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COVID-19 Vaccination–Associated Myocarditis in Adolescents
Jain SS, Steele JM, Fonseca B, Huang S, Shah S, Maskatia SA, Buddhe S, Misra N, Ramachandran P, Gaur L, Eshtehardi P, Anwar S, Kaushik N, Han F, Chaudhuri NR, Grosse-Wortmann L. COVID-19 Vaccination–Associated Myocarditis in Adolescents. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2021053427. PMID: 34389692, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-053427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentCardiac Imaging TechniquesCOVID-19 VaccinesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMyocarditisPrognosisRetrospective StudiesConceptsCardiovascular magnetic resonanceMultisystem inflammatory syndromeMyocardial tissue changesInflammatory syndromeVentricular dysfunctionMyocardial injuryTissue changesExcellent short-term outcomesMild left ventricular dysfunctionDifferent pediatric age groupsQuick clinical recoveryLeft ventricular dysfunctionResolution of symptomsRetrospective multicenter studyPediatric age groupShort-term outcomesShort-term prognosisMessenger RNA vaccinesLate gadolinium enhancementYears of ageLake Louise criteriaSignificant dysrhythmiasHospital courseClinical characteristicsClinical recoveryLeft atrial strain and diastolic function abnormalities in obese and type 2 diabetic adolescents and young adults
Steele JM, Urbina EM, Mazur WM, Khoury PR, Nagueh SF, Tretter JT, Alsaied T. Left atrial strain and diastolic function abnormalities in obese and type 2 diabetic adolescents and young adults. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2020, 19: 163. PMID: 33004030, PMCID: PMC7531140, DOI: 10.1186/s12933-020-01139-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConduit strain rateDiastolic function abnormalitiesLV diastolic functionDiastolic functionFunction abnormalitiesT2DM patientsYoung adultsLA volumeMultivariable analysisBooster strainLeft ventricular diastolic function abnormalitiesType 2 diabetic adolescentsType 2 diabetes mellitusMitral E/Normal LA volumePrevalence of diastolicStructurally normal heartsPrevalence of abnormalitiesSpeckle tracking measurementsAtrial strainAtrial functionDiabetes mellitusEchocardiographic measuresEjection fractionHeart failure
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