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
2015
Half a Century’s Experience With the Superior Cavopulmonary (Classic Glenn) Shunt
Zahr RA, Kirshbom PM, Kopf GS, Sainathan S, Steele MM, Elder RW, Karimi M. Half a Century’s Experience With the Superior Cavopulmonary (Classic Glenn) Shunt. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2015, 101: 177-182. PMID: 26603022, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlenn shuntPulmonary arteriovenous fistulaClassic Glenn shuntArteriovenous fistulaOriginal cohortSuperior cavopulmonary shuntMedian overall survivalEarly postoperative periodPermanent pacemaker placementSingle ventricle patientsSingle-ventricle palliationSinus node dysfunctionTwo-ventricle repairImportant outcome measureElectronic medical recordsCavopulmonary shuntLate deathsMedian survivalAtresia groupOverall survivalPostoperative periodBidirectional GlennPacemaker placementAtrial tachyarrhythmiasRetrospective study