Congenital Literature Watch - First Quarter 2008

Early surgical morbidity and mortality in adults with congenital heart disease: the University of Michigan experience.
Abarbanell GL, Goldberg CS, Devaney EJ, Ohye RG, Bove EL, Charpie JR.
Congenit Heart Dis 2008;3:82-89.

Electrophysiological characteristics of fetal atrioventricular block.
Zhao H, Cuneo BF, Strasburger JF, Huhta JC, Gotteiner NL, Wakai RT.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51:77-84.

Late onset of heart block after open heart surgery for congenital heart disease.
Liberman L, Pass RH, Hordof AJ, Spotnitz HM.
Pediatr Cardiol 2008;29:56-59.

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in children.
Blom NA.
PACE 2008;31(Suppl 1):S32-S34.

Indications for pacing in patients with congenital heart disease.
Villain E.
PACE 2008;31(Suppl1):S17-S20.

The role of concomitant arrhythmia surgery in patients undergoing repair of congenital heart disease.
Deal BJ, Mavroudis C, Backer CL.
PACE 2008;31(Suppl 1):S13-S16.

Aprotinin: Twenty-five years of claim and counterclaim.
Westaby S.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:487-491.

Aprotinin and cardiac surgery.
DeAnda A Jr.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:492-494.

Bleeding in cardiac surgery: the use of aprotinin does not affect survival.
Pagano D, Howell NJ, Freemantle N, Cunningham D, Bonser RS, Graham TR, Mascaro J, Rooney SJ, Wilson IC, Cramb R, Keogh BE.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:495-502.

Aprotinin confers neuroprotection by reducing excitotoxic cell death.
Iwata Y, Nicole O, Okamura T, Zurakowski D, Jonas RA.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:573-578.

Antifibrinolytic therapy in surgery for congenital heart disease.
Eaton MP.
Anesth Analg 2008;106:1087-1100.

Aprotinin and renal dysfunction after pediatric cardiac surgery.
Székely A, Sápi E, Breuer T, Kertai MD, Bodor G, Vargha P, Szamári A.
Paediatr Anaesth 2008;18:151-159.

The use of aprotinin in children undergoing operative repair of isolated atrial septal defects.
Chiravuri SD, Voepel-Lewis T, Devaney EJ, Malviya S.
Paediatr Anaesth 2008;18:145-150.

Measurement of blood flow index during antegrade selective cerebral perfusion with near-infrared spectroscopy in newborn piglets.
Meybohm P, Hoffman G, Renner J, Boening A, Cavus E, Steinfath M, Scholz J, Bein B.
Anesth Analg 2008;106:795-803.

Effect of perfusion temperature on the inflammatory response during pediatric cardiac surgery.
Eggum R, Ueland T, Mollnes TE, Videm V, Aukrust P, Fiane AE, Lindberg HL.
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:611-617.

Randomized trial of hematocrit 25% versus 35% during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in infant heart surgery.
Newburger JW, Jonas RA, Soul J, Kussman BD, Bellinger DC, Laussen PC, Robertson R, Mayer JE Jr, del Nido PJ, Bacha EA, Forbess JM, Pigular F, Roth SJ, Visconti KJ, du Plessis AJ, Farrell DM, McGrath E, Rappaport LA, Wypij D.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:347-354.

The effect of hematocrit during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in infant heart surgery: results from the combined Boston hematocrit trials.
Wypij D, Jonas RA, Bellinger DC, Del Nido PJ, Mayer JE Jr, Bacha EA, Forbess JM, Pigula F, Laussen PC, Newburger JW.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:355-360.

Effects of ramipril on endothelial function and the expression of proinflammatory cytokines and adhesion molecules in young normotensive subjects with successfully repaired coarctation of aorta: A randomized cross-over study.
Brili S, Tousoulis D, Antoniades C, Vasiliadou C, Karali M, Papageorgiou N, Ioakeimidis N, Marinou K, Stefanadi E, Stefanadis C.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51:742-749.

Angular (Gothic) aortic arch leads to enhanced systolic wave reflection, central aortic stiffness, and increased left ventricular mass late after aortic coarctation repair: evaluation with magnetic resonance flow mapping.
Ou P, Celermajer DS, Raisky O, Jolivet O, Buyens F, Herment A, Sidi D, Bonnet D, Mousseaux E.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:62-68.

Technique of single-stage repair of coarctation of the aorta with ventricular septal defect.
Walters HL 3rd, Ionan CE, Thomas RL, Delius RE.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2008;11:22-30.

Principles of antegrade cerebral perfusion during arch reconstruction in newborns/infants.
Fraser CD Jr, Andropoulos DB.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2008;11:61-68.

Routine continuous perfusion for aortic arch reconstruction in the neonate.
Malhotra SP, Hanley FL.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2008;11:57-60.

Thoracic aortic aneurysm syndrome in children.
Zanotti G, Vricella L, Cameron D.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2008;11:11-21.

Perspectives on success in congenital heart surgery.
Castaneda A.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2008;11:88-90.

The American Board of Thoracic Surgery's perspective on the future of congenital heart surgery education.
Bove EL.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2008;11:86-87.

Birth of a new program in Mexico City: the Kardias experience.
Palacios-Macedo A.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2008;11:7-10.

Congenital heart surgery in developing countries.
Jonas RA.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2008;11:3-6.

Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery with an intramural course within the aortic wall: report of 3 surgical cases.
Goldberg SP, Mitchell MB, Campbell DN, Tissot C, Lacour-Gayet F.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:696-697.

Intracardiac repair of double outlet right ventricle.
Lacour-Gayet F.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2008;11:39-43.

Improving patient safety by taking systems seriously.
Shortell SM, Singer SJ.
JAMA 2008;299:445-447.

Effectiveness and efficiency of root cause analysis in medicine.
Wu AW, Lipshutz AKM, Pronovost PJ.
JAMA 2008;299:685-687.

Survival from in-hospital cardiac arrest during nights and weekends.
Peberdy MA, Ornato JP, Larkin GL, Braithwaite RS, Kashner TM, Carey SM, Meaney PA, Cen L, Nadkarni VM, Praestgaard AH, Berg RA, for the National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Investigators.
JAMA 2008;299:785-792.

The science of improvement.
Berwick DM.
JAMA 2008;299:1182-1184.

Trends in hospital admissions, in-hospital case fatality and population mortality from congenital heart disease in England, 1994 to 2004.
Billett J, Majeed A, Gatzoulis M, Cowie M.
Heart 2008;94:342-348.

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 2008;33:334-340.

Improving neurologic and quality-of-life outcomes in children with congenital heart disease: past, present, and future.
Wernovsky G.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:240-242.

Application of a complication screening method to congenital heart surgery admissions: a preliminary report.
Benavidez OJ, Gauvreau K, Bacha E, Del Nido PJ, Jenkins KJ.
Pediatr Cardiol 2008;29:258-265.

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 PF, Odegard KC, Geva T.
Circulation 2007;116:2718-2725.

Morphologic and functional predictors of eventual circulation in the fetus with pulmonary atresia or critical pulmonary stenosis with intact septum.
Gardiner HM, Belmar C, Tulzer G, Barlow A, Pasquini L, Carvalho JS, Daubeney PEF, Rigby ML, Gordon F, Kulinskaya E, Franklin RC.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51:1299-1308.

Long-term survival, modes of death, and predictors of mortality in patients with Fontan surgery.
Khairy P, Fernandes SM, Mayer Jr JE, Triedman JK, Walsh EP, Lock JE, Landzberg MJ.
Circulation 2008;117:85-92.

Natural history of exercise capacity after the Fontan operation: a longitudinal study.
Giardini A, Hager A, Napoleone CP, Picchio FM.
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:818-821.

Quantitative analysis of extracardiac versus intraatrial Fontan anatomic geometries.
KrishnankuttyRema R, Dasi LP, Pekkan K, Sundareswaran K, Fogel M, Sharma S, Kanter K, Spray T.
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:810-817.

Arrhythmias after Fontan operation: comparison of lateral tunnel and extracardiac conduit.
Hakacova N, Lakomy M, Kovacikova L.
J Electrocardiol 2008;41:173-177.

Maze procedure in single ventricle patients.
Backer CL, Tsao S, Deal BJ, Mavroudis C.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2008;11:44-48.

Use of sildenafil and nitric oxide in the management of hypoxemia owing to pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas after total cavopulmonary connection.
Bhate S, Rossiter-Thornton M, Cooper SG, Gillis J, Cole AD, Sholler GS, Chard RB, Winlaw DS.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:446-448.

Neurodevelopment outcomes after staged palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Tabbutt S, Nord AS, Jarvik GP, Bernbaum J, Wernovsky G, Gerdes M, Zackai E, Clancy RR, Nicolson SC, Spray TL, Gaynor JW.
Pediatrics 2008;121:476-483.

The influence of systemic hemodynamics and oxygen transport on cerebral oxygen saturation in neonates after the Norwood procedure.
Li J, Zhang G, Holtby H, Guerguerian A-M, Cai S, Humpl T, Caldarone CA, Redingtton AN, Van Arsdell GS.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:83-90.

Surgical outcome for patients with the mitral stenosis-aortic atresia variant of hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Vida VL, Bacha EA, Larrazabal A, Gauvreau K, Dorfman AL, Marx G, Geva T, Marshall AC, Pigula FA, Mayer JE, del Nido PJ, Fynn-Thompson F.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:339-346.

Cardiac surgery in infants with low birth weight is associated with increased mortality: analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Database.
Curzon CL, Milford-Beland S, Li JS, O’Brien SM, Jacobs JP, Jacobs ML, Welke KF, Lodge AJ, Peterson ED, Jaggers J.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:546-551.

Extracardiac Fontan with direct cavopulmonary connections.
McKay R, Dearani JA.
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:669-671.

The effect of ductal diameter on surgical and medical closure of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm neonates: size matters.
Tschuppert S, Doell C, Arlettaz-Mieth R, Baenziger O, Rousson V, Balmer C, Prêtre R, Dodge-Khatami A.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:78-82.

Perioperative neuroprotective strategies.
Nelson DP, Andropoulos DB, Fraser CD Jr.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2008;11:49-56.

Hemidiaphragm plication after repair of congenital heart defects in children: quantitative return of diaphragm function over time.
Baker CJ, Boulom V, Reemtsen BL, Rollins RC, Starnes VA, Wells WJ.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:56-61.

N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide levels in pediatric patients with congestive heart failure undergoing cardiac surgery.
Walsh R, Boyer C, LaCorte J, Parnell V, Sison C, Chowdhury D, Ojamaa K.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:98-105.

Prognostic value of B-type natriuretic peptide in surgical palliation of children with single-ventricle congenital heart disease.
Berry JG, Askovich B, Shaddy RE, Hawkins JA, Cowley CG.
Pediatr Cardiol 2008;29:70-75.

Clinical outcome in children with acute renal failure treated with peritoneal dialysis after surgery for congenital heart disease.
Pedersen KR, Hjortdal VE, Christensen S, Pedersen J, Hjortholm K, Larsen SH, Povlsen JV.
Kidney Int Suppl 2008;73(108):S81-S86.

Very early extubation after open-heart surgery in children does not influence cardiac function.
Missner U, Scharf J, Dötsch J, Schroth M.
Pediatr Cardiol 2008;29:317-320.

Necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates with congenital heart disease.
Giannone PJ, Luce WA, Nakervis CA, Hoffman TM, Wold LE.
Life Sci 2008;82:341-347.

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 2008;18:96-99.

Left-sided partial anomalous pulmonary venous connections.
ElBardissi AW, Dearani JA, Suri RM, Danielson GK.
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1007-1014.

Beating-heart patch closure of muscular ventricular septal defects under real-time three-dimensional echocardiographic guidance: a preclinical study.
Vasilyev NV, Melnychenko I, Kitahori K, Freudenthal FP, Phillips A, Kozlik-Feldmann R, Salgo IS, del Nido PJ, Bacha EA.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:603-609.

Reconstructive methods for anomalous systemic venous return: surgical management of persistent left superior vena cava.
Vargas FJ.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2008;11:31-38.

Arterial haemodynamics in patients after repair of tetralogy of Fallot: influence on left ventricular after load and aortic dilatation.
Senzaki H, Iwamoto Y, Ishido H, Matsunaga T, Taketazu M, Kobayashi T, Asano H, Katogi T, Kyo S.
Heart 2008;94:70-74.

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in tetralogy of Fallot.
Khairy P, Harris L, Landzberg MJ, Viswanathan S, Barlow A, Gatzoulis MA, Fernandes SM, Beauchesne L, Therrien J, Chetaille P, Gordon E, Vonder Muhll I, Cecchin F.
Circulation 2008;117:363-370.

Dr Helen Taussig (1898-1986): pioneering American pediatric cardiologist.
Dunn PM.
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2008;93:F74-F76.

Cardiac perforation by a pectus bar after surgical correction of pectus excavatum: case report and review of the literature.
Gips H, Zaitsev K, Hiss J.
Pediatr Surg Int 2008;24:617-620.

Relationship of immunosuppression to Epstein-Barr viral load and lymphoproliferative disease in pediatric heart transplant patients.
Schubert S, Renner C, Hammer M, Abdul-Khaliq H, Lehmkuhl HB, Berger F, Hetzer R, Reinke P.
J Heart Lung Transplant 2008;27:100-105.

Myocardial pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and cellular rejection in pediatric heart transplant recipients.
Breinholt JP, Vallejo JG, Gates CM, Clunie SK, Kearney DL, Dreyer WJ, Towbin JA, Bowles NE.
J Heart Lung Transplant 2008;27:317-324.

Risk factor analysis in pediatric heart transplantation.
Tjang YS, Stenlund H, Tenderich G, Hornik L, Bairaktaris A, Körfer R.
J Heart Lung Transplant 2008;27:408-415.

Mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to pediatric cardiac transplantation.
Kirklin JK.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2008;11:80-85.

Pediatric lung transplantation: a therapy in its adolescence.
Schecter MG, Elidemir O, Heinle JS, McKenzie ED, Mallory GB Jr.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2008;11:74-79.

Acute angulation of the aortic arch predisposes a patient to ascending aortic dilatation and aortic regurgitation late after the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries.
Agnoletti G, Ou P, Celermajer DS, Boudjemline Y, Marini D, Bonnet D, Aggoun Y.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:568-572.

Strategy for biventricular outflow tract reconstruction: Rastelli, REV, or Nikaidoh procedure?
Hu SS, Liu ZG, Li SJ, Shen XD, Wang X, Liu JP, Yan FX, Wang LQ, Li YQ.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:331-338.

The fate of the retrained left ventricle after double switch procedure for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries.
Brawn WJ, Barron DJ, Jones TJ, Quinn DW.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2008;11:69-73.

Surgical aortic valvuloplasty in children and adolescents with aortic regurgitation: acute and intermediate effects on aortic valve function and left ventricular dimensions.
Bacha EA, McElhinney DB, Guleserian KJ, Colan SD, Jonas RA, del Nido PF, Marx GR.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;135:552-559.

Percutaneous closure of left ventricular pseudoaneurysms after Ross procedure.
Elshershari H, Gossett JG, Hijazi ZM.
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:634-636.

Fate of the truncal valve in truncus arteriosus.
Henaine R, Azarnoush K, Belli E, Capderou A, Roussin R, Planché C, Serraf A.
Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:172-178.

Accuracy of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in the prediction of future neo-aortic valve function after the Ross procedure in children and young adults.
Marino BS, Pasquali SK, Wernovsky G, Rychik J, Montenegro L, Shera D, Spray TL, Cohen MS, Pudusseri A.
Congenit Heart Dis 2008;3:39-46.