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Left 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
Obesity 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
2018
Congenital and Acquired Systemic Venous Anomalies: A Potpourri of Right to Left Shunts
Steele J, Prieto L, Majdalany D, Stewart R, Najm H, Yaman ME. Congenital and Acquired Systemic Venous Anomalies: A Potpourri of Right to Left Shunts. World Journal For Pediatric And Congenital Heart Surgery 2018, 11: np176-np181. PMID: 30222040, DOI: 10.1177/2150135118788786.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsSystemic venous anomaliesVenous anomaliesSystemic veinsLeft superior venaCongenital heart diseaseLeft shuntVenous obstructionCoronary sinusVenous variantsCase seriesSuperior venaAnatomic evaluationHeart diseaseLeft atriumSitus solitusAccurate diagnosisDiagnostic testingBubble studyPatientsVeinShuntDiagnosisVenaPatencySinus