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    Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum

    Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum is a cyanotic congenital heart disease characterized by complete obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract, right ventricular hypoplasia, myocardial hy...

    Colm R. Breatnach, Orla Franklin, Damien Kenny in Pediatric Cardiology

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    Transcarotid Approach to Ventricular Septal Defect Closure in Small Infants

    Perimembranous ventricular septal defect closure in small infants has traditionally been a surgically treated defect, although alternative hybrid strategies are emerging. We aim to describe a novel approach to...

    Colm R. Breatnach, Damien Kenny, Niall Linnane, Mohamed Al Nasef in Pediatric Cardiology (2021)

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    Patent ductus arteriosus shunt elimination results in a reduction in adverse outcomes: a post hoc analysis of the PDA RCT cohort

    A post hoc appraisal of the PDA RCT to assess the relationship between early patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) shunt elimination and chronic lung disease or death (CLD/Death).

    Neidín Bussmann, Aisling Smith, Colm R. Breatnach in Journal of Perinatology (2021)

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    Cardiac mechanics in infants with Down syndrome in the early neonatal period

    The objective of this study is to test whether myocardial performance is impaired over the first week of age in infants with Down syndrome (DS) without congenital heart disease (CHD).

    Colm R. Breatnach, Neidin Bussmann, Aisling Smith, Phil Levy in Journal of Perinatology (2019)

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    Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm and Gerbode Defects: Patient and Procedural Selection: the Key to Optimising Outcomes

    In this review, we reflect on the historical background, clinical features and imaging techniques used to assess Gerbode defects and sinus of Valsalva aneurysms. We aim to review the evolution of treatment str...

    Colm R. Breatnach, Kevin P. Walsh in Current Cardiology Reports (2018)

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    Prevalence of Subclinical Enteric Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Loss in Children with Univentricular Circulation Following Total Cavopulmonary Connection

    Protein-Losing Enteropathy post Fontan palliation is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. To date, very little research has been carried out to improve early identification of enteric protein l...

    Colm R. Breatnach, Aoife Cleary, Terence Prendiville in Pediatric Cardiology (2018)

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    Noninvasive continuous cardiac output and cerebral perfusion monitoring in term infants with neonatal encephalopathy: assessment of feasibility and reliability

    Noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring of infants with neonatal encephalopathy (NE) undergoing therapeutic hypothermia (TH) would be a potentially useful clinical tool. We aimed to assess the feasibility and relia...

    Eva Forman, Colm R Breatnach, Stephanie Ryan, Jana Semberova in Pediatric Research (2017)