2021
Long-term Outcomes of Children Operated on for Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery
Thomas AS, Chan A, Alsoufi B, Vinocur JM, Kochilas L. Long-term Outcomes of Children Operated on for Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2021, 113: 1223-1230. PMID: 34419434, PMCID: PMC9012605, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.07.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere mitral regurgitationLong-term outcomesAnomalous left coronary arteryLeft coronary arteryMitral regurgitationHospital deathCoronary reimplantationLV dysfunctionPulmonary arteryCoronary arteryMR severitySevere left ventricular dysfunctionBetter long-term survivalFavorable long-term outcomePediatric Cardiac Care ConsortiumCoronary artery reimplantationPreoperative mitral regurgitationTransplant-free survivalLeft ventricular dysfunctionSevere LV dysfunctionMitral valve operationsNational Death IndexRisk of deathOutcome of childrenLong-term survival
2018
Mortality Following Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of the Causes of Death Derived From the National Death Index
McCracken C, Spector LG, Menk JS, Knight JH, Vinocur JM, Thomas AS, Oster ME, St Louis JD, Moller JH, Kochilas L. Mortality Following Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of the Causes of Death Derived From the National Death Index. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e010624. PMID: 30571499, PMCID: PMC6404427, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.010624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart surgeryNational Death IndexCongenital heart defectsStandardized mortality ratioCause of deathHeart surgeryDeath IndexCardiovascular disordersHeart failureSeverity of CHDCause-specific standardized mortality ratiosPediatric Cardiac Care ConsortiumRetrospective cohort studyAdjusted odds ratioLong-term outcomesRisk of deathLong-term riskConclusions SurvivorsMedian followNoncardiac conditionsCohort studyResidual morbidityEarly outcomesLate causesCardiac arrestOutcomes after surgical coronary artery revascularisation in children with congenital heart disease
Thammineni K, Vinocur J, Harvey B, Menk J, Kelleman M, Korakiti A, Thomas A, Moller J, St Louis J, Kochilas L. Outcomes after surgical coronary artery revascularisation in children with congenital heart disease. Heart 2018, 104: 1417. PMID: 29472291, PMCID: PMC6092219, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical coronary revascularisationCongenital heart diseaseTransplant-free survivalCoronary revascularisationHeart diseaseLong-term transplant-free survivalUS National Death IndexPediatric Cardiac Care ConsortiumRetrospective cohort studyCoronary artery revascularisationNational Death IndexLong-term outcomesGraft patency dataLong-term survivalCoronary anomaliesHospital mortalityMulticentre registryBypass GraftingHospital deathCohort studyHospital dischargePatency dataDeath IndexAortic rootRevascularisation
2017
Long-Term Transplant-Free Survival After Repair of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection
St. Louis J, McCracken C, Turk E, Hancock H, Menk J, Harvey B, Vinocur J, Oster M, Moller J, Spector L, Kochilas L. Long-Term Transplant-Free Survival After Repair of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2017, 105: 186-192. PMID: 28847536, PMCID: PMC5729081, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.05.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal anomalous pulmonary venous connectionTransplant-free survivalAnomalous pulmonary venous connectionPediatric Cardiac Care ConsortiumPulmonary venous connectionNational Death IndexLong-term outcomesTAPVC repairPostoperative lengthVenous connectionCardiac lesionsDeath IndexUnited NetworkOrgan SharingCare ConsortiumRepair of TAPVCLong-term transplant-free survivalWorse long-term outcomesBilateral lung transplantationDeath/transplantRisks of transplantationRisk of mortalityTime of procedureMajority of deathsCause of death
2016
In‐Hospital Vital Status and Heart Transplants After Intervention for Congenital Heart Disease in the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium: Completeness of Ascertainment Using the National Death Index and United Network for Organ Sharing Datasets
Spector L, Menk J, Vinocur J, Oster M, Harvey B, St. Louis J, Moller J, Kochilas L. In‐Hospital Vital Status and Heart Transplants After Intervention for Congenital Heart Disease in the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium: Completeness of Ascertainment Using the National Death Index and United Network for Organ Sharing Datasets. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2016, 5: e003783. PMID: 27506544, PMCID: PMC5015299, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.116.003783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric Cardiac Care ConsortiumNational Death IndexCongenital heart diseaseOrgan Sharing datasetHeart transplantUNOS registryDeath IndexUnited NetworkHeart diseaseCare ConsortiumLong-term deathLong-term outcomesCompleteness of ascertainmentHospital deathTransplant statusVital statusNational registryCase ascertainmentCardiovascular conditionsTransplant eventsTransplantYears postinterventionRegistryDeathPatients
2012
Surgical Placement of Permanent Epicardial Pacing Systems in Very Low-Birth Weight Premature Neonates
Shepard C, Kochilas L, Vinocur J, Bryant R, Harvey B, Bradley S, DeCampli W, St. Louis J. Surgical Placement of Permanent Epicardial Pacing Systems in Very Low-Birth Weight Premature Neonates. World Journal For Pediatric And Congenital Heart Surgery 2012, 3: 454-458. PMID: 23804908, DOI: 10.1177/2150135112453178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpicardial pacing systemHeart blockEpicardial pacemaker placementSurgical placementPacing systemPacemaker placementCongenital complete heart blockLow birth weight infantsLow birth weight neonatesAggressive surgical strategyWeight premature neonatesCongenital cardiac anomaliesCongenital heart blockMulti-institutional registryComplete heart blockLong-term outcomesMajor operative proceduresMulti-institutional databaseLarge multi-institutional registryWeight infantsWeight neonatesImmediate complicationsMajor complicationsPremature neonatesSurgical outcomes