Publications by authors named "W J Dreyer"
Background: To date, no studies have identified an optimal metric to match donor-recipient (D-R) pairs in pediatric heart transplantation (HT).
Objectives: This study sought to identify size mismatch metrics that predicted graft survival post-HT.
Methods: D-R pairs undergoing HT in Pediatric Heart Transplant Society database from 1993 to 2021 were included.
Background: The significance of atypical infiltrates (eosinophils or plasma cells) on endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) after pediatric heart transplant (HTx) is not known. We hypothesized that atypical infiltrates are associated with worse post-HTx outcomes.
Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of consecutive patients <21 years old who underwent primary HTx between 2013 and 2017.
Heart failure (HF) is common in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients; however, use of continuous-flow ventricular assist devices (CF-VADs) remains rare. We reviewed outcomes of patients with congenital heart disease greater than or equal to 18 years of age at the time of CF-VAD implant at the affiliated pediatric and adult institutions between 2006 and 2020. In total, 18 ACHD patients (15 with great anatomical complexity) received 21 CF-VADs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although ventricular failure is a late finding in adults with AC, we hypothesize that this is a presenting symptom in pediatric heart failure patients who undergo HT and that their ventricular arrhythmia burden could differentiate AC from other cardiomyopathies.
Methods: We performed a single-center retrospective cohort study reviewing 457 consecutive pediatric (≤18 years) HT recipients at our institution. Explanted hearts were examined to establish the primary diagnosis, based on pathologic findings.