Cardiac Center Publications

International leaders in pediatric cardiac research

During the past three years, staff from the Cardiac Center have published 595 research articles, and received nearly 4,000 research citations. Here are some of our recent publications.

March 2025

Ali F, Yeh MJ, Walshe FE, Bergersen L, Gauvreau K, Barry OM, Boe BA, Holzer RJ, De Decker R, Jenkins K, Kreutzer J, Kumar RK, Lozier J, O'Byrne ML, Polivenok I, Ronderos M, Hasan B, Quinn BP. Comparative Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Registry Analysis From the United States and Low- and Middle-Income Countries. JACC Adv. 2025, Mar. 4(4):101649. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101649. PMID: 40117696

Anton-Martin P, Young C, Sandhu H, Vellore S. Pediatric cardiac patients with pulmonary hemorrhage supported on ECMO: An ELSO registry study. J Extra Corpor Technol. 2025, Mar. 57(1):2-8. doi: 10.1051/ject/2024038. PMID: 40053851; PMCID: PMC11888591

Baker-Smith CM, Zühlke L, Co-Vu J, Srivastava S, George R, Kutty S, Zaidi AN, Goldberg DJ, Sood E, Dodds KM, Cooper DS, Cohen MI, Wernovsky G, Jacobs JP. Crème de la Conference: 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery- WCPCCS 2023. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025, Feb. 14(4):e031853. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.124.031853. PMID: 39950448

Banaschewski BJH, Michki SN, Sitaraman S, Pan R, Wang JY, Stewart D, Goldy MK, Lin SM, Cantu E, Katzen JB, Basil MC, Emtiazjoo AM, Todd JL, Gokey JJ, Kropski JA, Frank DB, Zepp JA, Young LR. Emergence of inflammatory fibroblasts with aging in Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome associated pulmonary fibrosis. Commun Biol. 2025, Feb. 8(1):284. doi: 10.1038/s42003-025-07589-9. PMID: 39987372; PMCID: PMC11846979

Calhoun A, Lee MH, Pisano DV, Karavas A, Ortoleva J. Variability in triggers for mechanical left ventricular unloading in VA-ECMO: A literature search. J Extra Corpor Technol. 2025, Mar. 57(1):24-31. doi: 10.1051/ject/2024031. PMID: 40053855; PMCID: PMC11888587

Catalano MA, Toubat O, Nitsche LJ, Aronowitz DI, Beqaj H, Smood BF, Grasty M, Lynch JM, Gaynor JW, Mavroudis CD. Variation in techniques of selective antegrade cerebral perfusion in neonates undergoing aortic arch reconstruction - a comprehensive review. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025, Mar. 10:S0003-4975(25)00181-X. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.02.013. PMID: 40074016

Cianciulli AR, Sulentic A, Wang Y, Daemer M, Amin S, Joyce J, Lasso A, Otero HJ, Cohen MS, Fuller S, Nuri MAK, Tang J, O'Byrne ML, Jolley MA. Volume Rendering of CT Images to Inform Closure of Complex Ventricular Septal Defects. JACC Case Rep. 2025, Mar 19; 30(6 Pt 1):102827. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102827. PMID: 40118631

Cifra B, Cordina RL, Gauthier N, Murphy LC, Pham TD, Veldtman GR, Ward K, White DA, Paridon SM, Powell AW; American Heart Association Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young, Congenital Cardiac Defect Committee; the Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention; the Council on Clinical Cardiology; and the Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing. Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Interpretation across the Lifespan in Congenital Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025, Mar. 14(4):e038200. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.124.038200. PMID: 39782908

Dong W, Jin SC, Sierant MC, Lu Z, Li B, Lu Q, Morton SU, Zhang J, López-Giráldez F, Nelson-Williams C, Knight JR, Zhao H, Cao J, Mane S, Gruber PJ, Lek M, Goldmuntz E, Deanfield J, Giardini A, Mital S, Russell M, Gaynor JW, Cnota JF, Wagner M, Srivastava D, Bernstein D, Porter GA Jr, Newburger J, Roberts AE, Yandell M, Yost HJ, Tristani-Firouzi M, Kim R, Seidman J, Chung WK, Gelb BD, Seidman CE, Lifton RP, Brueckner M. Recessive genetic contribution to congenital heart disease in 5,424 probands. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025, Mar. 122(10):e2419992122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2419992122. Epub 2025 Mar 3. PMID: 40030011; PMCID: PMC11912448 **

Esteso P, Auerbach SR, Bansal N, Harris R, Soslow JH, Birnbaum BF, Conway J, Cripe LH, Nandi D, Hayes E, Gambetta KE, Hall EK, Hsu DT, Kaufman BD, Rosenthal D, Kirmani S, Ploutz MS, Lal AK, Peng DM, Villa CR, Shugh S, Wittlieb-Weber CA, Shih R. Cardiac treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy: consensus recommendations from the ACTION muscular dystrophy committee. Cardiol Young. 2025, Feb. 1-6. doi: 10.1017/S1047951125000587. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40012319

*Gupta M, Amin S, Cianciulli A, Barak-Corren Y, Pinter C, Dewey H, Lasso A, *Russell W, Colello S, Gartenberg AJ, Obsekov V, *Williams T, Silvestro E, O'Byrne ML, Glatz AC, Jolley MA. Quantitative Analysis of 3D Anatomy to Inform Planning of Ductal Arteriosus Stenting. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025, Mar. doi: 10.1002/ccd.31510. PMID: 40152008 *

Kim JH, Baggish AL, Levine BD, Ackerman MJ, Day SM, Dineen EH, Guseh Ii JS, La Gerche A, Lampert R, Martinez MW, Papadakis M, Phelan DM, Shafer KM; American Heart Association Leadership Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia; Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease; American College of Cardiology; Allen LA, Börjesson M, Braverman AC, Brothers JA, Castelletti S, Chung EH, Churchill TW, Claessen G, D'Ascenzi F, Darden D, Dean PN, Dickert NW, Drezner JA, Economy KE, Eijsvogels TMH, Emery MS, Etheridge SP, Gati S, Gray B, Halle M, Harmon KG, Hsu JJ, Kovacs RJ, Krishnan S, Link MS, Maron M, Molossi S, Pelliccia A, Salerno JC, Shah AB, Sharma S, Singh TK, Stewart KM, Thompson PD, Wasfy MM, Wilhelm M. Clinical Considerations for Competitive Sports Participation for Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025, Feb. S0735-1097(24)10722-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.12.025. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39976316

*Ludomirsky AB, Edelson JB, Lin KY, Berger JH, O'Connor MJ, Wittlieb-Weber CA, Griffis H, Zhang B, Rossano JW. Hardly a Windfall: Prescribing Practices in Pediatric Heart Failure around Food and Drug Administration Approval. JACC Adv. 2025, Mar. 4(4):101661. doi:10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101661. PMID: 40112573 **

Lisanti A, Bettencourt A, Kneeland T, Vittner D, Baxelbaum K. Context is key: New insights on barriers and facilitators influencing the implementation of skin-to-skin care in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit. J.Neo Nurs. 2025, Mar. 31(3). doi: 10.1016/j.jnn.2025.101641 **

Markiewitz ND, Wang Y, Berg RA, Yehya N, Dixon C, Mercer-Rosa L, Himebauch AS. Right Atrial Dysfunction Is Prevalent in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Reflects Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Dysfunction. Crit Care Explor. 2025, Mar. 7(3):e1230. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000001230. PMID: 40100967; PMCID: PMC11922415

Meisner JK, Renberg A, Smith ED, Tsan YC, Elder B, Bullard A, Merritt OL, Zheng SL, Lakdawala NK, Owens AT, Ryan TD, Miller EM, Rossano JW, Lin KY, Claggett BL, Ashley EA, Michels M, Lampert R, Stendahl JC, Abrams D, Semsarian C, Parikh VN, Wheeler MT, Ingles J, Olivotto I, Day SM, Saberi S, Russell MW, Previs M, Ho CY, Ware JS, Helms AS. Correction to: Low Penetrance Sarcomere Variants Contribute to Additive Risk in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circulation. 2025, Mar. 151(11):e762. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001318. Epub 2025 Mar 17. Erratum for: Circulation. 2025 Mar. 151(11):783-798. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.069398. PMID: 40096296

Morris H, Reilly M, Zhang H, Dong X, Gibbs K, Avitabile CM, DeMauro SB, Bamat NA. Characteristics associated with death or tracheostomy in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia following predominant non-invasive respiratory support. J Perinatol. 2025, Feb. doi: 10.1038/s41372-025-02234-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39987378

O'Byrne ML, Boscamp NS, Gauvreau K, Rahman GR, Barry OM, Batlivala SP, Bergersen L, Bjornlund EC, Bocks ML, Doyle T, Farias M, Goldstein BH, Holzer RJ, Reddy SRV, Salavitabar A, Sathanandam S, Whiteside W, Quinn BP. Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Risk Assessment in Infants Under 2.5 kg. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025, Mar 28. doi: 10.1007/s00246-025-03821-9. PMID: 40152982

Ostrominski JW, Claggett BL, Jerosch-Herold M, Raja AA, Day SM, Russell MW, Zahka K, Pereira AC, Colan SD, Murphy AM, Canter C, Bach RG, Wheeler MT, Rossano JW, Owens AT, Mestroni L, Taylor MRG, Patel AR, Wilmot I, Soslow JH, Becker JR, Lakdawala NK, Bundgaard H, Vargas JD, Ho CY; Valsartan for Attenuating Disease Evolution in Early Sarcomeric Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (VANISH) Investigators. Valsartan and Cardiac Remodeling in Early-Stage Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: The VANISH Randomized Clinical Trial Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Substudy. JAMA Cardiol. 2025, Mar. 5:e245677. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2024.5677. PMID: 40042824; PMCID: PMC11883577

Rosenthal BE, Hoteit MA, Lluri G, Haeffele C, Daugherty T, Krasuski RA, Serfas JD, de Freitas RA, Porlier A, Lubert AM, Wu FM, Valente AM, Krieger EV, Buber Y, Rodriguez FH 3rd, Gaignard S, Saraf A, Hindes M, Earing MG, Lewis MJ, Rosenbaum MS, Zaidi AN, Hopkins K, Bradley EA, Cedars AM, Ko JL, Franklin WJ, Frederickson A, Ginde S, Grewal J, Nyman A, Min J, Schluger C, Rand E, Hilscher M, Rychik J, Kim YY. Characteristics and Survival Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after the Fontan Operation. JACC Adv. 2025, Mar. 4(4):101646. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101646. PMID: 40080923 **

*Russell WW, Edelson JB. Shining a Light on Cardiopulmonary Fitness in Pediatric Inherited Cardiac Disease. JAMA Netw Open. 2025, Feb. 8(2):e2461800. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.61800. PMID: 39998835 *

Sierant MC, Jin SC, Bilguvar K, Morton SU, Dong W, Jiang W, Lu Z, Li B, López-Giráldez F, Tikhonova I, Zeng X, Lu Q, Choi J, Zhang J, Nelson-Williams C, Knight JR, Zhao H, Cao J, Mane S, Sedore SC, Gruber PJ, Lek M, Goldmuntz E, Deanfield J, Giardini A, Mital S, Russell M, Gaynor JW, King E, Wagner M, Srivastava D, Shen Y, Bernstein D, Porter GA Jr, Newburger JW, Seidman JG, Roberts AE, Yandell M, Yost HJ, Tristani-Firouzi M, Kim R, Chung WK, Gelb BD, Seidman CE, Brueckner M, Lifton RP. Genomic analysis of 11,555 probands identifies 60 dominant congenital heart disease genes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025, Apr. 122(13):e2420343122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2420343122. Epub 2025 Mar. PMID: 40127276 **

*Stanley HM, Faerber JA, Cohen MS, Callahan R, Fuller SM, White BR. Predicting the Need for Pulmonary Venous Reintervention in Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection: The Role of Preoperative Echocardiographic Metrics. Echocardiography. 2025, Mar. 42(3):e70124. doi: 10.1111/echo.70124. PMID: 40047435 **

Walter JK, Cetin A, Gramszlo C, DeWitt AG, Quarshie W, Griffis H, Johnson V, Nelson S, Shults J, Arnold RM, Trowbridge A, Hurd C, Curley MAQ, Feudtner C. An intervention in the paediatric cardiac ICU to standardise pre-family meeting huddles is feasible, acceptable, and improves clinician teamwork. Cardiol Young. 2025, Feb. 7:1-9. doi: 10.1017/S1047951125000010. PMID: 39915960 **

February 2025

Andersen KN, Yao S, White BR, Jacobwitz M, Breimann J, Jahnavi J, Schmidt A, Baker WB, Ko TS, Gaynor JW, Vossough A, Xiao R, Licht DJ, Shih EK. Cerebral Microhemorrhages in Children with Congenital Heart Disease: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Association with Neurodevelopmental Outcomes. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025, Feb. 14(3):e035359. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.035359. Epub 2025 Feb 3. PMID: 39895549 **

Butters A, Arnott C, Sweeting J, Claggett B, Cuomo AS, Abrams D, Ashley EA, Day SM, Helms AS, Lampert R, Lin KY, Michels M, Miller EM, Olivotto I, Owens A, Parikh VN, Pereira AC, Rossano JW, Ryan TD, Saberi S, Stendahl JC, Ware JS, Atherton J, Semsarian C, Lakdawala NK, Ho CY, Ingles J. Sex-Specific Clinical and Genetic Factors Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circ Genom Precis Med. 2025, Feb. 18(1):e004641. doi: 10.1161/CIRCGEN.124.004641. PMID: 39851041

Butto A, Wright LK, Mao CY, Keesari R, Adams V, Chau P, Desai M, Dipchand AI, Edelson JB, Rose-Felker K, Simpson KE, Mahle WT. An Examination of Ventricular Assist Device Duration Prior to Heart Transplant in Children. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025, Feb. doi: 10.1007/s00246-025-03809-5. PMID: 39979607

Campbell K, Wallis KE, El-Messidi Hampton L, Burnham A, Mercer-Rosa L, Miller O, Mazza L, Diekroger E, Fogler J. Complex Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a 4-Year-Old With Repaired Critical Congenital Heart Disease and Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2025z, Jan-Feb 01; 46(1):e83-e86. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001331. PMID: 39591526; PMCID: PMC11827680

Cianciulli AR, Sulentic A, Wang Y, Daemer M, Amin S, *Joyce J, Lasso A, Otero HJ, Cohen MS, Fuller S, Nuri MAK, Tang J, O’Byrne ML, Jolley MA. Volume Rendering of CT Images to Inform Closure of Complex Ventricular Septal Defects. JACC: Case Reports. 2025, Jan. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102827

Dearani JA, Mavroudis C. The Emerging Influence of Artificial Intelligence on Traditional Medical Textbooks. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025, Jan. S0003-4975(25)00085-2. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.01.018. PMID: 39892844

Duran SR, Winder M, Reeder RW, Plummer ST, Sznycer-Taub N, Savoca M, DiMaria MV, Gordon EE, Bhaskar P, Raymond TT, Das A, Tortorich A, Lyman A, Bertrandt RA, Kozyak BW, Frank DU, Greiten LE, Bailly DK, Lay AS. Pleural Drainage, Clinical Characteristics, and Management Strategies in the Perioperative Fontan Patient: A Multicenter Report. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025, Jan. doi: 10.1007/s00246-024-03744-x. PMID: 39838190

Goldberg DJ, Costello A, Goldstein BH. Is It Safe to Exhale? JAMA Pediatr. 2025, Jan. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.5474. PMID: 39804639

Hames DL, Abbas Q, Asfari A, Borasino S, Diddle JW, Gazit AZ, Lipsitz S, Marshall A, Reise K, Guerineau LR, Wolovits JS, Salvin JW. Extubation Failure in Neonates Following Congenital Cardiac Surgery: Multicenter Retrospective Cohort, 2017-2020. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2025, Feb. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003703. PMID: 39927824

King-Dowling S, Harris S, Daniel LC, Kwan MYW, Ginsberg JP, Goldmuntz E, Szalda D, Schwartz LA. A pilot study of device-assessed physical activity and ecological momentary assessment among adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer. Ann Behav Med. 2025, Jan. 59(1):kaaf002. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaaf002. PMID: 39898877

Kiskaddon AL, Do NL, Amankwah EK, Witt DM, Ignjatovic V, Giglia TM, Woods GM, Whitworth HB, Stock AC, Goldenberg NA. Arterial thromboembolism, antithrombotic therapy, and risk of recurrent thromboembolism in children with CHD undergoing cardiac surgery. Cardiol Young. 2025, Feb. 1-4. doi: 10.1017/S1047951125001271. PMID: 40012325

Kuiper JR, Bembea M, Gaynor JW, Graham D, Graham EM, Kannan K, Posnack NG, Everett AD, Buckley JP. Exposed and Vulnerable: Sources and Health Implications of Chemical Exposures in Neonatal, Pediatric, and Cardiac Intensive Care Units. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2025 Feb. 12(1):11. doi: 10.1007/s40572-025-00477-8. PMID: 39951231

Mayer A, Brandon TG, Aggarwal A, Burgos-Vargas R, Colbert RA, Horneff G, Joos R, Laxer RM, Minden K, Ravelli A, Ruperto N, Smith JA, Stoll ML, Tse SM, Van den Bosch F, Maksymowych WP, Lambert RG, Biko DM, Chauvin NA, Francavilla ML, Jaremko JL, Herregods N, Kasapcopur O, Yildiz M, Srinivasalu H, Faerber JA, Naden R, Hendry AM, Weiss PF. Effect of Characteristic Inflammatory and Structural Pelvic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Lesions on Expert Assessment of Axial Juvenile Spondyloarthritis. J Rheumatol. 2025, Feb. 52(2):165-172. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.2024- 0696. PMID: 39814440; PMCID: PMC11788049 **

Padiyath A, Lynch JM, Montenegro LM, Nicolson SC, Nelson O, Szwast AL, Shillingford AJ, Falkensammer CB, Savla JJ, Moldenhauer J, Khalek N, Rychik J. Transitioning from the safety of the womb to the outside world for neonates with life-threatening cardiovascular conditions: The IMmediate Postpartum Access to Cardiac Therapy (IMPACT) Procedure. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025, Jan. doi: 10.1007/s00246-025-03775-y.. PMID: 39833300

Thompson EW, Dong NJ, Kim JS, Bhattaru A, Vu P, Hu F, Shinohara RT, Swago S, Donnelly E, Zhang X, Loth A, Vuthuri L, Lanzilotta K, Whitehead KK, Duda J, Gee J, Almasy L, Goldmuntz E, Fogel MA, Witschey WR. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Traits Associated with Adverse Right Ventricular Remodeling in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2025, Feb. 101855. doi: 10.1016/j.jocmr.2025.101855. PMID: 39947483

Schmitt C, Beasley G, Guerrier K, Kramer J, Naim MY, Griffis H, McNally B, Chan PS, Al- Araji R, Rossano J. COVID-19 and pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest using U.S. registry database. Resusc Plus. 2025, Jan. 22:100869. doi: 10.1016/j.resplu.2025.100869. PMID: 39926360; PMCID: PMC11803234 **

Wang JY, Michki SN, Sitaraman S, Banaschewski BJ, Jamal R, Gokey JJ, Lin SM, Katzen JB, Basil MC, Cantu E, Kropski JA, Zepp JA, Frank DB, Young LR. Dysregulated alveolar epithelial cell progenitor function and identity in Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome. JCI Insight. 2024, Dec. 10(3):e183483. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.183483. PMID: 39699958

January 2025

Barry OM, Hasan BS, Aslam N, Batlivala SP, Crystal MA, Trucco SM, Gudausky T, Holzer RJ, Kreutzer J, Nicholson G, O’Byrne ML, Quinn BP, Reddy SRV, Salavitabar A, Boe B. Evaluating Procedural Performance: A Composite Outcome for Atrial Septal Defect and Patent Ductus Arteriosus Closures. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. 2025, Jan. doi: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.102459

Butters A, Arnott C, Sweeting J, Claggett B, Cuomo A, Abrams D, Ashley EA, Day SM, Helms AS, Lampert R, Lin K, Michels M, Miller EM, Olivotto I, Owens A, Parikh VN, Pereira AC, Rossano JW, Ryan TD, Saberi S, Stendahl JC, Ware JS, Atherton J, Semsarian C, Lakdawala NK, Ho CY, Ingles J. Sex-Specific Clinical and Genetic Factors Associated With Adverse Outcomes in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circ Genom Precis Med. 2025, Jan. e004641. doi: 10.1161/CIRCGEN.124.004641. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39851041

Colello SS, Ittenbach RF, Klepczynski B, Mangeot C, Burnham N, Messersmith A, Kim YY, Gaynor JW, Lewey J. Cardiovascular Disease Among Women and Birthing Individuals After Delivering a Child With Congenital Heart Disease. JACC Adv. 2024, Dec. 4(1):101434. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101434. PMID: 39720582; PMCID: PMC11666928

DiGregorio H, Mansoorshahi S, Carlisle SG, Tovar Pensa C, Watts A, McNeely C, Sabate- Rotes A, Yetman A, Michelena HI, De Backer JFA, Mosquera LM, Bissell MM, Andreassi MG, Foffa I, Hui DS, Caffarelli A, Kim YY, Citro R, De Marco M, Tretter JT, McBride KL, Body SC, Milewicz DM, Prakash SK; EBAV Investigators. Contribution of rare chromosome 22q11.2 copy number variants to non-syndromic bicuspid aortic valve. Heart. 2024, Dec 10: heartjnl-2024-324669. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2024-324669. PMID: 39658198

Edelson JB, Raskin A, Absi M, Adachi I, Aljohani O, Alzubi A, Amdani S, Asante-Korang A, Auerbach S, Bansal N, Bearl D, Boucek K, Butto A, Butts R, Byrnes J, Castleberry C, Conway J, Do N, Dykes J, Friedland-Little J, Greiten L, Henderson H, Hsu D, Jeewa A, Joong A, Khan S, Knoll C, Lantz J, Law S, Lorts A, Maeda K, Martinez H, May L, Mehegan M, Mokshagundam D, Montgomery C, O'Connor M, Parent JJ, Peng DM, Rosenthal DN, Sheybani A, Shezad M, Shugh L, Shwaish N, Spinner J, Su J, Sutcliffe D, Tunuguntla H, VanderPluym C, Vaughn G, Wallis G, Wilkens S, Zinn M, Niebler R; ACTION collaborators. The ACTION VAD registry: A collective five-year experience. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025, Jan 17:S1053-2498(25)00010-5. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.01.007. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39827929

Essaid L, Haque K, Shillingford A, Zimmerman L, Burnham A, Hampton L, Okunowo O, Gaynor JW, Abend NS, Naim MY, Gardner MM. Medical & Socioeconomic Risk Factors Associated with Lack of Neurodevelopmental Evaluation Following Neonatal Cardiac Surgery. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025, Jan. doi: 10.1007/s00246-024-03761-w. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39755847

Hill GD, Hahn E, Block JR, Chaves AH, Cumbermack K, Lipinski J, Natarajan S, Parra DA, Robinson JD, Soriano BD, Walsh MJ, Seo J, Frommelt P. Identifying Factors that Influence Pediatric Echo Lab Image Quality: Development and Validation of a New Assessment Tool. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024, Dec. doi: 10.1007/s00246-024-03763-8. PMID: 39738807

Griffiths ER, Profsky MP, Mokshagundam D, Boucek K, Amdani S, Davies RR, Monge MC, Morales DL, Rossano JW, Jacobs JP, Kirklin JK, Koehl D, Cantor R, Peng DM; Pedimacs Investigators. Eighth Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Pedimacs Report. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025, Jan 14:S0003-4975(25)00009-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.12.020. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39818264

*Gupta M, Leeth EB, Barak-Corren Y, Gartenberg AJ, Silvestro E, O'Byrne ML, Callahan R. Balloon Dilation Technique Influences Stent Shortening and Intentional Stent Fracture During Overexpansion of Drug-Eluting Stents: A Bench-Testing Study. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025, Jan. doi: 10.1002/ccd.31428. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39887520

Gusseva M, Thatte N, Castellanos DA, Hammer PE, Ghelani SJ, Callahan R, Hussain T, Chabiniok R. Biomechanical modeling combined with pressure-volume loop analysis to aid surgical planning in patients with complex congenital heart disease. Med Image Anal. 2024, Dec. 101:103441. doi: 10.1016/j.media.2024.103441. PMID: 39709691

*Josowitz R, Ho DY, Shankar S, Mondal A, Zavez A, Linn RL, Tian Z, Gaynor JW, Rychik J. Congenital Heart Disease Fetuses Have Decreased Mid-Gestational Placental Flow, Placental Malperfusion Defects, and Impaired Growth. JACC Adv. 2025 Jan 16; 4(2):101559. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101559. PMID: 39898349; PMCID: PMC11786062 **

King-Dowling S, Harris S, Daniel LC, Kwan MYW, Ginsberg J, Goldmuntz E, Szalda D, Schwartz LA. A pilot study of device-assessed physical activity and ecological momentary assessment among adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer. Ann Behav Med. 2025, Jan. 59(1):kaaf002. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaaf002. PMID: 39898877

Kirschen MP, Ullman NL, Reeder RW, Ahmed T, Bell MJ, Berg RA, Burns C, Carcillo JA, Carpenter TC, Wesley Diddle J, Federman M, Fink EL, Frazier AH, Friess SH, Graham K, Horvat CM, Huard LL, Kilbaugh TJ, Maa T, Manga A, McQuillen PS, Meert KL, Morgan RW, Mourani PM, Nadkarni VM, Naim MY, Notterman D, Palmer CA, Pollack MM, Sapru A, Sharron MP, Srivastava N, Tilford B, Viteri S, Wolfe HA, Yates AR, Topjian A, Sutton RM, Press CA. Practice patterns for acquiring neuroimaging after pediatric inhospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2025, Jan 21; 207:110506. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2025.110506. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39848427

Levine LD, Friedman AM, Kim YY, Purisch SE, Wen T. Postpartum readmissions among patients with adult congenital heart disease. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2024, Dec. 7(2):101580. doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2024.101580. PMID: 39694093

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