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T cell response to influenza vaccination remains intact in adults with congenital heart disease who underwent early thymectomy
Leone DM, Park HJ, Unlu S, Gurvitz M, Kang I, Elder RW. T cell response to influenza vaccination remains intact in adults with congenital heart disease who underwent early thymectomy. International Journal Of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease 2022, 8: 100359. PMID: 35600131, PMCID: PMC9122016, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcchd.2022.100359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT cell responsesCongenital heart diseaseT cellsInfluenza vaccinationEarly thymectomyMemory CD4Heart diseaseAdequate T-cell responsesCell responsesT cell distributionT cell subsetsNaïve T cellsCongenital heart surgeryYears of ageHemagglutination inhibition assaysRoutine vaccinationVaccine immunityCell subsetsMean ageHeart surgeryNaïve CD4Healthy controlsThymectomyBlood samplesDiminished response
2021
Diagnosis, surgical management, and long-term outcomes of double chambered right ventricle: a rare and challenging disease in the adult population
Otero-Luna A, Ghiroli S, Hsia T, Fahey J, Elder R. Diagnosis, surgical management, and long-term outcomes of double chambered right ventricle: a rare and challenging disease in the adult population. Progress In Pediatric Cardiology 2021, 62: 101417. DOI: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2021.101417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDouble chambered right ventricleHistory of ventricular septal defectVentricular septal defectRight ventricleSeptal defectSurgical repairRare diseaseRight ventricular inflowPost-operative resultsPre-operative assessmentLong-term outcomesYears of ageSurgical outcomesEchocardiographic studiesSurgical managementVentricular inflowPostoperative periodInstitutional experienceClinical statusResidual gradientClinical dataPatient populationIncidental presentationPatientsVentricle
2017
Evaluation of a Screening Program to Detect Critical Congenital Heart Defects in Newborns
Klausner R, Shapiro ED, Elder RW, Colson E, Loyal J. Evaluation of a Screening Program to Detect Critical Congenital Heart Defects in Newborns. Hospital Pediatrics 2017, 7: 214-218. PMID: 28250095, PMCID: PMC5924700, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2016-0176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical congenital heart defectsPulse oximetryScreening programFalse-negative screening resultsMajority of infantsHospital health systemHealth System hospitalsCritical congenital heartYears of ageCongenital heart defectsCardiac lesionsPrenatal ultrasoundClinical concernHeart defectsCongenital heartEarly identificationSystem hospitalsInfantsNewbornsMost childrenEchocardiogramHealth systemLesionsScreening resultsAge intervals