Publications

• Association of Rurality With Mortality After Congenital Heart Surgery.
  Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes Page(s): e011708
  05/13/2025 Authors: Yang Y; Huang Y; Knight J; Oster ME; Kochilas L
• Growth Characteristics at Time of Fontan Procedure and Their Association with Long-Term Outcomes.
  J Pediatr Volume: 280 Page(s): 114501
  05/01/2025 Authors: Yang Y; Luong J; Suthar D; Knight JH; Oster ME; Alonso A; Kochilas L
• Risk of late sudden death after surgery for congenital heart disease.
  Cardiol Young Volume: 35 Page(s): 805 - 811
  04/01/2025 Authors: Needleman JS; Whitehill RD; Claxton JS; McCracken C; Zmora R; Vinocur JM; Oster ME; Kochilas L
• Surgical risk scores for congenital heart surgery are useful for long-term risk prediction.
  Cardiol Young Volume: 35 Page(s): 382 - 387
  02/01/2025 Authors: Dailey-Schwartz A; Kuo K; Yang Y; Xiang Y; Kochilas L; Oster M
• Rationale and design of CHD PULSE: Congenital Heart Disease Project to Understand Lifelong Survivor Experience.
  Am Heart J Volume: 278 Page(s): 150 - 160
  12/01/2024 Authors: Oster ME; Yang Y; Shi C; Anderson S; Knight J; Spector LG; Aldoss O; Canter CE; Gaitonde M; Hiremath G
• Cancer mortality in children surviving congenital heart interventions: A study from the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium.
  Pediatr Blood Cancer Volume: 71 Page(s): e31271
  12/01/2024 Authors: Thomas AS; Spector LG; McCracken C; Oster ME; Kochilas LK
• Sacubitril/Valsartan in Pediatric Heart Failure (PANORAMA-HF): A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind Trial.
  Circulation Volume: 150 Page(s): 1756 - 1766
  11/26/2024 Authors: Shaddy R; Burch M; Kantor PF; Solar-Yohay S; Garito T; Zhang S; Kocun M; Mao C; Cilliers A; Wang X
• Long-term Outcomes After Interrupted Aortic Arch Repair.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 118 Page(s): 469 - 477
  08/01/2024 Authors: Miller JC; Velani RN; Miller WD; Thomas AS; Shaw FR; Kochilas L
• Association of patient-level characteristics with long-term outcomes after Fontan palliation: Rationale, design, and baseline characteristics of the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium Fontan cohort study.
  Am Heart J Volume: 273 Page(s): 111 - 120
  07/01/2024 Authors: Yang Y; Chu T-C; Suthar D; Beshish AG; Oster ME; Alonso A; Huang Y; Modanwal G; Kochilas LK; Knight JH
• Long-term Outcomes After Surgical Intervention for Congenital Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis in Children.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 117 Page(s): 965 - 972
  05/01/2024 Authors: Zinyandu T; Knight JH; Thomas AS; Claxton J; Montero A; Shaw FR; Kochilas LK
• Trends in mortality risk of patients with congenital heart disease during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Am Heart J Volume: 268 Page(s): 9 - 17
  02/01/2024 Authors: Yang Y; Kuo K; Claxton JS; Knight JH; Huang Y; Oster ME; Kochilas LK
• Survival After Single-Stage Repair of Truncus Arteriosus and Associated Defects.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 117 Page(s): 153 - 160
  01/01/2024 Authors: Goyal A; Knight J; Hasan M; Rao H; Thomas AS; Sarvestani A; St Louis J; Kochilas L; Raghuveer G
• Apixaban for Prevention of Thromboembolism in Pediatric HeartDisease.
  J Am Coll Cardiol Volume: 82 Page(s): 2296 - 2309
  12/12/2023 Authors: Payne RM; Burns KM; Glatz AC; Male C; Donti A; Brando LR; Balling G; VanderPluym CJ; Bu'Lock F; Kochilas LK
• Procedure-Specific Center Volume and Mortality After Infantile Congenital Heart Surgery.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 116 Page(s): 525 - 531
  09/01/2023 Authors: Zmora R; Spector L; Bass J; Thomas A; Knight J; Lakshminarayan K; St Louis J; Kochilas L
• Association of Predicted Damaging De Novo Variants on Ventricular Function in Individuals With Congenital Heart Disease.
  Circ Genom Precis Med Volume: 16 Page(s): e003900
  04/01/2023 Authors: Lewis MJ; Hsieh A; Qiao L; Tan R; Kazzi B; Channing A; Griffin EL; Jobanputra V; Su J; Shahryar C
• Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children with Congenital Heart Disease: Ten Years After the American Heart Association Statement.
  Clin Perinatol Volume: 50 Page(s): 53 - 66
  03/01/2023 Authors: Patel T; Ilardi D; Kochilas L
• Thirty-Year Survival After Cardiac Surgery in Children With Williams-Beuren Syndrome (from the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium Study).
  Am J Cardiol Volume: 187 Page(s): 48 - 53
  01/15/2023 Authors: Zinyandu T; Montero AJ; Thomas AS; Sassis L; Kefala-Karli P; Knight J; Kochilas LK
• Long-term outcomes after repair for anomalous right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery.
  Cardiol Young Volume: 33 Page(s): 96 - 100
  01/01/2023 Authors: Tran A; Kochilas L; Thomas AS; Aggarwal V
• Transient Global Ventricular Hypertrophy in a Patient With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Correlated With High-Dose Glucocorticoid Treatment: A Case Report.
  Cureus Volume: 14 Page(s): e32139
  12/01/2022 Authors: West ZE; Dove M; Kochilas LK; Oster ME
• Long-Term Outcomes of Cardiovascular Operations in Children With Connective Tissue Disorders.
  Am J Cardiol Volume: 183 Page(s): 143 - 149
  11/15/2022 Authors: Thomas AS; Falk EE; Mahoney S; Knight JH; Kochilas LK
• COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Vaccination Among Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
  Volume: 146
  11/08/2022 Authors: Oster M; Velani RN; Claxton JS; Kuo KW; Aldoss O; Canter CE; Gaitonde M; John A; Malikarjun GH; McHugh K
• Effect of Covid-19 on the Mortality of Patients With Congenital Heart Disease
  Volume: 146
  11/08/2022 Authors: Yang Y; Huang E; Claxton J; Kuo KW; Oster M; Kochilas L
• Long Term Outcomes After Interrupted Aortic Arch Repair: A Study From the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium
  Volume: 146
  11/08/2022 Authors: Miller JC; Velani R; Miller WD; Thomas AS; Kochilas L
• Psychological Outcomes and Interventions for Individuals With Congenital Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
  Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes Volume: 15 Page(s): e000110
  08/01/2022 Authors: Kovacs AH; Brouillette J; Ibeziako P; Jackson JL; Kasparian NA; Kim YY; Livecchi T; Sillman C; Kochilas LK; American Heart Association Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young; and Stroke Council
• Multicentre comparative analysis of long-term outcomes after aortic valve replacement in children.
  Heart Volume: 108 Page(s): 940 - 947
  05/25/2022 Authors: Knight JH; Sarvestani AL; Ibezim C; Turk E; McCracken CE; Alsoufi B; St Louis J; Moller JH; Raghuveer G; Kochilas LK
• Long-term Outcomes of Children Operated on for Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 113 Page(s): 1223 - 1230
  04/01/2022 Authors: Thomas AS; Chan A; Alsoufi B; Vinocur JM; Kochilas L
• Kidney Transplantation in Single Ventricle Palliated Patients: A Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium Study
  Volume: 41 Page(s): S497 - S498
  04/01/2022 Authors: Deshpande SR; Claxton J; Kochilas L
• Long-Term Risk of Heart Failure-Related Death and Heart Transplant After Congenital Heart Surgery in Childhood (from the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium).
  Am J Cardiol Volume: 167 Page(s): 111 - 117
  03/15/2022 Authors: Wright LK; Zmora R; Huang Y; Oster ME; McCracken C; Mahle WT; Kochilas L; Kalogeropoulos A
• LONG-TERM OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN WITH INTERVENTION FOR MILD CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS
  Volume: 79 Page(s): 1414 - 1414
  03/08/2022 Authors: Kochilas L; Perlow G; Batsis M; Xiang Y; McCracken C; Thomas A
• Outcomes Following Aortic Valve Replacement in Children With Conotruncal Anomalies.
  World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg Volume: 13 Page(s): 178 - 186
  03/01/2022 Authors: Alsoufi B; Knight JH; St Louis J; Raghuveer G; Kochilas L
• Are Mechanical Prostheses Valid Alternatives to the Ross Procedure in Young Children Under 6 Years Old?
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 113 Page(s): 166 - 173
  01/01/2022 Authors: Alsoufi B; Knight JH; St Louis J; Raghuveer G; Kochilas L
• Association of Digoxin With Preserved Echocardiographic Indices in the Interstage Period: A Possible Mechanism to Explain Improved Survival?
  J Am Heart Assoc Volume: 10 Page(s): e021443
  12/07/2021 Authors: Batsis M; Kochilas L; Chin AJ; Kelleman M; Ferguson E; Oster ME
• Thirty-Year Survival after Cardiac Surgery for Patients with Turner Syndrome.
  J Pediatr Volume: 239 Page(s): 187 - 192.e1
  12/01/2021 Authors: Alam S; Claxton JS; Mortillo M; Sassis L; Kefala-Karli P; Silberbach M; Kochilas L; Wechsler SB
• Long Term Outcomes of Tetralogy of Fallot With Absent Pulmonary Valve (from the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium).
  Am J Cardiol Volume: 158 Page(s): 118 - 123
  11/01/2021 Authors: Siddeek H; Lunos S; Thomas AS; McCracken C; Steinberger J; Kochilas L
• Common deletion variants causing protocadherin- deficiency contribute to the complex genetics of BAV and left-sided congenital heart disease.
  HGG Adv Volume: 2
  07/08/2021 Authors: Teekakirikul P; Zhu W; Gabriel GC; Young CB; Williams K; Martin LJ; Hill JC; Richards T; Billaud M; Phillippi JA
• IMPACT OF MULTIPLE CONTRIBUTING CAUSES OF DEATH FOLLOWING PEDIATRIC SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS
  Volume: 77 Page(s): 477 - 477
  05/11/2021 Authors: Zmora R; Wetzel M; McCracken C; Murray T; Spector L; Lakshminarayan K; Kochilas L
• LONG-TERM TRANSPLANT-FREE SURVIVAL AFTER CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY
  Volume: 77 Page(s): 481 - 481
  05/11/2021 Authors: Kochilas L; Thomas A; Zhang C; Claxton J; McCracken C; St Louis J; Moller J; Alonso A; Spector L; Shaw F
• Long-Term Survival and Causes of Death in Children with Trisomy 21 After Congenital Heart Surgery.
  J Pediatr Volume: 231 Page(s): 246 - 253.e3
  04/01/2021 Authors: Peterson JK; Kochilas LK; Knight J; McCracken C; Thomas AS; Moller JH; Setty SP
• Incidence and Timing of Thrombosis After the Norwood Procedure in the Single-Ventricle Reconstruction Trial.
  J Am Heart Assoc Volume: 9 Page(s): e015882
  12/15/2020 Authors: White MH; Kelleman M; Sidonio RF; Kochilas L; Patel KN
• Major birth defects and cancer.
  BMJ Volume: 371 Page(s): m4464
  12/02/2020 Authors: Spector LG; Kochilas L
• Atrioventricular Valve Regurgitation in the Single Ventricle: Back to Hippocrates.
  J Am Coll Cardiol Volume: 76 Page(s): 432 - 434
  07/28/2020 Authors: Kochilas L
• Early characteristics of bone deficits in children with Fontan palliation.
  Cardiol Young Volume: 30 Page(s): 468 - 475
  04/01/2020 Authors: Sarafoglou K; Petryk A; Mishra PE; Polgreen LE; Panoskaltsis-Mortari A; Brown R; Marino BS; Gremmels D; Shepard C; Kelly AS
• ASSOCIATION OF DIGOXIN WITH PRESERVED ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC INDICES IN THE INTERSTAGE PERIOD: A POSSIBLE MECHANISM TO EXPLAIN IMPROVED SURVIVAL?
  Volume: 75 Page(s): 579 - 579
  03/24/2020 Authors: Batsis M; Kochilas L; Chin A; Kelleman MS; Ferguson E; Oster M
• Valve Replacement in Children with Single Ventricle Physiology.
  Pediatr Cardiol Volume: 41 Page(s): 129 - 133
  01/01/2020 Authors: Alshami N; Sarvestani AL; Thomas AS; St Louis J; Kochilas L; Raghuveer G
• Outcomes Following Single Stage Repair of Truncus Arteriosus and Interrupted Aortic Arch
  Volume: 140
  11/19/2019 Authors: Rao H; Alshami N; Hasan M; Sarvestani AL; Turk E; Thomas AS; Kochilas L; Raghuveer G
• Serum Biochemical Biomarkers Predict Lower Cardiac Index in Adolescents and Young Adults With Fontan Circulation
  Volume: 140
  11/19/2019 Authors: Marino BS; Cassedy A; Dorfman AL; Taylor MD; Fogel MA; Chin A; Goldberg C; Goldberg D; Goldstein B; Gremmels DB
• Risk of Late Sudden Cardiac Death After Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease
  Volume: 140
  11/19/2019 Authors: Whitehill R; McCracken C; Vinocur JM; Oster M; Kochilas L
• Heart Failure-Related Deaths Through Early Adulthood Among Children Operated for Congenital Heart Disease
  Volume: 140
  11/19/2019 Authors: Wright L; Oster M; McCracken C; Mahle WT; Kochilas L; Kalogeropoulos AP
• Postoperative and long-term outcomes in children with Trisomy 21 and single ventricle palliation.
  Congenit Heart Dis Volume: 14 Page(s): 854 - 863
  09/01/2019 Authors: Peterson JK; Setty SP; Knight JH; Thomas AS; Moller JH; Kochilas LK
• Long-Term Survival of Patients With Coarctation Repaired During Infancy (from the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium).
  Am J Cardiol Volume: 124 Page(s): 795 - 802
  09/01/2019 Authors: Oster ME; McCracken C; Kiener A; Aylward B; Cory M; Hunting J; Kochilas LK
• Cancer mortality in children surviving congenital heart surgery: A study from the pediatric cardiac care consortium
  Volume: 79
  07/01/2019 Authors: Thomas AS; Spector L; Kochilas LK
• Long-term outcomes after intervention for pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum.
  Heart Volume: 105 Page(s): 1007 - 1013
  07/01/2019 Authors: Wright LK; Knight JH; Thomas AS; Oster ME; St Louis JD; Kochilas LK
• We Can Learn From the Past, but We Must Pave the Future of Congenital Heart Disease Research-Reply.
  JAMA Cardiol Volume: 4 Page(s): 600
  06/01/2019 Authors: Smith CA; Oster M; Kochilas L
• Long-term Outcomes of Tetralogy of Fallot: A Study From the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium.
  JAMA Cardiol Volume: 4 Page(s): 34 - 41
  01/01/2019 Authors: Smith CA; McCracken C; Thomas AS; Spector LG; St Louis JD; Oster ME; Moller JH; Kochilas L
• Outcomes of Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement in Children.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 107 Page(s): 143 - 150
  01/01/2019 Authors: Ibezim C; Sarvestani AL; Knight JH; Qayum O; Alshami N; Turk E; St Louis J; McCracken C; Moller JH; Kochilas L
• Long-Term Outcomes in Single-Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease.
  Circulation Volume: 138 Page(s): 2718 - 2720
  12/04/2018 Authors: Oster ME; Knight JH; Suthar D; Amin O; Kochilas LK
• Long-Term Survival After Arterial Versus Atrial Switch in d-Transposition of the Great Arteries.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 106 Page(s): 1827 - 1833
  12/01/2018 Authors: Kiener A; Kelleman M; McCracken C; Kochilas L; St Louis JD; Oster ME
• Mortality Following Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of the Causes of Death Derived From the National Death Index.
  J Am Heart Assoc Volume: 7 Page(s): e010624
  11/20/2018 Authors: McCracken C; Spector LG; Menk JS; Knight JH; Vinocur JM; Thomas AS; Oster ME; St Louis JD; Moller JH; Kochilas L
• Long-Term Outcomes and Causes of Death in Chromosomally Abnormal Children Surviving Congenital Heart Surgery
  Volume: 138
  11/06/2018 Authors: Thomas AS; Knight JH; Kochilas LK
• Surgically-Treated Mild Congenital Heart Defects: Long-Term Outcomes From the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium
  Volume: 138
  11/06/2018 Authors: Perlow GL; Knight JH; Khan M; Thomas AS; Kochilas LK
• Factors Associated With Interstage Mortality Following Neonatal Single Ventricle Palliation.
  World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg Volume: 9 Page(s): 616 - 623
  11/01/2018 Authors: Alsoufi B; McCracken C; Kochilas LK; Clabby M; Kanter K
• Outcomes after surgical coronary artery revascularisation in children with congenital heart disease.
  Heart Volume: 104 Page(s): 1417 - 1423
  09/01/2018 Authors: Thammineni K; Vinocur JM; Harvey B; Menk JS; Kelleman MS; Korakiti A-M; Thomas AS; Moller JH; St Louis JD; Kochilas LK
• Trends in Long-Term Mortality AfterCongenital Heart Surgery.
  J Am Coll Cardiol Volume: 71 Page(s): 2434 - 2446
  05/29/2018 Authors: Spector LG; Menk JS; Knight JH; McCracken C; Thomas AS; Vinocur JM; Oster ME; St Louis JD; Moller JH; Kochilas L
• A Modified Algorithm for Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening Using Pulse Oximetry.
  Pediatrics Volume: 141
  05/01/2018 Authors: Diller CL; Kelleman MS; Kupke KG; Quary SC; Kochilas LK; Oster ME
• CAUSES OF LATE MORTALITY OF CHILDREN SURVIVING INITIAL CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY: A REPORT FROM THE PEDIATRIC CARDIAC CARE CONSORTIUM
  Volume: 71 Page(s): 606 - 606
  03/10/2018 Authors: McCracken C; Spector L; Knight J; Menk J; Moller J; Kochilas L
• LONG-TERM OUTCOMES AFTER INTERVENTION FOR PULMONARY ATRESIA WITH INTACT VENTRICULAR SEPTUM: A STUDY FROM THE PEDIATRIC CARDIAC CARE CONSORTIUM
  Volume: 71 Page(s): 2675 - 2675
  03/10/2018 Authors: Wright L; Kochilas L; Knight J; Thomas A
• Long-Term Transplant-Free Survival After Repair of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 105 Page(s): 186 - 192
  01/01/2018 Authors: St Louis JD; McCracken CE; Turk EM; Hancock HS; Menk JS; Harvey BA; Vinocur JM; Oster ME; Moller JH; Spector LG
• Comparative Analysis of Long-Term Survival Following Aortic Valve Replacement in Children: A Study From the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium
  Volume: 136
  11/14/2017 Authors: Sarvestani AL; Knight J; Alshami N; Ibezim CF; Qayum O; Turk E; Simon S; St Louis J; Raghuveer G; Kochilas LK
• Long-Term Transplant-Free Survival of Patients With Single Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease: Does Ventricular Morphology Matter?
  Volume: 136
  11/14/2017 Authors: Oster M; Knight J; Suthar D; Kochilas L
• Long Term Outcomes of Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement in Children: A Study From the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium
  Volume: 136
  11/14/2017 Authors: Ibezim CF; Alshami N; Knight J; Qayum O; Sarvestani AL; Turk E; Simon S; Kochilas LK; St Louis J; Raghuveer G
• Design for the sacubitril/valsartan (LCZ696) compared with enalapril study of pediatric patients with heart failure due to systemic left ventricle systolic dysfunction (PANORAMA-HF study).
  Am Heart J Volume: 193 Page(s): 23 - 34
  11/01/2017 Authors: Shaddy R; Canter C; Halnon N; Kochilas L; Rossano J; Bonnet D; Bush C; Zhao Z; Kantor P; Burch M
• The thoracic duct and the Fontan patient.
  Echocardiography Volume: 34 Page(s): 1347 - 1352
  09/01/2017 Authors: Sung C; Bass JL; Berry JM; Shepard CW; Lindgren B; Kochilas LK
• Long-Term Outcomes of Children With Trisomy 13 and 18 After Congenital Heart Disease Interventions.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 103 Page(s): 1941 - 1949
  06/01/2017 Authors: Peterson JK; Kochilas LK; Catton KG; Moller JH; Setty SP
• Social determinants of health: integral to developmental risk assessment in congenital heart disease Reply
  JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS Volume: 183 Page(s): 201 - 201
  04/01/2017 Authors: Knutson S; Kochilas L
• Reply.
  J Pediatr Volume: 183 Page(s): 201
  04/01/2017 Authors: Knutson S; Kochilas L
• LONG-TERM TRANSPLANT-FREE SURVIVAL FOR ARTERIAL SWITCH VERSUS ATRIAL SWITCH IN TREATMENT OF TRANSPOSITION OF THE GREAT ARTERIES: A STUDY FROM THE PEDIATRIC CARDIAC CARE CONSORTIUM
  Volume: 69 Page(s): 661 - 661
  03/21/2017 Authors: Kiener A; Kelleman M; Kochilas L; Oster M
• LONG-TERM TRANSPLANT-FREE SURVIVAL FOLLOWING SURGERY FOR COARCTATION OF THE AORTA: A STUDY FROM THE PEDIATRIC CARDIAC CARE CONSORTIUM
  Volume: 69 Page(s): 587 - 587
  03/21/2017 Authors: Oster M; McCracken C; Cory M; Hunting J; Kochilas L
• Abnormalities in serum biomarkers correlate with lower cardiac index in the Fontan population.
  Cardiol Young Volume: 27 Page(s): 59 - 68
  01/01/2017 Authors: Marino BS; Goldberg DJ; Dorfman AL; King E; Kalkwarf H; Zemel BS; Smith M; Pratt J; Fogel MA; Shillingford AJ
• Long Term Outcomes After Surgical Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF): A Study From the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium (PCCC)
  Volume: 134
  11/11/2016 Authors: Smith C; Kelleman M; McCracken C; Kalogeropoulos A; Sung C; Oster M; Spector L; Moller J; Kochilas L
• Databases for Congenital Heart Defect Public Health Studies Across the Lifespan.
  J Am Heart Assoc Volume: 5
  10/26/2016 Authors: Riehle-Colarusso TJ; Bergersen L; Broberg CS; Cassell CH; Gray DT; Grosse SD; Jacobs JP; Jacobs ML; Kirby RS; Kochilas L
• Letter by Kochilas et al Regarding Article, "Report of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group: An Integrated Network for Congenital Heart Disease Research".
  Circulation Volume: 134 Page(s): e256 - e257
  09/20/2016 Authors: Kochilas LK; Oster ME; Spector LG
• Implementation of Developmental Screening Guidelines for Children with Congenital Heart Disease.
  J Pediatr Volume: 176 Page(s): 135 - 141.e2
  09/01/2016 Authors: Knutson S; Kelleman MS; Kochilas L
• In-Hospital Vital Status and Heart Transplants After Intervention for Congenital Heart Disease in the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium: Completeness of Ascertainment Using the National Death Index and United Network for Organ Sharing Datasets.
  J Am Heart Assoc Volume: 5
  08/09/2016 Authors: Spector LG; Menk JS; Vinocur JM; Oster ME; Harvey BA; St Louis JD; Moller J; Kochilas LK
• Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics, Efficacy and Safety of Sacubitril/Valsartan Versus Enalapril in Pediatric Patients with Heart Failure Due to Systemic Left Ventricle Systolic Dysfunction: Study Design and Rationale
  Volume: 22 Page(s): S36 - S37
  08/01/2016 Authors: Shaddy R; Chen F; Canter C; Halnon N; Kochilas L; Jefferies J; Rossano J; Bonnet D; Kantor P; Burch M
• Factors Affecting Length of Postoperative Hospitalization for Pediatric Cardiac Operations in a Large North American Registry (1982-2007).
  Pediatr Cardiol Volume: 37 Page(s): 884 - 891
  06/01/2016 Authors: Al-Haddad BJS; Menk JS; Kochilas L; Vinocur JM
• Lessons Learned From Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Defects.
  Pediatrics Volume: 137
  05/01/2016 Authors: Oster ME; Aucott SW; Glidewell J; Hackell J; Kochilas L; Martin GR; Phillippi J; Pinto NM; Saarinen A; Sontag M
• CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION PROCEDURES IN CHILDREN: IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY AND MIDTERM FOLLOW UP DATA
  Volume: 67 Page(s): 915 - 915
  04/05/2016 Authors: Kochilas L; Menk J; Vinocur J; Harvey B; Spector L
• IN HOSPITAL VITAL STATUS AFTER INTERVENTIONS FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES: COMPLETENESS OF CASE ASCERTAINMENT USING THE NATIONAL DEATH INDEX
  Volume: 67 Page(s): 1011 - 1011
  04/05/2016 Authors: Kochilas L; Menk J; Vinocur J; St Louis JD; Harvey B; Moller J; Spector L
• Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease.
  Clin Perinatol Volume: 43 Page(s): 73 - 80
  03/01/2016 Authors: Oster ME; Kochilas L
• Pulse oximetry screening: a review of diagnosing critical congenital heart disease in newborns.
  Med Devices (Auckl) Volume: 9 Page(s): 199 - 203
  01/01/2016 Authors: Engel MS; Kochilas LK
• Mortality and Operative Management for Patients Undergoing Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta: A Retrospective Review of the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium.
  World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg Volume: 6 Page(s): 431 - 437
  07/01/2015 Authors: St Louis JD; Harvey BA; Menk JS; O'Brien JE; Kochilas LK
• MULTICENTER VALIDATION OF TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE SCORE AS A QUALITY ASSESSMENT TOOL IN CONGENITAL CARDIAC SURGERY
  Volume: 65 Page(s): A483 - A483
  03/17/2015 Authors: Nathan M; Liu H; Colan S; Kochilas L; Raghuveer G; Overman D; Bacha E; James OB; St Louis J; Kalfa D
• A comparison of retesting rates using alternative testing algorithms in the pilot implementation of critical congenital heart disease screening in Minnesota.
  Pediatr Cardiol Volume: 36 Page(s): 550 - 554
  03/01/2015 Authors: Kochilas LK; Menk JS; Saarinen A; Gaviglio A; Lohr JL
• Coronary Revascularization Procedures in Children: A Review of the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium
  CIRCULATION Volume: 130
  11/25/2014 Authors: Thammineni K; Vinocur J; Harvey B; St Louis J; Kochilas L
• Ultrasonographic imaging of the cervical thoracic duct in children with congenital or acquired heart disease.
  Echocardiography Volume: 31 Page(s): E282 - E286
  10/01/2014 Authors: Kochilas LK; Shepard CW; Berry JM; Chin AJ
• Management of an associated ventricular septal defect at the time of coarctation repair.
  Volume: 98 Page(s): 1412 - 1418
  10/01/2014 Authors: Plunkett MD; Harvey BA; Kochilas LK; Menk JS; St Louis JD
• D-transposition of the great arteries: the current era of the arterial switch operation.
  J Am Coll Cardiol Volume: 64 Page(s): 498 - 511
  08/05/2014 Authors: Villafae J; Lantin-Hermoso MR; Bhatt AB; Tweddell JS; Geva T; Nathan M; Elliott MJ; Vetter VL; Paridon SM; Kochilas L
• Atrioventricular septal defect with an imperforate right-sided component of the common atrioventricular valve: anatomic and embryologic considerations.
  Cardiol Young Volume: 24 Page(s): 540 - 542
  06/01/2014 Authors: Hernandez LE; Kochilas LK; Anderson RH
• Endovascular stent provides more effective early relief of SVC obstruction compared to balloon angioplasty.
  Catheter Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 83 Page(s): E272 - E276
  06/01/2014 Authors: Aldoss O; Arain N; Menk J; Kochilas L; Gruenstein D
• CARDIAC SURGERY OUTCOMES IN HETEROTAXY SYNDROME: 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE FROM A MULTICENTER CONSORTIUM
  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Volume: 63 Page(s): A579 - A579
  04/01/2014 Authors: Sivanandam S; Dorostkar P; Kochilas L
• Age-dependent sex effects on outcomes after pediatric cardiac surgery.
  J Am Heart Assoc Volume: 3 Page(s): e000608
  02/04/2014 Authors: Kochilas LK; Vinocur JM; Menk JS
• Implementation of critical congenital heart disease screening in Minnesota.
  Pediatrics Volume: 132 Page(s): e587 - e594
  09/01/2013 Authors: Kochilas LK; Lohr JL; Bruhn E; Borman-Shoap E; Gams BL; Pylipow M; Saarinen A; Gaviglio A; Thompson TR
• Frequency of superior vena cava obstruction in pediatric heart transplant recipients and its relation to previous superior cavopulmonary anastomosis.
  Am J Cardiol Volume: 112 Page(s): 286 - 291
  07/15/2013 Authors: Aldoss O; Arain NI; Vinocur JM; Menk J; Ameduri RK; Bryant R; Kochilas LK; Gruenstein DH
• Surgical volume and center effects on early mortality after pediatric cardiac surgery: 25-year North American experience from a multi-institutional registry.
  Pediatr Cardiol Volume: 34 Page(s): 1226 - 1236
  06/01/2013 Authors: Vinocur JM; Menk JS; Connett J; Moller JH; Kochilas LK
• Surgical Placement of Permanent Epicardial Pacing Systems in Very Low-Birth Weight Premature Neonates: A Review of Data From the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium (PCCC).
  World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg Volume: 3 Page(s): 454 - 458
  10/01/2012 Authors: Shepard CW; Kochilas L; Vinocur JM; Bryant R; Harvey BA; Bradley S; Decampli W; Louis JDS
• Putting the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium in context: evaluation of scope and case mix compared with other reported surgical datasets.
  Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes Volume: 5 Page(s): 577 - 579
  07/01/2012 Authors: Vinocur JM; Moller JH; Kochilas LK
• Repair of "simple" total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: a review from the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium.
  Ann Thorac Surg Volume: 94 Page(s): 133 - 137
  07/01/2012 Authors: St Louis JD; Harvey BA; Menk JS; Raghuveer G; O'Brien JE; Bryant R; Kochilas L
• CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION AT PEDIATRIC CARDIAC CENTERS: INDICATIONS, OUTCOMES, AND 25-YEAR TRENDS FROM A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL REGISTRY
  Volume: 59 Page(s): E777 - E777
  03/27/2012 Authors: Vinocur J; Thammineni K; Kochilas L
• Early outcomes and prognostic factors for left atrioventricular valve reoperation after primary atrioventricular septal defect repair.
  Pediatr Cardiol Volume: 33 Page(s): 129 - 140
  01/01/2012 Authors: Patel SS; Burns TL; Kochilas L
• Ellis-van Creveld syndrome and congenital heart defects: presentation of an additional 32 cases.
  Pediatr Cardiol Volume: 32 Page(s): 977 - 982
  10/01/2011 Authors: Hills CB; Kochilas L; Schimmenti LA; Moller JH
• Familial pseudocoarctation of the aorta.
  Pediatr Cardiol Volume: 32 Page(s): 692 - 695
  06/01/2011 Authors: Atalay MK; Kochilas LK
• SERUM BIOMARKERS CORRELATE WITH LOWER CARDIAC INDEX IN THE FONTAN POPULATION
  Volume: 57 Page(s): E422 - E422
  04/05/2011 Authors: Marino BS; Goldberg D; Dorfman AL; Kalkwarf H; Zemel B; Smith M; Pratt J; King E; Fogel M; Shillingford AJ
• TRENDS IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SURGICAL MORTALITY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES (CHD) AND SURGICAL VOLUME: 25 YEAR EXPERIENCE FROM A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL REGISTRY
  Volume: 57 Page(s): E403 - E403
  04/05/2011 Authors: Vinocur JM; Menk JS; Larson V; Connett J; St Louis J; Moller J; Kochilas L
• Superior Vena Cava Obstruction in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients
  Volume: 30 Page(s): S222 - S222
  04/01/2011 Authors: Aldoss O; Arain N; Kochilas L; Ameduri R; Menk J; Bryant R; Gruenstein D
• Repair of major congenital cardiac defects in low-birth-weight infants: is delay warranted?
  J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Volume: 140 Page(s): 1104 - 1109
  11/01/2010 Authors: Shepard CW; Kochilas LK; Rosengart RM; Brearley AM; Bryant R; Moller JH; St Louis JD
• DOWN SYNDROME AND PROSTHETIC VALVE SIZE TO BODY WEIGHT RATIO PREDICTIVE OF DEATH FOLLOWING LEFT ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE REPLACEMENT AFTER PRIMARY ATRIOVENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT REPAIR
  Volume: 68 Page(s): 365 - 365
  10/01/2010 Authors: Patel SS; Burns TL; Kochilas L
• In-hospital Mortality for Surgical Repair of Congenital Heart Defects is Inversely Related to Hospital Surgical Volume
  Volume: 120 Page(s): S568 - S569
  11/03/2009 Authors: Kochilas L; Maroulas V; Rood K; Larson V; Moller J
• Clinical myocarditis masquerading as acute coronary syndrome.
  J Pediatr Volume: 154 Page(s): 612 - 615
  04/01/2009 Authors: Kern J; Modi R; Atalay MK; Kochilas LK
• A novel mutation of the fibrillin-1 gene in a newborn with severe Marfan syndrome.
  J Perinatol Volume: 28 Page(s): 303 - 305
  04/01/2008 Authors: Kochilas L; Gundogan F; Atalay M; Bliss JM; Vatta M; Pena LS; Abuelo D
• Forced expression of the cell cycle inhibitor p57Kip2 in cardiomyocytes attenuates ischemia-reperfusion injury in the mouse heart.
  BMC Physiol Volume: 8 Page(s): 4
  02/29/2008 Authors: Haley SA; Zhao T; Zou L; Klysik JE; Padbury JF; Kochilas LK
• Bilateral semilunar valve dysplasia in a patient with inverted duplication 2p25-22.
  Pediatr Cardiol Volume: 29 Page(s): 172 - 175
  01/01/2008 Authors: Kochilas LK; Abuelo DN; Tantravahi U
• Suppression of the endoplasmic reticulum calcium pump during zebrafish gastrulation affects left-right asymmetry of the heart and brain.
  Mech Dev Volume: 125 Page(s): 396 - 410
  01/01/2008 Authors: Kreiling JA; Balantac ZL; Crawford AR; Ren Y; Toure J; Zchut S; Kochilas L; Creton R
• Inhibition of the endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATP-ase affects the early steps of left-right Patterning in zebrafish embryos
  Volume: 116 Page(s): 184 - 184
  10/16/2007 Authors: Kreiling JA; Balantac ZL; Crawford A; Toure J; Celik A; Kochilas LK; Creton R
• Giant coronary artery aneurysm formation following meningococcal septicaemia.
  Pediatr Cardiol Volume: 28 Page(s): 300 - 302
  01/01/2007 Authors: Ford SR; Rao A; Kochilas L
• Forced expression of the cell cycle inhibitor p57(KIP2) in cardiomyocytes is protective from ischemia-reperfusion injury
  Volume: 114 Page(s): 63 - 63
  10/31/2006 Authors: Haley S; Zhao T; Zou L; Padbury J; Kochilas L
• Role of histone deacetylase 3 in zebrafish heart development and growth.
  Volume: 283 Page(s): 607 - 607
  07/15/2005 Authors: Zchut S; Creton R; Kochilas L
• The role of p57kip2 in mouse heart development.
  Volume: 283 Page(s): 674 - 675
  07/15/2005 Authors: Haley SA; Kochilas LK
• Fog2 is required for normal diaphragm and lung development in mice and humans.
  PLoS Genet Volume: 1 Page(s): 58 - 65
  07/01/2005 Authors: Ackerman KG; Herron BJ; Vargas SO; Huang H; Tevosian SG; Kochilas L; Rao C; Pober BR; Babiuk RP; Epstein JA
• Full spectrum of malformations in velo-cardio-facial syndrome/DiGeorge syndrome mouse models by altering Tbx1 dosage.
  Hum Mol Genet Volume: 13 Page(s): 1577 - 1585
  08/01/2004 Authors: Liao J; Kochilas L; Nowotschin S; Arnold JS; Aggarwal VS; Epstein JA; Brown MC; Adams J; Morrow BE
• Altered Thx1 dosage can elicit full spectrum of malformations in velo-cardio-facial/DiGeorge syndrome (VCFS/DGS) mouse models
  Volume: 55 Page(s): 46A - 46A
  04/01/2004 Authors: Kochilas LK; Liao J; Nowotschin S; Arnold J; Aggarwal VS; Epstein JA; Brown C; Adams J; Morrow BE
• Cloning and characterization of zebrafish tbx1.
  Gene Expr Patterns Volume: 3 Page(s): 645 - 651
  10/01/2003 Authors: Kochilas LK; Potluri V; Gitler A; Balasubramanian K; Chin AJ
• Cloning, characterization and functional analysis of zebrafish Tbx1
  Volume: 53 Page(s): 59A - 59A
  04/01/2003 Authors: Kochilas LK; Potluri V; Gitler A; Balasubramanian K; Chin A
• An ENU-induced mutation in Fog2 produces both primary pulmonary hypoplasia and abnormal diaphragmatic development in mice
  Volume: 53 Page(s): 29A - 29A
  04/01/2003 Authors: Ackerman KG; Herron B; Rao C; Huang HL; Babiuk RP; Kochilas L; Epstein JA; Greer JJ; Beier DR
• The role of neural crest during cardiac development in a mouse model of DiGeorge syndrome.
  Dev Biol Volume: 251 Page(s): 157 - 166
  11/01/2002 Authors: Kochilas L; Merscher-Gomez S; Lu MM; Potluri V; Liao J; Kucherlapati R; Morrow B; Epstein JA
• Using cDNA microarray analysis to understand pathways related to Waardenburg syndrome.
  Volume: 71 Page(s): 316 - 316
  10/01/2002 Authors: Lipner SR; Kochilas L; Epstein JA; Morrow BE; Skoultchi A
• New insights into the nature of neural crest defects in the DiGeorge syndrome
  PEDIATRIC RESEARCH Volume: 51 Page(s): 31A - 31A
  04/01/2002 Authors: Kochilas L; Merscher-Gomez S; Kucherlapati R; Epstein JA
• Neonatal autopsy: Does it add to our clinical diagnoses?
  PEDIATRIC RESEARCH Volume: 51 Page(s): 372A - 372A
  04/01/2002 Authors: Kowalski W; Paul D; Greenspan JS; Kochilas L
• Neural crest migration and mouse models of congenital heart disease.
  Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol Volume: 67 Page(s): 57 - 62
  01/01/2002 Authors: Gitler AD; Brown CB; Kochilas L; Li J; Epstein JA
• Hemizygous tissue specific deletion of the DiGeorge critical region in neural crest cells does not result in conotruncal cardiac defects in mice
  CIRCULATION Volume: 104 Page(s): 75 - 75
  10/23/2001 Authors: Kochilas L; Merscher S; Kucherlapati R; Epstein JA
• Mice overexpressing genes from the 22q11 region deleted in velo-cardio-facial syndrome/DiGeorge syndrome have middle and inner ear defects.
  Hum Mol Genet Volume: 10 Page(s): 2549 - 2556
  10/15/2001 Authors: Funke B; Epstein JA; Kochilas LK; Lu MM; Pandita RK; Liao J; Bauerndistel R; Schler T; Schorle H; Brown MC
• Evaluation and treatment of syncope in infants.
  Prog Pediatr Cardiol Volume: 13 Page(s): 71 - 82
  08/01/2001 Authors: Kochilas L; Tanel RE
• Aortic morphometry and microcephaly in the hypoplastic left heart syndrome
  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Volume: 37 Page(s): 470A - 470A
  02/01/2001 Authors: Kochilas L; Shores JC; Novello RT; Wernovsky G; Clancy RR; Gaynor JW; Spray TL; Rychik J
• p57Kip2 expression is enhanced during mid-cardiac murine development and is restricted to trabecular myocardium.
  Pediatr Res Volume: 45 Page(s): 635 - 642
  05/01/1999 Authors: Kochilas LK; Li J; Jin F; Buck CA; Epstein JA
• p57Kip2 expression is upregulated in the embryonic mouse heart during mid-gestation and is restricted to the inner myocardial trabecular zone
  CIRCULATION Volume: 98 Page(s): 57 - 58
  10/27/1998 Authors: Kochilas LK; Buck CA; Epstein JA
• Beneficial effects of C1 esterase inhibitor in murine traumatic shock.
  Shock Volume: 8 Page(s): 165 - 169
  09/01/1997 Authors: Kochilas L; Campbell B; Scalia R; Lefer AM
• Effects of defibrotide on leukocyte-endothelial cell interaction in the rat mesenteric vascular bed: role of P-selectin.
  Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol Volume: 18 Page(s): 669 - 676
  12/01/1996 Authors: Scalia R; Kochilas L; Campbell B; Lefer AM
• Left intraventricular balloon pump optimization during intractable cardiac arrest.
  Int J Artif Organs Volume: 19 Page(s): 422 - 430
  07/01/1996 Authors: Stamatelopoulos SF; Kochilas L; Saridakis NS; Zakopoulos NA; Moulopoulos SD