2022
Clinical and Functional Characterization of Ryanodine Receptor 2 Variants Implicated in Calcium-Release Deficiency Syndrome
Roston TM, Wei J, Guo W, Li Y, Zhong X, Wang R, Estillore JP, Peltenburg PJ, Noguer FRI, Till J, Eckhardt LL, Orland KM, Hamilton R, LaPage MJ, Krahn AD, Tadros R, Vinocur JM, Kallas D, Franciosi S, Roberts JD, Wilde AAM, Jensen HK, Sanatani S, Chen SRW. Clinical and Functional Characterization of Ryanodine Receptor 2 Variants Implicated in Calcium-Release Deficiency Syndrome. JAMA Cardiology 2022, 7: 84-92. PMID: 34730774, PMCID: PMC8567190, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2021.4458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCatecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardiaExercise stress testingDeficiency syndromeRYR2 variantsVentricular tachyarrhythmiasArrhythmic eventsVentricular fibrillationLife-threatening arrhythmic eventsMulticenter observational cohort studyFunction variantsCardiac ryanodine receptor 2Complex ventricular tachyarrhythmiasPrevious arrhythmic eventsΒ-blocker therapyObservational cohort studyPolymorphic ventricular tachycardiaLife-threatening eventsSpectrum of diseaseVentricular fibrillation episodesFirst clinical seriesRyanodine receptor 2Better diagnostic toolsCohort studyVentricular arrhythmiasClinical series
2018
Mortality Following Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of the Causes of Death Derived From the National Death Index
McCracken C, Spector LG, Menk JS, Knight JH, Vinocur JM, Thomas AS, Oster ME, St Louis JD, Moller JH, Kochilas L. Mortality Following Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of the Causes of Death Derived From the National Death Index. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2018, 7: e010624. PMID: 30571499, PMCID: PMC6404427, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.010624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart surgeryNational Death IndexCongenital heart defectsStandardized mortality ratioCause of deathHeart surgeryDeath IndexCardiovascular disordersHeart failureSeverity of CHDCause-specific standardized mortality ratiosPediatric Cardiac Care ConsortiumRetrospective cohort studyAdjusted odds ratioLong-term outcomesRisk of deathLong-term riskConclusions SurvivorsMedian followNoncardiac conditionsCohort studyResidual morbidityEarly outcomesLate causesCardiac arrestOutcomes after surgical coronary artery revascularisation in children with congenital heart disease
Thammineni K, Vinocur J, Harvey B, Menk J, Kelleman M, Korakiti A, Thomas A, Moller J, St Louis J, Kochilas L. Outcomes after surgical coronary artery revascularisation in children with congenital heart disease. Heart 2018, 104: 1417. PMID: 29472291, PMCID: PMC6092219, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical coronary revascularisationCongenital heart diseaseTransplant-free survivalCoronary revascularisationHeart diseaseLong-term transplant-free survivalUS National Death IndexPediatric Cardiac Care ConsortiumRetrospective cohort studyCoronary artery revascularisationNational Death IndexLong-term outcomesGraft patency dataLong-term survivalCoronary anomaliesHospital mortalityMulticentre registryBypass GraftingHospital deathCohort studyHospital dischargePatency dataDeath IndexAortic rootRevascularisation
2017
The clinical and genetic spectrum of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: findings from an international multicentre registry
Roston TM, Yuchi Z, Kannankeril PJ, Hathaway J, Vinocur JM, Etheridge SP, Potts JE, Maginot KR, Salerno JC, Cohen MI, Hamilton RM, Pflaumer A, Mohammed S, Kimlicka L, Kanter RJ, LaPage MJ, Collins KK, Gebauer RA, Temple JD, Batra AS, Erickson C, Miszczak-Knecht M, Kubuš P, Bar-Cohen Y, Kantoch M, Thomas VC, Hessling G, Anderson C, Young ML, Choi SHJ, Cabrera Ortega M, Lau YR, Johnsrude CL, Fournier A, Van Petegem F, Sanatani S. The clinical and genetic spectrum of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: findings from an international multicentre registry. EP Europace 2017, 20: 541-547. PMID: 28158428, PMCID: PMC6059141, DOI: 10.1093/europace/euw389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentCalsequestrinChildDeath, Sudden, CardiacDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleGenetic MarkersGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHeredityHumansMaleModels, MolecularMutationPedigreePhenotypePrognosisProtein ConformationRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsRyanodine Receptor Calcium Release ChannelStructure-Activity RelationshipTachycardia, VentricularConceptsCatecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardiaPolymorphic ventricular tachycardiaCardiac eventsCPVT patientsVentricular tachycardiaLife-threatening cardiac eventsInternational multicentre registrySevere CPVT phenotypeRetrospective cohort studyFirst-degree relativesYears of ageRyanodine receptor 2CPVT phenotypeMulticentre registryCohort studySymptomatic patientsMulticentre studyVentricular arrhythmiasCardiac arrestPrognostic markerReceptor 2Ion channelopathiesClinical phenotypeGenetic spectrumGenotypic spectrum
2015
Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia in Children
Roston TM, Vinocur JM, Maginot KR, Mohammed S, Salerno JC, Etheridge SP, Cohen M, Hamilton RM, Pflaumer A, Kanter RJ, Potts JE, LaPage MJ, Collins KK, Gebauer RA, Temple JD, Batra AS, Erickson C, Miszczak-Knecht M, Kubuš P, Bar-Cohen Y, Kantoch M, Thomas VC, Hessling G, Anderson C, Young ML, Cabrera Ortega M, Lau YR, Johnsrude CL, Fournier A, Kannankeril PJ, Sanatani S. Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia in Children. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2015, 8: 633-642. PMID: 25713214, PMCID: PMC4472494, DOI: 10.1161/circep.114.002217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsChildDeath, Sudden, CardiacDefibrillators, ImplantableElectric CountershockFemaleHumansMalePatient SelectionPhenotypeRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSympathectomyTachycardia, VentricularTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsCatecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardiaPolymorphic ventricular tachycardiaCardiac sympathetic denervationImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorVentricular tachycardiaSympathetic denervationTreatment failureCardioverter defibrillatorΒ-blockersCatecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia patientsQuarter of patientsRetrospective cohort studyDevice-related complicationsTreatment failure eventsYears of ageVentricular tachycardia patientsCohort studyStandard therapySymptom onsetSymptomatic presentationCardiac arrestSubtherapeutic dosingTreatment outcomesElectrical stormTachycardia patients
2013
Surgical Volume and Center Effects on Early Mortality After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: 25-Year North American Experience From a Multi-institutional Registry
Vinocur JM, Menk JS, Connett J, Moller JH, Kochilas LK. Surgical Volume and Center Effects on Early Mortality After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: 25-Year North American Experience From a Multi-institutional Registry. Pediatric Cardiology 2013, 34: 1226-1236. PMID: 23377381, PMCID: PMC4357309, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-013-0633-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric cardiac surgerySurgical volumePostoperative mortalityCardiac surgeryOdds ratioCenter effectVolume categoriesHierarchical multivariate logistic regression analysisMultivariate logistic regression analysisPediatric Cardiac Care ConsortiumRisk categoriesStudy periodCenter-specific variationCentres' surgical volumeRisk Adjusted ClassificationRetrospective cohort studyEarly postoperative mortalityMulti-institutional registryOdds of deathCongenital heart surgeryNorth American centersLogistic regression analysisLow-risk operationCohort studyPatient characteristics