2014
Adult Fontan failure — Distinct disease entity
Mori M, Elder RW, Book WM. Adult Fontan failure — Distinct disease entity. International Journal Of Cardiology 2014, 177: 650. PMID: 25449472, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk Factors for Major Adverse Events Late after Fontan Palliation
Elder RW, McCabe NM, Veledar E, Kogon BE, Jokhadar M, Rodriguez FH, McConnell ME, Book WM. Risk Factors for Major Adverse Events Late after Fontan Palliation. Congenital Heart Disease 2014, 10: 159-168. PMID: 25130602, PMCID: PMC4512755, DOI: 10.1111/chd.12212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleFontan ProcedureHumansMalePalliative CarePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsConceptsMajor adverse eventsAdult Fontan patientsAdverse eventsRisk factorsFontan patientsFontan palliationOxygen desaturationPortal hypertensionVentricular functionAdverse outcomesTransplant-free survival rateLate-term outcomesSystemic oxygen desaturationSystolic ventricular functionAdverse event profileCongestive heart failureKaplan-Meier methodTertiary academic centerAdditional risk factorsImportant risk factorMode of deathFontan failureFontan typeSystemic ventricleThromboembolic events
2013
Hemodynamic Phenotype of the Failing Fontan in an Adult Population
Hebson CL, McCabe NM, Elder RW, Mahle WT, McConnell M, Kogon BE, Veledar E, Jokhadar M, Vincent RN, Sahu A, Book WM. Hemodynamic Phenotype of the Failing Fontan in an Adult Population. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2013, 112: 1943-1947. PMID: 24075283, PMCID: PMC4505550, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.08.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFontan failureCardiac indexFontan patientsLiver diseaseSVR indexLower systemic vascular resistance indexNormal systolic ventricular functionSystemic vascular resistance indexAdult Fontan patientsSimilar cardiac indexSystolic ventricular functionVascular resistance indexSignificant liver diseasePediatric Fontan patientsCase-cohort analysisFailing FontanPF cohortsPortal hypertensionAdult patientsCatheterization findingsFontan circulationHeart failureVentricular functionCirculatory derangementsPediatric cohortMore on Hepatocellular Carcinoma after the Fontan Procedure
Elder RW, Parekh S, Book WM. More on Hepatocellular Carcinoma after the Fontan Procedure. New England Journal Of Medicine 2013, 369: 490. PMID: 23902510, DOI: 10.1056/nejmc1306854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarcinoma, HepatocellularFemaleFontan ProcedureHeart Defects, CongenitalHumansLiver NeoplasmsMalePostoperative Complications
2012
Pulmonary Venous Obstruction in the Atrial Switch Operation: A Forgotten Complication
Elder RW, Hellenbrand WE. Pulmonary Venous Obstruction in the Atrial Switch Operation: A Forgotten Complication. Pediatric Cardiology 2012, 33: 1183-1186. PMID: 22354225, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-012-0241-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary venous obstructionVenous obstructionObstructive heart diseaseSymptoms of dyspneaAtrial switch operationChest X-rayContext of patientsForgotten ComplicationMustard surgeryRare complicationCardiac catheterizationSurgical managementGreat arteriesHeart diseaseBaffle obstructionSitus inversusComplicationsObstructionSwitch operationSymptomsCurrent literatureDyspneaCcTGACatheterizationPatients