Nicolas Fm Porta MD (He/Him)

PubMed

• An Infant with High-Output Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension Resulting from a Giant Cutaneous Hemangioma.
  Andrew A Lawson, Wayne H Franklin, Nicolas F M Porta, Alan Nugent, Amanda Hauck
  Pediatric Cardiology. 2025-03-01
• Congenital diaphragmatic hernia outcomes: navigating center-to-center variability in level 4 NICUs in the Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium.
  Yigit S Guner, Isabella Zaniletti, Theresa R Grover, Sharada H Gowda, Nicolas F M Porta
  Pediatric Research. 2025-02-25
• Neonatal Risk Factors for Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Infants Born Preterm with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.
  Erica McArthur, Karna Murthy, Isabella Zaniletti, Megha Sharma, Joanne Lagatta
  The Journal of Pediatrics. 2024-12-01

Books/Book Chapters

• Intensive Care of the Fetus and Neonate 
  Chapter: Nitric oxide and alternative pulmonary vasodilators 
  Porta NFM, Steinhorn RHEditors: Spitzer.Mosby, St. Louis MO2005
• Pediatrics: Just the Facts 
  Chapter: Neonatal Critical Care: Respiratory Disorders of the Newborn 
  Porta NFM, Steinhorn RHEditors: Green.McGraw Hill Professional2004
• Pediatrics: Just the Facts 
  Chapter: Neonatal Critical Care: Neonatal Diseases of the Digestive Tract 
  DePlaen I, Porta NFM, Steinhorn RHEditors: Green.McGraw Hill Professional2004
• Pediatrics: Just the Facts 
  Chapter: Neonatal Critical Care: Genitourinary Conditions 
  Porta NFM, Steinhorn RHEditors: Green.McGraw Hill Professional2004
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Abstracts/Posters

• In-Hospital Weight Gain and Survival in Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)
  Murthy K, Gien J, Pallotto E, Broznanski B, Zaniletti I, Chicoine L, Seabrook R, Keene S, Alapati D, Porta N, Rintoul N, Grover T, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2016
• The Role of Maternal Preeclampsia in the Development of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Pulmonary Hypertension at 36 Weeks
  Yallapragada S, Gotteiner N, Porta N, Ernst L, Su E, Mestan K, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2015
• Right Ventricular Size Is Related To Death or Tracheostomy Placement in Infants With Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
  Javier MS, Porta NFM, Murthy K, Gotteiner N, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2015
• Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in BPD Infants With Pulmonary Hypertension
  Whelan A, Yallapragada S, Gotteiner N, Porta N, Mestan K, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2015
• Predicting Death or Length of Stay greater than or equal to 90 Days in Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
  Murthy k, Pallotto E, Brazanski B, Gien J, Porta N, Chicoine L, Najaf T, Rintoul N, Keene S, Zaniletti I, Grover T, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2015
• Inter-center Variation in Death or Tracheostomy Placement in Infants with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
  Porta NFM, Lagatta JM, Truog WE, Zaniletti I, Savani RC, Nelin LD, Grover TR, Murthy K, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2015
• Decreased Placental Villous Vascularity in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension
  Yallapragada SG, Porta NFM, Gotteiner NL, Ernst LM, Mestan KK, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2014
• Expression of Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) in Placental Villi of Patients With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Pulmonary Hypertension
  Yallapragada SG, Porta NFM, Gotteiner NL, Ernst LM, Mestan KK, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2014
• Placental Maternal Vascular Underperfusion Is Associated with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Pulmonary Hypertension
  Mestan K, Minturn L, Gotteiner N, Porta N, Ernst L, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2013
• Association Between Serum B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Measured Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Premature Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
  Porta NFM, Lestrud SO, Wax DF, Beier JM, Gotteiner NL, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2012
• Placental Growth Restriction is Associated with Pulmonary Hypertension in Extremely Low Gestational Age Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
  Check J, Ernst L, Gotteiner N, Porta N, Steinhorn R, Mestan K, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2012
• Intrauterine Growth Restriction in BPD Infants with Pulmonary Hypertension: A Case-Control Study
  Check J, Harvey C, Matoba N, Porta N, Gotteiner N, Mestan K, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2011
• Use of subcutaneous treprostinil in critically ill infants with pulmonary hypertension
  Porta NFM, Beier JM, Gotteiner NL, Wax DF, Lestrud SO, 4th International Conference on Neonatal and Childhood Pulmonary Vascular Disease, 1/1/2011
• Echocardiographic Assessment of Ventricular Dimensions Predict Degree of Pulmonary Hypertension in Premature Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
  Porta NFM, Wax DF, Lestrud SO, Beier JM, Gotteiner NL, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2010
• Cerebral Oxygenation and Physiologic Stability in Preterm Infants
  Desai SJ, Porta N, Khan JY, Lossia A, deRegnier R, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, 1/1/2009
• The Economic Impact of a Neonatal ECMO Center
  Pawlik TD, deRegnier RO, Porta NFM, Ogata ES, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2008
• Changing Referral Patterns to a Neonatal ECMO Center
  Pawlik TD, deRegnier RO, Porta NFM, Ogata ES, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2008
• Milrinone Enhances Relaxation to Prostacyclin (PGI2) and Iloprost in Pulmonary Arteries (PA) Isolated from Lambs with Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn ...
  Lakshminrusimha S, Porta NFM, Russell JA, Gugino SF, Kumar VH, Steinhorn RH, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2006
• Effects of Oxygen and Nitric Oxide on Prostanoid Synthesis and Signaling in Lambs with Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn
  Porta NFM, Czech LK, Lakshminrusimha S, Gugino SF, Russell JA, Steinhorn RH, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2005
• Inhaled Nitric Oxide Restores eNOS Protein Levels in PPHN Lambs
  Reda WJ, Wedgwood S, DeVol JM, Lakshminrusimha S, Russell JA, Gugino SF, Porta NFM, Steinhorn RH, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2005
• Prostacyclin, NO and O2 interactions in PPHN
  Porta NFM, Gugino SF, Russell JA, Black SM, Steinhorn RH, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2004
• Sites of Synthesis and Action of Prostacyclin in the Neonatal Lamb Lung
  Porta N, Russell J, Gugino S, Steinhorn R, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2002
• Inhaled Prostacyclin Improves Oxygenation in Infants with PPHN Refractory to Inhaled Nitric Oxide
  Kelly L, Porta N, Steinhorn R, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2002
• Transforming Growth Factor beta-1 Increases Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor through Reactive Oxygen Intermediates
  Porta N, Mata-Greenwood E, Fineman J, Black S, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/2001
• Pulmonary Hypoplasia due to Oligohydramnios is Associated with a Transient Reduction in Apoptosis
  Porta NFM, Chapin CJ, Kitterman JA, Scavo LM, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, 1/1/1999
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Lectures

• Pulmonary Hypertension in Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) 
  Rush University Medical Center and John H. Stroger Hospital, Chicago, IL - 1/15/2015
• Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) 
  Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwawkee, WI - 1/21/2014
• Resultados de pacientes con displasia broncopulmonar severa (Outcomes of patients with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia) 
  Santiago, Chile - 1/8/2014
• Hernia diafragmatica: tratamiento y resultados (Diaphragmatic hernia: treatment and outcomes) 
  Santiago, Chile - 1/8/2014
• Tratamiento Hipertension pulmonar en pacientes con displasia broncopulmonar (Treatment of pulmonary hypertension in patients with bronchopulmonary dysplasia) 
  Santiago, Chile - 1/8/2014
• Hipertension Pulmonar del Recien (Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn) 
  Buenos Aires, Argentina - 1/30/2013
• Hipertension Pulmonar del Recien Nacido (Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn) 
  Buenos Aires, Argentina - 1/30/2013
• Pulmonary Hypertension in Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia 
  Evanston Hospital - NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL - 1/19/2013
• Contemporary Evaluation and Management of PPHN 
  Lisle, IL - 1/7/2013
• Hernia Diafragmatica Congenita (Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia) 
  1/1/2013
• Fisiopatologia de Hipertension Pulmonar (Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Hypertension) 
  1/1/2013
• Displasia Bronchopulmonar e Hipertension Pulmonar (Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Pulmonary Hypertension) 
  1/1/2013
• Tratamiento de la Hipertension Pulmonar con Otras Drogas (Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension with Other Drugs) 
  1/1/2013
• Diagnostic Challenges in the Neonatal Abdomen: a Neonatologist's Perspective 
  Chicago, IL - 1/26/2012
• Pulmonary Hypertension: Neonates 
  Children's Memorial Hospital, DoubleTree Hotel, Oak Brook, IL - 1/19/2012
• Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension 
  Children's Memorial Hospital, DoubleTree Hotel, Oak Brook, IL - 1/19/2012
• Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: Comprehensive and Systematic Care at Your Service 
  Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL - 1/12/2008
• Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn 
  Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL - 1/5/2006
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Other

• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia 
  Steinhorn RH, Porta NF, WebMD/Medscape
  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/978118-overview
  1/14/2012