Featured Publications
Extremely Long-Term Follow-Up of Dr William Glenn's Original Patient Cohort With Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis (1958-1990)
Lee M, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Gruber P, Kopf G. Extremely Long-Term Follow-Up of Dr William Glenn's Original Patient Cohort With Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis (1958-1990). World Journal For Pediatric And Congenital Heart Surgery 2024, 15: 298-302. PMID: 38263670, DOI: 10.1177/21501351231224342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuperior cavopulmonary anastomosisFollow-upGlenn operationCavopulmonary anastomosisRetrospective evaluation of patientsLost to follow-upAdult congenital patientsTetralogy of FallotYears of follow-upOriginal patient cohortEvaluation of patientsGroup of patientsFollow-up dataGlenn patientsCongenital patientsPalliative procedureSurviving patientsPediatric patientsAge of survivorsPatient cohortRetrospective evaluationSurvival ratePatientsMedical recordsElectronic medical recordsConnection through cardiothoracic surgery subspecialty collaboration: Strategies for Early Faculty Peer Network Development
Lee M, Woodard G, Assi R. Connection through cardiothoracic surgery subspecialty collaboration: Strategies for Early Faculty Peer Network Development. JTCVS Open 2022, 12: 329-334. PMID: 36590730, PMCID: PMC9801233, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjon.2022.07.008.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersPediatric Ventricular Assist Devices
Lee M. Pediatric Ventricular Assist Devices [Peer-reviewed Chapter]. Book Title: Recent Advances in Scientific and Therapeutic Advances in Allograft. Biomedical Engineering. IntechOpen; 2023. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.113970ChaptersCombined Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta and Long-Segment Tracheal Stenosis in a Neonate
Lee ME, Maurrasse SE, Boules H, Faherty E, Weinstock M, Caty MG. “Combined Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta and Long Segment Tracheal Stenosis in a Neonate.” Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports. 2023 July;1(4):666-669. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atssr.2023.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesThoracic aortic aneurysm in an adolescent with intraoperative discovery of contained rupture: a case report.
Lee ME, Boules H, Steele J, Asnes J, Assi R. Thoracic aortic aneurysm in an adolescent with intraoperative discovery of contained rupture: a case report. AME Case Rep 2024, 8: 36. PMID: 38711883, DOI: 10.21037/acr-23-163.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesPioneers in congenital cardiac surgery: Dr. William Imon Norwood, Jr, MD, PhD
Lee ME, Kopf GS, Geirsson A, Gruber PJ. Pioneers in congenital cardiac surgery: Dr. William Imon Norwood, Jr, MD, PhD. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2022, 37: 2521-2523. PMID: 35748274, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16694.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2024
Brachiocephalic (Innominate) Artery Compression Syndrome.
McKiernan M, Lee M. Brachiocephalic (Innominate) Artery Compression Syndrome. 2024 PMID: 39163452.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsAortico-Left Ventricular Tunnel.
Geoffrion TR, Lee M. Aortico-Left Ventricular Tunnel. 2024 PMID: 39163448.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsNorwood Procedure.
Lee M, Geoffrion TR. Norwood Procedure. 2024 PMID: 38753902.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsChest Tube Insertion in the Neonate.
Zolfaghari EJ, Lee M. Chest Tube Insertion in the Neonate. 2024 PMID: 38861629.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsCritical Illness-Related Corticosteroid Insufficiency (CIRCI) After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Ahmed A, Kesman R, Lee M. Critical Illness-Related Corticosteroid Insufficiency (CIRCI) After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. World Journal For Pediatric And Congenital Heart Surgery 2024, 15: 209-214. PMID: 38321748, DOI: 10.1177/21501351231221455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCritical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiencyIllness-related corticosteroid insufficiencyCorticosteroid insufficiencyRoutine use of corticosteroidsPediatric cardiac surgeryCritically ill neonatesUse of corticosteroidsIntensive care unitHigh-risk populationPostoperative steroidsCardiac surgeryIll neonatesPediatric patientsCardiopulmonary bypassOptimal diagnosisCare unitRoutine useInsufficiencyPatientsTreatmentCorticosteroidsNeonatesSurgeryPathophysiologySteroids
2023
Enhanced congenital cardiac surgery knowledge with multidisciplinary collaborative education series for paediatric cardiology fellows and nurse practitioners.
Lee ME, Price J, Schauer J, Carlozzi L, Virk K, Freeman K, Lee J, Johnston TA, Bhat A. Enhanced congenital cardiac surgery knowledge with multidisciplinary collaborative education series for paediatric cardiology fellows and nurse practitioners. Cardiol Young 2023, 1-5. PMID: 37493038, DOI: 10.1017/S1047951123002603.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Computed Tomographic 3-Dimensional Virtual Dissection Aiding in Diagnosis and Surgical Planning of a Rare Form of Obstructed Supracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection With an Unusual Scimitar-Like Arrangement
Leone DM, Gruber PJ, Pesce M, Lee M, Brown C, Ghiroli S, Steele JM. Computed Tomographic 3-Dimensional Virtual Dissection Aiding in Diagnosis and Surgical Planning of a Rare Form of Obstructed Supracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection With an Unusual Scimitar-Like Arrangement. World Journal For Pediatric And Congenital Heart Surgery 2022, 14: 233-235. PMID: 36322621, DOI: 10.1177/21501351221133771.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsSupracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connectionTotal anomalous pulmonary venous connectionAnomalous pulmonary venous connectionPulmonary venous connectionVenous connectionTomographic angiographyObstructed supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connectionComplex congenital heart diseaseSurgical planningCongenital heart diseaseMembrane oxygenationSurgical managementRare presentationPreoperative imagingExcellent outcomesHeart diseaseRare formAnatomical delineationDissection techniqueNoncardiac structuresPresurgical planningAdjustment of flowAngiographyTechnique aidsFontan Completion.
Lee M, Shahjehan RD. Fontan Completion. 2022 PMID: 32644376.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsPulmonary Artery Sling.
Lee M, Landsem L. Pulmonary Artery Sling. 2022 PMID: 32965870.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsComplete atrioventricular septal defect with absent or diminutive primum component: Incidence, anatomic characteristics, and outcomes.
Kwon MH, Schultz AH, Lee M, Permut LC, McMullan DM, Nuri MK. Complete atrioventricular septal defect with absent or diminutive primum component: Incidence, anatomic characteristics, and outcomes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022, 163: 1156-1162. PMID: 34266667, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.06.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinimally-invasive Robotic Approach for Mitral Valve Replacement in a Pediatric Congenital Patient with Severe Mitral Regurgitation
Lee ME, Amabile A, LaLonde M, Krane M, Geirsson A, Gruber PJ. Case Video: “Minimally-invasive Robotic Approach for Mitral Valve Replacement in a Pediatric Congenital Patient with Severe Mitral Regurgitation.” JTCVS Techniques: Special Issue Mitral Valve Repair: Invited. 2023 Sept. 22:94-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc.2023.09.019Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2020
Quality improvement in cardiothoracic surgery residency: Training in the culture of change.
Moffatt-Bruce SD, Lee ME, Kneuertz PJ. Quality improvement in cardiothoracic surgery residency: Training in the culture of change. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020, 160: 1255-1260. PMID: 32532501, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.03.161.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersA rare pediatric case of left ventricular outflow tract infective endocarditis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Lee ME, Kemna M, Schultz AH, McMullan DM. A rare pediatric case of left ventricular outflow tract infective endocarditis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. JTCVS Tech 2020, 4: 281-282. PMID: 34318046, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2020.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesECMO Support in Lung Transplantation
Lee ME, Mansour DE, Whitson BA. ECMO in Lung Transplantation. In: Nistor C, Tsui S, Kiral K, editors. Thoracic Surgery: Cervical, Thoracic, and Abdominal Approaches. Springer Nature Switzerland AG: 2020; Chapter 87.Chapters