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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics

Cardiology Publications

Below are recent publications by faculty members in the Division of Cardiology in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Recent PubMed Publications

  1. O'Halloran CP, Swanson K, Marz K, Sedaghat-Yazdi F, Tannous P  Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio Monitoring of an Anomalous Left Coronary During Self-Expanding Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation.  JACC Cardiovasc Interv  2025 Apr 14;18(7):946-947. doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2025.01.433
  2. Das N, Pedamallu H, Young K, Rosenthal LH, Valika T, Popescu AR, Davila AB, Eltayeb OM, Samples SM, Carr MR  et al.  Postnatal Outcomes in Prenatally Detected Vascular Rings.  Pediatr Cardiol  2025 Feb 24;. doi:10.1007/s00246-025-03803-x
  3. Husain N, Ansah DA, Popescu A, Robinson JD, Rigsby CK  In defense of the dyad - a commentary.  Pediatr Radiol  2025 Feb 08;. doi:10.1007/s00247-025-06174-w
  4. Samples S, Patel S, Lee S, Gotteiner N, Patel A  Incidence of Fetal Arrhythmia Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single-Center Experience.  Pediatr Cardiol  2025 Feb;46(2):431-436. doi:10.1007/s00246-024-03439-3
  5. Lawson AA, Watanabe K, Griffin L, Laternser C, Markl M, Rigsby CK, Robinson JD, Husain N  Multiparametric cardiovascular magnetic resonance is associated with outcomes in pediatric heart transplant recipients.  J Cardiovasc Magn Reson  2024 Dec 25;27(1):101138. pii:101138
  6. Madan N, Donofrio MT, Szwast A, Moon-Grady AJ, Patel SR,   Acute maternal hyperoxygenation protocol: consensus opinion from the Fetal Heart Society.  Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol  2024 Nov;64(5):567-573. doi:10.1002/uog.29097
  7. Birjiniuk A, Weisman AG, Laternser C, Camarda J, Brickman WJ, Habiby R, Patel SR  Cardiovascular Manifestations of Turner Syndrome: Phenotypic Differences Between Karyotype Subtypes.  Pediatr Cardiol  2024 Oct;45(7):1407-1414. doi:10.1007/s00246-023-03159-0
  8. Woo JL, Gandhi R, Laternser C, Iyengar T, Yee LM, Grobman WA, Davis MM, Patel A, Johnson JT  Second-Trimester Ultrasound Receipt Mediates the Relationship Between Public Insurance and Prenatal Diagnosis of a Congenital Heart Defect.  Prenat Diagn  2024 Sep 23;. doi:10.1002/pd.6675
  9. Patel A, Patel S, Blaszczak A, Krueger K, Vakharia P  A Case Report of Human Cutaneous Neosartorya hiratsukae Infection.  Cureus  2024 Sep;16(9):e69012. pii:e69012
  10. Patel A, Abdalla RN, Allaw S, Cantrell DR, Shaibani A, Caprio F, Hasan DM, Alaraj A, Polster SP, Carroll TJ  et al.  Temporal Changes on Postgadolinium MR Vessel Wall Imaging Captures Enhancement Kinetics of Intracranial Atherosclerotic Plaques and Aneurysms.  AJNR Am J Neuroradiol  2024 Sep 09;45(9):1206-1213. doi:10.3174/ajnr.A8370
  11. Patel SG, Koenig P, Myers P, Sen S  Development of a neonatal cardiac curriculum for neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship training.  J Perinatol  2024 Aug;44(8):1186-1192. doi:10.1038/s41372-024-01986-4
  12. O'Halloran CP, Cornicelli M, Hauck A, Tannous P  Double-Barrel Stent With Side-Cell Crush Technique for the Management of Complex Pulmonary Vein Stenosis.  J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv  2024 Jun;3(6):101938. pii:101938
  13. Hirst JB, Berger S  Mandates, Metrics, Mothers, Meals.  Fam Med  2024 Jun;56(6):396. doi:10.22454/FamMed.2024.984970
  14. Samples S, Gandhi R, Woo J, Patel A  Ethical Considerations in Fetal Cardiology.  J Cardiovasc Dev Dis  2024 Jun 01;11(6). pii:172
  15. Mun EJ, Yen T, Hochheimer CJ, Tarter W, Kaltenbach T, Keswani RN, Wani S, Patel SG  Effect of an online educational module incorporating real-time feedback on accuracy of polyp sizing in trainees: a randomized controlled trial.  Endoscopy  2024 Jun;56(6):421-430. doi:10.1055/a-2245-6526
  16. Pedamallu H, O'Halloran CP, Morrison A, Monge MC, Magnetta DA, Tannous P  Interventions on residual lesions in patients with heterotaxy syndrome following orthotropic heart transplantation: A single-center experience.  Pediatr Transplant  2024 May;28(3):e14706. doi:10.1111/petr.14706
  17. McAree D, Hauck A, Arzu J, Carr M, Acevedo J, Patel AB, Husain N  Clinical Predictors of Subacute Myocardial Dysfunction in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with COVID-19.  Pediatr Cardiol  2024 Apr;45(4):876-887. doi:10.1007/s00246-022-03021-9
  18. Patel SR, Michelfelder E  Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease: The Crucial Role of Perinatal and Delivery Planning.  J Cardiovasc Dev Dis  2024 Mar 31;11(4). pii:108
  19. Das N, Husain N, Puthumana JJ, Carr MR, Patel SG  Coronary Artery Aneurysms Following Repair of Transposition of the Great Arteries.  CASE (Phila)  2024 Mar;8(3Part A):117-121. doi:10.1016/j.case.2023.12.029
  20. Watanabe K, Arva NC, Robinson JD, Rigsby C, Markl M, Sojka M, Tannous P, Arzu J, Husain N  Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in detection of progressive graft dysfunction in pediatric heart transplantation.  Pediatr Transplant  2024 Feb;28(1):e14652. doi:10.1111/petr.14652
  21. O'Halloran CP, Franklin WH, Tannous P  Intentional Bioprosthetic Valve Ring Fracture Causing Coronary Artery Compression During Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement.  JACC Cardiovasc Interv  2024 Jan 22;17(2):307-309. doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2023.10.005
  22. Lawson AA, Watanabe K, Griffin L, Laternser C, Markl M, Rigsby CK, Sojka M, Robinson JD, Husain N  Late-gadolinium enhancement is common in older pediatric heart transplant recipients and is associated with lower ejection fraction.  J Cardiovasc Magn Reson  2023 Nov 06;25(1):61. pii:61
  23. Magnetta DA, Hoch VL, Pinelli D, Monge M, Pahl E, Thrush PT  Donor-specific antibodies after heart transplantation for Fontan-associated protein-losing enteropathy.  Pediatr Transplant  2023 Aug;27(5):e14458. doi:10.1111/petr.14458
  24. Brown NK, Berhane H, Gambetta K, Markl M, Rigsby CK, Robinson JD, Husain N  Right Ventricular Remodeling Assessed by MRI in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.  J Magn Reson Imaging  2023 Aug;58(2):486-495. doi:10.1002/jmri.28521
  25. Attridge MM, Hopkins KA, Mangold K, Brickman WJ, Patel SR  Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Dissection in a Pediatric Patient With Turner Syndrome: A Simulation.  Cureus  2023 Jul;15(7):e41725. pii:e41725
  26. Hassoun MR, Kudlapur NT, Chen GM, Green-Ross J, Patel A  Should rapid antigen tests be first-line for COVID-19 testing? Results of a prospective urban cohort study.  BMC Infect Dis  2023 Apr 18;23(1):243. pii:243
  27. Penk JS, de Faria GB, Collins CA, Jackson LM, Porlier AL, Petito LC, Marino BS  'Are Routine Post-discharge Diuretics Necessary After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery?'.  Pediatr Cardiol  2023 Apr;44(4):915-921. doi:10.1007/s00246-022-03078-6
  28. Gnanenthiran SR, Agarwal A, Patel A  Frontiers of cardiovascular polypills: From atherosclerosis and beyond.  Trends Cardiovasc Med  2023 Apr;33(3):182-189. doi:10.1016/j.tcm.2021.12.013
  29. Hopkins K, Mannarino C, Adler M, Chaouki S, Forbess L, Carr M, McBride ME  Development and Implementation of a Novel Curriculum for Emergent Management of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease.  Pediatr Cardiol  2023 Mar;44(3):656-662. doi:10.1007/s00246-022-02991-0
  30. Patel SR, Madan N, Jone PN, Donofrio MT  Utility of Fetal Echocardiography with Acute Maternal Hyperoxygenation Testing in Assessment of Complex Congenital Heart Defects.  Children (Basel)  2023 Jan 31;10(2). pii:281
  31. Ansah D, Husain N, Ruh A, Berhane H, Smith A, Thompson A, De Freitas A, Rigsby CK, Robinson JD  Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Strain in Beta Thalassemia Major Correlates with Cardiac Iron Overload.  Children (Basel)  2023 Jan 31;10(2). pii:271

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