Left ventricle after palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome: friend, fiend, or innocent bystander?Jeffrey H Shuhaiber
Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children Hospital, The Cardiovascular Institute, Brown Medical School, 2 Dudley Street, MOC 360, Providence, RI, 02905, USA
Pediatr Cardiol 34:1063-72. 2013
..This review critically examines the contemporary understanding of the structure and function of the hypoplastic ventricle in this syndrome. It also provides insight into future research directions relevant to clinicians and surgeons...
Congenital heart surgeon's technical proficiency affects neonatal hospital survivalJeffrey Shuhaiber
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 144:1119-24. 2012
..We sought to identify contemporary risk factors for mortality and the impact of surgical technical performance on surgical outcomes after neonatal cardiac surgery...
Outcome after repair of atrioventricular septal defect with tetralogy of FallotJeffrey H Shuhaiber
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Mass, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 143:338-43. 2012
..Long-term outcomes of repair of tetralogy of Fallot associated with complete atrioventricular septal defect are seldom reported. We report our survival and reintervention outcomes over a 29-year time period...
The effect of transplant center volume on survival after heart transplantation: a multicenter studyJeffrey H Shuhaiber
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 139:1064-9. 2010
..This retrospective study was performed on a contemporary cohort of heart transplant recipients to better elucidate the effect of transplant center volume on 1-year mortality...
The influence of preoperative use of ventricular assist devices on survival after heart transplantation: propensity score matched analysisJeffrey H Shuhaiber
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, MLC 2004, Cincinnati, OH 45229 0309, USA
BMJ 340:c392. 2010
..To determine the influence of the preoperative placement of a left ventricular assist device on survival after heart transplantation...
The role of surgical therapy for pulmonary vein atresia in childhoodJ Shuhaiber
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Pediatr Cardiol 32:639-45. 2011
..Further research is needed to identify mechanisms for attaining and sustaining pulmonary vein patency after surgery...
Survival of children requiring repeat extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after congenital heart surgeryJeffrey Shuhaiber
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 91:1949-55. 2011
..We review indications, cannulation techniques, and outcomes for infants requiring multiple ECMO runs after congenital heart surgery...