Johann Brink

Berlin Heart EXCOR Support in the First Year of Life: A Single Centre Experience

Laura M Davis, Melissa GY Lee, Bennett J Sheridan, Yves D'Udekem, Christian P Brizard, Igor E Konstantinov, Jacob Mathew, Johann Brink

Journal article  |  2021  |  Heart Lung and Circulation

BACKGROUND: Berlin Heart EXCOR Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device (BHE) (Berlin Heart AG, Berlin, Germany, BHE) is used worldwide..

The quadricuspid truncal valve: Surgical management and outcomes

Phillip S Naimo, Tyson A Fricke, Melissa GY Lee, Yves d'Udekem, Johann Brink, Christian P Brizard, Igor E Konstantinov

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

OBJECTIVE: To determine the outcomes of patients with a quadricuspid truncal valve (TV) and durability of TV repair. METHOD: We re..

Ross Procedures in Children With Previous Aortic Valve Surgery

Edward Buratto, Fraser RO Wallace, Tyson A Fricke, Johann Brink, Yves d'Udekem, Christian P Brizard, Igor E Konstantinov

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of the American College of Cardiology

BACKGROUND: The Ross procedure in children is performed either as a primary operation, or a secondary operation after initial aort..

Multiple left-sided stenotic lesions: outcomes after mitral valve surgery. Arguments for abandoning the eponym 'Shone syndrome'

Stephanie L Perrier, Mangesh Jadhav, Yves d'Udekem, Johann Brink, Igor E Konstantinov, Diana Zannino, Michael M Cheung, Christian P Brizard

Journal article  |  2020  |  European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

OBJECTIVES: Management of patients with left ventricular inflow and outflow stenotic lesions can be challenging. Our purpose was t..

Single-ventricle palliation in children with atrioventricular septal defect and transposition of the great arteries: 45 years of experience

Edward Buratto, Tyson A Fricke, Xin Tao Ye, Johann Brink, Christian P Brizard, Yves d'Udekem, Igor E Konstantinov

Journal article  |  2020  |  Cardiology in the Young

BACKGROUND: The association of atrioventricular septal defect and transposition of the great arteries is very rare. As a rule, the..

Long-Term Quality of Life Outcomes in Adult Survivors After Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage Repair

Matthew S Yong, Michael ZL Zhu, Li Huang, Sophie Griffiths, Johann Brink, Christian P Brizard, Yves d'Udekem, Igor E Konstantinov

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

BACKGROUND: We sought to determine the long-term quality of life after repair of anomalous pulmonary venous drainage using the Sho..

Outcomes of Interrupted Aortic Arch Repair in Children With Biventricular Circulation.

Eleonora I Andrianova, Phillip S Naimo, Tyson A Fricke, Terry Robertson, Andrew Bullock, Johann Brink, Yves d'Udekem, Christian P Brizard, Igor E Konstantinov

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

BACKGROUND: To evaluate the outcomes after surgical repair of interrupted aortic arch in patients with biventricular circulation. ..

A shunt decision-making protocol in the surgical palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome from 2004 to 2016

Thomas John Kelly, Diana Zannino, Johann Brink, Igor E Konstantinov, Michael M Cheung, Yves D'Udekem, Christian Pierre Brizard

Journal article  |  2020  |  European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to study the impact of a decision-making protocol for shunt type in the Norwood procedure fo..

Ross Operation in Children: 23-Year Experience From a Single Institution

Julia S Donald, Fraser RO Wallace, Phillip S Naimo, Tyson A Fricke, Johann Brink, Christian P Brizard, Yves d'Udekem, Igor E Konstantinov

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

BACKGROUND: There is limited data on the long-term outcomes of children following the Ross operation. We aimed to assess the long-..

High prevalence of early arch reobstruction after arch repair in patients with anomalous right subclavian artery

Nandhini Ravintharan, Yves d'Udekem, Matthew Henry, Johann Brink, Igor E Konstantinov, Christian P Brizard, Melissa GY Lee

Journal article  |  2020  |  European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

OBJECTIVES: Having an anomalous right subclavian artery has been quoted to be a risk factor for early and late adverse events. We ..