Canadian ACHD Publications

The Canadian ACHD community has always been a leader in ACHD research. Here we highlight some recent publications from our members:

COVID-19 in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Apr 6;77(13):1644-1655. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.02.023.

Broberg CS, Kovacs AH, Sadeghi S, Rosenbaum MS, Lewis MJ, Carazo MR, Rodriguez FH 3rd, Halpern DG, Feinberg J, Galilea FA, Baraona F, Cedars AM, Ko JM, Porayette P, Maldonado J, Sarubbi B, Fusco F, Frogoudaki AA, Nir A, Chaudhry A, John AS, Karbassi A, Hoskoppal AK, Frischhertz BP, Hendrickson B, Bouma BJ, Rodriguez-Monserrate CP, Broda CR, Tobler D, Gregg D, Martinez-Quintana E, Yeung E, Krieger EV, Ruperti-Repilado FJ, Giannakoulas G, Lui GK, Ephrem G, Singh HS, Almeneisi HM, Bartlett HL, Lindsay I, Grewal J, Nicolarsen J, Araujo JJ, Cramer JW, Bouchardy J, Al Najashi K, Ryan K, Alshawabkeh L, Andrade L, Ladouceur M, Schwerzmann M, Greutmann M, Meras P, Ferrero P, Dehghani P, Tung PP, Garcia-Orta R, Tompkins RO, Gendi SM, Cohen S, Klewer S, Hascoet S, Mohammadzadeh S, Upadhyay S, Fisher SD, Cook S, Cotts TB, Aboulhosn JA.

The Role of Ablation in Prevention of Recurrent Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Shocks in Patients With Tetralogy of Fallot.

CJC Open. 2021 Jan 28;3(5):619-626. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2021.01.005. eCollection 2021 May.

Kawada S, Chakraborty P, Downar E, Sanchez AP, Sathananthan G, Bhaskaran A, Kugamoorthy P, Albertini L, Oechslin EN, Silversides C, Wald RM, Roche SL, Swan L, Alonso-Gonzalez R, Thorne S, Harris L, Hickey E, Nanthakumar K, Mondésert B, Khairy P, Nair K.

Medical education and training within congenital cardiology: current global status and future directions in a post COVID-19 world.

Cardiol Young. 2021 Apr 12:1-13. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121001645. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33843546 

McMahon CJ, Tretter JT, Redington AN, Bu'Lock F, Zühlke L, Heying R, Mattos S, Krishna Kumar R, Jacobs JP, Windram JD.

Transition to adult care for adolescents with congenital heart disease - Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?

Int J Cardiol. 2020 Jul 15;311:35-36. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.03.073.

Vonder Muhll I.

Outcomes in Young Adults With Tetralogy of Fallot and Pulmonary Annular Preserving or Transannular Patch Repairs.

Cardiol. 2021 Feb;37(2):206-214. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.04.014. Epub 2020 Apr 21.

Ducas RA, Harris L, Labos C, Nair GKK, Wald RM, Hickey EJ, Silversides CK.Can J

Risk prediction models for heart failure admissions in adults with congenital heart disease.

Int J Cardiol. 2021 Jan 1;322:149-157. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.08.039.

Cohen S, Liu A, Wang F, Guo L, Brophy JM, Abrahamowicz M, Therrien J, Beauchesne LM, Bédard E, Grewal J, Khairy P, Oechslin E, Roche SL, Silversides CK, Muhll IFV, Marelli AJ.

Check out the Canadian Journal of Cardiology Focus Issue on ACHD produced by CACH Network members in December 2019.

Recent Publications Authored by CACH Network Members:

Advance care planning and palliative care in ACHD: the healthcare providers’ perspective.
Steiner JM, Oechslin EN, Veldtman G, Broberg CS, Stout K, Kirkpatrick J, Kovacs AH.
Cardiol Young. 2020 Feb 14:1-7.

Impact of Age and Sex on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Measurements: After Tetralogy of Fallot Repair.
Leonardi B, Drago F, Caldarone CA, Dahdah N, Dallaire F, Drolet C, Grewal J, Hickey EJ, Khairy P, Lebovic G, McCrindle BW, Nadeem SN, Ng MY, Tham EB, Therrien J, Van De Bruaene A, Vonder Muhll IF, Warren AE, Yamamura K, Farkouh ME, Wald RM.
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Apr 15

Preventing Complications in Pregnant Women With Cardiac Disease.

Pfaller B, Sathananthan G, Grewal J, Mason J, D'Souza R, Spears D, Kiess M, Siu SC, Silversides CK.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Mar 31;75(12):1443-1452.

Tricuspid Intervention Following Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease.

Deshaies C, Trottier H, Khairy P, Al-Aklabi M, Beauchesne L, Bernier PL, Dhillon S, Gandhi SK, Haller C, Hancock Friesen CL, Hickey EJ, Horne D, Jacques F, Kiess MC, Perron J, Rodriguez M, Poirier NC; Canadian Congenital Cardiac Collaborative (4C).

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Mar 10;75(9):1033-1043.

Heart University: a new online educational forum in paediatric and adult congenital cardiac care. The future of virtual learning in a post-pandemic world?

Tretter JT, Windram J, Faulkner T, Hudgens M, Sendzikaite S, Blom NA, Hanseus K, Loomba RS, McMahon CJ, Zheleva B, Kumar RK, Jacobs JP, Oechslin EN, Webb GD, Redington AN.

Cardiol Young. 2020 Apr;30(4):560-567.

Transition to adult care for adolescents with congenital heart disease - Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?

Vonder Muhll I.

Int J Cardiol. 2020 Apr 1.

Outcomes in Young Adults with Tetralogy of Fallot and Pulmonary Annular Preserving or Transannular Patch Repairs.

Ducas RA, Harris L, Labos C, Kumar Nair GK, Wald RM, Hickey EJ, Silversides CK.

Can J Cardiol. 2020 Apr 20.

Impact of a 22q11.2 microdeletion on adult all-cause mortality in tetralogy of Fallot.

van Mil S, Heung T, Malecki S, Van L, Chang J, Breetvelt E, Wald R, Oechslin E, Silversides C, Bassett AS.

Can J Cardiol. 2020 Apr 26.