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| Jean A BallwegSummaryAffiliation: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Country: USA Publications
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A contemporary comparison of the effect of shunt type in hypoplastic left heart syndrome on the hemodynamics and outcome at stage 2 reconstructionJean A Ballweg
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Children s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19119, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 134:297-303. 2007..We compare the hemodynamics and perioperative course of shunt type in hypoplastic left heart syndrome at the time of stage 2 reconstruction and longer-term survival...- Hyperglycemia after infant cardiac surgery does not adversely impact neurodevelopmental outcomeJean A Ballweg
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, The Cardiac Center at The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 84:2052-8. 2007..Hyperglycemia has been associated with worse outcome after traumatic brain injury and cardiac surgery in adults. It is not known whether postoperative hyperglycemia results in worse neurodevelopmental outcome after infant cardiac surgery... 
Hyperglycaemia after Stage I palliation does not adversely affect neurodevelopmental outcome at 1 year of age in patients with single-ventricle physiologyJean A Ballweg
The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 36:688-93. 2009..It is not known if postoperative hyperglycaemia results in worse neurodevelopmental outcome after infant cardiac surgery for single-ventricle lesions...
Reintervention for arch obstruction after stage 1 reconstruction does not adversely affect survival or outcome at Fontan completionJean A Ballweg
Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 140:545-9. 2010..To determine the effect of reintervention for coarctation after stage 1 reconstruction for hypoplastic left heart syndrome and variants on survival, suitability for Fontan, and morbidity at Fontan...- A contemporary comparison of the effect of shunt type in hypoplastic left heart syndrome on the hemodynamics and outcome at Fontan completionJean A Ballweg
Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 140:537-44. 2010..This article compares the hemodynamics and perioperative course at the time of the Fontan completion and reports longer-term survival for this cohort... - Risk factors for interstage death after stage 1 reconstruction of hypoplastic left heart syndrome and variantsDavid A Hehir
Division of Cardiology, Children s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 136:94-9, 99.e1-3. 2008..The purpose of this study is to identify risk factors for interstage death and to describe the events leading to interstage death... - Early systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt intervention in neonates with congenital heart diseaseMatthew J O'Connor
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 4399, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 142:106-12. 2011..To determine the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes after early, unplanned intervention on systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunts in neonates... - Neurodevelopmental outcomes following congenital heart surgeryJean A Ballweg
The Cardiac Center at The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Pediatr Cardiol 28:126-33. 2007..The purpose of this review is to examine these mechanisms as they relate to available outcome data...