2021
Racial and ethnic disparities in coronary, vascular, structural, and congenital heart disease
Grines CL, Klein AJ, Bauser‐Heaton H, Alkhouli M, Katukuri N, Aggarwal V, Altin SE, Batchelor WB, Blankenship JC, Fakorede F, Hawkins B, Hernandez GA, Ijioma N, Keeshan B, Li J, Ligon RA, Pineda A, Sandoval Y, Young MN. Racial and ethnic disparities in coronary, vascular, structural, and congenital heart disease. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2021, 98: 277-294. PMID: 33909339, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.29745.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementNon-Hispanic whitesCardiovascular diseaseCongenital heart interventionsInterventional cardiovascular therapyAortic valve replacementCongenital heart diseaseRate of diagnosisCause of deathInterventional cardiology patientsPrevalence of diseaseTAVR patientsValve replacementExcess morbidityTreatment disparitiesCardiology patientsHeart diseaseCardiovascular AngiographyClinical careAverage ageCardiovascular therapyPatientsHeart interventionsEthnic disparitiesUnderserved populations
2018
Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement With the Melody Valve in Small Diameter Expandable Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Conduits
Shahanavaz S, Qureshi AM, Levi DS, Boudjemline Y, Peng LF, Martin MH, Bauser-Heaton H, Keeshan B, Asnes JD, Jones TK, Justino H, Aboulhosn JA, Gray RG, Nguyen H, Balzer DT, McElhinney DB. Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement With the Melody Valve in Small Diameter Expandable Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Conduits. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2018, 11: 554-564. PMID: 29566801, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.01.239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAngiographyBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCardiac CatheterizationChildChild, PreschoolFeasibility StudiesFemaleGraft Occlusion, VascularHeart Valve ProsthesisHeart Valve Prosthesis ImplantationHemodynamicsHumansMalePreliminary DataProsthesis DesignPulmonary ValveRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesVentricular Outflow ObstructionYoung AdultConceptsTranscatheter pulmonary valve replacementRight ventricular outflow tractPulmonary valve replacementMelody valveValve replacementDysfunctional right ventricular outflow tractsPercutaneous transcatheter pulmonary valve replacementSuccessful transcatheter pulmonary valve replacementSignificant hemodynamic improvementSignificant pulmonary regurgitationVentricular outflow tractCases of endocarditisRVOT reinterventionHemodynamic improvementPulmonary regurgitationHemodynamic outcomesOutflow tractProcedural characteristicsPreliminary experiencePatientsSmall diameter conduitsLimited dataOutcomesSmall conduitsReintervention
2015
Changes in the methodology of pre‐heart transplant human leukocyte antibody assessment: an analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database
O'Connor MJ, Keeshan BC, Lin KY, Monos D, Lind C, Paridon SM, Mascio CE, Shaddy RE, Rossano JW. Changes in the methodology of pre‐heart transplant human leukocyte antibody assessment: an analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database. Clinical Transplantation 2015, 29: 842-850. PMID: 26172275, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPanel reactive antibodyHuman leukocyte antibodiesOrgan Sharing databaseHeart transplantationReactive antibodiesGraft lossLeukocyte antibodiesSharing databaseUnited NetworkAntibody assessmentFlow cytometryClass IPre-transplant patientsUnderwent heart transplantationTime of transplantationPrimary outcome measureFlow cytometric assessmentGraft survivalMultivariable analysisOutcome measuresTransplantationCytometric assessmentPatientsStudy periodAntibodies
2014
Lung transplant waitlist mortality: Height as a predictor of poor outcomes
Keeshan BC, Rossano JW, Beck N, Hammond R, Kreindler J, Spray TL, Fuller S, Goldfarb S. Lung transplant waitlist mortality: Height as a predictor of poor outcomes. Pediatric Transplantation 2014, 19: 294-300. PMID: 25406495, DOI: 10.1111/petr.12390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung allocation systemWaitlist mortalityPretransplant mortalityCurrent lung allocation systemPost-transplant outcomesPost-transplant survivalTime of listingLung transplantUNOS databaseIndependent predictorsPediatric patientsPoor outcomeMale genderRetrospective analysisWait listAge cutoffMultivariate analysisMortalityPatientsPredictorsValuable factorShorter heightOutcomesAllocation systemUnited States