Complete Obstruction of Superior Mustard Baffle: Electrosurgical Transcatheter Recanalization-First-in-Human Case Report.

Systemic venous baffle obstruction is a long-term complication that can arise from the Mustard operation. We outline a novel percutaneous approach to a long segment, complete occlusion of a Mustard baffle using electrosurgical recanalization and stenting.

Behavioral and Emotional Outcomes in Children with Congenital Heart Disease: Effects of Disease Severity, Family Life Stress, Disease-Related Chronic Stress, and Psychosocial Adaptation.

Objective: To evaluate whether effects of congenital heart disease (CHD) severity and family life stress on behavioral and emotional functioning are mediated by disease-related chronic stress and psychosocial adaptation.

Study Design: A cross-sectional analysis of the Pediatric Cardiac Quality of Life Inventory Testing Study was performed. Relationships between CHD severity (comprising 3 groups: mild heart disease, moderate biventricular disease, and single ventricle) and family life stress, on patient- and parent disease-related chronic stress, psychosocial adaptation, and behavioral-emotional outcomes were assessed using structural equation modeling.

Deployed Dimensions of the GORE® CARDIOFORM ASD Occluder as Function of Defect Size.

The GORE® CARDIOFORM ASD occluder (ASDO) is approved for closure of ASDs up to 35 mm diameter. With an adaptable central waist, each device size is suitable over a range of defect diameters. Understanding deployed dimensions across various defect sizes will assist operators.

Aortic root dilation in a child with Marfan syndrome and mosaic Turner syndrome.

Patients with a known genetic cause of aortic root dilation usually have a single underlying aetiology, either a single gene defect as in Marfan syndrome or chromosomal anomaly as in Turner syndrome. However, it is possible, although unlikely, for a patient to inherit multiple independent risk factors for aortic root dilation. We describe such a patient, who inherited Marfan syndrome and a very unusual form of mosaic Turner syndrome.

Use of a Dilatable exGraft Conduit in Single-Ventricle Palliation.

Surgically paced prosthetic conduits are commonly used in the treatment of congenital heart disease. A major limitation of available prosthetic grafts is that they do not grow with the patient. We describe a human case of percutaneous balloon dilation of a surgically placed exGraft conduit (PECA Labs, Inc, Pittsburgh, PA) in a neonate with single-ventricle disease.

Risk of Second Seizure in Pediatric Patients With Idiopathic Autism.

Purpose: Epilepsy is a comorbidity of idiopathic autism spectrum disorder. The aim was to characterize the risk and time of second seizure in children with idiopathic autism spectrum disorder.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed at the University of Chicago and NorthShore University HealthSystem.

Decline in Ocular Toxoplasmosis over 40 Years at a Tertiary Referral Practice in the United States.

Purpose: To identify whether there has been a decline in ocular toxoplasmosis at a tertiary uveitis practice.

Methods: Retrospective review of new patients at the University of Illinois Uveitis Service from 1973 to 2012.

Results: There were 6820 patients with adequate records for inclusion; 323 (4.