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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. Lawson AA, Lottes RG, Magnetta D, Popescu A, Watanabe K, Rigsby CK, Markl M, Husain N  Myocardial T1 and T2 values are associated with patient age in healthy pediatric heart transplant recipients.  J Cardiovasc Magn Reson  2026 Jan 18;:102687. doi:10.1016/j.jocmr.2026.102687
  2. Almgren-Bell A, Popescu A, Sodhi A, Markl M, Rigsby CK, Robinson JD  4D Flow Yields Similar Clinical Results Compared To 2D Phase Contrast for Decision Making Regarding Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot.  Pediatr Cardiol  2026 Jan 06;. doi:10.1007/s00246-025-04146-3
  3. Bruton L, Spewak M, Grage J, Mass J, Foster C, McBride ME  Creation of a Novel Longitudinal Pediatrics Resident Curricular Program Addressing the Medical and Social Needs of Children with Medical Complexity.  J Pediatr  2025 Dec;287:114751. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114751
  4. Liu Q, Helmin KA, Bailey J, Pérez-Leonor XG, Phan D, Abdala-Valencia H, Mithal LB, Singer BD, Robbins ME, Perez M  Umbilical Cord Blood Cell Transcriptional and Methylation Signatures at Birth Are Associated with BPD Development.  bioRxiv  2025 Nov 05;. pii:2025.11.04.686323
  5. O'Halloran CP, Hauck A, Joong A, Tannous P  Hiding in Plain Sight: Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Following Pediatric Heart Transplantation.  Pediatr Transplant  2025 Nov;29(7):e70199. pii:e70199
  6. Woo JL, Swanson TM, Maskatia SA, Morris SA, Lantos JD, Patel A  Associations of Physician Perspectives, Personal Choices, and Counseling for Severe Congenital Heart Defects.  Prenat Diagn  2025 Oct;45(11):1402-1408. doi:10.1002/pd.6901
  7. Husain N, Ansah DA, Popescu A, Robinson JD, Rigsby CK  In defense of the dyad - a commentary.  Pediatr Radiol  2025 Oct;55(11):2245-2247. doi:10.1007/s00247-025-06174-w
  8. O'Halloran CP, Hauck A, Fox J, Laternser C, Hoyt E, Nugent AW, Tannous P  Side Cell Dilation of Jailed Pulmonary Veins After Stenting Improves Vessel Preservation in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis.  Catheter Cardiovasc Interv  2025 Sep;106(3):1732-1739. doi:10.1002/ccd.31737
  9. 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  2025;27(1):101138. pii:101138
  10. 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  2025 Jun;45(7):886-895. doi:10.1002/pd.6675
  11. Samples S, Cherny S, Madan N, Hong J, Mansukhani SA, Strasburger JF, Carr MR, Patel SR  The Prenatal Diagnosis and Perinatal Management of Congenital Long QT Syndrome: A Comprehensive Literature Review and Recent Updates.  J Cardiovasc Dev Dis  2025 Apr 14;12(4). pii:156
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. Yi VN, Scialdone AP, Flusche AM, Reitz K, Lewis HC, Tian WM, Fisher E, Rezak K, Patel A  Comparing Large Language Models as Health Literacy Tools: Evaluating and Simplifying Texts on gender-Affirming Surgery.  J Health Commun  2025;30(10-12):296-314. doi:10.1080/10810730.2025.2547321
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. Hirst JB, Berger S  Mandates, Metrics, Mothers, Meals.  Fam Med  2024 Jun;56(6):396. doi:10.22454/FamMed.2024.984970
  23. Samples S, Gandhi R, Woo J, Patel A  Ethical Considerations in Fetal Cardiology.  J Cardiovasc Dev Dis  2024 Jun 01;11(6). pii:172
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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

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