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
2014
Age‐Dependent Sex Effects on Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Kochilas LK, Vinocur JM, Menk JS. Age‐Dependent Sex Effects on Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2014, 3: e000608. PMID: 24496232, PMCID: PMC3959673, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.113.000608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsCardiac Surgical ProceduresChildChild, PreschoolChi-Square DistributionFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHeart Defects, CongenitalHospital MortalityHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisNorth AmericaOdds RatioRegistriesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPediatric cardiac operationsPediatric cardiac surgeryCardiac surgeryCardiac operationsPostsurgical mortalityHigh-risk cardiac operationsPediatric Cardiac Care ConsortiumRisk of deathMonths of lifePotential sex differencesAge-dependent relationshipSurgical yearHospital mortalityUnadjusted mortalityPatient sexWhole cohortHigh-risk operationsCardiovascular diseaseSex effectsCardiovascular stressCare ConsortiumEarly infancyZ-scoreLogistic regressionMortality
2012
Putting the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium in Context
Vinocur JM, Moller JH, Kochilas LK. Putting the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium in Context. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2012, 5: 577-579. PMID: 22811500, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.111.964841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAge FactorsCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiologyChildChild, PreschoolCooperative BehaviorHealth Services ResearchHeart DiseasesHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMulticenter Studies as TopicOutcome Assessment, Health CarePediatricsRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited States