Observational studyJournal of the American Heart Association2023
Trends in Ductus Arteriosus Stent Versus Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Shunt Use and Comparison of Cost, Length of Stay, and Short-Term Outcomes in Neonates With Ductal-Dependent Pulmonary Blood Flow: An Observational Study Using the Pediatric Health Information Systems Database.
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- Systematic review and network meta-analysis of outcomes of transcatheter strategies and surgical shunts for treatment of duct-dependent cyanotic congenital heart disease.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Pooled it
- PDA Stenting for Ductal-Dependent Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease: History and View From 10,000 Feet.Pediatric cardiology · 2026Review
- Managing cyanotic neonates with tetralogy of Fallot: A national perspective on surgical approaches.JTCVS open · 2026Article
- Cardiac Catheterization in American Indian/Alaska Native Populations: Empowering Communities, Providers, and Systems Toward Equity.Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions · 2026Review
- A retrospective observational study of tetralogy of fallot with pulmonary atresia and ductal-dependent pulmonary circulation focusing on the staged transannular patch procedure: a single-center study.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Observational
- Quantitative Analysis of 3D Anatomy to Inform Planning of Ductal Arteriosus Stenting.Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions · 2025Article
- Gilding the (Vascular) Ring.Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions · 2025Article
- PDA Stenting for Ductal-Dependent Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease: History and View from 10,000 Feet.Pediatric cardiology · 2024Review
- Personalized Approach in Transcatheter Palliation of Congenital Heart Disease with Duct-Dependent Pulmonary Circulation: Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Stenting vs. Arterial Duct Stenting.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- First palliation for the fragile: Short-term outcomes of ductal stenting versus surgical shunt in small infants with restricted pulmonary blood flow.Annals of pediatric cardiologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe modified Blalock-Taussig-Thomas shunt is the gold standard palliation for securing pulmonary blood flow in infants with ductal-dependent pulmonary blood flow. Recently, the ductus arteriosus stent (DAS) has become a viable alternative. METHODS AND
resultsThis was a retrospective multicenter study of neonates ≤30 days undergoing DAS or Blalock-Taussig-Thomas shunt placement between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2020 at hospitals reporting to the Pediatric Health Information Systems database. We performed generalized linear mixed-effects modeling to evaluate trends in intervention and intercenter variation, propensity score adjustment and inverse probability weighting with linear mixed-effects modeling to analyze length of stay and cost of hospitalization, and generalized linear mixed modeling to analyze differences in 30-day outcomes. There were 1874 subjects (58% male, 61% White) from 45 centers (29% DAS). Odds of DAS increased with time (odds ratio [OR] 1.23, annually,
conclusionsUse of DAS is increasing, but there is variability across centers. Though odds of transplant-free survival and reintervention were not significantly different after DAS, and DAS was associated with shorter length of stay and lower in-hospital costs.
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