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Accuracy of Elastography Versus Biopsy in Assessing Severity of Liver Fibrosis in Young Fontan Patients
Patients born with single ventricle CHD undergo staged surgical palliation culminating in total cavo-pulmonary anastomosis (also known as Fontan or Kreutzer procedure).
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An Update of Invasive Implanted Hemodynamic Monitoring in Patients With Fontan Circulation
What are the safety, utility, and prognostic implications of invasive implanted hemodynamic monitoring (IHM) using the CardioMEMS™ HF System (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois) in patients with Fontan circulation (FC)?
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Morbidity and Mortality in Adult Fontan Patients After Heart or Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation
An increasing number of adult Fontan patients require heart transplantation (HT) or combined heart-liver transplant (CHLT); however, data regarding outcomes and optimal referral time remain limited.
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Clinical Outcomes of Adult Fontan-Associated Liver Disease and Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation
The impact of Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD) on post-transplant mortality and indications for combined heart-liver transplant (CHLT) in adult Fontan patients remains unknown.
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Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes in Patients with Positive Respiratory Viral Swabs
To examine whether or not viral positive patients experienced worse outcomes and assess differences in surgical outcomes between viral-positive patients with and without viral symptoms within 30 days of surgery.
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Risk Factors For 1-Year Allograft Loss in Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients Using Machine Learning: An Analysis of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Society Database
Pediatric heart transplant patients are at greatest risk of allograft loss in the first year. We assessed whether machine learning could improve 1-year risk assessment using the Pediatric Heart Transplant Society database.
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Coronary Disease and Modifying CV Risk in Adult CHD Patients
There are >1.4 million adult congenital heart disease (CHD; ACHD) patients living in the United States. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is at least as prevalent in ACHD patients as in the general population and has become a leading cause of their mortality.
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Cone Procedure to Treat Ebstein's Anomaly
Advancing modern medicine can improve long-term outcomes for pediatric congenital heart defects. Although relatively rare, Ebstein's anomaly
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Risk Stratification for Subclinical Pediatric Dyslipidemia
Cholesterol continues to be challenging to manage in the pediatric population. When should pediatricians institute cholesterol-lowering medications? Dr. Damon Dixon reviews tools that can aid in this decision.
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Comprehensive Care for Congenital Heart Conditions
Given that congenital heart disease is the most prevalent type of birth defect in the U.S., it’s no surprise that roughly two-thirds of referrals to the Center for Fetal and Neonatal Care are for potential cardiovascular malformations.
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Prenatal Detection of Congenital Heart Disease: Recent Experience Across the State of Arizona
This was a retrospective chart review using the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and Phoenix Children's Fetal Cardiology databases.
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Congenital Heart Disease: Helping Parents and Providers
Congenital heart disease is a common birth defect. Ericka Scheller McLaughlin, DO, pediatric and fetal cardiologist, discusses what parents can expect and how Phoenix Children’s can help.