Congenital Literature Watch - Second & Third Quarters 2007

No articles selected this quarter.

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and prevention of sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Maron BJ, Spirito P, Shen W-K, Haas TS, Formisano F, Link MS, Epstein AE, Almquist AK, Daubert JP, Lawrenz T, Boriani G, Estes NAM III, Favale S, Piccininno M, Winters SL, Santini M, Betocchi S, Arribas F, Sherrid MV, Buja G, Semsarian C, Bruzzi P.
JAMA  2007;298:405-412.

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The frequency of anesthesia-related cardiac arrests in patients with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery.
Odegard KC, DiNardo JA, Kussman BD, Shukla A, Harrington J, Casta A, McGowan FX Jr, Hickey PR, Bacha EA, Thiagarajan RR, Laussen PC.
Anesth Analg 2007;105:335-343.

Complications and risk factors for mortality during congenital heart surgery admissions.
Benavidez OJ, Gauvreau K, Del Nido P, Bacha E, Jenkins KJ.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:147-155

Causes of late deaths after pediatric cardiac surgery: a population-based study.
Nieminen HP, Jokinen EV, Sairanen HI.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:1263-1271.

Comparison of late post-operative cardiopulmonary responses in the Fontan versus ventricular septation for double-inlet left ventricular repair.
Ohuchi H, Watanabe K, Kishiki K, Nii M, Wakisaka Y, Yagihara T, Echigo S.
Am J Cardiol 2007;99:1757-1761.

Nonfenestrated extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection in 132 consecutive patients.
Schreiber C, Hörer J, Vogt M, Cleuziou J, Prodan Z, Lange R.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:894-899.

Persistent antegrade pulmonary blood flow post-Glenn does not alter early post-Fontan outcomes in single-ventricle patients.
Gray RG, Altmann K, Mosca RS, Prakash A, Williams IA, Quaegebeur JM, Chen JM.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:888-893.

Outcomes after bidirectional Glenn operation: Blalock-Taussig shunt versus right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit.
Lai L, Laussen PC, Cua CL, Wessel DL, Costello JM, del Nido PJ, Mayer JE, Thiagarajan RR.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1768-1773.

Outcome after Fontan failure and takedown to an intermediate palliative circulation.
Almond CSD, Mayer JE Jr, Thiagarajan RR, Blume ED, del Nido PJ, McElhinney DB.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:880-887.

Midterm follow-up of the status of Gore-Tex graft after extracardiac conduit Fontan procedure.
Lee C, Lee CH, Hwang SW, Lim HG, Kim SJ, Lee JY, Shim WS, Kim WH.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1008-1012.

Fontan completion without surgery.
Sallehuddin A, Mesned A, Barakati M, Al Fayyadh M, Fadley F, Al-Halees Z.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:195-201.

Optimal timing of the Fontan conversion: change in the P-wave characteristics precedes the onset of atrial tachyarrhythmias in patients with atriopulmonary connection.
Koh M, Yagihara T, Uemura H, Kagisaki K, Hagino I, Ishizaka T, Kitamura S.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1295-1302.

Damus-Rastelli procedure for biventricular repair of aortic atresia and hypoplasia.
Moorthy PSK, McGuirk SP, Jones TJ, Brawn WJ, Barron DJ.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:142-146.

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome with intact or highly restrictive atrial septum: surgical experience from a single center.
Vida VL, Bacha EA, Larrazabal A, Gauvreau K, Thiagarapan R, Fynn-Thompson F, Pigula FA, Mayer JE Jr, del Nido PJ, Tworetzky W, Lock JE, Marshall AC.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84;581-586.

Management options in neonates and infants with critical left ventricular outflow tract obstruction.
Alsoufi B, Karamlou T, McCrindle BW, Caldarone CA.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;31:1013-1021.

A contemporary comparison of the effect of shunt type in hypoplastic left heart syndrome on the hemodynamics and outcome at stage 2 reconstruction.
Ballweg JA, Dominguez TE, Ravishankar C, Kreutzer J, Marino BS, Bird GL, Gruber PJ, Wernovsky G, Gaynor JW, Nicolson SC, Spray TL, Tabbutt S.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:297-303.

No articles selected this quarter.

Utility of intravenous catheters for femoral arterial cannulation in infants having complicated sternal re-entry.
Kogon B, Voss J, Villari C, Shah N, Spitzer K, Moore M, McGoldrick A, Kirshbom P, Kanter K.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:746-749.

Recombinant factor seven therapy for postoperative bleeding in neonatal and pediatric cardiac surgery.
Agarwal HS, Bennett JE, Churchwel KB, Christian KG, Drinkwater DC Jr, He Y, Taylor MB.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:161-168.

Clinical outcomes of palliative surgery including a systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt in infants with cyanotic congenital heart disease: does aspirin make a difference?
Li JS, Yow E, Berezny KY, Rhodes JF, Bokesch PM, Charpie JR, Forbus GA, Mahony L, Boshkov L, Lambert V, Bonnet D, Michel-Behnke I, Graham TP, Takahashi M, Jaggers J, Califf RM, Rakhit A, Fontecave S, Sanders SP.
Circulation 2007;116:293-297.

Patient handover from surgery to intensive care: using Formula 1 pit-stop and aviation models to improve safety and quality.
Catchpole KR, de Leval MR, McEwan A, Pigott N, Elliott MJ, McQuillan A, MacDonald C, Goldman AJ.
Paediatr Anaesth 2007;17:470-478.

Late cardiopulmonary and musculoskeletal exercise performance after repair for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection during infancy.
McBride MG, Kirshbom PM, Gaynor JW, Ittenbach RF, Wernovsky G, Clancy RR, Flynn TB, Hartman DM, Spray TL, Tanel RE, Santiago MC, Paridon SM.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1533-1539.

Results of the U.S. Multicenter Pivotal Study of the HELEX Septal Occluder for percutaneous closure of secundum atrial septal defects.
Jones TK, Latson LA, Zahn E, Fleishman CE, Jacobson J, Vincent R, Kanter K, for the Multicenter Pivotal Study of the HELEX Septal Occluder Investigators.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;49:2215-2221.

Early repair of hemitruncus: excellent early and late outcomes.
Nathan M, Rimmer D, Piercey G, del Nido PJ, Mayer JE, Bacha EA, Pigula FA.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1329-1335.

Surgical atrial septal defect closure after interventional occluder placement: incidence and outcome.
Walther T, Binner C, Rastan A, Dähnert I, Doll N, Falk V, Mohr FW, Kostelka M.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:731-737.

Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum: limitations of catheter-based intervention.
Hirata Y, Chen JM, Quaegebeur JM, Hellenbrand WE, Mosca RS.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:574-579.

Clinical results of staged repair with complete unifocalization for pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries.
Ishibashi N, Shin’oka T, Ishiyama M, Sakamoto T, Kurosawa H.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:202-208.

Outcome after pediatric heart transplantation: two decades of a single center experience.
Gambino A, Cerutti A, Feltrin G, Toscano G, Tarantini G, Milanesi O, Angelini A, Gerosa G.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:220-224.

Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Tenth Official Pediatric Heart Transplantation Report – 2007.
Boucek MM, Aurora P, Edwards LB, Taylor DO, Trulock, EP, Christie J, Dobbels F, Rahmel AO, Keck BM, Hertz MI.
J Heart Lung Transplant 2007;26:796-807.

Current risk factors and outcomes for the arterial switch operation.
Qamar ZA, Goldberg CS, Devaney EJ, Bove EL, Ohye RG.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:871-879.

Outcomes of definitive surgical repair for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries or double outlet right ventricle with discordant atrioventricular connections: risk analyses in 189 patients.
Shin’oka T, Kurosawa H, Imai Y, Aoki M, Ishiyama M, Sakamoto T, Miyamoto S, Hobo K,
Ichihara Y.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;133:1318-1328.

Right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit longevity: is it related to allograft size?
Askovich B, Hawkins JA, Sower CT, Minich LL, Tani LY, Stoddard G, Puchalski MD.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:907-911.

Repair of neonates and young infants with Ebstein’s anomaly and related disorders.
Knott-Craig CJ, Goldberg SP, Overholt ED, Colvin EV, Kirklin JK.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:587-592.

Outcome of surgical commissurotomy for aortic valve stenosis in early infancy.
Rehnström, Malm T, Jögi P, Fernlund E, Winberg P, Johansson J, Johansson S.
Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:594-598.

Compared fate of small-diameter Contegras® and homografts in the pulmonary position.
Sinzobahamvya N, Asfour B, Boscheinen M, Photiadis J, Fink C, Schindler E, Hraska V, Brecher AM.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2007;32:209-214.

Bicuspid aortic valve: morphology and interventions in the young.
Fernandes SM, Khairy P, Sanders SP, Colan SD.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;49:2211-2214.

Surgical strategy for the bicuspid aortic valve: tricuspidization with cusp extension versus pulmonary autograft.
McMullan DM, Oppido G, Davies B, Kawahira Y, Cochrane AD, d’Udekem d’Acoz Y, Penny DJ, Brizard CP.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:90-98.

Replacement of the systemic atrioventricular valve with a mechanical prosthesis in children aged less than 6 years: late clinical results of survival and subsequent replacement.
Ackermann K, Balling G, Eicken A, Günther T, Schreiber C, Hess J.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2007;134:750-756.