CHD Surgery August 2021 Abstracts

Transfusion Strategies for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis.

Duan ZX, Chen DX, Yang BZ, Zhang XQ.Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Aug;42(6):1241-1251. doi: 10.1007/s00246-021-02644-8. Epub 2021 May 28.PMID: 34050374  Review.

Surgical management of the scimitar syndrome.

Chowdhury UK, Anderson RH, Sankhyan LK, George N, Pandey NN, Chauhan AS, Arora Y, Goja S.J Card Surg. 2021 Oct;36(10):3770-3795. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15857. Epub 2021 Aug 16.PMID: 34396590 Review.

The evolution of long-term pediatric ventricular assistance devices: a critical review.

Marcel L, Specklin M, Kouidri S.Expert Rev Med Devices. 2021 Aug;18(8):783-798. doi: 10.1080/17434440.2021.1947245. Epub 2021 Jul 5.PMID: 34160345 Review.

Blood Conservation and Hemostasis Management in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.

Sebastian R, Ahmed MI.Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Aug 19;8:689623. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.689623. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34490364  Review.

Ethical and practical dilemmas in cardiac transplantation in infants: a literature review.

Donné M, De Pauw M, Vandekerckhove K, Bové T, Panzer J.Eur J Pediatr. 2021 Aug;180(8):2359-2365. doi: 10.1007/s00431-021-04100-4. Epub 2021 May 6.PMID: 33959817 Review.

Surgical site infection prevention bundle for children submitted to cardiac surgery.

de Andrade GV, de Souza NMG, Rocha ACF, Ribeiro SB, da Silva VM, Oliveira LAF.Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2021 Aug 23;55:e20200470. doi: 10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2020-0470. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34435612 Review. English, Portuguese.

The Predicament of Surgical Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot.

Hosseinpour AR, González-Calle A, Adsuar-Gómez A, Ho SY.Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Aug;42(6):1252-1257. doi: 10.1007/s00246-021-02662-6. Epub 2021 Jun 26.PMID: 34175987 Review.

Cardiac Biomarkers Associated With Hospital Length of Stay After Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery.

Green MD, Parker DM, Everett AD, Vricella L, Jacobs ML, Jacobs JP, Brown JR.Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Aug;112(2):632-637. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.059. Epub 2020 Aug 25.PMID: 32853571

C-reactive protein and procalcitonin after congenital heart surgery utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass: When should we be worried?

Farias JS, Villarreal EG, Dhargalkar J, Kleinhans A, Flores S, Loomba RS.J Card Surg. 2021 Nov;36(11):4301-4307. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15952. Epub 2021 Aug 29.PMID: 34455653 Review.

Dosing of Opioid Medications During and After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery for Children With Down Syndrome.

Vogel ER, Staffa SJ, DiNardo JA, Brown ML.J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Jan;36(1):195-199. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.08.019. Epub 2021 Aug 15.PMID: 34526241

Fast-track extubation after cardiac surgery in infants: Tug-of-war between performance and reimbursement?

Murin P, Weixler VHM, Romanchenko O, Schulz A, Redlin M, Cho MY, Sinzobahamvya N, Miera O, Kuppe H, Berger F, Photiadis J.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Aug;162(2):435-443. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.09.123. Epub 2020 Oct 8.PMID: 33162169

Computed tomography in tetralogy of Fallot: pre- and postoperative imaging evaluation.

Zucker EJ.Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Aug 24. doi: 10.1007/s00247-021-05179-5. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34427695 Review.

Pediatric extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: single-center study.

Kendirli T, Özcan S, Havan M, Baran Ç, Çakıcı M, Arıcı B, Selvi Can Ö, Eyileten Z, Uçar T, Tutar E, Akar AR.Turk J Med Sci. 2021 Aug 30;51(4):1733-1737. doi: 10.3906/sag-2002-10.PMID: 33350296 

ABO-Incompatible Heart Transplant in Infants: A UNOS Database Review.

Kozik D, Sparks J, Trivedi J, Slaughter MS, Austin E, Alsoufi B.Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Aug;112(2):589-594. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.073. Epub 2020 Sep 1.PMID: 32888926

Risk of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Increased in Patients Undergoing Tracheal Surgery During the Same Hospitalization.

Riggs KW, Wells D, Zafar F, Morales DLS, Bryant R 3rd, Tweddell JS.World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2021 Nov;12(6):730-736. doi: 10.1177/21501351211037624. Epub 2021 Aug 23.PMID: 34424089

Thirty-Year Survival after Cardiac Surgery for Patients with Turner Syndrome.

Alam S, Claxton JS, Mortillo M, Sassis L, Kefala-Karli P, Silberbach M, Kochilas L, Wechsler SB.J Pediatr. 2021 Dec;239:187-192.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.08.034. Epub 2021 Aug 24.PMID: 34450123

Explainable machine-learning predictions for complications after pediatric congenital heart surgery.

Zeng X, Hu Y, Shu L, Li J, Duan H, Shu Q, Li H.Sci Rep. 2021 Aug 26;11(1):17244. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-96721-w.PMID: 34446783 

Understanding and managing the complex balance between bleeding and thrombosis following cardiopulmonary bypass in paediatric cardiac surgical patients.

Cohen JA, Faraoni D, Vener DF.Cardiol Young. 2021 Aug;31(8):1251-1257. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121001955. Epub 2021 May 24.PMID: 34024303 Review.

Isolated Coarctation Repair in Neonates and Infants Through Left Thoracotomy: Short-Term Outcomes.

Murakami AN, Croti UA, Cajueiro FCM, Arteaga G, Pike RB, Moscardini AC, Marchi CH, Cardoso MRR, Santos FCGB, Borim BC.Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Aug 6;36(4):461-467. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2020-0554.PMID: 34617427 

A narrative review of modern approach and outcomes evaluation in congenital heart defects.

Corno AF, LaPar DJ, Li W, Salazar JD.Transl Pediatr. 2021 Aug;10(8):2114-2122. doi: 10.21037/tp-21-163.PMID: 34584882  Review.

Risk Factors for Failed Fontan Procedure After Stage 2 Palliation.

Ono M, Burri M, Mayr B, Anderl L, Strbad M, Cleuziou J, Hager A, Hörer J, Lange R.Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Aug;112(2):610-618. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.030. Epub 2020 Aug 20.PMID: 32828751

Renal tissue desaturation and acute kidney injury in infant cardiac surgery: a prospective propensity score-matched cohort study.

Zhang D, Ouyang C, Zhao X, Cui B, Dai F, Meng L, Ma J.Br J Anaesth. 2021 Oct;127(4):620-628. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.06.045. Epub 2021 Aug 24.PMID: 34446224

Blood pressure variability during pediatric cardiac surgery is associated with acute kidney injury.

Fishbein JE, Barone M, Schneider JB, Meyer DB, Hagen J, Bakar A, Grammatikopoulos K, Sethna CB.Pediatr Nephrol. 2021 Aug 26. doi: 10.1007/s00467-021-05234-1. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34436673

Recombinant Factor VIIa in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.

Morrison S, Lacey C, Attard C, Davies B, Monagle P, Davies P.J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Mar;36(3):684-689. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.08.002. Epub 2021 Aug 8.PMID: 34479781

Association of low center performance evaluations and pediatric heart transplant center behavior in the United States.

Amdani S, Boyle G, Rossano J, Scheel J, Richmond M, Arrigain S, Schold JD.J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021 Aug;40(8):831-840. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.04.008. Epub 2021 Apr 22.PMID: 34078559

Post-operative kinetics of C-reactive protein to distinguish between bacterial infection and systemic inflammation in infants after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery: the early and the late period.

Renk H, Grosse D, Schober S, Schlensak C, Hofbeck M, Neunhoeffer F.Cardiol Young. 2021 Aug 9:1-8. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121003231. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34365991

Health-Related Quality of Life in Pediatric Cardiac Patients After Extracorporeal Life Support.

Meenaghan SM, Nugent GM, Dee EC, Smith HA, McMahon CJ, Nolke L.Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Aug;42(6):1433-1441. doi: 10.1007/s00246-021-02629-7. Epub 2021 Apr 30.PMID: 33928419

Comparison of Del Nido and Blood Cardioplegia in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Surgical Repair for Congenital Heart Disease.

Isildak FU, Yavuz Y.Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Aug;42(6):1388-1393. doi: 10.1007/s00246-021-02623-z. Epub 2021 May 3.PMID: 33937960

Modeling severe functional impairment or death following ECPR in pediatric cardiac patients: Planning for an interventional trial.

Sperotto F, Saengsin K, Danehy A, Godsay M, Geisser DL, Rivkin M, Amigoni A, Thiagarajan RR, Kheir JN.Resuscitation. 2021 Oct;167:12-21. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.07.041. Epub 2021 Aug 10.PMID: 34389452

Preclinical Testing of Living Tissue-Engineered Heart Valves for Pediatric Patients, Challenges and Opportunities.

Movileanu I, Harpa M, Al Hussein H, Harceaga L, Chertes A, Al Hussein H, Lutter G, Puehler T, Preda T, Sircuta C, Cotoi O, Nistor D, Man A, Cordos B, Deac R, Suciu H, Brinzaniuc K, Casco M, Sierad L, Bruce M, Simionescu D, Simionescu A.Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Aug 19;8:707892. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.707892. eCollection 2021.PMID: 34490371 

Highlights in congenital cardiothoracic surgery: 2020-2021.

Buratto E, Konstantinov IE.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Aug;162(2):349-352. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.04.066. Epub 2021 Apr 28.PMID: 34045057 No abstract available.

T cell phenotype in paediatric heart transplant recipients.

Mengrelis K, Kucera F, Shahid N, Watt E, Ross S, Lau CI, Adams S, Gilmour K, Pils D, Crompton T, Burch M, Davies EG.Pediatr Transplant. 2021 Aug;25(5):e13930. doi: 10.1111/petr.13930. Epub 2020 Dec 16.PMID: 33326675

Predictors of Neurological Outcome Following Infant Cardiac Surgery Without Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest.

Kosiorek A, Donofrio MT, Zurakowski D, Reitz JG, Tague L, Murnick J, Axt-Fliedner R, Limperopoulos C, Yerebakan C, Carpenter JL.Pediatr Cardiol. 2022 Jan;43(1):62-73. doi: 10.1007/s00246-021-02693-z. Epub 2021 Aug 17.PMID: 34402933

Outcomes of Infants Undergoing Modified Blalock-Taussig Shunt Procedures in Oman: A retrospective study.

Shaikh S, Al-Mukhaini KS, Al-Rawahi AH, Al-Dafie O.Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2021 Aug;21(3):457-464. doi: 10.18295/squmj.8.2021.125. Epub 2021 Aug 29.PMID: 34522413 

Fontan-associated plastic bronchitis waitlist and heart transplant outcomes: A PHTS analysis.

Bearl DW, Cantor R, Koehl D, Gossett JG, Bock MJ, Halnon N, Glass L, Exil V, Musselwhite C, Kirklin JK, Godown J, Ravishankar C.Pediatr Transplant. 2021 Aug;25(5):e13951. doi: 10.1111/petr.13951. Epub 2021 Jan 6.PMID: 33405353

Characteristics of Interstage Death After Discharge from Stage I Palliation.

Ahmed H, Anderson JB, Bates KE, Natarajan S, Ghanayem NS, Lannon CM, Brown DW; National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative.Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Aug;42(6):1372-1378. doi: 10.1007/s00246-021-02621-1. Epub 2021 May 4.PMID: 33948710

Low Birth Weight and Congenital Heart Disease: Current Status and Future Directions.

Costello JM, Bradley SM.J Pediatr. 2021 Nov;238:9-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.08.021. Epub 2021 Aug 19.PMID: 34419451 No abstract available.

Effectiveness of Repair of Aortic Coarctation in Neonates: A Long-Term experience.

Minotti C, Scioni M, Castaldi B, Guariento A, Biffanti R, Di Salvo G, Vida V, Padalino MA.Pediatr Cardiol. 2022 Jan;43(1):17-26. doi: 10.1007/s00246-021-02685-z. Epub 2021 Aug 2.PMID: 34341850 

Sizing Up Fontan Failure: Association with Increasing Weight in Adulthood.

Byrne RD, Weingarten AJ, Clark DE, Healan SJ, Richardson TL, Huang S, Menachem JN, Frischhertz BP.Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Aug;42(6):1425-1432. doi: 10.1007/s00246-021-02628-8. Epub 2021 May 4.PMID: 33948709

24-Year Results of Nonfenestrated Extracardiac Fontan Including Fontan Conversions.

Stephens EH, Talwar AA, Devlin PJ, Eltayeb O, Mongé MC, Tsao S, Backer CL.Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Aug;112(2):619-625. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.019. Epub 2020 Aug 11.PMID: 32795523

Predictors of Transplant-Free Survival After the Norwood Procedure.

Spigel ZA, Kalustian A, Ghanayem N, Imamura M, Adachi I, McKenzie ED, Heinle J, Caldarone CA, Binsalamah ZM.Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Aug;112(2):638-644. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.06.024. Epub 2020 Aug 17.PMID: 32818540

Growth in Children with a Fontan Circulation.

Mancilla EE, Zielonka B, Roizen JD, Dodds KM, Rand EB, Heimall JR, Chen F, Wu C, Goldberg DJ, Rychik J.J Pediatr. 2021 Aug;235:149-155.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.04.019. Epub 2021 Apr 19.PMID: 33887332

Peri-operative myocardial performance in infants with Down syndrome undergoing CHD repair.

Zakharchenko L, El-Khuffash A, Molloy EJ, Breatnach C, Franklin O.Cardiol Young. 2021 Aug 31:1-9. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121003449. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34462021

Early Growth Trajectory of Infants With Simple Congenital Heart Disease and Complex Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Cardiac Repair: A Prospective Cohort Study in China.

Shi H, Hu C, Zhang L, Tong M, Li L, Cui Y.JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2021 Aug;45(6):1181-1191. doi: 10.1002/jpen.2017. Epub 2020 Oct 15.PMID: 32914899

Heart Transplantation in Adult Congenital Heart Disease with the Organ Care System Use: A 4-Year Single-Center Experience.

Verzelloni Sef A, Sef D, Garcia Saez D, Trkulja V, Walker C, Mitchell J, McGovern I, Stock U.ASAIO J. 2021 Aug 1;67(8):862-868. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001482.PMID: 34039886

Profile and early outcomes of surgical reconstruction of coronary artery atresia in children.

Li H, Wang H, Lin Y, Rui L, Li S.Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Aug 30:ezab319. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab319. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34459900

The Ross-Konno operation for neonates and infants with severe aortic incompetence following treatment for critical aortic stenosis.

Hebala M, Rao V, Jaber O, Congiu S, Bentham J, Thomson J, van Doorn C.Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2021 Aug 18;33(3):469-473. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivab113.PMID: 34297837

[Mitral valve surgery in the treatment of atrioventricular septal defect].

Hartyánszky I, Bogáts G.Orv Hetil. 2021 Aug 29;162(35):1397-1401. doi: 10.1556/650.2021.32199.PMID: 34460434 Hungarian.

A three-dimensional printed model in preoperative consent for ventricular septal defect repair.

Deng X, He S, Huang P, Luo J, Yang G, Zhou B, Xiao Y.J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Aug 11;16(1):229. doi: 10.1186/s13019-021-01604-w.PMID: 34380540  Clinical Trial.

Pediatric aortic valve repair: Any development in the material for cusp extension valvuloplasty?

Hu K, Siddiqi U, Lee B, Pena E, Schulz K, Vogel M, Combs P, El-Zein C, Ilbawi M, Vricella L, Hibino N.J Card Surg. 2021 Nov;36(11):4054-4060. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15931. Epub 2021 Aug 22.PMID: 34423475

Pulmonary-to-Systemic Arterial Shunt to Treat Children With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension.

Grady RM, Canter MW, Wan F, Shmalts AA, Coleman RD, Beghetti M, Berger RMF, Del Cerro Marin MJ, Fletcher SE, Hirsch R, Humpl T, Ivy DD, Kirkpatrick EC, Kulik TJ, Levy M, Moledina S, Yung D, Eghtesady P, Bonnet D; International Registry Potts Shunt.J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Aug 3;78(5):468-477. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.05.039.PMID: 34325836

Finding the Optimal Timing for Repair of Standard Tetralogy of Fallot: Analysis of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Echocardiography Parameters Related to Intermediate Term Outcomes in a Pediatric Population.

Clemente EA, Casares ÁP, Frontera PR, Calvar JMC, de Toledo JS.Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Aug;42(6):1324-1333. doi: 10.1007/s00246-021-02615-z. Epub 2021 May 2.PMID: 33934202

Causes of Death in Infants and Children with Congenital Heart Disease.

Williams JL, Torok RD, D’Ottavio A, Spears T, Chiswell K, Forestieri NE, Sang CJ, Paolillo JA, Walsh MJ, Hoffman TM, Kemper AR, Li JS.Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Aug;42(6):1308-1315. doi: 10.1007/s00246-021-02612-2. Epub 2021 Apr 22.PMID: 33890132

Decline of increased risk donor offers increases waitlist mortality in paediatric heart transplantation.

Ezekian JE, Mulvihill MS, Ezekian B, Cox ML, Kirmani S, Hill KD.Cardiol Young. 2021 Aug;31(8):1228-1237. doi: 10.1017/S104795112100353X. Epub 2021 Aug 25.PMID: 34429175

Long-term outcomes after the paediatric Ross and Ross-Konno procedures.

Schlein J, Ebner BE, Geiger R, Simon P, Wollenek G, Moritz A, Gamillscheg A, Base E, Laufer G, Zimpfer D.Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2021 Aug 18;33(3):455-461. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivab093.PMID: 34128047