Luc Mertens

Clinical practice: heart failure in children. Part I: clinical evaluation, diagnostic testing, and initial medical management.

Clinical practice: heart failure in children. Part II: current maintenance therapy and new therapeutic approaches.

Comparison between different speckle tracking and color tissue Doppler techniques to measure global and regional myocardial deformation in children.

Myocardial tissue Doppler velocity imaging in children: comparative study between two ultrasound systems.

Measurement of right ventricular mechanical synchrony in children using tissue Doppler velocity and two-dimensional strain imaging.

Assessment of myocardial deformation in children using Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) data and vendor independent speckle tracking software.

Usefulness of mitral regurgitation as a marker of increased risk for death or cardiac transplantation in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in children.

Quantification and significance of diffuse myocardial fibrosis and diastolic dysfunction in childhood hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Atrioventricular valve repair in patients with single-ventricle physiology: mechanisms, techniques of repair, and clinical outcomes.

Primary sutureless repair for "simple" total anomalous pulmonary venous connection: midterm results in a single institution.

Atrioventricular valve repair in patients with functional single-ventricle physiology: impact of ventricular and valve function and morphology on survival and reintervention.

The impact of additional epicardial imaging to transesophageal echocardiography on intraoperative detection of residual lesions in congenital heart surgery.

Echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular volumes after surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot: clinical validation of a new echocardiographic method.

Interaction between myocardial and vascular changes in obese children: a pilot study.

Impaired left ventricular myocardial mechanics and their relation to pulmonary regurgitation, right ventricular enlargement and exercise capacity in asymptomatic children after repair of tetralogy of Fallot.

Can simple echocardiographic measures reduce the number of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging studies to diagnose right ventricular enlargement in congenital heart disease?

Impaired right and left ventricular diastolic myocardial mechanics and filling in asymptomatic children and adolescents after repair of tetralogy of Fallot.

Aortopulmonary collateral flow volume affects early postoperative outcome after Fontan completion: A multimodality study.

Mechanisms of tricuspid valve regurgitation in hypoplastic left heart syndrome: a case-matched echocardiographic-surgical comparison study.

Certification in echocardiography of congenital heart disease: experience of the first 6 years of a European process.

Longitudinal right ventricular function is a better predictor of right ventricular contribution to exercise performance than global or outflow tract ejection fraction in tetralogy of Fallot: a combined echocardiography and magnetic resonance study.

Evolution of the arterial structure and function from infancy to adolescence is related to anthropometric and blood pressure changes.

Longevity and durability of atrioventricular valve repair in single-ventricle patients.

Echocardiography and cardiac resynchronization therapy in children and patients with congenital heart disease.

Determinants and clinical significance of flow via the fenestration in the Fontan pathway: A multimodality study.

Late functional outcomes after repair of tetralogy of Fallot with atrioventricular septal defect: a double case-match control study.

Systemic blood pressure after stent management for arch coarctation implications for clinical care.

Relation of right ventricular mechanics to exercise tolerance in children after tetralogy of Fallot repair.

Speckle tracking echocardiography in pediatric and congenital heart disease.

Echocardiographic assessment of ventricular synchrony in congenital and acquired heart disease in children.

Diagnosis and management of fetal heart failure.

Assessment of ductal blood flow in newborns with obstructive left heart lesions by cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

Anatomical factors determining surgical decision-making in patients with transposition of the great arteries with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction.

Pulmonary vein stenosis and the pathophysiology of "upstream" pulmonary veins.

Early changes in apical rotation in genotype positive children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutations without hypertrophic changes on two-dimensional imaging.

Right ventricular diastolic performance in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease: correlation of echocardiographic parameters with invasive reference standards by high-fidelity micromanometer catheter.

The impact of not having a ductus arteriosus on clinical outcomes in foetuses diagnosed with tetralogy of Fallot.

Mechanisms of right ventricular electromechanical dyssynchrony and mechanical inefficiency in children after repair of tetralogy of fallot.

Assessment and treatment of post patent ductus arteriosus ligation syndrome.

Effect of chronic right ventricular volume overload on ventricular interaction in patients after tetralogy of Fallot repair.

Spectrum and outcome of primary cardiomyopathies diagnosed during fetal life.

The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the management of pediatric heart failure: Executive summary. [Corrected].

Left ventricular myocardial response to exercise in children after heart transplant.

Prognostic implications of the systolic to diastolic duration ratio in children with idiopathic or familial dilated cardiomyopathy.

Fate of the hypoplastic proximal aortic arch in infants undergoing repair for coarctation of the aorta through a left thoracotomy.

Integrin-linked kinase mediates force transduction in cardiomyocytes by modulating SERCA2a/PLN function.

A comprehensive echocardiographic protocol for assessing neonatal right ventricular dimensions and function in the transitional period: normative data and z scores.

Echocardiographic assessment of ventricular function in pediatric patients: a comprehensive guide.

Longitudinal assessment of right ventricular myocardial strain in relation to transplant-free survival in children with idiopathic pulmonary hypertension.

Recent evolutions in pediatric and congenital echocardiography.

Assessment of myocardial performance in preterm infants less than 29 weeks gestation during the transitional period.

Utility of feed-and-sleep cardiovascular magnetic resonance in young infants with complex cardiovascular disease.

What is wrong with the right ventricle after surgical closure of a ventricular septal defect?

Disease Beyond the Arch: A Systematic Review of Middle Aortic Syndrome in Childhood.

Reference values for pulse wave Doppler and tissue Doppler imaging in pediatric echocardiography.

Stress echocardiography in paediatric cardiology.

Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system genotype and serum BNP in a contemporary cohort of adults late after Fontan palliation.

Distribution of Hypertrophy and Late Gadolinium Enhancement in Children and Adolescents with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Left Ventricular Myocardial Function in Children With Pulmonary Hypertension: Relation to Right Ventricular Performance and Hemodynamics.

Echocardiographic estimation of right ventricular stroke work in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension: comparison with invasive measurements.

Neonatologist performed echocardiography-hype, hope or nope.

Pediatric Outcome after Maternal Cancer Diagnosed during Pregnancy.

Left Ventricular Myocardial and Hemodynamic Response to Exercise in Young Patients after Endovascular Stenting for Aortic Coarctation.

Early changes in cardiovascular structure and function in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

Subclinical cardiovascular changes in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Association Between Plasma Uric Acid Levels and Cardiorenal Function in Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes.

Impact of Norwood versus hybrid palliation on cardiac size and function in hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

Mechanics of the Functionally Univentricular Heart-How Little Do We Understand and Why Does It Matter?

Use of Hospital Resources for Patients With Congenital Heart Disease in Canada.

Abnormal Mitral Valve Dimensions in Pediatric Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Understanding the mechanism for branch pulmonary artery stenosis after the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries.

Systolic and Diastolic Myocardial Response to Exercise in a Healthy Pediatric Cohort.

Sedation Practices in Pediatric Cardiac ICUs After Cardiopulmonary Bypass.

Pediatric Reference Values and Z Score Equations for Left Ventricular Systolic Strain Measured by Two-Dimensional Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography.

Impaired longitudinal deformation measured by speckle-tracking echocardiography in children with end-stage renal disease.

Pilot study on the feasibility of limited focused real-time echocardiography during pediatric renal transplantation.

Does prenatal diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome make a difference? - A systematic review.

Impact of Pulmonary Hemodynamics and Ventricular Interdependence on Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Children With Pulmonary Hypertension.

The relationship between urinary renin-angiotensin system markers, renal function, and blood pressure in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

Myocardial Dimensions in Children With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Comparison Between Echocardiography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

The clinical use of stress echocardiography in non-ischaemic heart disease: recommendations from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the American Society of Echocardiography.

Left Ventricular Function in Healthy Term Neonates During the Transitional Period.

The Clinical Use of Stress Echocardiography in Non-Ischaemic Heart Disease: Recommendations from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the American Society of Echocardiography.

Longitudinal assessment of myocardial function in childhood chronic kidney disease, during dialysis, and following kidney transplantation.

Coronary artery Doppler patterns are associated with clinical outcomes post-arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries.

Regional right ventricular remodeling and function in children with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension vs those with pulmonary valve stenosis: Insights into mechanics of right ventricular dysfunction.

Pulmonary Regurgitation after Tetralogy of Fallot Repair: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge.

Novel approaches to the prediction, diagnosis and treatment of cardiac late effects in survivors of childhood cancer: a multi-centre observational study.

Cardiovascular Structure and Function in Children With Middle Aortic Syndrome and Renal Artery Stenosis.

Noncompaction cardiomyopathy in an infant with Walker-Warburg syndrome.

Prevalence of anthracycline-related cardiac dysfunction in long-term survivors of adult-onset lymphoma.

Right Atrial Contractile Function in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: A Novel Marker for Disease Severity?

Echocardiography Grading for Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation Screening in Children with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia.

Management and Outcomes of Childhood Renal Artery Stenosis and Middle Aortic Syndrome.

Fontan Failure and Death in Contemporary Fontan Circulation: Analysis From the Last Two Decades.

The Congenital Heart Surgeon's Society Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect Cohort: Baseline, Preintervention Echocardiographic Characteristics.

Recent Advances and Trends in Pediatric Cardiac Imaging.

Sutureless Versus Conventional Pulmonary Vein Repair: A Magnetic Resonance Pilot Study.

Standardization of left atrial, right ventricular, and right atrial deformation imaging using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography: a consensus document of the EACVI/ASE/Industry Task Force to standardize deformation imaging.

Dynamic Myocardial Response to Exercise in Childhood Cancer Survivors Treated with Anthracyclines.

Targeted neonatal echocardiography (TNE) consult service in a large tertiary perinatal center in Canada.

Left ventricular remodelling in long-term survivors after the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries.

Cardiopulmonary Adaptation During First Day of Life in Human Neonates.

Quantification of Right Ventricular Electromechanical Dyssynchrony in Relation to Right Ventricular Function and Clinical Outcomes in Children with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot.

Prognostic Value of Serial Echocardiography in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.

Imaging the adult with congenital heart disease: a multimodality imaging approach-position paper from the EACVI.

A novel, data-driven conceptualization for critical left heart obstruction.

Ventricular Torsion in Young Patients With Single-Ventricle Anatomy.

Strain and Rotational Mechanics in Children With Single Left Ventricles After Fontan.

Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Cardiovascular Function in Obese Youth.

ROBO4 variants predispose individuals to bicuspid aortic valve and thoracic aortic aneurysm.

Aortic Root Dilatation and Aortic-Related Complications in Children After Tetralogy of Fallot Repair.

Relative Impact of Right Ventricular Electromechanical Dyssynchrony Versus Pulmonary Regurgitation on Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Exercise Intolerance in Patients After Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot.

Evolution of Training Guidelines for Echocardiography Performed by the Neonatologist: Toward Hemodynamic Consultation.

Improving Prenatal Diagnosis of Coarctation of the Aorta.

Association of Echocardiographic Parameters of Right Ventricular Remodeling and Myocardial Performance With Modified Task Force Criteria in Adolescents With Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy.

Right ventricular function in patients with pulmonary regurgitation with versus without tetralogy of Fallot.

Impaired Right Ventricular Performance Is Associated with Adverse Outcome after Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy.

Echocardiographic Assessment of Right Ventricular Afterload in Preterm Infants: Maturational Patterns of Pulmonary Artery Acceleration Time Over the First Year of Age and Implications for Pulmonary Hypertension.

Impact of Right Ventricular Geometry and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy on Right Ventricular Mechanics and Clinical Outcomes in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.

Right Ventricular Diastolic Function and Right Atrial Function and Their Relation With Exercise Capacity in Ebstein Anomaly.

EDUCATIONAL SERIES IN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: Echocardiographic assessment of transposition of the great arteries and congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries

Ultrafast Ultrasound Imaging in Pediatric and Adult Cardiology: Techniques, Applications, and Perspectives.

Parameters of Right Ventricular Function Reveal Ventricular-Vascular Mismatch as Determined by Right Ventricular Stroke Work versus Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Children with Pulmonary Hypertension.

Loss of ADAMTS19 causes progressive non-syndromic heart valve disease.

Blood Speckle-Tracking Based on High-Frame Rate Ultrasound Imaging in Pediatric Cardiology.

Intraoperative echocardiographic coronary artery imaging in congenital and acquired heart disease.

The Cardiac Genome Clinic: implementing genome sequencing in pediatric heart disease.

Predictors of Bicuspid Aortic Valve-Associated Aortopathy in Childhood: A Report From the MIBAVA Consortium.

Clinical validity of systemic arterial steal among extremely preterm infants with persistent patent ductus arteriosus.

Relationship Between Left Ventricular Geometry and Invasive Hemodynamics in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension.

The right ventricular myocardial systolic-to-diastolic duration ratio in children after surgical repair of Tetralogy of Fallot.

New Comprehensive Reference Values for Arterial Vascular Parameters in Children.

Cardiovascular and abdominal flow alterations in adults with morphologic evidence of liver disease post Fontan palliation.

Effect of anthracycline therapy on myocardial function and markers of fibrotic remodelling in childhood cancer survivors.

Augmentation of pulmonary blood flow and cardiac output by non-invasive external ventilation late after Fontan palliation.

Outcomes after anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery repair: A Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society Study.

Child development at 6 years after maternal cancer diagnosis and treatment during pregnancy.

Does Surgical Treatment of Coarctation in Adults Result in Better Outcomes Compared With the Transcatheter Approach?

Data describing child development at 6 years after maternal cancer diagnosis and treatment during pregnancy.

Remote ischemic conditioning counteracts the intestinal damage of necrotizing enterocolitis by improving intestinal microcirculation.

Non-invasive imaging techniques to assess myocardial perfusion.

Cardiac Function and Ventricular Interactions in Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn.

Calibration of an Electrical Analog Model of Liver Hemodynamics in Fontan Patients.

Vascular ring anomaly in a patient with phosphomannomutase 2 deficiency: A case report and review of the literature.

Anatomic Concordance of Neonatologist-Performed Echocardiography as Part of Hemodynamics Consultation and Pediatric Cardiology.

Native Anatomy and Genetic Diagnoses Have a Significant Impact on Long-term Outcomes for Patients With Tetralogy of Fallot.

Imaging the adult with simple shunt lesions: position paper from the EACVI and the ESC WG on ACHD. Endorsed by AEPC (Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology).

Longitudinal Prediction of Transplant-Free Survival by Echocardiography in Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy.

Comparison of Clinical and Social Characteristics of Canadian Youth Living With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.

Multicentre prospective observational study exploring the predictive value of functional echocardiographic indices for early identification of preterm neonates at risk of developing chronic pulmonary hypertension secondary to chronic neonatal lung disease.

Neurodevelopmental outcome following hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and therapeutic hypothermia is related to right ventricular performance at 24-hour postnatal age.