Featured Publications
COVID-19 Vaccination–Associated Myocarditis in Adolescents
Jain SS, Steele JM, Fonseca B, Huang S, Shah S, Maskatia SA, Buddhe S, Misra N, Ramachandran P, Gaur L, Eshtehardi P, Anwar S, Kaushik N, Han F, Chaudhuri NR, Grosse-Wortmann L. COVID-19 Vaccination–Associated Myocarditis in Adolescents. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2021053427. PMID: 34389692, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-053427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular magnetic resonanceMultisystem inflammatory syndromeMyocardial tissue changesInflammatory syndromeVentricular dysfunctionMyocardial injuryTissue changesExcellent short-term outcomesMild left ventricular dysfunctionDifferent pediatric age groupsQuick clinical recoveryLeft ventricular dysfunctionResolution of symptomsRetrospective multicenter studyPediatric age groupShort-term outcomesShort-term prognosisMessenger RNA vaccinesLate gadolinium enhancementYears of ageLake Louise criteriaSignificant dysrhythmiasHospital courseClinical characteristicsClinical recovery
2023
Left ventricular strain in pediatric patients with bicuspid aortic valves and aortopathy
Frye R, Ittleman B, Shabanova V, Sugeng L, Steele J, Ferdman D, Karnik R. Left ventricular strain in pediatric patients with bicuspid aortic valves and aortopathy. Progress In Pediatric Cardiology 2023, 69: 101636. DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2023.101636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBicuspid aortic valveLeft ventricular strainVentricular strainGlobal longitudinal strainGlobal circumferential strainAortic valvePediatric patientsEjection fractionLeft ventricle global longitudinal strainLeft ventricular global longitudinal strainBackground Bicuspid aortic valveVentricle global longitudinal strainSingle-center retrospective studyVentricular global longitudinal strainCommon congenital cardiac defectLongitudinal strainCircumferential strainAortic valve replacementNormal ejection fractionPrior cardiac interventionCongenital cardiac defectsYears of agePotential early markerLeft ventricular myocardiumSignificant differences
2019
Short‐term results in infants with multiple left heart obstructive lesions
Steele JM, Komarlu R, Worley S, Alsaied T, Statile C, Erenberg FG. Short‐term results in infants with multiple left heart obstructive lesions. Congenital Heart Disease 2019, 14: 1193-1198. PMID: 31489778, DOI: 10.1111/chd.12829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiac Surgical ProceduresChild, PreschoolEchocardiographyFemaleHeart Defects, CongenitalHeart VentriclesHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMalePalliative CareRecovery of FunctionRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVentricular Function, LeftVentricular Function, RightConceptsHeart obstructive lesionsVentricular septal defectObstructive lesionsMultiple left heart obstructive lesionsAortic valve z-scoreLeft heart obstructive lesionsHybrid stage 1Mitral valve atresiaCritical aortic stenosisInitial surgical procedureSingle ventricle physiologySeptal defect closureSuccessful biventricular repairTricuspid valve annulus sizeShort-term resultsYears of ageEchocardiographic predictorsInitial echocardiogramBiventricular repairCardiac transplantationCoarctation repairVentricle physiologyAortic stenosisArch reconstructionClinical outcomesObesity trends in children, adolescents, and young adults with congenital heart disease
Steele JM, Preminger TJ, Erenberg FG, Wang L, Dell K, Alsaied T, Zahka KG. Obesity trends in children, adolescents, and young adults with congenital heart disease. Congenital Heart Disease 2019, 14: 517-524. PMID: 30698365, DOI: 10.1111/chd.12754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseaseNormal weightHeart diseaseRisk factorsPrevalence of overweightRisk of obesityRange of overweightYears of ageAge of onsetCardiac careCounsel familiesCHD diagnosisElectrophysiologic diseaseObesity trendsOverweightObesityPatientsObeseOlder ageYoung adultsPreventative measuresDiseaseAgeEarly childhoodChildren