More biomarkers! Now #vWF in #Fontan. Underlying question remains-how does management change? ⁦Alexander (Sasha) Opotowsky⁩ ⁦Alexandra Frogoudaki⁩ ⁦Elisa Bradley⁩ ⁦Ali N Zaidi, MD⁩ ⁦Shelby Kutty, MD, PhD, MHCM⁩ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32188625/

Data from ACHD Biobank on major #depression in #ACHD. Associated with elevated #hsCRP and #NTproBNP, functional limitation and increased mortality. Priyanka Saha, MD Heart Centre Biobank Ali N Zaidi, MD Keri Shafer German Biobank Node Alexandra Frogoudaki Peter Ermis The Cincinnati ACHD Program

Prevalence and Prognostic Association of Depression in Adult Congenital Heart Disease:| Journal of the American Heart Association⁦Alexander (Sasha) Opotowsky⁩⁦⁦Aarthi Sabanayagam MD⁩⁦Bo Marshall⁩ ⁦Elisa Bradley⁩ ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JA…

Previously shown in #HF with normal anatomy and by the Emory group in #Fontan , more data to suggest GDF-15 as a bio marker in Fontan patients. Next question: how to change management? ⁦Alexander (Sasha) Opotowsky⁩ ⁦Alexander Vd Bruaene⁩ ⁦Elisa Bradley⁩ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32384007/

Our new American Psychological Association Society of Pediatric Psychology Cardiology Special Interest Group website is now live! Check out cardiosig.weebly.com for news, resources, awards & opportunities in #cardiacpsychology, as well as a community of colleagues in #CHD #mentalhealth #heartdisease ❤️

Reassuring data for something that always gives me pause: ASD closure in older adults. No increase in #BNP in those over 50 BUT markers of inflammation transiently up. ⁦C Huie Lin MD, PhD 林存暉⁩ ⁦Alexander (Sasha) Opotowsky⁩ ⁦Alexander Vd Bruaene⁩ ⁦Shelby Kutty, MD, PhD, MHCM⁩ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32715081/

An incredible opportunity to advance single ventricle / Fontan heart disease science ACHA The Cincinnati ACHD Program Cincinnati Children's Heart Institute Tarek Alsaied CardioG CMLannon @jeff_b_anderson Adam Lubert Fred Wu, MD 🫀 吳明杰 Conquering CHD Dr. Nadine Kasparian Amy Verstappen Diane Pickles Laith Alshawabkeh, MD, MSc Saurabh Rajpal

Wonderful work by Cara Lachtrupp, a med student Harvard Medical School. She used ACHD Biobank to explore how different observers assign proposed American College of Cardiology American Heart Association #ACHD anatomic physiologic classification. Fundamental to consider before clinical use Rafa Alonso Ali N Zaidi, MD

An externally validated, broadly applicable #ACHD risk assessment tool #Biomarkers Ali N Zaidi, MD Michael A. Gatzoulis Rafa Alonso Robert H. Pass Alexander (Sasha) Opotowsky The Cincinnati ACHD Program Peter Ermis W. Aaron Kay AARCC Elisa Bradley Saurabh Rajpal Laith Alshawabkeh, MD, MSc Michelle J Nickolaus Tabitha Moe MD, FACC Kim Edgren Fred Wu, MD 🫀 吳明杰 Cara Lachtrupp

Just published manuscript in JAHA using ACHD Biobank to investigate dyslipidemia in #Fontan circulation @FontanDoc ANZ Fontan Community Keri Shafer Catherine Gray Elisa Bradley AARCC Dr Jasmine Grewal MD Jeremy Nicolarsen Michelle J Nickolaus Kim Edgren W. Aaron Kay Ami Bhatt, MD Peter Ermis Valeria Duarte MD MPH

MELD-XI *not* associated w/ risk in prospectively enrolled cohort, 163 w/#Fontan. Data from ACHD Biobank Boston Adult Congenital Heart Program @BCH_HeartCenter Adam Lubert Anne Valente Tarek Alsaied Alexander (Sasha) Opotowsky Valeria Duarte MD MPH Fred Wu, MD 🫀 吳明杰 Felicia Eichelbrenner Michael A. Gatzoulis sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

CANFON! Dr Jasmine Grewal MD discussing the CanadianFontan Registry Project at #ACHD2021 #Fontan #ACHD Toronto ACHD Program AARCC Dr. Nadine Kasparian Ali N Zaidi, MD Adrienne Kovacs, PhD Congenital Heart Initiative Diane Pickles @Katie_E_Bates Rafa Alonso Alexander Vd Bruaene @euroguch Anita Saraf Additional Ventures Int’l Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease🌎

Recent work from Sunil Ghelani Alexander (Sasha) Opotowsky Rahul Rathod & colleagues Boston Children's / Harvard Medical School characterizes biomarkers in #Fontan circulation to map trajectory of heart function. ajconline.org/article/S0002-…