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
2018
Large superior vena cava thrombus requiring thrombectomy as a complication of ventriculo‐atrial shunt
Steele J, Stewart R, Komarlu R, Najm H. Large superior vena cava thrombus requiring thrombectomy as a complication of ventriculo‐atrial shunt. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2018, 33: 397-398. PMID: 29900584, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.13737.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesAnticoagulantsCardiac Surgical ProceduresChild, PreschoolEchocardiographyHeparinHumansMalePostoperative ComplicationsStaphylococcal InfectionsSuperior Vena Cava SyndromeSurgical Wound DehiscenceSurgical Wound InfectionThrombectomyTreatment OutcomeVancomycinVena Cava, SuperiorVentriculoperitoneal Shunt