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
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
2013
Impact of congenital heart disease on outcomes of pediatric heart‐lung transplantation
Keeshan BC, Goldfarb SB, Lin KY, Kreindler JL, Kaufman BD, Gaynor JW, Shaddy RE, Rossano JW. Impact of congenital heart disease on outcomes of pediatric heart‐lung transplantation. Pediatric Transplantation 2013, 18: 204-210. PMID: 24373099, DOI: 10.1111/petr.12208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric heart-lung transplantationPretransplant mechanical ventilationWorse graft survivalHeart-lung transplantationComplex patient populationCongenital heart diseaseDiagnosis of CHDPretransplant PRATransplant eraGraft survivalPreoperative factorsUNOS databaseGraft failureMechanical ventilationMultivariable analysisWorse prognosisPatient survivalPoor outcomeCardiopulmonary diseasePatient populationAlternative therapiesHeart diseaseRetrospective analysisYounger ageCHD