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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jennifer L. Smerling, Andrew B. Goldstone, Emile A. Bacha, Leonardo Liberman
Summary: The study aims to evaluate the long-term outcomes after tricuspid valve intervention during stage 2 palliation in patients with right ventricular dominant circulation in a multicenter study.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2023)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Domenico Caivano, Maria Chiara Marchesi, Piero Boni, Noemi Venanzi, Giovanni Angeli, Francesco Porciello, Elvio Lepri
Summary: This case report describes a rare congenital heart malformation in a Chianina calf, including a double-outlet right ventricle and interventricular and interatrial septal defects. Clinical signs included tachypnea, tachycardia, cyanotic mucous membranes, and a right apical systolic murmur.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Monal Yu-Hsuan Chang, Yan-De Liou, Jou-Hsuan Huang, Chia-Hung Su, Shu-Chien Huang, Ming-Tai Lin, Shyh-Jye Chen
Summary: This study aims to introduce the image characteristics of double-chambered right ventricle on cardiac computed tomography and establish a diagnostic criterion. The right ventricular constrictive ratio was found to be a valuable asset for the preoperative diagnosis of double-chambered right ventricle.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Syed Shahyan Bakhtiyar, Sara Sakowitz, Konmal Ali, Nikhil L. Chervu, Arjun Verma, Ming-Sing Si, David D'Alessandro, Peyman Benharash
Summary: The study evaluates the survival rate after heart transplantation in adults with single and biventricular CHD and compares it to that of non-CHD transplant recipients. Single-ventricle physiology is associated with higher short-term mortality, but 10-year conditional survival is similar for biventricular CHD patients and most single-ventricle CHD patients, and notably better for biventricular CHD patients compared to non-CHD heart transplant recipients.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Elena Surkova, Attila Kovacs, Balint Karoly Lakatos, Marton Tokodi, Alexandra Fabian, Cathy West, Roxy Senior, Wei Li
Summary: The contraction patterns of the systemic right ventricle differ between patients with transposition of great arteries post-atrial switch operation and those with congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries. In patients with TGA, the anteroposterior component is dominant in compensating for impaired longitudinal and radial components, while in patients with ccTGA, all components contribute equally to the total ejection fraction. Strong correlations are observed between SRV EF and longitudinal strain with B-type natriuretic peptide levels, indicating the importance of routine echocardiographic assessment of the SRV.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Rohit K. Kharbanda, Jeremy P. Moore, Michael S. Lloyd, Robert Galotti, Ad J. J. C. Bogers, Yannick J. H. J. Taverne, Malini Madhavan, Christopher J. McLeod, Anne M. Dubin, Douglas Y. Mah, Philip M. Chang, Anna N. Kamp, Jens C. Nielsen, Alper Aydin, Ronn E. Tanel, Maully J. Shah, Thomas Pilcher, Reinder Evertz, Paul Khairy, Reina B. Tan, Richard J. Czosek, Kalyanam Shivkumar, Natasja M. S. de Groot
Summary: This international multicenter study investigated the outcomes of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in patients with a systemic right ventricle (SRV) and identified predictors for congestive heart failure readmissions and mortality. The study found that CRT significantly improved functional class and QRS duration in patients with pre-CRT ventricular pacing who underwent an upgrade to a CRT device. However, no beneficial change was observed in patients who underwent de novo CRT. A quarter of all patients were readmitted for heart failure and the mortality rate was 21.3%.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2022)
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Physiology
Pia Sjoberg, Sigurdur Stephensen, Hakan Arheden, Einar Heiberg, Marcus Carlsson
Summary: The volume loading of the right ventricle has an impact on the pumping mechanics of the left ventricle in patients with atrial septal defect and repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. However, the effects on exercise capacity, arrhythmias, and death are limited. The function of the left ventricle may still be affected even after intervention.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Brett Meyers, Jonathan Nyce, Jiacheng Zhang, Lowell H. Frank, Elias Balaras, Pavlos P. Vlachos, Yue-Hin Loke
Summary: The study aimed to determine whether a novel, vendor-independent Doppler velocity reconstruction (DoVeR) could measure right ventricular intracardiac flow in conventional echocardiography of repaired tetralogy of Fallot (RTOF) patients. The results showed that DoVeR could detect increased vorticity and diastolic flow energy loss (FEL) in RTOF patients, and these measures correlated with ventricular function. The importance of this study lies in the potential of DoVeR to provide serial evaluation of abnormal flow dynamics in RTOF patients.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Chao Yue, Jin Li, Jiaqi Zhang, Qiang Wang, Xu Wang
Summary: The study revealed that postoperative exposure to PM2.5 affects the patency of biologic prosthetic conduits, especially xenografts. The increase in the velocity of the ePTFE conduit is not associated with PM2.5 exposure, making it a suitable material for patients living in areas with high pollutant concentrations.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jan Bruening, Peter Kramer, Leonid Goubergrits, Antonia Schulz, Peter Murin, Natalia Solowjowa, Titus Kuehne, Felix Berger, Joachim Photiadis, Viktoria Heide-Marie Weixler
Summary: Double outlet right ventricle (DORV) is a group of congenital heart defects where surgical decision-making is critical for optimal treatment planning. Image processing and rapid prototyping techniques facilitate the generation of detailed 3D models to support complex cardiac malformations.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Matthew J. Lewis, Alexandra Van Dissel, Jonathan Kochav, Michael P. DiLorenzo, Jonathan Ginns, Noa Zemer-Wassercug, Maarten Groenink, Barbara Mulder, Marlon Rosenbaum
Summary: Cardiac MRI is a valuable tool for predicting death, heart transplantation, or need for a ventricular assist device in individuals with a systemic right ventricle.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Immanuel I. Turner, Mark Ruzmetov, Jianli Niu, Steven Bibevski, Frank G. Scholl
Summary: In pediatric cardiac surgery patients, scavenging right atrial effluent during delivery can significantly reduce fluctuations in serum sodium levels during surgery and decrease the incidence of postoperative seizures.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2021)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Igor V. Buzaev, Vladimir V. Plechev, Gulchachak Khalikova, Kristina Khabirova, Irina Evgenievna Nikolaeva, Eustaquio Maria Onorato
Summary: This case report describes a 66-year-old female patient with coronary cameral fistulas, who achieved favorable treatment outcomes through the use of a stent-assisted fistula coil occlusion technique.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ari J. Gartenberg, Oluwatimilehin Okunowo, Yoav Dori, Christopher L. Smith, J. William Gaynor, Christopher E. Mascio, Jonathan J. Rome, Matthew J. Gillespie, Andrew C. Glatz, Michael L. O'Byrne
Summary: Intensive monitoring during the interstage period can reduce the death rate and prevent lasting harm in neonates undergoing the Norwood operation. It is associated with a lower likelihood of ventricular dysfunction in patients with recoarctation.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Emilie Laflamme, Rachel M. Wald, S. Lucy Roche, Candice K. Silversides, Sara A. Thorne, Jack M. Colman, Lee Benson, Mark Osten, Eric Horlick, Erwin Oechslin, Rafael Alonso-Gonzalez
Summary: In a study of 215 patients with pulmonary valve stenosis (PVS) who underwent surgical valvotomy or balloon valvuloplasty, it was found that the majority of patients remained asymptomatic after a median follow-up of 38.6 years. Predictors of reinterventions and complications included RVOT intervention, presence of associated defects, and older age at the time of first repair.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Brian Karahalios, John P. Breinholt, Stephen H. Little, C. Huie Lin
Summary: Transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation can reduce the need for surgical reinterventions in some patients with congenital heart disease, but may lead to patient-prosthesis mismatch in others. Fracturing the bioprosthetic valve ring to optimize hemodynamics during implantation of a transcatheter valve could be an effective strategy.
CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Athar M. Qureshi, Christopher A. Caldarone, Jennifer C. Romano, Paul J. Chai, Christopher E. Mascio, Andrew C. Glatz, Christopher J. Petit, Courtney E. McCracken, Michael S. Kelleman, George T. Nicholson, Jeffery J. Meadows, Jeff D. Zampi, Shabana Shahanavaz, Mark A. Law, Sarosh P. Batlivala, Bryan H. Goldstein
Summary: The study compared management strategies for neonates with tetralogy of Fallot and symptomatic cyanosis weighing <2.5 kg, either undergoing staged repair (SR) or primary repair (PR). Mortality and reintervention burden were high and independent of treatment strategy, but potential advantages were observed with each approach.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Graham Stockdale, John P. Breinholt, Erik Ellsworth, Nisha Bhatia, Wayne J. Franklin, Jordan D. Awerbach
Summary: Supplemental Digital Content is available for viewing in the text.
CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Subhrajit Lahiri, Athar M. Qureshi, Henri Justino, Emad B. Mossad
Summary: This study investigated the effects of pediatric cardiac interventions via percutaneous common carotid artery (CCA) access on cerebral perfusion using cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). The results showed that no significant acute change in cerebral perfusion was observed with CCA access during the procedure, indicating that percutaneous CCA access did not decrease cerebral perfusion on the side of access.
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Aniqa Z. Shahrier, Vernon M. Chinchilli, Athar M. Qureshi, Lourdes R. Prieto, Daniel S. Levi, Brian A. Boe, Daniel R. Turner, Agustin E. Rubio, Sara M. Trucco, Rajiv Devanagondi, Mark A. Law, John L. Bass, Jaana Pihkala, Howard S. Weber
Summary: Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury is a rare complication of left pulmonary artery stent placement or patent ductus arteriosus device closure. However, the incidence is highest in patients undergoing both procedures simultaneously. Further research is needed to determine contributing factors that may reduce the risk of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury.
CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Melissa K. Webb, Henri Justino
Summary: The Palmaz Genesis XD stents are ideal for stenting vessels in pediatric patients due to their ability to be re-dilated to large diameters, but their length limits their utility for pulmonary vein stenting in small children. A stent shortening technique by longitudinally compressing them prior to deployment may enhance their applicability in pediatric pulmonary vein stenosis.
CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
(2022)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Alice King, Joshua R. Bedwell, Deepak K. Mehta, Gary E. Stapleton, Henri Justino, Caitlin Sutton, Roopali Donepudi, Magdalena Sanz-Cortes, Ahmed A. Nassr, Raphael C. Sun, Timothy C. Lee, Sundeep G. Keswani, Christopher Cassady, Amy Mehollin-Ray, Michael A. Belfort
Summary: In this case report, the authors successfully managed a case of CHAOS using repeated fetoscopy. This approach offers the potential to minimize neonatal hypoxia while avoiding the increased risk to the mother associated with the EXIT procedure. Further investigation is needed regarding the use of tracheal stents in CHAOS.
FETAL DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Arpine Davtyan, Peter W. Guyon, Hannah R. El-Sabrout, Reid Ponder, Nanda Ramchandar, Rachel Weber, Wagih Zayed, Kanishka Ratnayaka, John J. Nigro, John W. Moore, Holly Bauser-Heaton, Laith Alshawabkeh, Ryan R. Reeves, Daniel Levi, Jamil Aboulhosn, Henri Justino, John Bradley, Howaida G. El-Said
Summary: Management guidelines for Melody transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) infective endocarditis (IE) are currently lacking. A multicenter retrospective analysis of patients with Melody TPV from 10/2010 to 3/2019 found that 44% of patients with Melody IE were successfully treated medically without valve explantation or recurrence. The degree of valve stenosis at the time of IE diagnosis was strongly associated with the need for valve explantation, and explantation rates varied significantly among different institutions.
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Michael L. O'Byrne, Andrew C. Glatz, Yuan-shung Huang, Michael S. Kelleman, Christopher J. Petit, Athar M. Qureshi, Shabana Shahanavaz, George T. Nicholson, Shawn Batlivala, Jeffery J. Meadows, Jeffrey D. Zampi, Mark A. Law, Jennifer C. Romano, Christopher E. Mascio, Paul J. Chai, Shiraz Maskatia, Ivor B. Asztalos, Asaad Beshish, Joelle Pettus, Amy L. Pajk, Steven J. Healan, Lindsay F. Eilers, Taylor Merritt, Courtney E. McCracken, Bryan H. Goldstein
Summary: This study compares the economic costs of primary repair (PR) and staged repair (SR) in neonates with symptomatic tetralogy of Fallot (sTOF). The results show that PR is associated with lower total costs, cost per day alive, and department-level costs compared to SR.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Rajesh Pandey, Lydia Youmans, Chiamaka Aneji, Cynthia Bell, John Breinholt, Amir Khan
Summary: This study compared the hemodynamic stability after closing patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in extremely premature infants using surgical ligation (SL) or cardiac catheter-based closure (CCC). The SL group had smaller and less mature infants with higher respiratory support. However, there was no significant difference in postoperative hemodynamic decompensation between the two groups.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mark A. Law, Andrew C. Glatz, Jennifer C. Romano, Paul J. Chai, Christopher E. Mascio, Christopher J. Petit, Courtney E. McCracken, Michael S. Kelleman, George T. Nicholson, Jeffery J. Meadows, Jeffrey D. Zampi, Shabana Shahanavaz, Sarosh P. Batlivala, Joelle Pettus, Amy L. Pajk, Kristal M. Hock, Bryan H. Goldstein, Athar M. Qureshi
Summary: This study compared the outcomes of two palliative strategies for sTOF patients and found that the survival to successful complete repair and overall survival were similar between the two strategies. However, RVOTI was associated with a higher burden of interstage reinterventions.
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Nicolas F. Moreno, Jose Alberto Hernandez, Chun-Sing Huang, Moreshwar S. Desai, Allison B. Haug, Heather Cleveland, Ashley Upton, Sarah Koohmaraie, Matthew B. Goss, Daniel H. Leung, Anna M. Banc-Husu, Henri Justino, John A. Goss, Nhu Thao N. Galvan
Summary: A retrospective cohort analysis of 27 pediatric liver transplant recipients who experienced hepatic artery thrombosis (n=13), portal vein thrombosis (n=9), or both (n=5) showed a 100% success rate in catheter-directed recanalization in re-establishing blood flow to the graft. Compared to surgical recanalization or anticoagulation alone, catheter-directed recanalization not only increased patency but also decreased mortality in these patients.
PEDIATRIC TRANSPLANTATION
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Bassel Mohammad Nijres, Henri Justino, Ian Law, Osamah Aldoss
Summary: This article describes a successful closure technique (Surgifoam) for large transhepatic tracts without the need for metal hardware placement, achieving immediate hemostasis without any complications.
CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG
(2022)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Magdalena Sanz Cortes, Hunter Bechtold, Athar M. Qureshi, Henri Justino, Jimmy Espinoza, Ahmed A. Nassr, Roopali Donepudi, Eumenia Castro, Betul Yilmaz Furtun, Nancy Ayres, Michael Belfort, Alireza Shamshirsaz
Summary: This study introduces a novel approach for in utero treatment of chorioangiomas using a needle-based ultrasound-guided procedure with vascular plugs. Previous experience with in utero treatment of placental chorioangiomas has been limited and different strategies have been proposed. Despite mixed results, interventions with coils are promising due to their simplicity and relative safety.
PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jeremy Asnes, Daniel S. Levi, Matthew J. Gillespie, Brian Boe, Doff B. McElhinney, Thomas K. Jones, Robert G. Gray, Allison K. Cabalka, Kazuto Fujimoto, Athar M. Qureshi, Henri Justino, Lisa Bergersen, Lee N. Benson, Daniel Haugan, John P. Cheatham
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY
(2022)