Congenital Literature Watch - Fourth Quarter 2007

No articles selected this quarter.

Long QT syndrome in children in the era of implantable defibrillators.
Etheridge SP, Sanatani S, Cohen MI, Albaro CA, Saarel EV, Bradley DJ.
J Am Coll Cardiol 1007;50:1335-1340.

Dual-chamber epicardial pacing in neonates with congenital heart block.
Kelle AM, Backer CL, Tsao S, Stewart RD, Franklin WH, Deal BJ, Mavroudis C.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1188-1192.

Aprotinin is safe in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
Backer CL, Kelle AM, Stewart RD, Suresh SC, Ali FN, Cohn RA, Seshadri R, Mavroudis C.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1421-1426.

Surgical strategies and outcomes in patients with Shone complex: a retrospective review.
St Louis JD, Bannan MM, Lutin WA, Wiles HB.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:1357-1363.

Coronary artery diameters in infants and children with congenital heart disease as determined by computed tomography.
Chen SJ, Lee WJ, Lin MT, Liu KL, Wang JK, Lue HC.
Am J Cardiol 2007;100:1696-1701.

Evaluation of myocardial ischemia after surgical repair of anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery in a series of pediatric patients.
Brothers JA, McBride MG, Seliem MA, Marino BS, Tomlinson RS, Pampaloni MH, Gaynor JW, Spray TL, Paridon SM.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:2078-2082.

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is heritable.
Hinton RB Jr, Martin LJ, Tabangin ME, Mazwi ML, Cripe LH, Benson DW.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:1590-1595.

Dead reckoning: can we trust estimates of mortality rates in clinical databases?
Gallivan S, Stark J, Pagel C, Williams G, Williams WG.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007 Dec 28 [Epub ahead of print]

The Fontan procedure: contemporary techniques have improved long-term outcomes.
D’Udekem Y, Iyengar AJ, Cochrane AD, Grigg LE, Ramsay JM, Wheaton GR, Penny DJ, Brizard CP.
Circulation 2007;116(11 Suppl):I-157-I-164.

Excellent midterm outcome of extracardiac conduit total cavopulmonary connection: results of 126 cases.
Nakano T, Kado H, Tachibana T, Hinokiyama K, Shiose A, Kajimoto M, Ando Y.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:1619-1626.

Cardiac magnetic resonance versus routine cardiac catheterization before bidirectional Glenn anastomosis in infants with functional single ventricle: a prospective randomized trial.
Brown DW, Gauvreau K, Powell AJ, Lang P, Colan SD, del Nido PJ, Odegard KC, Geva T.
Circulation 2007;116:2718-2725.

Nonlinear power loss during exercise in single-ventricle patients after the Fontan: insights from computational fluid dynamics.
Whitehead KK, Pekkan K, Kitajima HD, Paridon SM, Yoganathan AP, Fogel MA.
Circulation 2007;116(11 Suppl):I-165-I-171.

J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for congenital heart surgery. 111 Fontan conversions with arrhythmia surgery: surgical lessons and outcomes.
Mavroudis C, Deal BJ, Backer CL, Stewart RD, Franklin WH, Tsao S, Ward KM, DeFreitas RA.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:1457-1465.

Somatic development long after the Fontan operation: factors influencing catch-up growth.
Ono M, Boethig D, Goerler H, Lange M, Westhoff-Bleck M, Breymann T.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1199-1206.

Edge-to-edge repair of common atrioventricular or tricuspid valve in patients with functionally single ventricle.
Ando M, Takahashi Y.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:1571-1577.

Determinants of repair type, reintervention, and mortality in 393 children with double-outlet right ventricle.
Bradley TJ, Karamlou T, Kulik A, Mitrovic B, Vigneswaran T, Jaffer S, Glasgow PD, Williams WG, Van Arsdell GS, McCrindle BW.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:967-973.

Comparison of the profiles of postoperative systemic hemodynamics and oxygen transport in neonates after the hybrid or the Norwood procedure: a pilot study.
Li J, Zhang G, Benson L, Holtby H, Cai S, Humpl T, Van Arsdell GS, Redington AN, Caldarone CA.
Circulation 2007;116(11 Suppl):I-179-I-187.

Initial experience with hybrid palliation for neonates with single-ventricle physiology.
Caldarone CA, Benson L, Holtby H, Li J, Redington AN, Van Arsdell GS.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:1294-1300.

Carvedilol for children and adolescents with heart failure: a randomized controlled trial.
Shaddy RE, Boucek MM, Hsu DT, Boucek RJ, Canter CE, Mahony L, Ross RD, Pahl E, Blume ED, Dodd DA, Rosenthal DN, Burr J, LaSalle B, Holubkov R, Lukas MA, Tani LY; for the Pediatric Carvedilol Study Group.
JAMA 2007;298:1171-1179.

Critical left ventricular outflow tract obstruction: the disproportionate impact of biventricular repair in borderline cases.
Hickey EJ, Caldarone CA, Blackstone EH, Lofland GK, Yeh T Jr, Pizarro C, Tchervenkov CI, Pigula F, Overman DM, Jacobs ML, McCrindle BW; Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1429-1437.

Congenital tracheal stenosis: tracheal autograft technique.
Backer CL, Holinger LD, Mavroudis C.
Oper Tech Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;12:178-183.

Slide tracheoplasty for congenital tracheal stenosis.
Manning PB.
Oper Tech Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;12:184-193

Risk factors for acute renal failure requiring dialysis after surgery for congenital heart disease in children.
Pedersen KR, Povlsen JV, Christensen S, Pedersen J, Hjortholm K, Larsen SH, Hjortdal VE.
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2007;51:1344-1349.

Congenital cardiac surgery without routine placement of wires for temporary pacing.
Fishberger SB, Rossi AF, Bolivar JM, Lopez L, Hannan RL, Burke RP.
Cardiol Young 2007 Oct 31;:1-4 [Epub ahead of print]

Abnormal brain development in newborns with congenital heart disease.
Miller SP, McQuillen PS, Hamrick S, Xu D, Glidden DV, Charlton N, Karl T, Azakie A, Ferriero DM, Barkovich AJ, Vigneron DB.
N Engl J Med 2007;357:1928-1938.

B-type natriuretic peptide levels predict outcome after neonatal cardiac surgery.
Hsu J, Keller RL, Chikovani O, Cheng H, Hollander SA, Karl TR, Azakie A, Adatia I, Oishi P, Fineman JR.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:939-945.

Effect of a rapid response team on hospital-wide mortality and code rates outside the ICU in a children’s hospital.
Sharek PJ, Parast LM, Leong K, Coombs J, Earnest K, Sullivan J, Frankel LR, Roth SJ.
JAMA 2007;298:2267-2274.

Subdiaphragmatic venous hemodynamics in patients with biventricular and Fontan circulation after diaphragm plication.
Hsia T-Y, Khambadkone S, Bradley SM, deLeval MR.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1397-1405.

Importance of totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection and postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis in outcomes of heterotaxy syndrome.
Foerster SR, Gauvreau K, McElhinney DB, Geva T.
Pediatr Cardiol 2007 Nov 15 [Epub ahead of print]

Biventricular repair in children with complete atrioventricular septal defect and a small left ventricle.
Delmo Walter EM, Ewert P, Hetzer R, Hübler M, Alexi-Meskishvili V, Lange P, Berger F.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;33:40-47. Epub 2007 Nov 26.

Permanent pacemaker for atrioventricular conduction block after operative repair of perimembranous ventricular septal defect.
Tucker EM, Pyles LA, Bass JL, Moller JH.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:1196-1200.

Device closure of atrial septal defects with the Amplatzer atrial septal occluder: safety and outcome in infants.
Diab KA, Cao QL, Bacha EA, Hijazi ZM.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:960-966.

Complete atrioventricular canal: comparison of modified single-patch technique with two-patch technique.
Backer CL, Stewart RD, Bailliard F, Kelle AM, Webb CL, Mavroudis C.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:2038-2046.

Right ventricular mechanics and QRS duration in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: implications of infundibular disease.
Uebing A, Gibson DG, Babu-Narayan SV, Diller GP, Dimopoulos K, Goktekin O, Spence MS, Andersen K, Henein MY, Gatzoulis MA, Li W.
Circulation 2007;116:1532-1539.

Noncontact mapping and radiofrequency catheter ablation of fast and hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachycardia after surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot.
Kriebel T, Saul JP, Schneider H, Sigler M, Paul T.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:2162-2168.
         
Determinants of repair type, reintervention, and mortality in 393 children with double-outlet right ventricle.
Bradley TJ, Karamlou T, Kulik A, Mitrovic B, Vigneswaran T, Jaffer S, Glasgow PD, Williams WG, Van Arsdell GS, McCrindle BW.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:967-973.

Waiting before birth: outcomes after fetal listing for heart transplantation.
Pollock-Barziv SM, McCrindle BW, West LJ, Dipchand AI.
Am J Transplant 2007 Dec 18 [Epub ahead of print]

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to aid cardiopulmonary resuscitation in infants and children.
Thiagarajan RR, Laussen PC, Rycus PT, Bartlett RH, Bratton SL.
Circulation 2007;116:1693-1700.

Survival outcomes after rescue extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pediatric patients with refractory cardiac arrest.
Alsoufi B, Al-Radi OO, Nazer RI, Gruenwald C, Foreman C, Williams WG, Coles JG, Caldarone CA, Bohn DG, Van Arsdell GS.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:952-959.

Coronary artery pattern and age impact exercise performance late after the arterial switch operation.
Pasquali SK, Marino BS, McBride MG, Wernovsky G, Paridon SM.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1207-1212.

Outcome and growth potential of left heart structures after neonatal intervention for aortic valve stenosis.
Han RK, Gurofsky RB, Lee K-J, Dipchand AI, Williams WG, Smallhorn JF, McCrindle BW.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:2406-2414.

Risk factors for reoperation after repair of discrete subaortic stenosis in children.
Geva A, McMahon CJ, Gauvreau K, Mohammed L, del Nido PJ, Geva T.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:1498-1504.

Surgical strategies and outcomes in patients with Shone complex: a retrospective review.
St Louis JD, Bannan MM, Lutin WA, Wiles HB.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:1357-1363.

Restrictive right ventricular physiology. Its presence and symptomatic contribution in patients with pulmonary valvular stenosis.
Lam Y-Y, Kaya MG, Goktekin O, Gatzoulis MA, Li W, Henein MY.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:1491-1497.

Early and midterm results in anatomic repair of Ebstein anomaly.
Wu Q, Huang Z, Pan G, Wang L, Li L, Xue H.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:1438-1442.