2016
“Frontiers in Fontan failure: A summary of conference proceedings”
Hebson C, Book W, Elder RW, Ford R, Jokhadar M, Kanter K, Kogon B, Kovacs AH, Levit RD, Lloyd M, Maher K, Reshamwala P, Rodriguez F, Romero R, Tejada T, Valente A, Veldtman G, McConnell M. “Frontiers in Fontan failure: A summary of conference proceedings”. Congenital Heart Disease 2016, 12: 6-16. PMID: 27597140, DOI: 10.1111/chd.12407.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Half a Century’s Experience With the Superior Cavopulmonary (Classic Glenn) Shunt
Zahr RA, Kirshbom PM, Kopf GS, Sainathan S, Steele MM, Elder RW, Karimi M. Half a Century’s Experience With the Superior Cavopulmonary (Classic Glenn) Shunt. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2015, 101: 177-182. PMID: 26603022, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlenn shuntPulmonary arteriovenous fistulaClassic Glenn shuntArteriovenous fistulaOriginal cohortSuperior cavopulmonary shuntMedian overall survivalEarly postoperative periodPermanent pacemaker placementSingle ventricle patientsSingle-ventricle palliationSinus node dysfunctionTwo-ventricle repairImportant outcome measureElectronic medical recordsCavopulmonary shuntLate deathsMedian survivalAtresia groupOverall survivalPostoperative periodBidirectional GlennPacemaker placementAtrial tachyarrhythmiasRetrospective study
2014
Risk Factors for Major Adverse Events Late after Fontan Palliation
Elder RW, McCabe NM, Veledar E, Kogon BE, Jokhadar M, Rodriguez FH, McConnell ME, Book WM. Risk Factors for Major Adverse Events Late after Fontan Palliation. Congenital Heart Disease 2014, 10: 159-168. PMID: 25130602, PMCID: PMC4512755, DOI: 10.1111/chd.12212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleFontan ProcedureHumansMalePalliative CarePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsConceptsMajor adverse eventsAdult Fontan patientsAdverse eventsRisk factorsFontan patientsFontan palliationOxygen desaturationPortal hypertensionVentricular functionAdverse outcomesTransplant-free survival rateLate-term outcomesSystemic oxygen desaturationSystolic ventricular functionAdverse event profileCongestive heart failureKaplan-Meier methodTertiary academic centerAdditional risk factorsImportant risk factorMode of deathFontan failureFontan typeSystemic ventricleThromboembolic events