Publications by authors named "Kristal Woldu"
Background: Evolution of right ventricular (RV) systolic function after pediatric heart transplantation (HT) has not been well described.
Methods: We analyzed echocardiograms performed over the first year after HT among children and young adults who remained rejection-free. Ninety-six patients (median age 7.
RV systolic function is important early after HT; however, it has not been critically assessed in children using quantitative measures. The aim of this study was to describe the most validated and commonly used quantitative echocardiographic measures of RV systolic function early after pediatric HT and to assess associations with qualitative function evaluation and clinical factors. RV systolic function was quantified on the first post-HT echocardiogram >24 hours after cardiopulmonary bypass using two-dimensional TAPSE, Tricuspid annular S', FAC, and MPI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Optimal timing for total repair in tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is controversial. We aimed to determine if weight at 1 year differs between patients who undergo neonatal total repair versus those who undergo nonneonatal total repair later in the first year of life.
Methods: A retrospective review of infants admitted with TOF between January 2004 and June 2011 was conducted.
Background: This study aimed to evaluate fetal echocardiographic measurements at the time of the first fetal echocardiogram as predictors of neonatal outcome for tetralogy of Fallot (TOF).
Methods: The study reviewed all infants with a prenatal diagnosis of TOF from January 2004 to June 2011. Aortic valve (AoV), pulmonary valve (PV), main pulmonary artery (MPA), left and right pulmonary artery diameters, and ductus arteriosus flow were evaluated on fetal echocardiograms, and associations between the fetal echocardiogram and the neonatal echocardiogram measurements and outcomes were assessed.