2024
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2023 Expert Consensus Document: Recommendation for the care of children with trisomy 13 or trisomy 18 and a congenital heart defect
St Louis J, Bhat A, Carey J, Lin A, Mann P, Smith L, Wilfond B, Kosiv K, Sorabella R, Alsoufi B. The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2023 Expert Consensus Document: Recommendation for the care of children with trisomy 13 or trisomy 18 and a congenital heart defect. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2024, 167: 1519-1532. PMID: 38284966, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.11.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCongenital heart defectsTrisomy 18Trisomy 13Heart defectsCongenital heart defect careAmerican Association for Thoracic SurgeryPresence of trisomyExpert multidisciplinary groupExpert consensus documentCardiac surgerySurgical repairThoracic surgerySurgical interventionSurgical decisionTrisomyClinical decision makingHeart diseaseConsensus documentModified Delphi processModerate benefitSurgeryCare of childrenMultidisciplinary groupSuboptimal careClass IIa
2023
The common trisomy syndromes, their cardiac implications, and ethical considerations in care
Kosiv K, Mercurio M, Carey J. The common trisomy syndromes, their cardiac implications, and ethical considerations in care. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2023, 35: 531-537. PMID: 37551160, DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000001278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseaseCardiac surgeryHeart diseaseTrisomy 13Trisomy 21Cardiac surgical repairCongenital heart surgeryCardiac implicationsPulmonary hypertensionSurgical repairSurgical interventionPatient populationHeart surgerySurgeryTreatment planCommon trisomiesDiseaseTrisomyCareSurvivalHypertensionMorbidityPatientsManagementEthical controversies