihill MR, Vargo TA, Mullins CE, McNamara DG "Late development of pulmonary venous obstruction following Mustard's operation using a dacron baffle.." Circulation. 1977 Mar;55(3):484-8. Pubmed PMID: 138490
- Vargo TA, Singer DB, Gillatte PC, Fernbach DJ "Myocarditis due to visceral larva migrans.." J. Pediatr.. 1977 Feb;90(2):322-3. Pubmed PMID: 830930
- Neches WH, Mullins CE, Williams RL, Vargo TA, McNamara DG "Percutaneous sheath cardiac catheterization.." Am. J. Cardiol.. 1972 Sep;30(4):378-84. Pubmed PMID: 5056849
- Nowlen TT, Rosenthal GL, Johnson GL, Tom DJ, Vargo TA "Pericardial effusion and tamponade in infants with central catheters.." Pediatrics. 2002 Jul;110(1):137-42. Pubmed PMID: 12093959
- Siu BL, Vick GW, Vargo TA, Bricker JT "Persisting tourniquet" vasculopathy."." Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1999 Sep;38(9):551-2. Pubmed PMID: 10500891
- Vargo TA, Huhta JC, Moore WH, Person DA, Edwards MS "Recurrent Kawasaki disease.." Pediatr Cardiol. 1986;6(4):199-202. Pubmed PMID: 3458160
- Kugler JD, Campbell E, Vargo TA, McNamara DG, Hallman GL, Cooley DA "Results of aortic valvotomy in infants with isolated aortic valvular stenosis.." J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 1979 Oct;78(4):553-8. Pubmed PMID: 480962
- Moore JW, Reardon MJ, Cooley DA, Vargo TA "Severe Takayasu's arteritis of the pulmonary arteries: report of a case with successful surgical treatment.." J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.. 1985 Feb;5(2):369-73. Pubmed PMID: 2857185
- Porter CJ, Vargo TA, McNamara DG, Cooley DA "Successful surgical correction of infradiaphragmatic total anomalous pulmonary venous return into the inferior vena cava. A fourteen-year follow-up.." J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 1978 Jan;75(1):68-72. Pubmed PMID: 619178
- Sandiford FM, Vargo TA, Shih JY, Pelargonio S, McNamara DG "Successful triple coronary artery bypass in a child with multiple coronary aneurysms due to Kawasaki's disease.." J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.. 1980 Feb;79(2):283-7. Pubmed PMID: 6965418
- Bricker JT, Garson A, Traweek MS, Smith RT, Ward KA, Vargo TA, Gillette PC "The use of exercise testing in children to evaluate abnormalities of pacemaker function not apparent at rest.." Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 1985 Sep;8(5):656-60. Pubmed PMID: 2414746
- Siu BL, Alonzo MR, Vargo TA, Fenrich AL "Transient dilated cardiomyopathy in a newborn exposed to idarubicin and all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) early in the second trimester of pregnancy.." Int. J. Gynecol. Cancer.;12(4):399-402. Pubmed PMID: 12144690
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