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Overview

John Granton is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a primary focus on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Their research portfolio encompasses 196 publications, including significant work in subfields such as Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research topics broadly cover aspects of Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management, Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy, Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices, Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology, and Vascular Anomalies and Treatments.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Pulmonary Circulation
  • Canadian Journal of Cardiology
  • ERJ Open Research
  • Canadian Journal of Respiratory Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Among their recent papers are:

  • Cell therapy with intravascular administration of mesenchymal stromal cells continues to appear safe: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis (2020), published in EClinicalMedicine
  • Effect of Probiotics on Incident Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Patients (2021), published in JAMA
  • Pharmacokinetic Alterations Associated with Critical Illness (2023), published in Clinical Pharmacokinetics
  • Strategies for lung- and diaphragm-protective ventilation in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a physiological trial (2022), published in Critical Care
  • Evaluation and management of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension - consensus statement from the ISHLT (2021), published in The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

John Granton has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Marc de Perrot
  • Susanna Mak
  • Laura Donahoe
  • Micheal McInnis
  • Karen McRae

Best Publications

  • Vasopressin versus Norepinephrine Infusion in Patients with Septic Shock

    James A. Russell;Keith R. Walley;Joel Singer;Anthony C. Gordon

  • Evaluation of a ventilation strategy to prevent barotrauma in patients at high risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome. Pressure- and Volume-Limited Ventilation Strategy Group.

    T. E. Stewart;M. O. Meade;D. J. Cook;J. T. Granton

  • Safety of Cell Therapy with Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (SafeCell): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials

    Manoj M. Lalu;Lauralyn McIntyre;Lauralyn McIntyre;Christina Pugliese;Dean Fergusson

  • High-frequency oscillation in early acute respiratory distress syndrome.

    Niall D. Ferguson;Deborah J. Cook;Gordon H. Guyatt;Sangeeta Mehta

  • Bosentan therapy in patients with Eisenmenger syndrome: a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study

    Nazzareno Galiè;Maurice Beghetti;Michael A. Gatzoulis;John Granton

  • Updated treatment algorithm of pulmonary arterial hypertension

    Nazzareno Galiè;Paul A Corris;Adaani Frost;Reda E Girgis

  • High-frequency oscillatory ventilation for acute respiratory distress syndrome in adults: a randomized, controlled trial.

    Stephen Derdak;Sangeeta Mehta;Thomas E Stewart;Terry Smith

  • Effect of nitric oxide on oxygenation and mortality in acute lung injury: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Neill K J Adhikari;Karen E A Burns;Jan O Friedrich;John T Granton

  • Daily Sedation Interruption in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Patients Cared for With a Sedation Protocol A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Sangeeta Mehta;Lisa Burry;Dean Fergusson;Marilyn Steinberg

  • Derivation and Validation of a Simplified Predictive Index for Renal Replacement Therapy After Cardiac Surgery

    Duminda N. Wijeysundera;Keyvan Karkouti;Jean-Yves Dupuis;Vivek Rao

  • Interobserver variability in applying a radiographic definition for ARDS

    Gordon D. Rubenfeld;Ellen Caldwell;John Granton;Leonard D. Hudson

  • High-Frequency Oscillation in Early Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

    Niall D. Ferguson;Deborah J. Cook;Gordon H. Guyatt;Sangeeta Mehta

  • Science review: Vasopressin and the cardiovascular system part 1--receptor physiology.

    Cheryl L Holmes;Donald W Landry;John T Granton

  • Evaluation of a Ventilation Strategy to Prevent Barotrauma in Patients at High Risk for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

    Thomas E. Stewart;Maureen O. Meade;Deborah J. Cook;John T. Granton

  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor-2 Signaling Promotes Pulmonary Arterial Endothelial Cell Survival: Implications for Loss-of-Function Mutations in the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Hypertension

    Krystyna Teichert-Kuliszewska;Michael J.B. Kutryk;Michael A. Kuliszewski;Golnaz Karoubi

  • Assessment of functional capacity before major non-cardiac surgery: an international, prospective cohort study

    Duminda N Wijeysundera;Rupert M Pearse;Mark A Shulman;Mark A Shulman;Tom E F Abbott

  • Influence of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Sepsis on Outcome of Critically Ill Infected Patients

    Corinne Alberti;Christian Brun-Buisson;Sergey V. Goodman;Daniela Guidici

  • Prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes of delirium in mechanically ventilated adults.

    Sangeeta Mehta;Deborah Cook;John W. Devlin;Yoanna Skrobik

  • Intensive Care Unit Management of Patients with Severe Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Failure

    Marius M. Hoeper;John Granton

  • Longer-term bosentan therapy improves functional capacity in Eisenmenger syndrome: Results of the BREATHE-5 open-label extension study

    Michael A. Gatzoulis;Maurice Beghetti;Nazzareno Galiè;John Granton

Frequent Co-Authors

Deborah J. Cook
Deborah J. Cook McMaster University
Marc de Perrot
Marc de Perrot University of Toronto
Shaf Keshavjee
Shaf Keshavjee University Health Network
Sangeeta Mehta
Sangeeta Mehta University of Toronto
Maureen O. Meade
Maureen O. Meade McMaster University
Thomas K. Waddell
Thomas K. Waddell University Health Network
Niall D. Ferguson
Niall D. Ferguson University of Toronto
Dean Fergusson
Dean Fergusson Ottawa Hospital
Robert A. Fowler
Robert A. Fowler Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Paul C. Hébert
Paul C. Hébert University of Alberta

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