Long-term experience with the one-and-a-half ventricle repair for simple and complex congenital heart defects. Cabrelle G, Castaldi B, Vedovelli L, Gregori D, Vida VL, Padalino MA. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Jan 4;59(1):244-252. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa289. PMID:...
Assessment and Implications of Right Ventricular Afterload in Tetralogy of Fallot. Egbe AC, Taggart NW, Reddy YNV, Sufian M, Banala K, Vojjini R, Najam M, Osman K, Obokata M, Borlaug BA. Am J Cardiol. 2019 Dec 1;124(11):1780-1784. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.08.035....
Fontan protein-losing enteropathy is associated with advanced liver disease and a proinflammatory intestinal and systemic state. Rodríguez de Santiago E, Téllez L, Garrido-Lestache Rodríguez-Monte E, Garrido-Gómez E, Aguilera-Castro L, Álvarez-Fuente M, Del Cerro MJ,...
Inspiratory muscle training did not improve exercise capacity and lung function in adult patients with Fontan circulation: A randomized controlled trial. Fritz C, Müller J, Oberhoffer R, Ewert P, Hager A. Int J Cardiol. 2020 Jan 9. pii: S0167-5273(19)33852-5. doi:...
Fontan-associated nephropathy: Predictors and outcomes. Khuong JN, Wilson TG, Grigg LE, Bullock A, Celermajer D, Disney P, Wijesekera VA, Hornung T, Zannino D, Iyengar AJ, d'Udekem Y. Int J Cardiol. 2020 Jan 10. pii: S0167-5273(19)34728-X. doi:...
Routine Surveillance Catheterization is Useful in Guiding Management of Stable Fontan Patients Patel ND, Sullivan PM, Sabati A, Hill A, Maedler-Kron C, Zhou S, Shillingford N, Williams R, Takao C, Badran S. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Jan 24. doi:...
Use of a dilatable exGraft™ conduit in single ventricle palliation. Qadir A, Tannous P, Stephens EH, Kalra A, Forbess JM, Nugent A. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Jan 25. pii: S0003-4975(20)30075-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.12.024. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31991132...
Examination of pathological features of the right atrioventricular groove in hearts with Ebstein's anomaly, and correlation with arrhythmias. Marcondes L, Sanders SP, Del Nido PJ, Walsh EP. Heart Rhythm. 2020 Jan 21. pii: S1547-5271(20)30026-6. doi:...
Umbilical Cord Blood Gas in Newborns with Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease: Insight into In-Utero and Delivery Hemodynamics. Adams AD, Aggarwal N, Iqbal SN, Tague L, Skurow-Todd K, McCarter R, Donofrio MT. Pediatr Cardiol. 2019 Dec;40(8):1575-1583. doi:...
Isolated ventricular septal defects demonstrated by fetal echocardiography: prenatal course and postnatal outcome. Raucher Sternfeld A, Sheffy A, Tamir A, Mizrachi Y, Assa S, Shohat M, Berger R, Lev D, Gindes L. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2020 Jan 12:1-5. doi:...
Coronary Intimal Thickening Begins in Fetuses and Progresses in Pediatric Population and Adolescents to Atherosclerosis. Guerri-Guttenberg R, Castilla R, Cao G, Azzato F, Ambrosio G, Milei J. Angiology. 2020 Jan;71(1):62-69. doi: 10.1177/0003319719849784. Epub 2019...
The Utility of Echocardiography in Pediatric Patients with Structurally Normal Hearts and Suspected Endocarditis. Kelly P, Hua N, Madriago EJ, Holmes KW, Shaughnessy R, Ronai C. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Jan;41(1):62-68. doi: 10.1007/s00246-019-02222-z. Epub 2019 Oct 31....
New Screening Tool for Aortic Root Dilation in Children with Marfan Syndrome and Marfan-Like Disorders. Wozniak-Mielczarek L, Sabiniewicz R, Nowak R, Gilis-Malinowska N, Osowicka M, Mielczarek M. Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Jan 31. doi: 10.1007/s00246-020-02307-0. [Epub...
Imaging of the pulmonary vasculature in congenital heart disease without gadolinium contrast: Intraindividual comparison of a novel Compressed SENSE accelerated 3D modified REACT with 4D contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography. Pennig L, Wagner A, Weiss K,...
Fontan-Associated Liver Disease: Spectrum of Disease in Children and Adolescents. Rathgeber SL, Guttman OR, Lee AF, Voss C, Hemphill NM, Schreiber RA, Harris KC. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Jan 7;9(1):e012529. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.012529. Epub 2020 Jan 4....
