AlbertPaulRocchiniMD

Pediatric Cardiology • Saint Joseph, MI

Professor of Pediatrics, University Mich Medical School

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Office
3900 Hollywood Rd
Saint Joseph, MI 49085
Phone(269) 983-8300
Fax(269) 982-4855
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Education & Training

Boston Children's HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1974 - 1977
University of Minnesota at FairviewResidency, Pediatrics, 1972 - 1974
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1972

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1995 - 1999
PA State Medical License 1992 - Present
MI State Medical License 1979 - 2024
MD State Medical License 1978 - 1979
MN State Medical License 1973 - 1995
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014

Clinical Trials

Closure of Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects (VSDs) With the AMPLATZER Muscular VSD (MuVSD) Occluder - Post Approval Study Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01Amin, Z.,Baker, C.M.,Balzer, D.,Bandisode, V.,Benson, L.,Cabalka, A.,Chan, K.,Cheatham, J.P.,Divekar, A.,Ebeid, M.R.,Fagan, T.,Forbes, T.,Frantz, E.,Galindo, A.,Gruenstein, D.,Hirsch, R.,Hoyer, M.,Ing, F....

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Analysis of Inflammatory Cytokines in Postoperative Fontan Pleural Drainage
Stephanie A. Goldstein, Asaad G Beshish, Lauren Bush, Ray Lowery, Joshua H Wong, Kurt R. Schumacher, Nadine L. N. Halligan, Timothy T. Cornell, Albert P. Rocchini> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2019 Feb 1
Fetal Intracardiac Hemodynamic Measurements Using Pressure Guidewire During Fetal Atrial Septal Stent Placement
Wendy Whiteside, Sarah Gelehrter, Carlen G. Fifer, Albert P. Rocchini, Cosmas van de Ven, Marjorie C. Treadwell, Karena Wu, Jeffrey D. Zampi> ;Jacc-cardiovascular Interventions. 2019 Jan 16
Relation of Increased Epicardial Fat After Fontan Palliation to Cardiac Output and Systemic Ventricular Ejection Fraction
Adam M. Lubert, Jimmy C. Lu, Albert P. Rocchini, Mark D. Norris, Sunkyung Yu, Prachi P. Agarwal, Maryam Ghadimi Mahani, Adam L. Dorfman> ;American Journal of Cardiology. 2018 Apr 1
Long-Term Outcomes After Surgical Pulmonary Arterioplasty and Risk Factors for Reintervention
Nicole M. Cresalia, Aimee K. Armstrong, Jennifer C. Romano, Mark D. Norris, Sunkyung Yu, Albert P. Rocchini, Jeffrey D. Zampi> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2017 Sep 28
Altered Cholesterol Metabolism and Hypocholesterolemia in Patients with Single Ventricle following Fontan Palliation
Wendy Whiteside, Meng Tan, Richard E. Ostlund, Sunkyung Yu, Lina Ma, Albert P. Rocchini> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2016 Apr 1
Pediatric Hypertension Specialists’ Perspectives About Adolescent Hypertension Management Implications for Primary Care Providers
Esther Y. Yoon, Brigitte McCool, Stephanie L. Filipp, Albert P. Rocchini, David B. Kershaw, Sarah J. Clark> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2015 Jun 1
Elective ECMO Support for Pulmonary Artery Stent Placement in a 4.9-kg Shunt-Dependent Patient
Jeffrey D. Zampi, Albert P. Rocchini, Jennifer C. Hirsch-Romano> ;World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. 2015 Jan 1
Differences in Blood Pressure Monitoring for Children and Adolescents With Hypertension Among Pediatric Cardiologists and Pediatric Nephrologists
Esther Y. Yoon, Kristin Kopec, Brigitte McCool, Gary L. Freed, Albert P. Rocchini, David B. Kershaw, David A. Hanauer, Sarah Clark> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2014 Sep 1
Use of Antihypertensive Medications and Diagnostic Tests Among Privately Insured Adolescents and Young Adults With Primary Versus Secondary Hypertension
Esther Y. Yoon, Lisa M. Cohn, Gary L. Freed, Albert P. Rocchini, David B. Kershaw, Frank J. Ascione, Sarah Clark> ;Journal of Adolescent Health. 2014 Jul 1
Obesity and Elevated Blood Pressure following Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta
Melissa Smith-Parrish, Sunkyung Yu, Albert P. Rocchini> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2014 May 1
Left ventricular function by pressure-volume loop analysis before and after percutaneous repair of large atrial septal defects.
D. S. Lim, Howard P. Gutgesell, Albert P. Rocchini> ;Journal of Interventional Cardiology. 2014 Apr 1
Low total, low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein, and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in patients with complex congenital heart disease aft...
Wendy Whiteside, Meng Tan, Sunkyung Yu, Albert P. Rocchini> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2013 Jun 1
Impact of vitamin C on endothelial function and exercise capacity in patients with a Fontan circulation.
Bryan H. Goldstein, Angela M. Sandelin, Jessica R. Golbus, Nicole Warnke, Lindsay Gooding, Karen K. King, Janet E. Donohue, Sunkyung Yu, James G. Gurney, Caren S. Gold...> ;Congenital Heart Disease. 2012 May 1
Clonidine Utilization Trends for Medicaid Children
Esther Y. Yoon, Lisa M. Cohn, Albert P. Rocchini, David B. Kershaw, Sarah Clark> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2012 Apr 17
Childhood obesity and coronary heart disease
Albert P. Rocchini> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2011 Nov 16
Use of a Pressure Guidewire in Fetal Cardiac Intervention for Critical Aortic Stenosis
Bryan H. Goldstein, Carlen G. Fifer, Aimee K. Armstrong, Sarah Gelehrter, Marjorie C. Treadwell, Cosmas van de Ven, Albert P. Rocchini> ;Pediatrics. 2011 Sep 1
Usefulness of Peripheral Vascular Function to Predict Functional Health Status in Patients With Fontan Circulation
Bryan H. Goldstein, Jessica R. Golbus, Angela M. Sandelin, Nicole Warnke, Lindsay Gooding, Karen K. King, Janet E. Donohue, James G. Gurney, Caren S. Goldberg, Albert ...> ;American Journal of Cardiology. 2011 Aug 1
Relation of systemic venous return, pulmonary vascular resistance, and diastolic dysfunction to exercise capacity in patients with single ventricle receiving fontan pa...
Bryan H. Goldstein, Chad E. Connor, Lindsay Gooding, Albert P. Rocchini> ;American Journal of Cardiology. 2010 Apr 15
Report of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Working Group on Obesity and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Congenital Heart Disease
Victoria L. Pemberton, Brian W. McCrindle, Shari L. Barkin, Stephen R. Daniels, Sarah E. Barlow, Helen J. Binns, Meryl S. Cohen, Christina D. Economos, Myles S. Faith,...> ;Circulation. 2010 Mar 9
Long‐Term Follow Up of Secundum Atrial Septal Defect Closure with the Amplatzer Septal Occluder
Marc D. Knepp, Albert P. Rocchini, Thomas R. Lloyd, Ranjit Aiyagari> ;Congenital Heart Disease. 2010 Jan 1
Superior vena cava thrombectomy with the X-SIZER catheter system in a child with Fontan palliation.
Jeffrey G. Gossett, Albert P. Rocchini, Aimee K. Armstrong> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2007 Jan 1
Decompression of the left atrium during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation using a transseptal cannula incorporated into the circuit.
Ranjit Aiyagari, Albert P. Rocchini, Robert T. Remenapp, Joseph N. Graziano> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2006 Oct 1
Catheter-based decompression of the left atrium in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and restrictive atrial septum is safe and effective.
Jeffrey G. Gossett, Albert P. Rocchini, Thomas R. Lloyd, Joseph N. Graziano> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2006 Apr 1
Transcatheter occlusion of aortopulmonary shunts during single-ventricle surgical palliation
D. Scott Lim, Joseph N. Graziano, Albert P. Rocchini, Thomas R. Lloyd> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2005 Jul 1
Effect of acute changes in load on left ventricular diastolic function during device closure of atrial septal defects
Carlen A. Gomez, Achiau Ludomirsky, Gregory J. Ensing, Albert P. Rocchini> ;American Journal of Cardiology. 2005 Mar 1
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Grant Support

Insulin Resistance, Increased Sympathetic Activity &Obesity HypertensionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1999–2002
Long-Term Follow-Up Of Patients After Coarctation Of The Aorta RepairNational Center For Research Resources1996–1997
Insulin Resistance And HypertensionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1996
Insulin Resistance And Hypertension In ObesityNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1995
Insulin Resistance And Hypertension In ObesityNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994–1995
Mechanism Of Obesity Hypertension In AdolescentsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1985–1989
Obesity HypertensionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1986