2015
Modern Incidence of Complete Heart Block in Patients with L‐looped Ventricles: Does Univentricular Status Matter?
Simmons MA, Rollinson N, Fishberger S, Qin L, Fahey J, Elder RW. Modern Incidence of Complete Heart Block in Patients with L‐looped Ventricles: Does Univentricular Status Matter? Congenital Heart Disease 2015, 10: e237-e242. PMID: 26077963, DOI: 10.1111/chd.12279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplete heart blockSpontaneous complete heart blockSingle ventricle anatomyHeart blockL-transpositionGreat arteriesVentricle anatomyYale-New Haven HospitalGroup III patientsTwo-ventricle anatomyRetrospective cohort studyMajor cardiac defectsAge of onsetSized ventriclesVentricle patientsCohort studyMedian ageModern cohortPerson yearsIII patientsIncidence rateSimilar riskPatientsArteryCardiac defects
2014
Beyond a Broken Heart: Circulatory Dysfunction in the Failing Fontan
Mori M, Aguirre AJ, Elder RW, Kashkouli A, Farris AB, Ford RM, Book WM. Beyond a Broken Heart: Circulatory Dysfunction in the Failing Fontan. Pediatric Cardiology 2014, 35: 569-579. PMID: 24531876, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-014-0881-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult Fontan patientsFontan patientsCirculatory dysfunctionPortal hypertensionPostsinusoidal portal hypertensionMultiple organ involvementPulmonary blood flowFailing FontanClinical deteriorationFontan palliationHeart transplantationHepatic dysfunctionLate morbidityVentricular dysfunctionOrgan involvementUniventricular heartVentricular functionLiver diseaseHepatic perfusionPulmonary vasculatureCardiac functionLiver histopathologyBlood flowCirrhotic diseaseClinicopathologic states