The UF Health Congenital Heart Center Journal Club meets monthly to discuss relevant and recent articles in academic literature about congenital heart disease and CHD treatment.
Information and notices about CHC Journal Club meetings will be provided via email to attendees, and copies and links to articles that will be discussed will be provided here for reference and archival purposes.
Past Journal Club Meeting Dates & Articles:
March 15, 2023
- Comparison of Shunt Types in the Norwood Procedure for Single-Ventricle Lesions
May 13, 2022
- Topic: Long-term outcomes after intervention for pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum
February 11, 2022
- Topic: Feasibility of Real-Time Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography to Detect Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients
January 14, 2022
- Topic: Pediatric Heart Transplant Society on COVID-19 infections in pediatric heart transplant candidates and recipients
December 10, 2021
- Topic: Predicting Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Children WithAge-Adjusted NT-proBNP
November 12, 2021
- Topic: Congenital Heart Defects and the Risk of Spontaneous Preterm Birth
August 13, 2021
- Topic: Enhanced Assessment of Perioperative Mortality Risk in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
July 9, 2021
- Topic: Screening Peds Patients in New onset syncope
June 11, 2021
- Topic: Fuel Trial (Fontan Udenafil Exercise Longitudinal)
February, 7, 2020 | 7:30 a.m. | HD-504
Dr. Carlos Rinaldi, Chair of UF Chemical Engineering Department
Articles presented
- Combining Direct 3D Volume Rendering and Magnetic Particle Imaging to advance Radiation-Free Real-Time 3D Guidance of Vascular Interventions
October 25, 2019 | 7:30 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- 2-Year Outcomes After Complete or Staged Procedure for Tetralogy of Fallot in Neonates
- Levosimendan in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
- Neonatal Tetralogy Staged Versus Complete Repair
September 26, 2019 | 7:30 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- Impact of Ethnicity on the Prevalence of Early Repolarization Pattern in Children: Comparison Between Caucasian and African Populations
- Ivabradine in Post-operative Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia (JET): Breaking New Ground
May 24, 2019 | 7:30 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- Relationship of Echocardiographic Z-Scores Adjusted for Body Surface Area to Age, Sex, Race, and Ethnicity
- Patent Foramen Ovale Closure or Antiplatelet Therapy for Cryptogenic Stroke
March 29, 2019 | 7:30 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- Pediatric marginal donor hearts: Trends in US national use, 2005-2014
- Does Donor Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Time Affect Heart Transplantation Outcomes and Survival
January 26, 2018 | 7:00 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- Safety and Efficacy of Prophylactic Amiodarone in Preventing Early Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia (JET) in Children After Cardiac Surgery and Determination of Its Risk Factor
- Association of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support Adequacy and Residual Lesions With Outcomes in Neonates Supported After Cardiac Surgery
November 16, 2017 | 7:00 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- An Elevated Low Cardiac Output Syndrome Score Is Associated with Morbidity in Infants After Congenital Heart Surgery
- Nitric oxide administration during paediatric cardiopulmonary bypass: a randomised controlled trial
October 26, 2017 | 7:00 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- Maternal and Fetal Outcomes of Anticoagulation in Pregnant Women With Mechanical Heart Valves
- Sudden cardiac death in adults with congenital heart disease: does QRS-complex fragmentation discriminate in structurally abnormal hearts?
September 21, 2017 | 7:00 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- Learning From Experience: Improving Early Tracheal Extubation Success After Congenital Cardiac Surgery
- Peritoneal Dialysis vs Furosemide for Prevention of Fluid Overload in Infants After Cardiac Surgery A Randomized Clinical Trial
May 2, 2017 | 7:00 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- A Patent Ductus Arteriosus Severity Score Predicts Chronic Lung Disease or Death before Discharge
- To Close or Not To Close: The Very Small Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Supplemental Article
- Treatment of persistent patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants: time to accept the null hypothesis
March 30, 2017 | 7:00 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- Fluid Overload Is Associated With Higher Mortality and Morbidity in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
- Extubation Failure after Neonatal Cardiac Surgery: A Multicenter Analysis
January 26, 2017 | 7:00 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- Comparison of Surgical, Stent, and Balloon Angioplasty Treatment of Native Coarctation of the Aorta
- Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery in Infancy
November 17, 2016 | 7:00 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- Expanding the Boundaries of the Primary Arterial Switch Operation in Patients With Transposition of the Great Arteries and Intact Ventricular Septum
- Surgical management and indication of left ventricular retraining in arterial switch for transposition of the great arteries with intact ventricular septum
October 27, 2016 | 7:00 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- Enalapril in Infants With Single Ventricle Results of a Multicenter Randomized Trial
- Digoxin Use Is Associated With Reduced Interstage Mortality in Patients With No History of Arrhythmia After Stage I Palliation for Single Ventricle Heart Disease
September 29, 2016 | 7:00 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- Oral Apixaban for the Treatment of Acute Venous Thromboembolism
- Apixaban versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
August 25, 2016 | 7:30 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- Carvedilol for Children and Adolescents With Heart Failure
- The pediatric randomized carvedilol trial in children with chronic heart failure: Rationale and design
July 20, 2016 | 7:30 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- Intermediate Outcomes in the Prospective Multicenter Coarctation of the Aorta Stent Trial (COAST)
- Immediate Outcomes of Covered Stent Placement for Treatment or Prevention of Aortic Wall INjury Associated With Coarctation of the Aorta (COAST II)
March 31, 2016 | 7:00 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- Controlled Trial of Intravenous Immune Globulin in Recent-Onset Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin Compared With Standard Therapy is Associated With Improved Clinical Outcomes in Children with Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Complicated by Myocarditis
February 25, 2016 | 7:00 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- Outcomes After Stent Implantation for the Treatment of Congenital and Postoperative Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children
- Outcomes of surgery for young children with multivessel pulmonary vein stenosis
January 21, 2016 | 7:00 a.m. | HD-504
Articles presented
- AAA1 – Graft survival is better without prior surgery in cardiac transplantation for functionally univentricular hearts
- AAA1 – Outcomes of heart transplantation in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome previously palliated with the Norwood procedure
July 23, 2015 | 7:15 a.m. | Room to be announced
Articles presented:
- JC_1 – Adaptable Pulmonary Artery Band for Late Arterial Switch Procedure in Transposition of the Great Arteries
- JC_2 – Myocardial Hypertrophic Preconditioning Attenuates Cardiomyocyte
April 3, 2015 | 7:15 a.m. | HD-611
Lin Yang, PhD, a researcher and associate professor with the University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, will talk with us about possible research collaboration with the Congenital Heart Center. He is relatively new to UF and is currently working with other cardiologists at other centers on research projects. Several things that come to mind we could collaborate with him on is the echo protocol for transplant patients, dyssynchrony, automation of image evaluation of ventricular function, and automatic scoring of microscopic biopsy samples from transplanted hearts.
March 20, 2015 | 7:15 a.m. | HD-611
Featuring guest speaker Peter McFetridge, Ph.D., associate professor with the University of Florida’s J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. McFetridge will present his research work – which includes “Novel human-derived extracellular matrix induces in vitro and in vivo vascularization and inhibits fibrosis” – to determine if there are any areas of possible research collaboration with the UF Health Congenital Heart Center. After his presentation, we’ll discuss possible collaborations.
Articles presented:
- 2015 Marc hPM Biomaterials_Moore
- 2013 Zehra Bteck bioeng
- 2013 Salma JBMA Tuning scaffold mechanics hAM
- 2013 Marc Directed O2 gradients
- 2013 Joe PLOS one
- 2013 Joe Observation of cell adhesion
- 2012 Salma TE Methods hAM
- 2008 Thomas Nerves
- 2007 McFetridge Bioreactor Design SMC culture
- 2012 Uzarski McFetridge Preimplantation processing
- 2005 McFetridge HUV development ASAIO
Feb. 11, 2015 | 7 p.m. | Home of Jay Fricker, MD
Articles presented:
- 1a. Ebstein’s Anomaly and Pulmonary Atresia
- 1b. Understanding Ebstein’s Malformation
- 2. Interventricular Shunting
Supplemental articles:
- Echocardiographic Assessment of Right Ventricle in Ebstein’s Anomaly
- Echocardiographic Criteria for Ebstein’s Anomaly of Tricuspid Valve
Jan. 23, 2015 | 7:15 a.m. | HD-611
Articles presented:
- The Why and How of Z Scores
- Limitations of Expressing Left Ventricular Mass
- Left Ventricular Mass
- Concordance of Measures of Left-Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Allometric Normalization of Cardiac Measures
Oct. 31, 2014
Articles presented:
- 10-31-14 – 1st – Stenting Ductus Arteriosus
- 10-31-14 – 2nd – Stenting Arterial Duct
Sept. 19, 2014
Articles presented:
- 9-19-2014 – 1st – Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Parameters Predict Transplantation-Free Survival in Patients with Fontan Circulation
- 9-19-2014 – 2nd – Transplantation-Free Survival and Interventions at 3 Years in the Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial
Aug. 22, 2014
Articles presented:
- Recovery of Echocardiographic Function in Children with Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Results from the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry
- Diffuse Myocardial Fibrosis Evaluated by Post-Contrast T1 Mapping Correlates With Left Ventricular Stiffness
July 25, 2014
Articles presented:
- Elevated troponin levels in previously healthy children: value of diagnostic modalities and the importance of a drug screen
- Incidence and Causes of Sudden Death in U.S. College Athletes
Feb. 25, 2014
Article presented:
- Morphological Aspects of Ebstein’s Anomaly in Adults
Oct. 10, 2013
Article presented:
- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Current Considerations and Expectations
Sept. 1, 2012
Articles presented:
- Reference values for exercise limitations among adults with congenital heart disease. Relation to activities of daily life—single centre experience and review of published data
- Exercise Testing and Training in Children with Congenital Heart Disease
March 1, 2012
Articles presented:
- Long-Term Outcome and Impact of Surgery on Adults With Coronary Arteries Originating From the Opposite Coronary Cusp
- Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery: Medium-Term Results After Surgical Repairing 50 Patients
Feb. 1, 2012
Articles presented:
- Inferior SV defect: Echo Diagnosis and surgical approach
- Veno-venous bridges: the forerunners of the sinus venosus defect
Jan. 1, 2012
Articles presented:
- The Effect of Carvedilol on Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
- Carvedilol for Children and Adolescents with Heart Failure
Oct. 1, 2011
Articles presented:
- Impact of Inspired Gas Mixtures on Preoperative Infants With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome During Controlled Ventilation
- Combining low inspired oxygen and carbon dioxide during mechanical ventilation for the Norwood procedure
Sept. 1, 2011
Articles presented:
- Complete repair of Ebstein anomaly in neonates and young infants: A 16-year follow-up
- Cone reconstruction of the tricuspid valve in Ebstein anomaly with or without one and a half ventricle repair
Aug. 1, 2011
Articles presented:
- Biventricular repair approach in ducto-dependent neonates with hypoplastic but morphologically normal left ventricle
- Critical aortic stenosis in the neonate: A multi-institutional study of management, outcomes, and risk factors
July 1, 2011
- Natural history and decision-making in patients with ventricular septal defect
- Spontaneous Regression of Left Ventricular Dilation in Children with Restrictive Ventricular Septal Defects
Below are sample templates that fellows may use in reviewing articles and preparing discussions.