Publications by authors named "J F Piechaud"
Article Synopsis
- Pediatric patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) often receive low dose ionizing radiation during cardiac catheterizations (CC) for diagnosis and treatment, but the long-term cancer risks associated with this radiation are not well understood.
- A study was conducted with a French cohort of over 17,000 children who had their first CC between 2000 and 2013, tracking them for factors leading to lympho-hematopoietic malignancies.
- The results showed no increased risk of these cancers related to the low dose radiation from CC, however, more extensive studies are suggested for better understanding the relationship between radiation exposure and cancer risk.
Article Synopsis
- Long-term growth failure in infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) negatively impacts health and neurodevelopment, but its prevalence is not well understood.
- A study in Northern France analyzed 331 infants who had heart surgery before age one, finding that 14% had growth failure at surgery, and this increased to 16% at 6-12 months post-surgery.
- Factors associated with growth failure included prenatal diagnosis, genetic syndromes, low birth weight, complex CHD, delayed surgery, and the need for diuretics.
Purpose: The COCCINELLE study is a nationwide retrospective French cohort set up to evaluate the risk of cancer in patients who undergone cardiac catheterisation (CC) procedures for diagnosis or treatment of congenital heart disease during childhood.
Participants: Children who undergone CC procedures from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2013, before the age of 16 in one of the 15 paediatric cardiology departments which perform paediatric CC in mainland France were included. The follow-up started at the date of the first recorded CC procedure until the exit date, that is, the date of death, the date of first cancer diagnosis, the date of the 18th birthday or the 31 December 2015, whichever occurred first.
Preventing the risk of coronary injury in posteroseptal accessory pathway ablation in children: different strategies and advantages of fluoroscopy integrated 3D-mapping system (CARTO-UNIVU™).
J Interv Card Electrophysiol
June 2018
Purpose: To evaluate various strategies in order to minimize the risk of coronary injury during posteroseptal accessory pathways ablation in children.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 68 posteroseptal accessory pathways ablation procedures (20 decremental and 48 typical accessory pathways) performed in 62 pediatric patients at our institution between July 2009 and December 2016. Only posteroseptal accessory pathways targeted near or within the coronary sinus were included and ablation was mostly performed using irrigated tip radiofrequency.
Background: Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) is a routine treatment for dysfunctional right ventricular outflow tract. Infective endocarditis (IE) is a major concern.
Aim: To report French experience with the Melody™ valve (Medtronic Inc.