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2. Non-invasive myocardial tissue deformation and discoordination indices predict cardiac allograft vasculopathy in pediatric heart transplantation patients.
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Schäfer M, Miyamoto SD, Jaggers J, Everitt MD, von Alvensleben JC, Campbell DN, Mitchell MB, and Stone ML
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- Humans, Child, Male, Female, Adolescent, Child, Preschool, Treatment Outcome, Time Factors, Age Factors, Myocardial Contraction, Coronary Artery Disease diagnostic imaging, Coronary Artery Disease physiopathology, Coronary Artery Disease etiology, Area Under Curve, Risk Factors, Echocardiography, Doppler, Biomechanical Phenomena, Retrospective Studies, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left physiopathology, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left diagnostic imaging, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left etiology, Heart Transplantation adverse effects, Predictive Value of Tests, Ventricular Function, Left, Allografts
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There is an urgent need for non-invasive imaging-based biomarkers suitable for diagnostic surveillance of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) in pediatric heart transplant (PHT) patients. The purpose of this study was to comprehensively investigate left ventricular (LV) myocardial deformation in conjunction with electromechanical discoordination in PHT. PHT patients with and without CAV were evaluated for echocardiography derived global longitudinal strain (GLS) and electromechanical discoordination indices including systolic stretch fraction (SSF) and diastolic relaxation fraction (DRF). SSF was increased in CAV(+) patients at the time of CAV diagnosis (median CAV(+) 5.0 vs. median CAV(-) 0.0, P = 0.008) and in the echocardiogram preceding the CAV diagnosis (median CAV(+) 29.0 vs. median CAV(-) 0.0, P < 0.001). DRF was also increased in the echocardiogram that preceded CAV diagnosis in CAV(+) patients (0.31 ± 0.08 vs. 0.25 ± 0.05, P = 0.008). The final model using indices 6-12 months prior to CAV diagnosis included GLS, SSF, and DRF providing AUC of 0.94 with sensitivity 98.5%, specificity 80.0%, positive predictive value 85.0%, and negative predictive value 94.1%. Systolic and diastolic electro-mechanical discoordination indices are significantly worse in PHT patients experiencing CAV. Non-invasive imaging guided surveillance using echocardiographic myocardial deformation indices can be improved by adding SSF and DRF to standard GLS measurements., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V.)
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- 2024
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3. A Preliminary Study of One Year Safety and Tolerability of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Medications in Youth with Fontan Palliation or Heart Transplant.
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Jassal YR, Slomowitz R, Everitt MD, Christofferson ES, von Alvensleben JC, Di Maria M, and Wolfe KR
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- Child, Humans, Adolescent, Quality of Life, Heart, Fontan Procedure adverse effects, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity drug therapy, Heart Transplantation adverse effects
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There are no published studies that examine the safety and tolerability of medication to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children with histories of Fontan palliation (Fontan) or heart transplant (HT), despite the high prevalence of ADHD in these populations. To address this gap, we examined the cardiac course, somatic growth, and incidence of side effects for one year after medication initiation amongst children with Fontan or HT and comorbid ADHD. The final sample comprised 24 children with Fontan (12 medication-treated, 12 control) and 20 children with HT (10 medication-treated, 10 control). Demographic, somatic growth (height and weight percentile-for age), and cardiac data (blood pressure, heart rate, results of 24 h Holter monitoring, electrocardiograms) were extracted from electronic medical records. Medication-treated and control subjects were matched by cardiac diagnosis (Fontan or HT), age, and sex. Nonparametric statistical tests were utilized to compare between- and within-group differences prior to, and one year post, medication initiation. There were no differences in somatic growth or cardiac data when comparing medication-treated participants to matched controls, regardless of cardiac diagnosis. Within the medication group, a statistically significant increase in blood pressure was observed, though the group average remained within clinically acceptable limits. While results are preliminary in nature due to our very limited sample size, our findings suggest that ADHD medications can be tolerated with minimal cardiac or somatic growth effects amongst complex cardiac patients. Our preliminary results favor treating ADHD with medication, which has considerable implications for long-term academic/employment outcomes and quality of life for this population. Close collaboration between pediatricians, psychologists, and cardiologists is essential to individualizing and optimizing interventions and outcomes for children with Fontan or HT., (© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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4. Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in Pediatrics and Congenital Heart Disease.
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Kohli U, von Alvensleben J, and Srinivasan C
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- Humans, Child, Death, Sudden, Cardiac prevention & control, Treatment Outcome, Defibrillators, Implantable, Heart Defects, Congenital therapy
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Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators (S-ICDs) are being used with increased frequency in children and patients with congenital heart disease. Vascular access complexities, intracardiac shunts, and specific anatomies make these devices particularly appealing for some of these patients. Alternative screening, implantation, and programming techniques should be considered based on patient size, body habitus, anatomy, procedural history, and preference. Appropriate and inappropriate shock rates are generally comparable to those seen with transvenous devices. Complications such as infection can occur, although their severity is likely to be less than that seen with transvenous devices. Technical advances are likely to further broaden S-ICD applicability., Competing Interests: Disclosure The authors have nothing to disclose., (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2023
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5. Atrial isochronal late activation mapping keeps the diaphragm alive.
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Ricceri S, Barrett C, Sandhu A, von Alvensleben JC, and Aleong R
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- 2023
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6. Assessment of paediatric exertional or peri-exertional syncope: does the story matter?
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Turan O, Marshall T, Runciman M, Schaffer M, von Alvensleben J, and Collins KK
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- Humans, Child, Adolescent, Retrospective Studies, Syncope diagnosis, Syncope etiology, Electrocardiography, Tachycardia, Ventricular diagnosis, Tachycardia, Ventricular etiology
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Exertional syncope has been suggested to correlate with a cardiac aetiology, particularly when occurring in mid-stride. The aim of the study is to evaluate the incidence of cardiac disease among children presenting with exertional syncope, determine the influence of timing within activity, and determine the utility of genetic testing and implantable event monitors in the evaluation of cardiac syncope. The patients ≤18 years old with exertional syncope who underwent exercise stress testing between 2008 and 2019 were retrospectively included. Patients were assessed to be in one of three groups: mid-exertion (mid-stride syncope), peri-exertion (syncope during activity but not moving), and post-exertion (within minutes of the activity). A total of 334 patients were included; 46 % were mid-exertion, 18 % were peri-exertion, and 36 % were post-exertion. Thirteen patients (3.8 %) were diagnosed with cardiac syncope; n = 9 (69 %) mid-exertion. Only mid-exertional syncope was significantly associated with a cardiac diagnosis (OR: 2.6). Cardiac diagnoses included inherited arrhythmia syndromes (n = 9), abnormal coronary origins (n = 2), and supraventricular tachycardia (n = 2). Only catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (n = 5) was associated with mid-exertional syncope (OR: 1.4). The definitive diagnostic test was exercise testing (n = 8), echocardiogram (n = 2), genetic testing (n = 1), ambulatory monitor (n = 1), and EKG (n = 1). Mid-stride syncope was more likely to result in a cardiac diagnosis, and exercise testing is the most common definitive test as catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia was the primary aetiology of exertional syncope in our cohort. Implantable event monitors and genetic testing could be helpful in ruling out cardiac disease.
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7. Rationale and Design of the Multicenter Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia Before Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot Study.
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Moore JP, Aboulhosn JA, Zeppenfeld K, Waldmann V, Bessière F, Blom NA, Combes N, Fish FA, McLeod CJ, Kanter RJ, Tan W, Patel N, von Alvensleben JC, Kamp A, Lloyd MS, Anderson CC, Tan RB, Mariucci E, Levi DS, Salem M, Shivkumar K, and Khairy P
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- Humans, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Treatment Outcome, Tetralogy of Fallot complications, Tetralogy of Fallot surgery, Pulmonary Valve surgery, Tachycardia, Ventricular, Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency surgery, Catheter Ablation adverse effects, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation adverse effects
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Patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot are at elevated risk for ventricular arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death. Over the past decade, the pathogenesis and natural history of ventricular tachycardia has become increasingly understood, and catheter ablation has emerged as an effective treatment modality. Concurrently, there has been great progress in the development of a versatile array of transcatheter valves that can be placed in the native right ventricular outflow tract for the treatment of long-standing pulmonary regurgitation. Although such valve platforms may eliminate the need for repeat cardiac operations, they may also impede catheter access to the myocardial substrates responsible for sustained macro-reentrant ventricular tachycardia. This manuscript provides the rationale and design of a recently devised multicenter study that will examine the clinical outcomes of a uniform, preemptive strategy to eliminate ventricular tachycardia substrates before transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation in patients with tetralogy of Fallot., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest Drs. Aboulhosn and Levi report a relation with Edwards Lifesciences Corp. that includes consulting or advisory and with Medtronic Inc. that includes consulting or advisory. The remaining authors have no competing interests to declare., (Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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8. Extraction and Digitization of ECG Signals from Standard Clinical Portable Document Format Files for the Principal Component Analysis of T-wave Morphology.
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Schäfer M, Mitchell MB, Brateng C, Ivy DD, Hunter KS, Nash DB, and von Alvensleben JC
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- Humans, Retrospective Studies, Principal Component Analysis, Software, Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted, Electrocardiography methods, Arrhythmias, Cardiac
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Introduction: T-wave analysis from standard electrocardiogram (ECG) remains one of the most available clinical and research methods for evaluating myocardial repolarization. T-wave morphology was recently evaluated to aid with diagnosis and characterization of diastolic dysfunction. Unfortunately, PDF stored ECG datasets limit additional numerical post-processing of ECG waveforms. In this study, we apply a simple custom process pipeline to extract and re-digitize T-wave signals and subject them to principal component analysis (PCA) to define primary T-wave shape variations., Methods: We propose simple pre-processing and digitization algorithms programmable as a MATLAB tool using standard thresholding functions without the need for advanced signal analysis. To validate digitized datasets, we compared clinically standard measurements in 20 different ECGs with the original ECG machine interpreted values as a gold standard. Afterwards, we analyzed 212 individual ECGs for T-wave shape analysis using PCA., Results: The re-digitized signal was shown to preserve the original information as evidenced by excellent agreement between original - machine interpreted and re-digitized clinical variables including heart rate: bias ~ 1 bpm (95% CI: -1.0 to 3.5), QT interval: bias ~ 0.000 ms (95% CI: -0.012 to 0.012), PR interval: bias = -0.015 ms (95% CI: -0.015 to 0.003), and QRS duration: bias = -0.001 ms (95% CI: -0.007 to 0.006). PCA revealed that the first principal component universally modulates the T-wave height or amount of repolarization voltage regardless of the investigated ECG lead. The second and third principal components described variation in the T-wave peak onset and the T-wave peak morphology, respectively., Conclusion: This study presents a straightforward method for re-digitizing ECGs stored in the PDF format utilized in many academic electronic medical record systems. This process can yield re-digitized lead specific signals which can be retrospectively analyzed using advanced custom post-processing numerical analysis independent of commercially available platforms., (© 2023. The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Biomedical Engineering Society.)
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9. Myocardial strain-curve deformation patterns after Fontan operation.
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Schäfer M, Mitchell MB, Frank BS, Barker AJ, Stone ML, Jaggers J, von Alvensleben JC, Hunter KS, Friesen RM, Ivy DD, Jacobsen R, and Di Maria MV
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- Humans, Child, Heart Ventricles diagnostic imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Myocardium, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine methods, Predictive Value of Tests, Ventricular Function, Left, Fontan Procedure adverse effects, Heart Transplantation
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Myocardial deformation analysis by cardiac MRI (CMR) yielding global circumferential and longitudinal strain (GCS and GLS) is an increasingly utilized method to accurately quantify systolic function and predict clinical events in patients with Fontan circulation. The purpose of this study was to use principal component analysis (PCA) to investigate myocardial temporal deformation patterns derived from strain-time curves to learn about latent strain features beyond peak values. We conducted the study with specific attention to dominant single left or right ventricle (SLV and SRV) morphologies. Methods and Results: Patients remote from Fontan operation who underwent follow-up CMR were analyzed for standard volumetric and function hemodynamics including myocardial deformation parameters including GCS and GLS. We applied PCA to investigate in an unbiased fashion the strain-time curve morphology and to calculate patient specific shape scores. All variables were subjected to single variable Cox regression analysis to detect composite clinical outcome including death, heart transplant, protein losing enteropathy and plastic bronchitis. A total of 122 patients, (SLV = 67, SRV = 55) with a mean age of 12.7 years underwent comprehensive CMR analysis. The PCA revealed 3 primary modes of strain-curve variation regardless of single ventricle morphology and type of strain investigated. Principle components (PCs) described changes in (1) strain-time curve amplitude, (2) time-to-peak strain, and (3) post-systolic slope of the strain-time curve. Considering only SLV patients, GCS was only CMR variable predictive of clinical events (HR 1.46, p = 0.020). In the SRV group, significant CMR predictors of clinical events were derived indexed end-diastolic (HR 1.02, p = 0.023) and end-systolic (HR 1.03, p = 0.022) volumes, GCS (HR 1.91, p = 0.003) and its related first component score (HR 1.20, p = 0.005), GLS (HR 1.32, p = 0.029) and its third component score (HR 1.58, p = 0.017). CMR derived global strain measures are sensitive markers of clinical outcomes in patients with Fontan circulation, particularly in patients with the SRV morphology. Myocardial strain-time curve morphology specific to SLV and SRV patients inspired by unbiased PCA technique can further aid with predicting clinical outcomes., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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10. Evaluating temperature gradients across the posterior left atrium with radiofrequency ablation.
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Sandhu A, Holman B, Lammers S, Cerbin L, Barrett C, Sabzwari R, Garg L, Zipse MM, Tumolo AZ, Aleong RG, Von Alvensleben J, Rosenberg M, West JJ, Varosy P, Nguyen DT, Sauer WH, and Tzou WS
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- Animals, Swine, Temperature, Heart Atria, Esophagus injuries, Atrial Fibrillation surgery, Catheter Ablation methods
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Introduction: Esophageal injury is a well-known complication associated with catheter ablation. Though novel methods to mitigate esophageal injury have been developed, few studies have evaluated temperature gradients with catheter ablation across the posterior wall of the left atrium, interstitium, and esophagus., Methods: To investigate temperature gradients across the tissue, we developed a porcine heart-esophageal model to perform ex vivo catheter ablation on the posterior wall of the left atrium (LA), with juxtaposed interstitial tissue and esophagus. Circulating saline (5 L/min) was used to mimic blood flow along the LA and alteration of ionic content to modulate impedance. Thermistors along the region of interest were used to analyze temperature gradients. Varying time and power, radiofrequency (RF) ablation lesions were applied with an externally irrigated ablation catheter. Ablation strategies were divided into standard approaches (SAs, 10-15 g, 25-35 W, 30 s) or high-power short duration (HPSD, 10-15 g, 40-50 W, 10 s). Temperature gradients, time to the maximum measured temperature, and the relationship between measured temperature as a function of distance from the site of ablation was analyzed., Results: In total, five experiments were conducted each utilizing new porcine posterior LA wall-esophageal specimens for RF ablation (n = 60 lesions each for SA and HPSD). For both SA and HPSD, maximum temperature rise from baseline was markedly higher at the anterior wall (AW) of the esophagus compared to the esophageal lumen (SA: 4.29°C vs. 0.41°C, p < .0001 and HPSD: 3.13°C vs. 0.28°C, p < .0001). Across ablation strategies, the average temperature rise at the AW of the esophagus was significantly higher with SA relative to HPSD ablation (4.29°C vs. 3.13°C, p = .01). From the start of ablation, the average time to reach a maximum temperature as measured at the AW of the esophagus with SA was 36.49 ± 12.12 s, compared to 16.57 ± 4.54 s with HPSD ablation, p < .0001. Fit to a linear scale, a 0.37°C drop in temperature was seen for every 1 cm increase in distance from the site of ablation and thermistor location at the AW of the esophagus., Conclusion: Both SA and HPSD ablation strategies resulted in markedly higher temperatures measured at the AW of the esophagus compared to the esophageal lumen, raising concern about the value of clinical intraluminal temperature monitoring. The temperature rise at the AW was lower with HPSD. A significant time delay was seen to reach the maximum measured temperature and a modest increase in distance between the site of ablation and thermistor location impacted the accuracy of monitored temperatures., (© 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
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11. High-density electroanatomic mapping with grid catheter in pediatrics and congenital heart disease.
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von Alvensleben JC, Sandhu A, Chang S, Runciman DM, Wehrmann M, Tzou DW, Schäfer M, and Collins KK
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- Humans, Child, Female, Adolescent, Treatment Outcome, Catheters, Heart Defects, Congenital diagnostic imaging, Heart Defects, Congenital surgery, Tachycardia, Supraventricular surgery, Tachycardia, Ventricular surgery, Ventricular Premature Complexes surgery, Catheter Ablation methods
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Background: The Advisor™ HD Grid mapping catheter (Abbott Laboratories; Chicago, IL) allows for bipolar electrogram collection in both orthogonal and perpendicular planes, unique when compared to traditional and branch catheters. Experience in pediatric patients and congenital heart disease (CHD) is limited. The purpose of this work was to evaluate the utility and safety of the Advisor™ HD Grid mapping catheter in pediatric and CHD populations., Methods: Retrospective review of all pediatric patients and those with CHD (regardless of age) at Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado undergoing electrophysiologic study in which the Advisor™ HD Grid mapping catheter was utilized., Results: Sixty-five procedures in 60 patients (N = 31 female (47.6%), median age 17 years (15-24.1)) were included. Patients had CHD in 30 procedures (46.1%). Eight-eight arrhythmia substrates were mapped including atrial flutter/intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia (N = 33), focal atrial tachycardia (N = 20), isolated PVCs (N = 10), accessory pathways (N = 9), atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (N = 7), right ventricular substrate mapping (N = 7), and ventricular tachycardia (N = 2). Median time per map was 11.8 (7.5-20.1) min with 3.2 (± 1.7) maps per procedure and a median of 2634 (1767-7654) points used per map. Patients with CHD required more maps (p < 0.001) and points per map (p < 0.001). Ablation was successful in 92.4% of procedures., Conclusions: The Advisor™ HD Grid mapping catheter is safe and effective in the pediatric and congenital heart disease population. A wide variety of arrhythmia substrates can be mapped with high point density and low mapping time., (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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12. Left Ventricular Dysfunction Following the Ross-Konno Reconstruction is Independent of the Operation.
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Stone ML, Schäfer M, von Alvensleben JC, Frank BS, Campbell DN, Mitchell MB, and Jaggers J
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- Child, Humans, Infant, Retrospective Studies, Aortic Valve diagnostic imaging, Aortic Valve surgery, Treatment Outcome, Aortic Valve Stenosis surgery, Ventricular Outflow Obstruction surgery, Cardiac Surgical Procedures adverse effects, Atrioventricular Block, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left diagnostic imaging
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The Ross-Konno (RK) operation is a well-established surgical treatment for combined left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and aortic valve pathology in children. Prior study has demonstrated that mechanical and electrical dyssynchrony exist post-RK compared to normal controls. The purpose of this study was to evaluate myocardial function pre- and post-RK as defined by echocardiography. Patients undergoing the RK operation (n = 13; median age: 1.3 years; range: 0.5-13.3 years) were evaluated by echocardiography at defined timepoints: pre-RK, post-RK, 1-year post-RK, and 2 years post-RK. Defined parameters of left ventricular performance were analyzed: systolic mechanical dyssynchrony (M-Dys), global left ventricular circumferential strain (GCS), and diastolic relaxation fraction (DRF). Patients with post-operative atrioventricular block (n = 6) were analyzed separately. No pre- versus post-RK differences existed in M-Dys, GCS, or DRF in patients both with and without post-RK atrioventricular block. Further, 1- and 2-year follow-up post-RK demonstrated significant heterogeneity in evaluated parameters of function with no pre- and post-RK differences in M-Dys, GCS, or DRF. Mechanical dyssynchrony exists post-RK reconstruction in both short- and long-term follow-up yet these echocardiographic parameters of ventricular performance are independent of the RK operation. Further study is, therefore, warranted to define causal relationships for observed short- and long-term ventricular dysfunction post-RK as the findings of the present study suggest a deleterious mechanism apart from the technical RK reconstruction., (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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13. Use of adjunctive 3-dimensional echocardiogram for His bundle pacing in pediatric patients.
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von Alvensleben JC, Runciman DM, Schaffer M, Burkett D, Jone PN, and Collins KK
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- 2022
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14. Repolarization Dispersion Is Associated With Diastolic Electromechanical Discoordination in Children With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
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Schäfer M, Frank BS, Ivy DD, Mitchell MB, Collins KK, Jone PN, and von Alvensleben JC
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- Child, Diastole, Electrocardiography, Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension, Humans, Ventricular Function, Left, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension diagnosis, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left diagnostic imaging
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Background Electromechanical dyssynchrony is a well described comorbidity in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). ECG-derived measurements reflective of diastolic dysfunction and electromechanical imaging markers are yet to be investigated. In this study we investigated the ECG- derived marker of repolarization dispersion, interval between the peak and end of T wave (TpTe), in pediatric patients with PAH and left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction. Methods and Results We measured TpTe from a standard 12-lead ECG and in 30 children with PAH and matched control subjects. All participants underwent same-day echocardiography and myocardial strain analysis to calculate the diastolic electromechanical discoordination marker diastolic relaxation fraction. When compared with control subjects, patients with PAH had increased TpTe (93±15 versus 81±12 ms, P =0.001) and elevated diastolic relaxation fraction (0.33±0.10 versus 0.27±0.03, P =0.001). Patients with PAH with LV diastolic dysfunction had significantly increased TpTe when compared with patients with PAH without diastolic dysfunction ( P =0.012) and when compared with control group ( P <0.001). Similarly, patients with PAH with LV diastolic dysfunction had increased diastolic relaxation fraction when compared with PAH patients without diastolic dysfunction ( P =0.007) and when compared with control group ( P <0.001). A 10-ms increase in TpTe was significantly associated with 0.023 increase in diastolic relaxation fraction ( P =0.008) adjusting for body surface area, heart rate, right ventricular volumes, and function. Conclusions Prolonged myocardial repolarization and abnormal LV diastolic electromechanical discoordination exist in parallel in children with PAH and are associated with worse LV diastolic function and functional class.
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15. Diastolic inflow is associated with inefficient ventricular flow dynamics in Fontan patients.
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Stone ML, Schäfer M, DiMaria MV, von Alvensleben JC, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, and Mitchell MB
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- Adolescent, Case-Control Studies, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome diagnostic imaging, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome physiopathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine, Male, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Fontan Procedure adverse effects, Hemodynamics, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome surgery, Ventricular Function, Left
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Objective: This study used cardiac magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate flow characteristics and ventricular hemodynamics for children with single right (hypoplastic left heart syndrome) and single left (hypoplastic right heart syndrome) systemic ventricle anatomy after Fontan palliation compared with normal biventricular controls., Methods: Twenty children with single ventricle anatomy (hypoplastic left heart syndrome, n = 10; hypoplastic right heart syndrome, n = 10) underwent standardized 4-dimensional flow cardiac magnetic resonance and were compared with age-matched controls (n = 10). End-diastolic volume was partitioned into 4 defined components of variable kinetic energy (direct flow, retained inflow, delayed ejection, and residual volume) and compared between groups. Further, volumetric and functional parameters as defined by cardiac magnetic resonance were evaluated., Results: Children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome had significantly increased indexed end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes compared with both hypoplastic right heart syndrome and control groups. Flow component analysis demonstrated diastolic inefficiency in both hypoplastic left heart syndrome and hypoplastic right heart syndrome groups compared with controls as defined by decreased direct flow and increased residual volumes. Decreased direct flow correlated with decreased ejection fraction and increased end-diastolic and end-systolic volume indices. Increased residual volume correlated with decreased ejection fraction and increased end-systolic volume index., Conclusions: Fontan-palliated patients with single ventricle physiology (hypoplastic left heart syndrome and hypoplastic right heart syndrome) demonstrate altered and inefficient flow patterns in the systemic ventricle as defined by 4-dimensional flow cardiac magnetic resonance compared with normal biventricular controls. Decreased direct flow and increased residual volume indicate that diastolic ventricular dysfunction is prevalent after Fontan palliation. This study provides a foundation for future predictive modeling and cardiac magnetic resonance flow diagnostic studies in this high-risk patient population., (Copyright © 2021 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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16. The Year in Pediatric Electrophysiology: 2021.
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von Alvensleben JC and Collins KK
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Competing Interests: The authors report no conflicts of interest for the published content.
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17. Increased Aortic Stiffness and Left Ventricular Dysfunction Exist After Truncus Arteriosus Repair.
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Stone ML, Schäfer M, von Alvensleben JC, Browne LP, Di Maria M, Campbell DN, Jaggers J, and Mitchell MB
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- Adolescent, Aortic Diseases physiopathology, Biomechanical Phenomena, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Postoperative Complications physiopathology, Retrospective Studies, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left physiopathology, Young Adult, Aortic Diseases etiology, Postoperative Complications etiology, Truncus Arteriosus surgery, Vascular Stiffness, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left etiology
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Background: The purpose of this study was to determine whether aortic biomechanical properties are abnormal in children with repaired truncus arteriosus (TA) and to concurrently evaluate left ventricular (LV) function post-repair utilizing a novel platform for regional ventricular function., Methods: Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) studies from 26 children (mean age: 15.6 ± 7.2 years) post-TA repair were compared with 20 normal controls (mean age: 14.7 ± 2.6 years). Parameters of aortic stiffness (pulse wave velocity and relative area change) were measured. Flow hemodynamic metrics (aortic regurgitant fraction, peak systolic flow, and peak systolic velocity) and LV function (volumetric data, ejection fraction, regional wall strain) were also compared., Results: Ascending aortic pulse wave velocity was elevated and relative area change was decreased in TA patients compared with controls. Patients post-TA repair demonstrated elevated end diastolic and end systolic volumes in addition to decreased regional wall strain and increased mechanical dyssynchrony. LV functional changes were independent of aortic biomechanical properties., Conclusions: Children with repaired TA have increased ascending aortic stiffness and altered LV function as measured by CMR imaging. Longitudinal studies and advanced CMR assessments are warranted to better determine the long-term potential for late aortic complications and to optimize both the medical and surgical management of these patients after TA repair., (Copyright © 2021 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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18. Fasciculoventricular and atrioventricular accessory pathways in patients with Danon disease and preexcitation: A multicenter experience.
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Darden D, Hsu JC, Tzou WS, von Alvensleben JC, Brooks M, Hoffmayer KS, Brambatti M, Sauer WH, Feld GK, and Adler E
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- Accessory Atrioventricular Bundle epidemiology, Accessory Atrioventricular Bundle physiopathology, Adolescent, Adult, Child, DNA genetics, DNA Mutational Analysis, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Glycogen Storage Disease Type IIb genetics, Humans, Incidence, Lysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 2 genetics, Male, Mutation, Pre-Excitation Syndromes epidemiology, Pre-Excitation Syndromes physiopathology, Prevalence, Retrospective Studies, Time Factors, United States epidemiology, Young Adult, Accessory Atrioventricular Bundle complications, Bundle of His physiopathology, Electrocardiography, Glycogen Storage Disease Type IIb complications, Pre-Excitation Syndromes etiology, Registries
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Background: Studies have suggested that a fasciculoventricular pathway (FVP) may be the cause of preexcitation in patients with Danon disease, a rare X-linked dominant genetic disorder of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy., Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of ventricular preexcitation on resting 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) in patients with Danon disease and the electrophysiological study (EPS) results of those with preexcitation., Methods: Patients with confirmed Danon disease diagnosed with preexcitation (PR ≤120 ms, delta wave, QRS >110 ms) on ECG were included from a multicenter registry. The incidence of arrhythmias, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) procedures, ICD shocks, and EPS results were collected., Results: Thirteen of 40 patients (32.5%) with Danon disease were found to have preexcitation (mean age 17.3 years; 38% women). EPS performed in 9 of 13 patients (69%) demonstrated FVP only in 2 (22.2%), extranodal pathway without exclusion of FVP in 2 (22.2%), and both FVP and extranodal pathway in 5 (55.6%). Two patients had malignant accessory pathway (AP) properties. Over median follow-up of 842 days (interquartile range 138-1678), 11 patients (85%) had ICD placement, and 6 (46.1%) underwent heart transplantation. No patients required therapy for ventricular tachycardia, and 2 patients (15%) had paroxysmal atrial fibrillation., Conclusion: In a large multicenter cohort of patients with Danon disease, there was a high prevalence of FVP and extranodal pathways diagnosed on EPS in those with preexcitation. These findings suggest patients with preexcitation and Danon disease should undergo EPS to assess for FVP and potentially malignant extranodal AP., (Copyright © 2021 Heart Rhythm Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2021
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19. Importance of neonatal strain imaging: what are we measuring?
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Schäfer M, Friesen RM, and von Alvensleben JC
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- Humans, Infant, Newborn, Predictive Value of Tests, Diagnostic Imaging
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20. Classic and atypical Wenckebach periodicity in a late gestation fetus with maternal anti-Ro/SSA antibodies.
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Gropler MRF, von Alvensleben J, Benson DW, and Cuneo BF
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21. Cardiac ryanodine receptor calcium release deficiency syndrome.
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Sun B, Yao J, Ni M, Wei J, Zhong X, Guo W, Zhang L, Wang R, Belke D, Chen YX, Lieve KVV, Broendberg AK, Roston TM, Blankoff I, Kammeraad JA, von Alvensleben JC, Lazarte J, Vallmitjana A, Bohne LJ, Rose RA, Benitez R, Hove-Madsen L, Napolitano C, Hegele RA, Fill M, Sanatani S, Wilde AAM, Roberts JD, Priori SG, Jensen HK, and Chen SRW
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- Animals, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Calcium metabolism, Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Mice, Mutation genetics, Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel genetics, Tachycardia, Ventricular genetics
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Cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2) gain-of-function mutations cause catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, a condition characterized by prominent ventricular ectopy in response to catecholamine stress, which can be reproduced on exercise stress testing (EST). However, reports of sudden cardiac death (SCD) have emerged in EST-negative individuals who have loss-of-function (LOF) RyR2 mutations. The clinical relevance of RyR2 LOF mutations including their pathogenic mechanism, diagnosis, and treatment are all unknowns. Here, we performed clinical and genetic evaluations of individuals who suffered from SCD and harbored an LOF RyR2 mutation. We carried out electrophysiological studies using a programed electrical stimulation protocol consisting of a long-burst, long-pause, and short-coupled (LBLPS) ventricular extra-stimulus. Linkage analysis of RyR2 LOF mutations in six families revealed a combined logarithm of the odds ratio for linkage score of 11.479 for a condition associated with SCD with negative EST. A RyR2 LOF mouse model exhibited no catecholamine-provoked ventricular arrhythmias as in humans but did have substantial cardiac electrophysiological remodeling and an increased propensity for early afterdepolarizations. The LBLPS pacing protocol reliably induced ventricular arrhythmias in mice and humans having RyR2 LOF mutations, whose phenotype is otherwise concealed before SCD. Furthermore, treatment with quinidine and flecainide abolished LBLPS-induced ventricular arrhythmias in model mice. Thus, RyR2 LOF mutations underlie a previously unknown disease entity characterized by SCD with normal EST that we have termed RyR2 Ca
2+ release deficiency syndrome (CRDS). Our study provides insights into the mechanism of CRDS, reports a specific CRDS diagnostic test, and identifies potentially efficacious anti-CRDS therapies., (Copyright © 2021 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works.)- Published
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22. Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Pediatrics and Congenital Heart Disease: A Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society Multicenter Review.
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von Alvensleben JC, Dechert B, Bradley DJ, Fish FA, Moore JP, Pilcher TA, Escudero C, Ceresnak SR, Kwok SY, Balaji S, Aziz PF, Papagiannis J, Cortez D, Garnreiter J, Kean A, Schäfer M, and Collins KK
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- Adolescent, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Child, Female, Humans, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Defibrillators, Implantable adverse effects, Heart Defects, Congenital therapy, Pediatrics
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Objectives: The primary goal of this study was to evaluate the implant experience and midterm results of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (S-ICDs) in pediatric patients and those with congenital heart disease., Background: The S-ICD was developed to avoid the lead-related complications associated with transvenous systems. The absence of intravascular or intracardiac components offers potential advantages to pediatric patients and those with congenital heart disease., Methods: This international, multicenter, retrospective, standard-of-care study was conducted through the Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society. Complications at 30 and 360 days, inappropriate shocks, and delivery of appropriate therapy were assessed., Results: The study included 115 patients with a median follow-up of 32 (19 to 52) months. Median age was 16.7 years (14.8 to 19.3 years), 29% were female, and 55% had a primary prevention indication. Underlying disease substrate was cardiomyopathy (40%), structural heart disease (32%), idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (16%), and channelopathy (13%). The complication rate was 7.8% at 30 days and 14.7% at 360 days. Overall, inappropriate shocks occurred in 15.6% of patients, with no single clinical characteristic reaching statistical significance. At implant, 97.9% of patients had successful first shock conversion with 96% requiring ≤65 J. Appropriate therapy was delivered to 11.2% of patients with an annual incidence of 3.9% and an acute first shock conversion success rate of 92.5%., Conclusions: This study found that in a heterogeneous population of pediatric patients and those with congenital heart disease, the S-ICD had comparable rates of complications, inappropriate shocks, and conversion efficacy compared with previously published studies on transvenous systems in similar populations., Competing Interests: Author Disclosures The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose., (Copyright © 2020 American College of Cardiology Foundation. All rights reserved.)
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23. Leadless Pacemakers in Pediatric Patients: Is Less Actually More?
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von Alvensleben JC and Collins KK
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Competing Interests: The author reports no conflicts of interest for the published content.
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24. Syncope and Palpitations: A Review.
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von Alvensleben JC
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- Arrhythmias, Cardiac physiopathology, Child, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Syncope physiopathology, Arrhythmias, Cardiac diagnosis, Electrocardiography, Heart Conduction System physiopathology, Heart Rate physiology, Syncope diagnosis
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Syncope and palpitations are common complaints for patients presenting to their primary care provider. They represent symptoms that most often have a benign etiology but rarely can be the first warning sign of a serious condition, such as arrhythmias, structural heart disease, or noncardiac disease. The history, physical examination, and noninvasive testing can, in most cases, distinguish benign from pathologic causes. This article introduces syncope and palpitations, with emphasis on the differential diagnoses, initial presentation, diagnostic strategy, and various management strategies., Competing Interests: Disclosure The author has nothing to disclose., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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25. Advisor high-definition HD Grid catheter for mapping accessory pathways in pediatrics.
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Nguyen M, von Alvensleben JC, Runciman M, and Collins KK
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26. Short-coupled premature ventricular beats leading to ventricular fibrillation in a young patient: A Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome case report and literature review.
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von Alvensleben JC, Etheridge SP, Viskin S, and Collins KK
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27. Frequency of Reduced Left Ventricular Contractile Efficiency and Discoordinated Myocardial Relaxation in Patients Aged 16 to 21 Years With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (from the Emerald Study).
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Schäfer M, Bjornstad P, Frank BS, Baumgartner A, Truong U, Enge D, von Alvensleben JC, Mitchell MB, Ivy DD, Barker AJ, Reusch JEB, and Nadeau KJ
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- Adolescent, Case-Control Studies, Diabetic Cardiomyopathies diagnostic imaging, Diabetic Cardiomyopathies epidemiology, Diabetic Cardiomyopathies physiopathology, Diastole, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine, Male, Systole, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left diagnostic imaging, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left physiopathology, Young Adult, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 epidemiology, Myocardial Contraction physiology, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left epidemiology, Ventricular Function, Left
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Early-onset cardiomyopathy is a major concern for people with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). Studies examining myocardial deformation indices early in the disease process in people with have provided conflicting results. Accordingly, the objective was to examine left ventricular (LV) function in adolescents with type 1 DM using novel measures of cardiomyopathy, termed ventricular discoordination indices, including systolic stretch fraction (SSF), and our newly developed diastolic relaxation fraction (DRF). Adolescents with DM (n = 16) and healthy controls (n = 20) underwent cardiac MRI (CMR) tissue tracking analysis for standard volumetric and functional analysis. Segment-specific circumferential strain and strain rate indices were evaluated to calculate standard mechanical dyssynchrony and discoordination. SSF and DRF were calculated from strain rate data. There were no global or regional group differences between participants with DM and controls in standard LV strain mechanics. However, youth with DM had lower diastolic strain rate around the inferior septal and free wall region (all p <0.05) as well as higher SSF (p = 0.03) and DRF (p <0.001) compared with controls. None of the CMR indices correlated with HbA1c or diabetes duration. In conclusion, our results suggest that adolescents with DM have LV systolic and diastolic discoordination, providing early evidence of cardiomyopathy despite their young age. The presence of discoordination in the setting of normal LV size and function suggests that the proposed novel discoordination indices could serve as a more sensitive marker of cardiomyopathy than previously employed mechanical deformation indices., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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28. Novel measures of left ventricular electromechanical discoordination predict clinical outcomes in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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Frank BS, Schäfer M, Douwes JM, Ivy DD, Abman SH, Davidson JA, Burzlaff S, Mitchell MB, Morgan GJ, Browne LP, Barker AJ, Truong U, and von Alvensleben JC
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- Adolescent, Blood Pressure, Child, Electrophysiological Phenomena, Female, Hemodynamics, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Mechanical Phenomena, Myocardial Contraction, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension diagnostic imaging, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left diagnostic imaging, Ventricular Dysfunction, Right physiopathology, Heart Function Tests, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension physiopathology, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left physiopathology
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Adverse ventricle-ventricle interaction and resultant left ventricular (LV) dysfunction are a recognized pathophysiological component of disease progression in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and can be associated with electrical and mechanical dyssynchrony. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical and mechanistic implications of LV electromechanical dyssynchrony in children with PAH by using novel systolic stretch and diastolic relaxation discoordination indexes derived noninvasively from cardiac MRI (CMR). In children with PAH referred for CMR ( n = 64) and healthy controls ( n = 20), we calculated two novel markers of ventricular discoordination, systolic stretch fraction (SSF) and diastolic relaxation fraction (DRF). SSF and DRF were evaluated with respect to 1 ) electrical dyssynchrony, 2 ) functional status, and 3 ) composite clinical outcomes. SSF was increased in patients with PAH compared with controls ( P = 0.004). There was no difference in DRF between PAH and control groups. There were no differences between groups in standard mechanical dyssynchrony and LV global circumferential strain. Increased SSF was associated with greater electrical dyssynchrony (QRS duration) as well as worse WHO functional class. SSF, DRF, mechanical dyssynchrony, and right ventricular (RV) volumes were prognostic for worse clinical outcomes. LV dyssynchrony indexes are altered in pediatric patients with PAH compared with controls in proportion with greater degrees of RV dilation. Patients with PAH with greater dyssynchrony have worse clinical outcomes. RV-induced increased LV electromechanical dyssynchrony therefore may be an important link in the causal pathway from PAH to clinically significant LV dysfunction. Since dyssynchrony could precede overt LV dysfunction, addition of ventricular synchrony analysis to CMR postprocessing protocols may be of clinical benefit. NEW & NOTEWORTHY We demonstrate that left ventricular discoordination indexes are altered in pediatric patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension compared with controls and pediatric patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension with greater dyssynchrony have worse clinical outcomes. Furthermore, there is evidence for the mechanism of right ventricular-induced left ventricular discoordination to include a combination of delayed early systolic electromechanical activation, late-systolic septal shift, and prolonged, postsystolic septal thickening.
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29. Genetic testing and cascade screening in pediatric long QT syndrome and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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Knight LM, Miller E, Kovach J, Arscott P, von Alvensleben JC, Bradley D, Valdes SO, Ware SM, Meyers L, Travers CD, Campbell RM, and Etheridge SP
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- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic genetics, Child, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Long QT Syndrome genetics, Male, Pedigree, Phenotype, Reproducibility of Results, Retrospective Studies, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic diagnosis, Genetic Testing methods, Long QT Syndrome diagnosis, Mass Screening methods
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Background: The efficacy of cascade screening for the inherited heart conditions long QT syndrome (LQTS) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is incompletely characterized., Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the use of genetic testing and yield of cascade screening across diverse regions in the United States and to evaluate obstacles to screening in multipayer systems., Methods: An institutional review board-approved 6 United States pediatric center retrospective chart review of LQTS and HCM patients from 2008-2014 was conducted for (1) genetic test completion and results and (2) family cascade screening acceptance, methods, results, and barriers., Results: The families of 315 index patients (mean age 9.0 ± 5.8 years) demonstrated a 75% (254) acceptance of cascade screening. The yield of relative screening was 39% (232/601), an average of 0.91 detected per family. Genetic testing was less utilized in HCM index patients and relatives. Screening participation was greater in families of gene-positive index patients (88%) (P <.001) compared to gene-negative patients (53%). Cascade method utilization: Cardiology-only 45%, combined genetic and cardiology 39%, and genetic only 16%. Screening yield by method: combined 57%, genetic-only 29%, and cardiology-only 20%. Family decisions were the leading barriers to cascade screening (26% lack of followthrough and 26% declined), whereas insurance (6%) was the least cited barrier., Conclusion: Family participation in cascade screening is high, but the greatest barriers are family mediated (declined, lack of followthrough). Positive proband genetic testing led to greater participation. Cardiology-only screening was the most utilized method, but combined cardiology and genetic screening had the highest detection., (Copyright © 2019 Heart Rhythm Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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30. Intraoperative Epicardial Triventricular Pacing in a Pediatric Patient.
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von Alvensleben JC, Pinder MA, Brateng C, Mitchell M, and Collins KK
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is used as an adjunctive therapy in adults with advanced heart failure but remains less commonly applied in pediatric patients. Further, CRT is traditionally conducted via biventricular transvenous pacing from the right ventricle and coronary sinus to activate the left ventricle and improve electromechanical synchrony; however, triventricular pacing, in which a third ventricular lead is utilized to activate an additional ventricular location, has been shown to be a feasible therapeutic alternative to typical CRT in patients with advanced heart failure or nonresponders. Limited adult studies involving triventricular pacing have been performed to date but no pediatric data are available. Thus, we present the case of a 12-month-old patient with congenital complete heart block and subsequent pacemaker-induced cardiomyopathy in whom triventricular epicardial pacing was applied in an effort to increase the available knowledge., Competing Interests: The authors report no conflicts of interest for the published content., (Copyright: © 2019 Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management.)
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- 2019
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31. State of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices in Congenital Heart Disease: A 2019 Update.
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von Alvensleben JC and Collins KK
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Competing Interests: The authors report no conflicts of interest for the published content.
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- 2019
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32. Multicenter Experience of Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy in Patients With Dextrocardia.
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Lüker J, Padala SK, Cano Ó, Beiert T, Osswald B, Koneru JN, Schrickel JW, Kron J, Franqui-Rivera H, Gonzalez-Cordero A, Al-Ghamdi BS, Roberts PR, Ceresnak SR, von Alvensleben J, Sultan A, and Steven D
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- Adult, Female, Heart Defects, Congenital complications, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Primary Prevention, Secondary Prevention, Subcutaneous Tissue, Death, Sudden, Cardiac prevention & control, Defibrillators, Implantable, Dextrocardia complications, Heart Septal Defects, Atrial complications, Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular complications, Prosthesis Implantation methods, Tetralogy of Fallot complications, Transposition of Great Vessels complications
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- 2019
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33. Ventricular interactions and electromechanical dyssynchrony after Ross and Ross-Konno operations.
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Schäfer M, Browne LP, von Alvensleben JC, Mitchell MB, Morgan GJ, Ivy DD, and Jaggers J
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aortic Valve Stenosis diagnostic imaging, Autografts, Case-Control Studies, Child, Female, Heart Ventricles diagnostic imaging, Heart Ventricles surgery, Hemodynamics, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Retrospective Studies, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left diagnostic imaging, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left physiopathology, Ventricular Dysfunction, Right diagnostic imaging, Ventricular Dysfunction, Right physiopathology, Young Adult, Aortic Valve Stenosis surgery, Heart Ventricles physiopathology, Pulmonary Valve transplantation
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Objectives: Ross and Ross-Konno operations are associated with the inherent risk of residual ventricular septal dysfunction and injury to the conduction system. However, comprehensive biventricular functional outcomes on magnetic resonance imaging after Ross and Ross-Konno procedures are unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the degree of electrical and mechanical dyssynchrony using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients late after Ross and Ross-Konno operations., Methods: Patients following Ross operation (n = 16), Ross-Konno operation (n = 13), and healthy controls (n = 12) underwent cardiac magnetic resonance imaging strain deformation analysis to quantify left ventricular (LV) intraventricular dyssynchrony and right ventricular (RV)-LV interventricular dyssynchrony. Mechanical dyssynchrony indices were correlated with the degree of electrical dyssynchrony as assessed by QRS duration, as well as with magnetic resonance imaging-derived biventricular and autograft regurgitation parameters., Results: Patients in the Ross and Ross-Konno groups had reduced LV global longitudinal strain when compared with controls (both P values < .01). Both Ross (P < .05) and Ross-Konno (P < .01) groups demonstrated increased RV-LV interventricular dyssynchrony compared with controls. Patients in the Ross-Konno group also had increased septal LV intraventricular dyssynchrony when compared with control and Ross groups (both P values < .01). The global LV intramechanical dyssynchrony strongly correlated with QRS duration (R = 0.716; P < .001). There was no association between mechanical dyssynchrony and aortic regurgitation fraction., Conclusions: Long-term follow-up of patients who underwent Ross and Ross-Konno operations demonstrates reduced LV global longitudinal strain suggestive of chronically increased afterload independent of autograft function. Additionally, Ross-Konno operation is associated with impaired LV intraventricular mechanics and electrical dyssynchrony., (Copyright © 2019 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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34. Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator placement in a 5-year-old patient: Modifications for the smallest patients.
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von Alvensleben JC, White C, Brateng C, and Collins KK
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- 2019
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35. Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmia for Ebstein's Anomaly in Unoperated and Post-Surgical Patients.
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Moore JP, Shannon KM, Gallotti RG, McLeod CJ, Chiriac A, Walsh EP, Sreeram N, Patel AR, De Groot NM, von Alvensleben J, Balaji S, Frankel DS, Miyake CY, Perry JC, and Shivkumar K
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- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications, Retrospective Studies, Young Adult, Catheter Ablation adverse effects, Catheter Ablation methods, Ebstein Anomaly complications, Ebstein Anomaly surgery, Tachycardia, Ventricular etiology, Tachycardia, Ventricular surgery
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the ventricular arrhythmia (VA) substrates in patients with unoperated and post-surgical Ebstein's Anomaly (EA)., Background: EA is associated with variable atrialization of the right ventricle and a propensity for VA and sudden death. There are scant data on catheter ablation for VA in this population., Methods: This was a retrospective study involving 11 congenital heart disease centers., Results: A total of 24 patients (median age 17 [interquartile range (IQR): 11 to 37] years; age range 1 to 68 years; 42% men) with EA undergoing catheter ablation were identified. Prior tricuspid valve (TV) surgery had been performed in 12 (50%). Presenting symptoms were palpitations in 15, syncope in 4, aborted cardiac arrest in 4, and none in 1. At procedure, 28 VA substrates were encountered and 25 were completely characterized (median 1 per patient; cycle length 305 [IQR: 268 to 400] ms). In 3 cases, premature ventricular contraction (PVC) foci were targeted (1 with a history of PVC-induced ventricular fibrillation). VA mechanisms were focal in 15 and macro-re-entrant in 10, and did not differ significantly between those with and those without prior TV surgery (p = 0.7). Focal VAs predominantly localized to the atrialized right ventricle ARV in unoperated patients and to diseased myocardium or Purkinje tissue after TV surgery. Macro-re-entry was related to isolated scar or split potentials in the ARV in unoperated patients, and larger, more diffuse scar after TV surgery. Complete success was achieved in 22 (92%). There were 2 of 13 complications in patients <18 years of age and none in patients >18 years of age. There was a single recurrence over a median follow-up of 3.4 years., Conclusions: VA in EA may be either focal or macro-re-entrant. In the absence of surgery, substrates chiefly involve the ARV. After surgery, focal VA involves injured myocardium or Purkinje tissue and re-entrant ventricular tachycardia is related to post-surgical scar. Catheter ablation is a reasonable therapeutic approach for these patients., (Copyright © 2018 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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36. Effect of electrical dyssynchrony on left and right ventricular mechanics in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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Schäfer M, Collins KK, Browne LP, Ivy DD, Abman S, Friesen R, Frank B, Fonseca B, DiMaria M, Hunter KS, Truong U, and von Alvensleben JC
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- Adolescent, Child, Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac, Female, Humans, Hypertension, Pulmonary complications, Male, Retrospective Studies, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left complications, Ventricular Dysfunction, Right complications, Hypertension, Pulmonary physiopathology, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left physiopathology, Ventricular Dysfunction, Right physiopathology
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Background: Electrical and right ventricular (RV) mechanical dyssynchrony has been previously described in pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), but less is known about the relationship between electrical dyssynchrony and biventricular function. In this study we applied cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging to evaluate biventricular size and function with a focus on left ventricular (LV) strain mechanics in pediatric PAH patients with and without electrical dyssynchrony., Methods: Fifty-six children with PAH and comprehensive CMR evaluation were stratified based on QRS duration z-score, with electrical dyssynchrony defined as z-score ≥2. Comprehensive biventricular volumetric, dyssynchrony, and strain analysis was performed., Results: Nineteen PAH patients had or developed electrical dyssynchrony. Patients with electrical dyssynchrony had significantly reduced RV ejection fraction (35% vs 50%, p = 0.003) and greater end-diastolic (168 vs 112 ml/m
2 , p = 0.041) and end-systolic (119 vs 57, ml/m2 , p = 0.026) volumes. Patients with electrical dyssynchrony had reduced RV longitudinal strain (-14% vs -19%, p = 0.007), LV circumferential strain measured at the free wall (-19% vs -22%, p = 0.047), and the LV longitudinal strain in the septal region (-10% vs -15%, p = 0.0268). LV mechanical intraventricular dyssynchrony was reduced in patients with electrical dyssynchrony at the LV free wall (43 vs 19 ms, p = 0.019)., Conclusions: The electrical dyssynchrony is associated with the reduced LV strain, enlarged RV volumes, and reduced biventricular function in children with PAH. CMR assessment of biventricular mechanical function with respect to QRS duration may help to detect pathophysiologic processes associated with progressed PAH., (Copyright © 2018 International Society for the Heart and Lung Transplantation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)- Published
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37. Predictors of electrocardiographic screening failure for the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in children: A prospective multicenter study.
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Campbell M, Moore JP, Sreeram N, von Alvensleben JC, Shah A, Batra A, Law I, Sanatani S, Thomas V, Nik-Ahd F, Williams S, Nosavan N, Maldonado J, Hart A, Nguyen T, and Balaji S
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- Adolescent, British Columbia epidemiology, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic diagnosis, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic physiopathology, Child, Child, Preschool, Death, Sudden, Cardiac epidemiology, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Germany epidemiology, Heart Defects, Congenital diagnosis, Heart Defects, Congenital physiopathology, Humans, Incidence, Long QT Syndrome diagnosis, Long QT Syndrome physiopathology, Male, Patient Selection, Predictive Value of Tests, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Survival Rate trends, Treatment Outcome, United States epidemiology, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic therapy, Death, Sudden, Cardiac prevention & control, Defibrillators, Implantable, Electrocardiography methods, Heart Conduction System physiopathology, Heart Defects, Congenital therapy, Long QT Syndrome therapy
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Background: Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (SICD) shows promise for select patients at risk of sudden cardiac death. However, patients need to pass an electrocardiographic (ECG) screening (ECG-S) test before they can receive an SICD. Predictors of ECG-S failure in children are unclear., Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the incidence and predictive factors for failure of ECG-S in children., Methods: Patients 18 years and younger with a preexisting ICD underwent ECG-S for SICD. ECG and demographic data were analyzed for factors predictive of failure., Results: Seventy-three patients (mean age 14.2 ± 3.3 years; range 5-18 years) with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (n = 24, 33%), long QT syndrome (n =18, 25%), other inherited arrhythmia syndromes (n = 20, 27%), congenital heart disease (n = 9, 12%), and miscellaneous conditions (n = 2) with an existing transvenous ICD underwent prospective ECG-S. Nineteen (26%) failed ECG-S. Failed patients had a longer corrected QT (QTc) interval (457 ms vs 425 ms; P = .03), a longer QRS duration (120 ms vs 98 ms; P = .04), and a lower ratio of R-wave to T-wave amplitudes (R:T ratio) in lead aVF (4 vs 5; P = .001). Multivariable logistic regression identified QTc interval (odds ratio [OR] 4.31; P = .04), QRS duration (OR 4.93; P = .03), R:T ratio in lead aVF (OR 3.13; P = .08) as predictors of failure. A risk score with 1 point each for QTc interval >440 ms, QRS duration >120 ms, and R:T ratio <6.5 in lead aVF was associated with probability of failure of 15.4% (1 point), 47.4% (2 points), and 88.6% (3 points), respectively., Conclusion: ECG-S failure for SICD occurred in 26% of children, which is higher than the reported incidence in adults. Factors predicting ECG-S failure included longer QTc interval, longer QRS duration, and lower R:T ratio in lead aVF., (Copyright © 2018 Heart Rhythm Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2018
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38. Noninvasive predictors of perioperative atrial arrhythmias in patients with tetralogy of Fallot undergoing pulmonary valve replacement.
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Cortez D, Barham W, Ruckdeschel E, Sharma N, McCanta AC, von Alvensleben J, Sauer WH, Collins KK, Kay J, Patel S, and Nguyen DT
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- Adolescent, Adult, Atrial Flutter diagnosis, Atrial Flutter physiopathology, Child, Electrocardiography, Ambulatory, Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac, Exercise Test, Female, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Multivariate Analysis, Odds Ratio, Perioperative Period, Pulmonary Valve physiopathology, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Tachycardia, Reciprocating diagnosis, Tachycardia, Reciprocating physiopathology, Tetralogy of Fallot complications, Tetralogy of Fallot diagnosis, Tetralogy of Fallot physiopathology, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, Atrial Flutter etiology, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation adverse effects, Pulmonary Valve surgery, Tachycardia, Reciprocating etiology, Tetralogy of Fallot therapy
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Background: Patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) have increased risk of atrial arrhythmias., Hypothesis: A measure of atrial dispersion, the P-wave vector magnitude (Pvm), can identify patients at risk for perioperative atrial flutter (AFL) or intra-atrial re-entrant tachycardia (IART) in a large TOF cohort., Methods: We performed a blinded, retrospective analysis of 158 TOF patients undergoing pulmonary valve replacement between 1997 and 2015. History of AFL/IART was documented using electrocardiogram, Holter monitor, exercise stress test, implanted cardiac device, and electrophysiology study. P-R intervals, Pvm, QRS duration, and QRS vector magnitude were assessed from resting sinus-rhythm 12-lead electrocardiograms and identification of those with AFL/IART was determined., Results: Fourteen patients (8.9%) were found to have AFL/IART. Pvm, QRS duration, and QRS vector magnitude significantly differentiated those with AFL/IART from those without on univariate analysis: 0.09 ± 0.04 vs 0.18 ± 0.07 mV, 161.3 ± 21.9 vs 137.7 ± 31.4 ms, and 1.2 (interquartile range, 1.0-1.2) vs 1.6 mV (1.0-2.3), respectively (P < 0.05 for each). The Pvm had the highest area under the ROC curve (0.88) and was the only significant predictor on multivariate analysis, with odds ratio of 0.02 (95% confidence interval: 0.01-0.53). P-R duration, MRI volumes, and right-heart hemodynamics did not significantly differentiate those with vs those without AFL/IART., Conclusions: In TOF patients undergoing pulmonary valve replacement, Pvm has significant value in predicting those with perioperative AFL/IART. These clinical features may help further evaluate TOF patients at risk for perioperative atrial arrhythmias. Prospective studies are warranted., (© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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39. Atrial undersensing secondary to quiet timer blanking in pediatric and congenital heart disease patients.
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von Alvensleben JC, Schaffer M, Brateng C, and Collins KK
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- Colorado, Electrocardiography, Female, Humans, Male, Retrospective Studies, Cardiac Pacing, Artificial methods, Equipment Failure Analysis, Heart Atria physiopathology, Heart Defects, Congenital physiopathology, Pacemaker, Artificial
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Background: Atrial undersensing despite normal atrial lead parameters and high amplitude electrograms has been described in adult patients as a consequence of atrial amplifier saturation. Repetitive inputs cause amplifier ringing and undersensing occurs as a consequence of quiet timer blanking. High amplitude ventricular electrograms can also result in atrial blanking secondary to cross-chamber effect. This has not been described in pediatric patients or epicardial pacing systems and specific risk factors are not known. We describe five cases of atrial undersensing in pediatric and congenital heart disease patients with epicardial dual-chamber systems and high ventricular lead outputs., Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of all patients with dual-chamber pacing systems cared for at the Heart Institute at Children's Hospital Colorado., Results: Five cases of atrial undersensing with normal atrial lead parameters were found. All were epicardial systems with acceptable lead parameters at implantation and Medtronic (Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA) generators with unipolar leads. Ventricular pacing outputs were elevated at presentation, median 5.5 V (5-7.5). Presenting symptoms were exercise intolerance (four) and detection on routine monitoring (one). Successful interventions included reduction in ventricular lead pacing output (one), programming of rate response (two), and implantation of an alternative generator manufacturer (two)., Conclusion: Atrial undersensing secondary to amplifier ringing and quiet timer blanking is an uncommon presentation but may be clinically important in patients with unipolar epicardial atrial leads and high pacing outputs from ventricular leads., (© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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40. Nadolol for Treatment of Supraventricular Tachycardia in Infants and Young Children.
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von Alvensleben JC, LaPage MJ, Caruthers R, and Bradley DJ
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- Age of Onset, Anti-Arrhythmia Agents adverse effects, Databases, Factual, Female, Flecainide adverse effects, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Michigan, Nadolol adverse effects, Pediatrics, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Anti-Arrhythmia Agents administration & dosage, Flecainide administration & dosage, Nadolol administration & dosage, Tachycardia, Supraventricular drug therapy
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Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a common infant arrhythmia, for which beta-blockers are frequently chosen as therapy. Propranolol is a common choice though it is dosed every 6-8 h. We reviewed the clinical results of treating infant SVT with an extemporaneous preparation of nadolol. Retrospective cohort study of patients under 2 years old receiving nadolol for SVT at a single center. Patients were ascertained by patient and pharmacy databases. Twenty-eight infants received nadolol, of whom 25 had regular narrow complex tachycardia, 2 atrial flutter, and 1 focal atrial tachycardia. Patient age at initiation was a median 54 days (range 10-720). The final dose was 1 mg/kg/day in 22/28 patients (range 0.5-2). Once-daily dosing was used in 20 patients (71.4%); dosing was BID in 7, TID in 1. Among regular narrow complex tachycardia patients, 18/25 received nadolol monotherapy and 7 required additional agents; flecainide in 6, digoxin in 1. The median age of tachyarrhythmia onset was 18 days (range 1-180) with a median age of nadolol initiation of 30 days (range 11-390). Of the 20 regular narrow complex tachycardia patients initiated on nadolol monotherapy, 85% had no recurrences as of 1-year follow-up. Side effects were suspected in 3 of 28 (10.7%), including wheezing (n = 1, 3.5%), irritability and diarrhea (n = 1, 3.5%), and bradycardia (n = 1, 3.5%). Oral nadolol suspension was a successful treatment for SVT in 85% of patients with minimal adverse effects. Single daily dosing was used in the majority of patients.
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41. Noninvasive Predictors of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Tetralogy of Fallot Undergoing Pulmonary Valve Replacement.
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Cortez D, Barham W, Ruckdeschel E, Sharma N, McCanta AC, von Alvensleben J, Sauer WH, Collins KK, Kay J, Patel S, and Nguyen DT
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- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Catheter Ablation statistics & numerical data, Child, Electric Stimulation methods, Electrocardiography, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation methods, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Angiography statistics & numerical data, Pulmonary Valve surgery, Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency surgery, ROC Curve, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Young Adult, Arrhythmias, Cardiac etiology, Tetralogy of Fallot complications
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Objectives: This study sought to test the hypothesis that a vectorcardiographic parameter, the QRS vector magnitude (QRSVm), can risk stratify those patients at risk for sustained spontaneous ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) or ventricular arrhythmia inducibility (VAI) in a large cohort of patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)., Background: Patients with TOF have an increased risk of VAs, but predicting those at risk can often be challenging., Methods: Blinded retrospective analyses of 177 TOF patients undergoing pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) between 1997 and 2015 were performed. VAI was evaluated by programmed electrical stimulation in 48 patients. QRS intervals and QRSVm voltage measurements were assessed from resting 12-lead electrocardiograms, and risk of VA was determined. Clinical characteristics, including imaging and cardiac catheterizations, were used for other modality comparisons., Results: Sustained spontaneous VA occurred in 12 patients and inducible VA in 18 patients. Age and QRSVm were significant univariate predictors of VA. QRSVm was the only independent predictor of VAI (p < 0.001). Using a root mean square QRS value of 1.24 mV, the positive and negative predictive values were 47.9% and 97.8%, respectively, for spontaneous sustained VA. For VAI, using a QRSVm cutoff of 1.31 mV, positive and negative predictive values were 63.0% and 95.3%, respectively., Conclusions: In TOF patients undergoing PVR, older age was associated with increased spontaneous VA risk. Lower QRSVm predicted spontaneous VA or VAI risk with high negative predictive values. QRSVm is the only independent predictor of VAI. These clinical features may help further risk stratify TOF patients requiring therapies to prevent sudden death., (Copyright © 2017 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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42. Ex utero Intrapartum Treatment to Ventricular Pacing: A Novel Delivery Strategy for Complete Atrioventricular Block with Severe Bradycardia.
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Cuneo BF, Mitchell MB, Marwan AI, Green M, von Alvensleben JC, Reynolds R, Crombleholme TM, and Galan HL
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- Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Young Adult, Atrioventricular Block surgery, Bradycardia surgery, Fetal Diseases surgery
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Fetuses with anti-SSA-mediated complete atrioventricular block (CAVB) are at high risk for perinatal death if they present at <20 weeks of gestation and develop ventricular rates of <55 beats per minute (bpm), cardiac dysfunction, or hydrops [Izmirly et al.: Circulation 2011;124:1927-1935; Jaeggi et al.: J Am Coll Cardiol 2002;39:130-137; Eliasson et al.: Circulation 2011;124:1919-1926]. After our experience with two such fetuses who died with pulseless electrical activity despite being paced within 30 min of birth, we performed an ex utero intrapartum treatment procedure to ventricular pacing on a 36-week CAVB fetus with cardiac dysfunction, mild hydrops, and a ventricular rate of 46 bpm. While still on placental bypass, temporary epicardial ventricular pacing leads were successfully placed; the infant was delivered and made a successful transition to postnatal life. This approach can improve the 11-fold increase in mortality for the preterm fetus with long-standing CAVB, severe bradycardia, and heart failure., (© 2017 S. Karger AG, Basel.)
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43. Clinical Presentation of Pediatric Patients at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest.
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Dalal A, Czosek RJ, Kovach J, von Alvensleben JC, Valdes S, Etheridge SP, Ackerman MJ, Auld D, Huckaby J, McCracken C, and Campbell R
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- Adolescent, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic complications, Child, Child, Preschool, Coronary Vessel Anomalies complications, Death, Sudden, Cardiac epidemiology, Death, Sudden, Cardiac etiology, Female, Heart Arrest epidemiology, Heart Arrest etiology, Humans, Long QT Syndrome complications, Male, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Tachycardia, Ventricular complications, Heart Arrest diagnosis
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Objectives: To identify the clinical presentation of children and adolescents affected by 1 of 4 cardiac conditions predisposing to sudden cardiac arrest: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, long QT syndrome (LQTS), catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), and anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva (ALCA-R)., Study Design: This was a retrospective review of newly diagnosed pediatric patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, LQTS, CPVT, and ALCA-R referred for cardiac evaluation at 6 US centers from 2008 to 2014., Results: A total of 450 patients (257 male/193 female; median age 10.1 years [3.6-13.8 years, 25th-75th percentiles]) were enrolled. Patient age was ≤13 years for 70.4% of the cohort (n = 317). Sudden cardiac arrest was the initial presentation in 7%; others were referred on the basis of abnormal or suspicious family history, personal symptoms, or physical findings. Patients with LQTS and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy were referred most commonly because of family history concerns. ALCA-R was most likely to have abnormal signs or symptoms (eg, exercise chest pain, syncope, or sudden cardiac arrest). Patients with CPVT had a high incidence of syncope and the greatest incidence of sudden cardiac arrest (45%); 77% exhibited exercise syncope or sudden cardiac arrest. This study demonstrated that suspicious or known family history plays a role in identification of many patients ultimately affected by 1 of the 3 genetic disorders (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, LQTS, CPVT)., Conclusion: Important patient and family history and physical examination findings may allow medical providers to identify many pediatric patients affected by 4 cardiac disorders predisposing to sudden cardiac arrest., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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44. Transseptal access in pediatric and congenital electrophysiology procedures: defining risk.
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von Alvensleben JC, Dick M 2nd, Bradley DJ, and LaPage MJ
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- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Cohort Studies, Heart Defects, Congenital, Heart Diseases, Humans, Incidence, Male, Michigan epidemiology, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Young Adult, Cardiac Catheterization statistics & numerical data, Cardiac Surgical Procedures statistics & numerical data, Catheter Ablation statistics & numerical data, Heart Septum surgery, Postoperative Complications epidemiology, Punctures statistics & numerical data
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Purpose: Transseptal puncture (TSP) is commonly used to access the left heart for catheter ablation procedures. The specific complication risk of this procedure has not been determined. This study assesses the risk of TSP using a single standard technique during electrophysiology study (EPS) in pediatrics and congenital heart disease (CHD)., Methods: Retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing TSP during EPS at the University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center between 1999 and 2011., Results: There were 373 left heart ablation procedures during the study period. Excluded were six adults without CHD, five procedures using an alternative imaging modality, five procedures using retrograde aortic access, one transhepatic access, and one where TSP was performed during a prior procedure. Included were 321 pediatric (≤18 years old without CHD) TSP procedures (median age 13 years) and 34 TSP procedures in patients with CHD (median age 28 years). There was one complication directly attributable to TSP: needle perforation of the left atrium without development of effusion in the pediatric group. Post-procedure echocardiograms were performed in 351 (99 %) cases, showing only trivial effusions in seven (1.9 %)., Conclusions: This single center experience over 12 years shows the risk of TSP in pediatric and CHD patients to be low, with a 0.3 % (95 % confidence interval (CI) 0, 0.9 %) risk for complications directly related to TSP using only single plane fluoroscopy for visualization.
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45. Utility of intrathoracic impedance monitoring in pediatric and congenital heart disease.
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LaPage MJ, von Alvensleben J, Dick M, Serwer G, and Bradley DJ
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- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Female, Heart Defects, Congenital epidemiology, Heart Failure epidemiology, Humans, Male, Michigan epidemiology, Middle Aged, Reproducibility of Results, Retrospective Studies, Sensitivity and Specificity, Young Adult, Cardiography, Impedance statistics & numerical data, Heart Defects, Congenital diagnosis, Heart Defects, Congenital therapy, Heart Failure diagnosis, Heart Failure prevention & control
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Background: The utility of cardiac device-based intrathoracic monitoring (OptiVol, Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA) for congestive heart failure (CHF) exacerbation has not been evaluated in pediatric or congenital heart disease patients., Methods: This was a retrospective study of all patients at a single center with an endocardial OptiVol capable device. OptiVol index values were collected in 2-week bins from January 2007 to December 2010. The clinical outcomes were CHF exacerbation defined as hospitalization or medication change for CHF and device-treated ventricular arrhythmia based on remote or in-office device interrogation. Clinical and OptiVol data were collected by separate investigators blinded to the other parameter. OptiVol data were correlated to the clinical outcomes to determine sensitivity and predictability for multiple threshold values in the entire cohort and pediatric and congenital subgroups., Results: Forty-seven patients were included. A total of 1,106 months of OptiVol data were collected. Median age of the cohort was 18 years (range 6-58 years). There were 23 pediatric, median age 13 years (range 6-16), at device implant, and 18 patients, median age 31 years (range 13-58), considered at risk for heart failure at implant. There were three heart failure exacerbations and 17 treated ventricular arrhythmias. The study population-specific positive predictive value (PPV) of OptiVol was low (sensitivity 33% and PPV ≤4.4%) for both CHF exacerbation and arrhythmias in all analyzed groups., Conclusions: The sensitivity and positive predictive value of intrathoracic impedance monitoring was low in this population of adult congenital and pediatric patients. Recent improvements to the OptiVol algorithm may decrease these deficiencies., (©2013, The Authors. Journal compilation ©2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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