2019
T-Cell Receptor Excision Circles in Newborns with Congenital Heart Disease
Davey B, Elder R, Cloutier M, Bennett N, Lee J, Wang Z, Manning A, Doan T, Griffiths M, Perez M, Ahluwalia N, Toro-Salazar O. T-Cell Receptor Excision Circles in Newborns with Congenital Heart Disease. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2019, 213: 96-102.e2. PMID: 31277900, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.05.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseaseLower TREC levelsTREC levelsGeneral populationT-cell receptor excision circlesCongenital heart disease severityAssociated with clinical complicationsHeart diseaseCombination of prematurityRetrospective chart reviewNewborn screening programsPreterm childrenAssociated with hospitalizationExcision circlesT cellsChart reviewClinical complicationsNewbornsScreening programHigh riskChildren's hospitalInfectionOutcome measuresHospitalDisease
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