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Technical Performance Score Is Associated With Outcomes After The Norwood Procedure., Meena Nathan, Lynn A. Sleeper, Richard G. Ohye, Peter C. Frommelt, Christopher A. Caldarone, James S. Tweddell, Minmin Lu, Gail D. Pearson, J William Gaynor, Christian Pizarro, Ismee A. Williams, Steven D. Colan, Carolyn Dunbar-Masterson, Peter J. Gruber, Kevin Hill, Jennifer Hirsch-Romano, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Jonathan R. Kaltman, S Ram Kumar, David Morales, Scott M. Bradley, Kirk Kanter, Jane W. Newburger, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators, Girish S. Shirali

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Objectives: The technical performance score (TPS) has been reported in a single center study to predict the outcomes after congenital cardiac surgery. We sought to determine the association of the TPS with outcomes in patients undergoing the Norwood procedure in the Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial.

Methods: We calculated the TPS (class 1, optimal; class 2, adequate; class 3, inadequate) according to the predischarge echocardiograms analyzed in a core laboratory and unplanned reinterventions that occurred before discharge from the Norwood hospitalization. Multivariable regression examined the association of the TPS with interval to first extubation, Norwood length of stay, death or transplantation, …

Sleep Environment Risks For Younger And Older Infants., Jeffrey D. Colvin, Vicki Collie-Akers, Christy Schunn, Rachel Y. Moon

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OBJECTIVE: Sudden infant death syndrome and other sleep-related causes of infant mortality have several known risk factors. Less is known about the association of those risk factors at different times during infancy. Our objective was to determine any associations between risk factors for sleep-related deaths at different ages.

METHODS: A cross-sectional study of sleep-related infant deaths from 24 states during 2004-2012 contained in the National Center for the Review and Prevention of Child Deaths Case Reporting System, a database of death reports from state child death review teams. The main exposure was age, divided into younger (0-3 months) and older …

Lean Body Mass May Explain Apparent Racial Differences In Carotid Intima-Media Thickness In Obese Children., Shahryar M. Chowdhury, Melissa H. Henshaw, Brad Friedman, J Philip Saul, Girish S. Shirali, Janet Carter, Bryana M. Levitan, Tom Hulsey

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Background: Racial differences in carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) have been suggested to be associated with the disproportionally high prevalence of cardiovascular disease in black adults. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of cardiovascular risk factors on the racial differences seen in cIMT in obese children.

Methods: Obese subjects aged 4 to 21 years were recruited prospectively. Height, weight, blood pressure, fasting insulin, glucose, lipid panel, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and body composition by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry were obtained. B-mode carotid imaging was analyzed by a single blinded physician.

Results: A total of 120 subjects (46 white, 74 …