Impact of a positive crossmatch on pediatric heart transplant outcomes

Authors: Milligan, Caitlin, Williams, Ryan J., Singh, Tajinder P., Bastardi, Heather J., Esteso, Paul, Almond, Christopher S., Gauvreau, Kimberlee, Daly, Kevin P.

Source: In Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation June 2024 43(6):963-972

A prospective multicenter feasibility study of a miniaturized implantable continuous flow ventricular assist device in smaller children with heart failure

Authors: Almond, Christopher S., Davies, Ryan, Adachi, Iki, Richmond, Marc, Law, Sabrina, Tunuguntla, Hari, Mao, Chad, Shaw, Fawwaz, Lantz, Jodie, Wearden, Peter D., Jordan, Lori C., Ichord, Rebecca N., Burns, Kristin, Zak, Victor, Magnavita, Ashley, Gonzales, Selena, Conway, Jennifer, Jeewa, Aamir, Freemon, D.’Andrea, Stylianou, Mario, Sleeper, Lynn, Dykes, John C., Ma, Michael, Fynn-Thompson, Francis, Lorts, Angela, Morales, David, Vanderpluym, Christina, Dasse, Kurt, Patricia Massicotte, M., Jaquiss, Robert, Mahle, William T.

Source: In Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation June 2024 43(6):889-900

Multicenter Study of Survival Benefit of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease

Authors: Chubb, Henry, Mah, Douglas Y., Shah, Maully, Lin, Kimberly Y., Peng, David M., Hale, Benjamin W., May, Lindsay, Etheridge, Susan, Goodyer, William, Ceresnak, Scott R., Motonaga, Kara S., Rosenthal, David N., Almond, Christopher S., McElhinney, Doff B., Dubin, Anne M.

Source: In JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology March 2024 10(3):539-550

Functional status predicts pediatric heart transplant outcomes: A united network for organ sharing (UNOS) database study

Authors: Khan, Rabia S., Khoury, Philip R., Zafar, Farhan, Morales, David L., Chin, Clifford, Peng, David M., Almond, Christopher S., Burstein, Danielle S., Odeniyi, Folasade, Wittekind, Samuel G.

Source: Journal of heart and lung transplantation. 42(7):964-973

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Multidisciplinary Stroke Pathway for Children Supported With Ventricular Assist Devices

Authors: Lee, Sarah, Ryan, Kathleen R., Murray, Jenna, Chen, Sharon, Grant, Gerald A., Wilkins, Sarah, Yarlagadda, Vamsi V., Wintermark, Max, Dodd, Robert, Rosenthal, David, Teuteburg, Jeffrey, Navaratnam, Manchula, Lee, Joanne, Jordan, Lori C., Almond, Christopher S.

Source: ASAIO journal. 69(4):402-410

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The teammate trial: Study design and rationale tacrolimus and everolimus against tacrolimus and MMF in pediatric heart transplantation using the major adverse transplant event (MATE) score

Authors: Almond, Christopher S., Sleeper, Lynn A., Rossano, Joseph W., Bock, Matthew J., Pahl, Elfriede, Auerbach, Scott, Lal, Ashwin, Hollander, Seth A., Miyamoto, Shelley D., Castleberry, Chesney, Lee, Joanne, Barkoff, Lynsey M., Gonzales, Selena, Klein, Gloria, Daly, Kevin P.

Source: American heart journal. 260:100-112

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Major Adverse Dystrophinopathy Events (MADE) score as marker of cumulative morbidity and risk for mortality in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Authors: Kaufman, Beth D., Garcia, Ariadna, He, Zihuai, Tesi-Rocha, Carolina, Buu, MyMy, Rosenthal, David, Gordish-Dressman, Heather, Almond, Christopher S., Duong, Tina

Source: In Progress in Pediatric Cardiology June 2023 69

Lessons Learned from Managing Antithrombotic Therapy in Children Supported with Pediatric Ventricular Assist Devices

Authors: Murray, Jenna M., Miera, Oliver, Stiller, Brigitte, Maeda, Katsuhide, Almond, Christopher S.

Source: ASAIO journal. 68(11):1321-1331

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Adverse Events Associated with Cardiac Catheterization in Children Supported with Ventricular Assist Devices

Authors: Power, Alyssa, Navaratnam, Manchula, Murray, Jenna M., Peng, Lynn F., Rosenthal, David N., Dykes, John C., Yarlagadda, Vamsi V., Maeda, Katsuhide, Almond, Christopher S., Chen, Sharon

Source: ASAIO journal. 68(9):1174-1181

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Consensus Statement: Hemostasis Trial Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery and Mechanical Support

Authors: Levy, Jerrold H., Faraoni, David, Almond, Christopher S., Baumann-Kreuziger, Lisa, Bembea, Melania M., Connors, Jean M., Dalton, Heidi J., Davies, Ryan, Dumont, Larry J., Griselli, Massimo, Karkouti, Keyvan, Massicotte, M. Patricia, Teruya, Jun, Thiagarajan, Ravi R., Spinella, Philip C., Steiner, Marie E.

Source: Annals of thoracic surgery. 113(3):1026-1035

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Clinical and hemodynamic characteristics of the pediatric failing Fontan

Authors: Dykes, John C., Rosenthal, David N., Bernstein, Daniel, McElhinney, Doff B., Chrisant, Maryanne R.K., Daly, Kevin P., Ameduri, Rebecca K., Knecht, Kenneth, Richmond, Marc E., Lin, Kimberly Y., Urschel, Simon, Simmonds, Jacob, Simpson, Kathleen E., Albers, Erin L., Khan, Asma, Schumacher, Kurt, Almond, Christopher S., Chen, Sharon

Source: In Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation December 2021 40(12):1529-1539

ACTION-ARC Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Ventricular Assist Device Adverse Event Definitions-2023.

Authors: LORTS, ANGELA, VANDERPLUYM, CHRISTINA, ADACHI, IKI, PERRY, TANYA, ALEXANDER, PETA M. A., ALMOND, CHRISTOPHER S., AUERBACH, SCOTT R., BARBARO, RYAN P., BHAVSAR, SONYA, BOURQUE, KEVIN, CONWAY, JENNIFER, DANZIGER-ISAKOV, LARA A., DAVIES, RYAN R., EGHTESADY, PIROOZ, HIRATA, YASUTAKA, ICHORD, REBECCA N.

Source: ASAIO Journal; Nov2024, Vol. 70 Issue 11, p911-919, 9p

The Stanford acute heart failure symptom score for patients hospitalized with heart failure

Authors: Almond, Christopher S., Chen, Sharon, Dykes, John C., Kwong, Joann, Burstein, Danielle S., Rosenthal, David N., Kipps, Alaina K., Teuteberg, Jeffrey, Murray, Jenna M., Kaufman, Beth D., Hollander, Seth A., Profita, Elizabeth, Yarlagadda, Vamsi Y., Sacks, Loren D., Chen, Chiu-Yu

Source: In Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation November 2020 39(11):1250-1259

Vasoplegia after pediatric cardiac transplantation in patients supported with a continuous flow ventricular assist device

Authors: Sacks, Loren D., Hollander, Seth A., Zhang, Yulin, Ryan, Kathleen R., Ford, Mackenzie A., Maeda, Katsuhide, Murray, Jenna M., Almond, Christopher S., Kwiatkowski, David M.

Source: In The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery June 2019 157(6):2433-2440

First human implantation of a miniaturized axial flow ventricular assist device in a child with end-stage heart failure

Authors: Amodeo, Antonio, Filippelli, Sergio, Perri, Gianluigi, Iacobelli, Roberta, Adorisio, Rachele, Iodice, Francesca, Rizza, Alessandra, Massicotte, M. Patricia, Baldwin, J. Timothy, Almond, Christopher S.

Source: Journal of heart and lung transplantation. 39(1):83-87

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Bridge to Transplant with Ventricular Assist Device Support in Pediatric Patients with Single Ventricle Heart Disease

Authors: Chen, Sharon, Rosenthal, David N., Murray, Jenna, Dykes, John C., Almond, Christopher S., Yarlagadda, Vamsi V., Wright, Gail, Navaratnam, Manchula, Reinhartz, Olaf, Maeda, Katsuhide

Source: ASAIO journal. 66(2):205-211

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Significant mortality, morbidity and resource utilization associated with advanced heart failure in congenital heart disease in children and young adults

Authors: Burstein, Danielle S., Shamszad, Pirouz, Dai, Dingwei, Almond, Christopher S., Price, Jack F., Lin, Kimberly Y., O’Connor, Matthew J., Shaddy, Robert E., Mascio, Christopher E., Rossano, Joseph W.

Source: In American Heart Journal March 2019 209:9-19

Development and validation of a major adverse transplant event (MATE) score to predict late graft loss in pediatric heart transplantation

Authors: Almond, Christopher S., Hoen, Helena, Rossano, Joseph W., Castleberry, Chesney, Auerbach, Scott R., Yang, Lingyao, Lal, Ashwin K., Everitt, Melanie D., Fenton, Matthew, Hollander, Seth A., Pahl, Elfriede, Pruitt, Elizabeth, Rosenthal, David N., McElhinney, Doff B., Daly, Kevin P., Desai, Manisha

Source: In Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation April 2018 37(4):441-450

Pediatric Heart Donor Assessment Tool (PH-DAT): A novel donor risk scoring system to predict 1-year mortality in pediatric heart transplantation

Authors: Zafar, Farhan, Jaquiss, Robert D., Almond, Christopher S., Lorts, Angela, Chin, Clifford, Rizwan, Raheel, Bryant, Roosevelt, III, Tweddell, James S., Morales, David L.S.

Source: In Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation March 2018 37(3):332-339

A Quality Bundle to Support High-Risk Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

Authors: Knoll, Christopher, Chen, Sharon, Murray, Jenna M., Dykes, John C., Yarlagadda, Vamsi V., Rosenthal, David N., Almond, Christopher S., Maeda, Katsuhide, Shin, Andrew Y.

Source: Pediatric cardiology. 40(6):1159-1164

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