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Kathleen Mussatto Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Institution: Milwaukee School of Engineering
Department: School of Nursing

Publications (89)

The Relationship of Family Factors to Psychosocial Outcomes in Children with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome at 6 Years of Age. (Mussatto KA, Trachtenberg FL, Wang K, Uzark K, Sood E, Lambert L, Hamstra M, Clarke S, Morrison T, Otto M, Picart A, Rathge K, Walter P, Woodard F, Pemberton VL, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators) J Pediatr 2023 Apr;255:50-57.e2 PMID: 36265572 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85147562123 10/21/2022 2 Citations

Predictors of behavioural and emotional outcomes in toddlers with congenital heart disease. (Jilek E, Shields A, Zhang L, Simpson P, Bear L, Martins SA, Mussatto KA, Brosig CL) Cardiol Young 2022 Aug;32(8):1216-1221 PMID: 34548125 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85115915680 09/23/2021 5 Citations

Characterisation of neurodevelopmental and psychological outcomes in CHD: a research agenda and recommendations from the cardiac neurodevelopmental outcome collaborative. (Sanz JH, Anixt J, Bear L, Basken A, Beca J, Marino BS, Mussatto KA, Nembhard WN, Sadhwani A, Sananes R, Shekerdemian LS, Sood E, Uzark K, Willen E, Ilardi D) Cardiol Young 2021 Jun;31(6):876-887 PMID: 34082845 PMCID: PMC8429101 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85107902110 06/05/2021 27 Citations

Family Function, Quality of Life, and Well-Being in Parents of Infants With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. (Mussatto KA, Van Rompay MI, Trachtenberg FL, Pemberton V, Young-Borkowski L, Uzark K, Hollenbeck-Pringle D, Dunbar-Masterson C, Infinger P, Walter P, Sawin K) J Fam Nurs 2021 Aug;27(3):222-234 PMID: 33535863 PMCID: PMC8594631 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100504914 02/05/2021 19 Citations

Six-Year Neurodevelopmental Outcomes for Children With Single-Ventricle Physiology. (Sananes R, Goldberg CS, Newburger JW, Hu C, Trachtenberg F, Gaynor JW, Mahle WT, Miller T, Uzark K, Mussatto KA, Pizarro C, Jacobs JP, Cnota J, Atz AM, Lai WW, Burns KM, Milazzo A, Votava-Smith J, Brosig CL, PHN investigators) Pediatrics 2021 Feb;147(2) PMID: 33441486 PMCID: PMC7849196 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85101232423 01/15/2021 28 Citations

Interstage Home Monitoring for Infants With Single Ventricle Heart Disease: Education and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. (Rudd NA, Ghanayem NS, Hill GD, Lambert LM, Mussatto KA, Nieves JA, Robinson S, Shirali G, Steltzer MM, Uzark K, Pike NA, American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young; Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology; Council on Clinical Cardiology; and Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health) J Am Heart Assoc 2020 Aug 18;9(16):e014548 PMID: 32777961 PMCID: PMC7660817 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089710980 08/12/2020 56 Citations

Interventions Associated With Treatment of Low Cardiac Output After Stage 1 Norwood Palliation. (Hoffman GM, Niebler RA, Scott JP, Bertrandt RA, Wakeham MK, Thompson NE, Ghanayem NS, Stuth EA, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Hraska V, Mussatto KA, Tweddell JS) Ann Thorac Surg 2021 May;111(5):1620-1627 PMID: 32652068 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85095846624 07/12/2020 14 Citations

Collaborative caregiving of parents who have an infant with congenital heart disease. (Pridham KF, Harrison TM, Brown R, Mussatto K) J Spec Pediatr Nurs 2020 Apr;25(2):e12283 PMID: 31793183 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85076322908 12/04/2019 3 Citations

Longitudinal functional health status in young adults with repaired dextro-transposition of the great arteries: A Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society study. (Jegatheeswaran A, Devlin PJ, DeCampli WM, Welke KF, Williams WG, Blackstone EH, Fuller S, Jacobs ML, Mussatto KA, Woods RK, McCrindle BW) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 Feb;159(2):604-614.e3 PMID: 31677883 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85073065271 11/05/2019 11 Citations

Behavior and Quality of Life at 6 Years for Children With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. (Goldberg CS, Hu C, Brosig C, Gaynor JW, Mahle WT, Miller T, Mussatto KA, Sananes R, Uzark K, Trachtenberg F, Pizarro C, Pemberton VL, Lewis AB, Li JS, Jacobs JP, Cnota J, Atz AM, Lai WW, Bellinger D, Newburger JW, PHN INVESTIGATORS) Pediatrics 2019 Nov;144(5) PMID: 31628208 PMCID: PMC6856798 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85074445715 10/20/2019 33 Citations

Identification of Time-Dependent Risks of Hemodynamic States After Stage 1 Norwood Palliation. (Hoffman GM, Scott JP, Ghanayem NS, Stuth EA, Mitchell ME, Woods RK, Hraska V, Niebler RA, Bertrandt RA, Mussatto KA, Tweddell JS) Ann Thorac Surg 2020 Jan;109(1):155-162 PMID: 31404548 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85075400764 08/14/2019 17 Citations

Late Survival and Patient-Perceived Health Status of the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries Cohort. (Devlin PJ, Jegatheeswaran A, Williams WG, Blackstone EH, DeCampli WM, Lambert LM, Mussatto KA, Prospero CJ, Bondarenko I, McCrindle BW) Ann Thorac Surg 2019 Nov;108(5):1447-1455 PMID: 31348901 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85072801006 07/28/2019 12 Citations

Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Young Adults with Marfan Syndrome. (Handisides JC, Hollenbeck-Pringle D, Uzark K, Trachtenberg FL, Pemberton VL, Atz TW, Bradley TJ, Cappella E, De Nobele S, Groh GK, Hamstra MS, Korsin R, Levine JC, Lindauer B, Liou A, Neal MKM, Markham LW, Morrison T, Mussatto KA, Olson AK, Pierpont MEM, Pyeritz RE, Radojewski EA, Roman MJ, Xu M, Lacro RV, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators) J Pediatr 2019 Jan;204:250-255.e1 PMID: 30270167 PMCID: PMC6800200 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85053937143 10/03/2018 25 Citations

Neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 and 4 years in children with congenital heart disease. (Brosig CL, Bear L, Allen S, Simpson P, Zhang L, Frommelt M, Mussatto KA) Congenit Heart Dis 2018 Sep;13(5):700-705 PMID: 30191663 PMCID: PMC6289798 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85052915659 09/08/2018 33 Citations

Utilisation of early intervention services in young children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. (Mussatto KA, Hollenbeck-Pringle D, Trachtenberg F, Sood E, Sananes R, Pike NA, Lambert LM, Mahle WT, Goldberg DJ, Goldberg CS, Dunbar-Masterson C, Otto M, Marino BS, Bartle BH, Williams IA, Jacobs JP, Zyblewski SC, Pemberton VL) Cardiol Young 2018 Jan;28(1):126-133 PMID: 28847329 PMCID: PMC5815511 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85038413629 08/30/2017 34 Citations

Preschool Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children with Congenital Heart Disease. (Brosig CL, Bear L, Allen S, Hoffmann RG, Pan A, Frommelt M, Mussatto KA) J Pediatr 2017 Apr;183:80-86.e1 PMID: 28081891 PMCID: PMC5368010 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85015999894 01/14/2017 60 Citations

Postoperative Cerebral and Somatic Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Saturations and Outcome in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. (Hoffman GM, Ghanayem NS, Scott JP, Tweddell JS, Mitchell ME, Mussatto KA) Ann Thorac Surg 2017 May;103(5):1527-1535 PMID: 28012642 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85008153137 12/26/2016 92 Citations

Ciliopathy variant burden and developmental delay in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. (Geddes GC, Stamm K, Mitchell M, Mussatto KA, Tomita-Mitchell A) Genet Med 2017 Jun;19(6):711-714 PMID: 27787502 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85020225756 10/28/2016 7 Citations

Impact of Surgical Complexity on Health-Related Quality of Life in Congenital Heart Disease Surgical Survivors. (O'Connor AM, Wray J, Tomlinson RS, Cassedy A, Jacobs JP, Jenkins KJ, Brown KL, Franklin RC, Mahony L, Mussatto K, Newburger JW, Wernovsky G, Ittenbach RF, Drotar D, Marino BS) J Am Heart Assoc 2016 Jul 22;5(7) PMID: 27451455 PMCID: PMC5015349 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85017413799 07/28/2016 32 Citations

Can a Home-based Cardiac Physical Activity Program Improve the Physical Function Quality of Life in Children with Fontan Circulation? (Jacobsen RM, Ginde S, Mussatto K, Neubauer J, Earing M, Danduran M) Congenit Heart Dis 2016;11(2):175-82 PMID: 26879633 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84959105851 02/18/2016 63 Citations

Effect of Intercurrent Operation and Cerebral Oxygenation on Developmental Trajectory in Congenital Heart Disease. (Hoffman GM, Brosig CL, Bear LM, Tweddell JS, Mussatto KA) Ann Thorac Surg 2016 Feb;101(2):708-16 PMID: 26542436 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84953326663 11/07/2015 24 Citations

Risk Factors for Abnormal Developmental Trajectories in Young Children With Congenital Heart Disease. (Mussatto KA, Hoffmann R, Hoffman G, Tweddell JS, Bear L, Cao Y, Tanem J, Brosig C) Circulation 2015 Aug 25;132(8):755-61 PMID: 26304667 PMCID: PMC4551137 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84940640133 08/26/2015 76 Citations

Prediction by clinicians of quality of life for children and adolescents with cardiac disease. (Costello JM, Mussatto K, Cassedy A, Wray J, Mahony L, Teele SA, Brown KL, Franklin RC, Wernovsky G, Marino BS) J Pediatr 2015 Mar;166(3):679-83.e2 PMID: 25722271 PMCID: PMC4347874 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84924589147 02/28/2015 28 Citations

Quality of life in pediatric patients affected by electrophysiologic disease. (Czosek RJ, Cassedy AE, Wray J, Wernovsky G, Newburger JW, Mussatto KA, Mahony L, Tanel RE, Cohen MI, Franklin RC, Brown KL, Rosenthal D, Drotar D, Marino BS) Heart Rhythm 2015 May;12(5):899-908 PMID: 25602174 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84928611311 01/21/2015 24 Citations

The role of psychology in a pediatric outpatient cardiology setting: preliminary results from a new clinical program. (Brosig C, Yang K, Hoffmann RG, Dasgupta M, Mussatto K) J Clin Psychol Med Settings 2014 Dec;21(4):337-46 PMID: 25217969 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84919921658 09/15/2014 24 Citations

Factors associated with neurodevelopment for children with single ventricle lesions. (Goldberg CS, Lu M, Sleeper LA, Mahle WT, Gaynor JW, Williams IA, Mussatto KA, Ohye RG, Graham EM, Frank DU, Jacobs JP, Krawczeski C, Lambert L, Lewis A, Pemberton VL, Sananes R, Sood E, Wechsler SB, Bellinger DC, Newburger JW, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators) J Pediatr 2014 Sep;165(3):490-496.e8 PMID: 24952712 PMCID: PMC4356168 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84906794554 06/24/2014 98 Citations

Improving interstage survival after Norwood operation: outcomes from 10 years of home monitoring. (Rudd NA, Frommelt MA, Tweddell JS, Hehir DA, Mussatto KA, Frontier KD, Slicker JA, Bartz PJ, Ghanayem NS) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014 Oct;148(4):1540-7 PMID: 24667026 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84908248844 03/29/2014 86 Citations

Risk and prevalence of developmental delay in young children with congenital heart disease. (Mussatto KA, Hoffmann RG, Hoffman GM, Tweddell JS, Bear L, Cao Y, Brosig C) Pediatrics 2014 Mar;133(3):e570-7 PMID: 24488746 PMCID: PMC3934337 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84895110339 02/04/2014 187 Citations

Health-related quality of life outcomes in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease. (Mellion K, Uzark K, Cassedy A, Drotar D, Wernovsky G, Newburger JW, Mahony L, Mussatto K, Cohen M, Limbers C, Marino BS, Pediatric Cardiac Quality of Life Inventory Testing Study Consortium) J Pediatr 2014 Apr;164(4):781-788.e1 PMID: 24412135 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84896544743 01/15/2014 140 Citations

The importance of self-perceptions to psychosocial adjustment in adolescents with heart disease. (Mussatto KA, Sawin KJ, Schiffman R, Leske J, Simpson P, Marino BS) J Pediatr Health Care 2014;28(3):251-61 PMID: 23910944 PMCID: PMC4518862 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84899085338 08/06/2013 13 Citations

The impact of socio-economic status on health related quality of life for children and adolescents with heart disease. (Cassedy A, Drotar D, Ittenbach R, Hottinger S, Wray J, Wernovsky G, Newburger JW, Mahony L, Mussatto K, Cohen MI, Marino BS) Health Qual Life Outcomes 2013 Jun 18;11:99 PMID: 23777248 PMCID: PMC3691729 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84879057679 06/20/2013 54 Citations

Personal attitudes, perceived social norms, and health-risk behavior among female adolescents with chronic medical conditions. (Kunz JH, Greenley RN, Mussatto KA, Roth-Wojcicki B, Miller T, Freeman ME, Lerand S) J Health Psychol 2014 Jul;19(7):877-86 PMID: 23524992 PMCID: PMC4540353 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84903279704 03/26/2013 9 Citations

Neurodevelopmental outcomes for children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome at the age of 5 years. (Brosig C, Mussatto K, Hoffman G, Hoffmann RG, Dasgupta M, Tweddell J, Ghanayem N) Pediatr Cardiol 2013 Oct;34(7):1597-604 PMID: 23503929 PMCID: PMC3982227 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84885383086 03/19/2013 46 Citations

Perioperative cerebral oxygen saturation in neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and childhood neurodevelopmental outcome. (Hoffman GM, Brosig CL, Mussatto KA, Tweddell JS, Ghanayem NS) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013 Nov;146(5):1153-64 PMID: 23317941 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84885918741 01/16/2013 116 Citations

Leftward displacement of septum primum in hypoplastic left heart syndrome. (Park MV, Fedderly RT, Frommelt PC, Frommelt MA, Pelech AN, Jaquiss RD, Mussatto K, Tweddell JS) Pediatr Cardiol 2013 Apr;34(4):942-7 PMID: 23179423 PMCID: PMC4567036 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84879506443 11/28/2012 14 Citations

Fontan fenestration closure and event-free survival. (Imielski BR, Woods RK, Mussatto KA, Cao Y, Simpson PM, Tweddell JS) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013 Jan;145(1):183-7 PMID: 23062415 PMCID: PMC4610721 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84871208431 10/16/2012 24 Citations

A predictive model for neurodevelopmental outcome after the Norwood procedure. (Mahle WT, Lu M, Ohye RG, William Gaynor J, Goldberg CS, Sleeper LA, Pemberton VL, Mussatto KA, Williams IA, Sood E, Krawczeski CD, Lewis A, Mirarchi N, Scheurer M, Pasquali SK, Pinto N, Jacobs JP, McCrindle BW, Newburger JW) Pediatr Cardiol 2013 Feb;34(2):327-33 PMID: 22864647 PMCID: PMC3505274 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84879500958 08/07/2012 36 Citations

Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease: evaluation and management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. (Marino BS, Lipkin PH, Newburger JW, Peacock G, Gerdes M, Gaynor JW, Mussatto KA, Uzark K, Goldberg CS, Johnson WH Jr, Li J, Smith SE, Bellinger DC, Mahle WT, American Heart Association Congenital Heart Defects Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, and Stroke Council) Circulation 2012 Aug 28;126(9):1143-72 PMID: 22851541 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84865524787 08/02/2012 1232 Citations

Normal interstage growth after the norwood operation associated with interstage home monitoring. (Hehir DA, Rudd N, Slicker J, Mussatto KA, Simpson P, Li SH, Frommelt MA, Tweddell JS, Ghanayem NS) Pediatr Cardiol 2012 Dec;33(8):1315-22 PMID: 22526219 PMCID: PMC4787622 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84878230786 04/25/2012 69 Citations

Early developmental outcome in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and related anomalies: the single ventricle reconstruction trial. (Newburger JW, Sleeper LA, Bellinger DC, Goldberg CS, Tabbutt S, Lu M, Mussatto KA, Williams IA, Gustafson KE, Mital S, Pike N, Sood E, Mahle WT, Cooper DS, Dunbar-Masterson C, Krawczeski CD, Lewis A, Menon SC, Pemberton VL, Ravishankar C, Atz TW, Ohye RG, Gaynor JW, Pediatric Heart Network Investigators) Circulation 2012 May 01;125(17):2081-91 PMID: 22456475 PMCID: PMC3341507 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84860337259 03/30/2012 310 Citations

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome: current considerations and expectations. (Feinstein JA, Benson DW, Dubin AM, Cohen MS, Maxey DM, Mahle WT, Pahl E, Villafañe J, Bhatt AB, Peng LF, Johnson BA, Marsden AL, Daniels CJ, Rudd NA, Caldarone CA, Mussatto KA, Morales DL, Ivy DD, Gaynor JW, Tweddell JS, Deal BJ, Furck AK, Rosenthal GL, Ohye RG, Ghanayem NS, Cheatham JP, Tworetzky W, Martin GR) J Am Coll Cardiol 2012 Jan 03;59(1 Suppl):S1-42 PMID: 22192720 PMCID: PMC6110391 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84055190992 01/04/2012 438 Citations

Neurodevelopment and quality of life for children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome: current knowns and unknowns. (Goldberg CS, Mussatto K, Licht D, Wernovsky G) Cardiol Young 2011 Dec;21 Suppl 2(0 2):88-92 PMID: 22152534 PMCID: PMC3849043 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-83755188342 12/14/2011 44 Citations

Coarctectomy combined with an interdigitating arch reconstruction results in a lower incidence of recurrent arch obstruction after the Norwood procedure than coarctectomy alone. (Lamers LJ, Frommelt PC, Mussatto KA, Jaquiss RD, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012 May;143(5):1098-102 PMID: 22050986 PMCID: PMC4606923 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84859757034 11/05/2011 44 Citations

Implementation of a routine developmental follow-up program for children with congenital heart disease: early results. (Soto CB, Olude O, Hoffmann RG, Bear L, Chin A, Dasgupta M, Mussatto K) Congenit Heart Dis 2011;6(5):451-60 PMID: 21718458 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80052854847 07/02/2011 42 Citations

Children and adolescents with repaired tetralogy of fallot report quality of life similar to healthy peers. (Kwon EN, Mussatto K, Simpson PM, Brosig C, Nugent M, Samyn MM) Congenit Heart Dis 2011;6(1):18-27 PMID: 21269409 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79251470783 01/29/2011 41 Citations

External validity of the pediatric cardiac quality of life inventory. (Marino BS, Drotar D, Cassedy A, Davis R, Tomlinson RS, Mellion K, Mussatto K, Mahony L, Newburger JW, Tong E, Cohen MI, Helfaer MA, Kazak AE, Wray J, Wernovsky G, Shea JA, Ittenbach R) Qual Life Res 2011 Mar;20(2):205-14 PMID: 21188538 PMCID: PMC3418540 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79952251265 12/29/2010 32 Citations

Nurse researchers in children's hospitals. (Sawin KJ, Gralton KS, Harrison TM, Malin S, Balchunas MK, Brock LA, Cavegn B, Cisler-Cahill L, Graves SM, Mussatto KA, O'Brien ME, Sherburne EC, Schiffman RF) J Pediatr Nurs 2010 Oct;25(5):408-17 PMID: 20816564 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77956341015 09/08/2010 7 Citations

Validation of the pediatric cardiac quality of life inventory. (Marino BS, Tomlinson RS, Wernovsky G, Drotar D, Newburger JW, Mahony L, Mussatto K, Tong E, Cohen M, Andersen C, Shera D, Khoury PR, Wray J, Gaynor JW, Helfaer MA, Kazak AE, Shea JA, Pediatric Cardiac Quality of Life Inventory Testing Study Consortium) Pediatrics 2010 Sep;126(3):498-508 PMID: 20805147 PMCID: PMC3418527 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77956272570 09/02/2010 115 Citations

Perioperative monitoring in high-risk infants after stage 1 palliation of univentricular congenital heart disease. (Ghanayem NS, Hoffman GM, Mussatto KA, Frommelt MA, Cava JR, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010 Oct;140(4):857-63 PMID: 20621312 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77956885774 07/14/2010 72 Citations

Fontan palliation in the modern era: factors impacting mortality and morbidity. (Tweddell JS, Nersesian M, Mussatto KA, Nugent M, Simpson P, Mitchell ME, Ghanayem NS, Pelech AN, Marla R, Hoffman GM) Ann Thorac Surg 2009 Oct;88(4):1291-9 PMID: 19766824 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-70349188689 09/22/2009 146 Citations

Near-infrared spectroscopy in neonates before palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. (Johnson BA, Hoffman GM, Tweddell JS, Cava JR, Basir M, Mitchell ME, Scanlon MC, Mussatto KA, Ghanayem NS) Ann Thorac Surg 2009 Feb;87(2):571-7; discussion 577-9 PMID: 19161781 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-58249137786 01/24/2009 86 Citations

Anatomy, morphogenesis, diagnosis, management, and outcomes for neonates with common arterial trunk. (Colon M, Anderson RH, Weinberg P, Mussatto K, Bove E, Friedman AH) Cardiol Young 2008 Dec;18 Suppl 3:52-62 PMID: 19094379 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-65849287072 01/15/2009 18 Citations

Correlation of echocardiographic markers and therapy in persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. (Peterson AL, Deatsman S, Frommelt MA, Mussatto K, Frommelt PC) Pediatr Cardiol 2009 Feb;30(2):160-5 PMID: 18779989 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-59449091975 09/10/2008 34 Citations

Digital imaging, archiving, and structured reporting in pediatric echocardiography: impact on laboratory efficiency and physician communication. (Frommelt P, Gorentz J, Deatsman S, Organ D, Frommelt M, Mussatto K) J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2008 Aug;21(8):935-40 PMID: 18396010 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-47649106887 04/09/2008 20 Citations

The development of the pediatric cardiac quality of life inventory: a quality of life measure for children and adolescents with heart disease. (Marino BS, Shera D, Wernovsky G, Tomlinson RS, Aguirre A, Gallagher M, Lee A, Cho CJ, Stern W, Davis L, Tong E, Teitel D, Mussatto K, Ghanayem N, Gleason M, Gaynor JW, Wray J, Helfaer MA, Shea JA) Qual Life Res 2008 May;17(4):613-26 PMID: 18347927 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-43049179995 03/19/2008 108 Citations

Variability in the preoperative management of infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. (Johnson BA, Mussatto K, Uhing MR, Zimmerman H, Tweddell J, Ghanayem N) Pediatr Cardiol 2008 May;29(3):515-20 PMID: 18034198 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-43549096442 11/24/2007 41 Citations

Mixed venous oxygen saturation monitoring after stage 1 palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. (Tweddell JS, Ghanayem NS, Mussatto KA, Mitchell ME, Lamers LJ, Musa NL, Berger S, Litwin SB, Hoffman GM) Ann Thorac Surg 2007 Oct;84(4):1301-10; discussion 1310-1 PMID: 17888987 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-34548661975 09/25/2007 138 Citations

Effect of shunt type on echocardiographic indices after initial palliations for hypoplastic left heart syndrome: Blalock-Taussig shunt versus right ventricle-pulmonary artery conduit. (Frommelt PC, Sheridan DC, Mussatto KA, Hoffman GM, Ghanayem NS, Frommelt MA, Tweddell JS) J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2007 Dec;20(12):1364-73 PMID: 17604955 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-36549019972 07/03/2007 44 Citations

Psychosocial outcomes for preschool children and families after surgery for complex congenital heart disease. (Brosig CL, Mussatto KA, Kuhn EM, Tweddell JS) Pediatr Cardiol 2007;28(4):255-62 PMID: 17486393 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-34250834457 05/09/2007 120 Citations

The double patch repair for complete atrioventricularis communis. (Litwin SB, Tweddell JS, Mitchell ME, Mussatto KA) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2007:21-7 PMID: 17433987 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-34147207371 04/17/2007 21 Citations

Adaptation of the child and family to life with a chronic illness. (Mussatto K) Cardiol Young 2006 Sep;16 Suppl 3:110-6 PMID: 17378049 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33750216681 03/23/2007 35 Citations

Neurodevelopmental outcome in preschool survivors of complex congenital heart disease: implications for clinical practice. (Brosig CL, Mussatto KA, Kuhn EM, Tweddell JS) J Pediatr Health Care 2007;21(1):3-12 PMID: 17198894 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33845771293 01/03/2007 80 Citations

Right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit versus Blalock-Taussig shunt: a hemodynamic comparison. (Ghanayem NS, Jaquiss RD, Cava JR, Frommelt PC, Mussatto KA, Hoffman GM, Tweddell JS) Ann Thorac Surg 2006 Nov;82(5):1603-9; discussion 1609-10 PMID: 17062213 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33750038858 10/26/2006 65 Citations

Early cavopulmonary anastomosis after Norwood procedure results in excellent Fontan outcome. (Jaquiss RD, Siehr SL, Ghanayem NS, Hoffman GM, Fedderly RT, Cava JR, Mussatto KA, Tweddell JS) Ann Thorac Surg 2006 Oct;82(4):1260-5; discussion 1265-6 PMID: 16996918 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33748748733 09/26/2006 41 Citations

Presentation and echocardiographic markers of neonatal hypertensive cardiomyopathy. (Peterson AL, Frommelt PC, Mussatto K) Pediatrics 2006 Sep;118(3):e782-5 PMID: 16880252 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33749067656 08/02/2006 25 Citations

Beyond survival: what are the outcomes that really matter to our patients? (Mussatto KA) Cardiol Young 2006 Apr;16(2):125-7 PMID: 16553972 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33747647434 03/24/2006 3 Citations

The virtual crossmatch--a screening tool for sensitized pediatric heart transplant recipients. (Zangwill SD, Ellis TM, Zlotocha J, Jaquiss RD, Tweddell JS, Mussatto KA, Berger S) Pediatr Transplant 2006 Feb;10(1):38-41 PMID: 16499585 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33645979657 02/28/2006 72 Citations

Optimal timing of the second stage of palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome facilitated through home monitoring, and the results of early cavopulmonary anastomosis. (Ghanayem NS, Tweddell JS, Hoffman GM, Mussatto K, Jaquiss RD) Cardiol Young 2006 Feb;16 Suppl 1:61-6 PMID: 16401365 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33646192383 01/13/2006 78 Citations

Long-term and developmental outcomes of children with complex congenital heart disease. (Brown MD, Wernovsky G, Mussatto KA, Berger S) Clin Perinatol 2005 Dec;32(4):1043-57, xi PMID: 16325677 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-28444495484 12/06/2005 42 Citations

Systemic venous oxygen saturation after the Norwood procedure and childhood neurodevelopmental outcome. (Hoffman GM, Mussatto KA, Brosig CL, Ghanayem NS, Musa N, Fedderly RT, Jaquiss RD, Tweddell JS) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 Oct;130(4):1094-100 PMID: 16214525 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-26444457270 10/11/2005 131 Citations

Quality of life following surgery for congenital cardiac malformations in neonates and infants. (Mussatto K, Tweddell J) Cardiol Young 2005 Feb;15 Suppl 1:174-8 PMID: 15934713 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-21844435494 06/07/2005 55 Citations

Challenges facing the child, adolescent, and young adult after the arterial switch operation. (Mussatto K, Wernovsky G) Cardiol Young 2005 Feb;15 Suppl 1:111-21 PMID: 15934702 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-21844480106 06/07/2005 24 Citations

Aortic valve repair. (Tweddell JS, Pelech AN, Jaquiss RD, Frommelt PC, Mussatto KA, Hoffman GM, Litwin SB) Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2005:112-21 PMID: 15818366 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-16444378736 04/09/2005 19 Citations

Complex aortic valve repair as a durable and effective alternative to valve replacement in children with aortic valve disease. (Tweddell JS, Pelech AN, Frommelt PC, Jaquiss RD, Hoffman GM, Mussatto KA, Litwin SB) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 Mar;129(3):551-8 PMID: 15746738 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-14644444528 03/05/2005 56 Citations

Management of infants With hypoplastic left heart syndrome integrating research in Nursing practice. (Soetenga D, Mussatto KA) Crit Care Nurse 2004 Dec;24(6):46-8, 50, 52 passim PMID: 15646089 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-13744260308 01/14/2005 8 Citations

Early cavopulmonary anastomosis in very young infants after the Norwood procedure: impact on oxygenation, resource utilization, and mortality. (Jaquiss RD, Ghanayem NS, Hoffman GM, Fedderly RT, Cava JR, Mussatto KA, Tweddell JS) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 Apr;127(4):982-9 PMID: 15052194 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-1842506295 03/31/2004 80 Citations

Alteration of the critical arteriovenous oxygen saturation relationship by sustained afterload reduction after the Norwood procedure. (Hoffman GM, Tweddell JS, Ghanayem NS, Mussatto KA, Stuth EA, Jaquis RD, Berger S) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004 Mar;127(3):738-45 PMID: 15001902 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-1542314226 03/06/2004 114 Citations

Home surveillance program prevents interstage mortality after the Norwood procedure. (Ghanayem NS, Hoffman GM, Mussatto KA, Cava JR, Frommelt PC, Rudd NA, Steltzer MM, Bevandic SM, Frisbee SS, Jaquiss RD, Litwin SB, Tweddell JS) J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 Nov;126(5):1367-77 PMID: 14666008 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-10744232526 12/11/2003 324 Citations

Cellular redistribution of inducible Hsp70 protein in the human and rabbit heart in response to the stress of chronic hypoxia: role of protein kinases, (Rafiee P, Shi Y, Pritchard KA Jr, Ogawa H, Eis AL, Komorowski RA, Fitzpatrick CM, Tweddell JS, Litwin SB, Mussatto K, Jaquiss RD, Baker JE) J Biol Chem 2003 Oct 31;278(44):43636-44 PMID: 12937165 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0242321893 08/26/2003 53 Citations

A study of the effectiveness of a pain management education booklet for parents of children having cardiac surgery. (Huth MM, Broome ME, Mussatto KA, Morgan SW) Pain Manag Nurs 2003 Mar;4(1):31-9 PMID: 12707866 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0037363115 04/23/2003 51 Citations

Safety of aprotinin use and re-use in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery. (Jaquiss RD, Ghanayem NS, Zacharisen MC, Mussatto KA, Tweddell JS, Litwin SB) Circulation 2002 Sep 24;106(12 Suppl 1):I90-4 PMID: 12354715 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0037167647 10/02/2002 46 Citations

Improved survival of patients undergoing palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome: lessons learned from 115 consecutive patients. (Tweddell JS, Hoffman GM, Mussatto KA, Fedderly RT, Berger S, Jaquiss RD, Ghanayem NS, Frisbee SJ, Litwin SB) Circulation 2002 Sep 24;106(12 Suppl 1):I82-9 PMID: 12354714 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0037167689 10/02/2002 506 Citations

Activation of protein kinases in chronically hypoxic infant human and rabbit hearts: role in cardioprotection. (Rafiee P, Shi Y, Kong X, Pritchard KA Jr, Tweddell JS, Litwin SB, Mussatto K, Jaquiss RD, Su J, Baker JE) Circulation 2002 Jul 09;106(2):239-45 PMID: 12105165 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0037047058 07/10/2002 82 Citations

Venous saturation and the anaerobic threshold in neonates after the Norwood procedure for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. (Hoffman GM, Ghanayem NS, Kampine JM, Berger S, Mussatto KA, Litwin SB, Tweddell JS) Ann Thorac Surg 2000 Nov;70(5):1515-20; discussion 1521 PMID: 11093480 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0033766692 11/28/2000 154 Citations

Factors affecting longevity of homograft valves used in right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction for congenital heart disease. (Tweddell JS, Pelech AN, Frommelt PC, Mussatto KA, Wyman JD, Fedderly RT, Berger S, Frommelt MA, Lewis DA, Friedberg DZ, Thomas JP Jr, Sachdeva R, Litwin SB) Circulation 2000 Nov 07;102(19 Suppl 3):III130-5 PMID: 11082375 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0034619332 11/18/2000 242 Citations

Patients at risk for low systemic oxygen delivery after the Norwood procedure. (Tweddell JS, Hoffman GM, Fedderly RT, Ghanayem NS, Kampine JM, Berger S, Mussatto KA, Litwin SB) Ann Thorac Surg 2000 Jun;69(6):1893-9 PMID: 10892943 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0033947377 07/13/2000 95 Citations

Recent advances in the surgical management of the single ventricle pediatric patient. (Tweddell JS, Litwin SB, Thomas JP Jr, Mussatto K) Pediatr Clin North Am 1999 Apr;46(2):465-80, xii PMID: 10218086 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0032944272 04/28/1999 18 Citations

Aprotinin improves outcome of single-ventricle palliation. (Tweddell JS, Berger S, Frommelt PC, Pelech AN, Lewis DA, Fedderly RT, Frommelt MA, McManus TS, Mussatto KA, Kessel MW, Litwin SB) Ann Thorac Surg 1996 Nov;62(5):1329-35; discussion 1335-6 PMID: 8893564 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0030296431 11/01/1996 35 Citations

Twenty-year experience with repair of complete atrioventricular septal defects. (Tweddell JS, Litwin SB, Berger S, Friedberg DZ, Thomas JP, Frommelt PC, Frommelt MA, Pelech AN, Lewis DA, Fedderly RT, Mussatto KA, Kessel MW) Ann Thorac Surg 1996 Aug;62(2):419-24 PMID: 8694600 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0030219735 08/01/1996 95 Citations

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