Andreas Pflaumer

Long-term outcomes of pacemaker implantation in children with univentricular versus complex biventricular surgical repair

Georgia Spentzou, Luke Taylor, Yiyan Zhang, Yves D'Udekem, Diana Zannino, Andrew Davis, Andreas Pflaumer

Journal article  |  2023  |  JOURNAL OF ARRHYTHMIA

Objective: Pacing in a univentricular circulation has been associated with worsened outcomes. We investigated the long-term outcom..

A systematic review of global autopsy rates in all-cause mortality and young sudden death.

Elizabeth D Paratz, Stephanie J Rowe, Dion Stub, Andreas Pflaumer, Andre La Gerche

Journal article  |  2023  |  Heart Rhythm

Autopsy is the gold standard method for determining cause of death. Young sudden death (SD) is a prototype condition in which auto..

Factors predicting cardiac arrest in acute coronary syndrome patients under 50: A state-wide angiographic and forensic evaluation of outcomes.

Elizabeth D Paratz, Alexander van Heusden, Karen Smith, Angela Brennan, Diem Dinh, Jocasta Ball, Jeff Lefkovits, David M Kaye, Stephen J Nicholls, Andreas Pflaumer, Andre La Gerche, Dion Stub, undefined VCOR and EndUCD Investigators

Journal article  |  2022  |  Resuscitation

BACKGROUND: An uncertain proportion of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) also experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest ..

Clinical and Pathologic Features of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy

Elizabeth D Paratz, Stephanie Rowe, Alexander van Heusden, Karen Smith, Andreas Pflaumer, Christopher Semsarian, Sarah Parsons, Dion Stub, Dominica Zentner, Andre La Gerche

Journal article  |  2022  |  JACC: Advances

Inconsistent discharge diagnoses for young cardiac arrest episodes: insights from a statewide registry

Elizabeth D Paratz, Alexander van Heusden, Jocasta Ball, Karen Smith, Dominica Zentner, Natalie Morgan, Sarah Parsons, Tina Thompson, Paul James, Vanessa Connell, Andreas Pflaumer, Christopher Semsarian, Jodie Ingles, Dion Stub, Andre La Gerche

Journal article  |  2022  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: Administrative coding of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is heterogeneous, with the prevalence of noninformative..

Obesity in young sudden cardiac death: Rates, clinical features, and insights into people with body mass index >50kg/m(2)

Elizabeth D Paratz, Srikkumar Ashokkumar, Alexander van Heusden, Karen Smith, Dominica Zentner, Natalie Morgan, Sarah Parsons, Tina Thompson, Paul James, Vanessa Connell, Andreas Pflaumer, Chris Semsarian, Jodie Ingles, Dion Stub, Andre La Gerche

Journal article  |  2022  |  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY

OBJECTIVE: To contextualize obesity rates in young sudden cardiac death (SCD) against the age-matched national population, and ide..

Impact and Modifiers of Ventricular Pacing in Patients With Single Ventricle Circulation

Henry Chubb, Anica Bulic, Douglas Mah, Jeremy P Moore, Jan Janousek, Jennifer Fumanelli, S Yukiko Asaki, Andreas Pflaumer, Allison C Hill, Carolina Escudero, Sit Yee Kwok, Jasveer Mangat, Luis A Ochoa Nunez, Seshadri Balaji, Eric Rosenthal, William Regan, Michaela Horndasch, Hiroko Asakai, Ronn Tanel, Richard J Czosek, et al.

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

BACKGROUND: Palliation of the single ventricle (SV) circulation is associated with a burden of lifelong complications. Previous st..

Causes, circumstances, and potential preventability of cardiac arrest in the young: insights from a state-wide clinical and forensic registry

Elizabeth D Paratz, Alexander van Heusden, Dominica Zentner, Natalie Morgan, Karen Smith, Tina Thompson, Paul James, Vanessa Connell, Andreas Pflaumer, Christopher Semsarian, Jodie Ingles, Sarah Parsons, Dion Stub, Andre La Gerche

Journal article  |  2022  |  EUROPACE

AIMS: The causes, circumstances, and preventability of young sudden cardiac arrest remain uncertain. METHODS AND RESULTS: A prospe..

Higher rates but similar causes of young out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in rural Australian patients

Elizabeth D Paratz, Alexander van Heusden, Karen Smith, Jocasta Ball, Dominica Zentner, Natalie Morgan, Tina Thompson, Paul James, Vanessa Connell, Andreas Pflaumer, Christopher Semsarian, Jodie Ingles, Sarah Parsons, Dion Stub, Andre La Gerche

Journal article  |  2022  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether young rural Australians have higher rates or different underlying causes of out-of-hospital cardia..

Prevalence of Coronary Artery Anomalies in Young and Middle-Aged Sudden Cardiac Death Victims (from a Prospective State-Wide Registry)

Elizabeth D Paratz, Alexander van Heusden, Dominica Zentner, Natalie Morgan, Karen Smith, Jocasta Ball, Tina Thompson, Paul James, Vanessa Connell, Andreas Pflaumer, Christopher Semsarian, Jodie Ingles, Dion Stub, Sarah Parsons, Andre La Gerche

Journal article  |  2022  |  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Coronary artery anomalies (CAAs) have been previously implicated as a major cause of young sudden cardiac death (SCD), particularl..