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Jaana I Pihkala

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Kaskinen A, Tainio J, Pihkala J, Perasaari J, Lauronen J, Raissadati A, et al.
Transplant Direct . 2023 Sep; 9(10):e1534. PMID: 37745950
Background: Immune-mediated factors such as acute cellular rejections and donor-specific antibodies (DSAs) are risk factors for cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV). We studied a national cohort with a unified setting and...
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Ylinen M, Pihkala J, Salminen J, Sarkola T
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg . 2022 Aug; 35(3). PMID: 35944231
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess predictors of BP and hypertension and relations between BP and LV mass in a population-based retrospective study of repaired isolated coarctation...
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Shahrier A, Chinchilli V, Qureshi A, Prieto L, Levi D, Boe B, et al.
Cardiol Young . 2022 Feb; 32(12):1952-1956. PMID: 35152927
Background: Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury leading to vocal cord paralysis is a known complication of cardiothoracic surgery. Its occurrence during interventional catheterisation procedures has been documented in case reports, but...
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Jahnukainen T, Lauronen J, Raissadati A, Pihkala J, Ylinen E, Puntila J, et al.
Ann Transplant . 2019 Aug; 24:454-460. PMID: 31383839
BACKGROUND The appearance of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies after solid organ transplantation predisposes recipients to graft dysfunction. In theory, vascular homografts, which are widely used in children with congenital...
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Ylinen M, Tyni V, Pihkala J, Salminen J, Sairanen H, Sarkola T
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg . 2018 Aug; 55(3):564-571. PMID: 30124810
Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate procedural risk factors, incidence and timing of reintervention because of recurrent aortic coarctation in children. Methods: The study cohort consisted...
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Ruotsalainen H, Bellsham-Revell H, Bell A, Pihkala J, Ojala T, Simpson J
Echocardiography . 2017 Feb; 34(4):587-593. PMID: 28191731
Background: Quantitative echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular function is important in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). The aim of this study was to examine the repeatability of different...
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Pihkala J, Jarvela M, Boldt T, Jokinen E, Liikanen I, Mattila I, et al.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv . 2015 Nov; 87(6):E233-9. PMID: 26525305
Objective: To review the operative history and clinical and catheterization data on patients treated with total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) with baffle fenestration and to study whether it is possible to...
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Markkanen H, Pihkala J, Salminen J, Saarinen M, Hornberger L, Ojala T
J Am Soc Echocardiogr . 2013 Jul; 26(9):1073-9. PMID: 23891125
Background: Prenatal diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) enables planning of perinatal care and is known to be associated with more stable preoperative hemodynamics. The impact on postnatal myocardial...
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Eerola A, Jokinen E, Savukoski T, Pettersson K, Poutanen T, Pihkala J
Scand Cardiovasc J . 2012 Nov; 47(3):154-9. PMID: 23163407
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and autoantibodies to cTn in children with congenital heart defects with volume or pressure overload fulfilling the criteria for treatment,...
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Eerola A, Jokinen E, Boldt T, Mattila I, Pihkala J
Int J Pediatr . 2010 May; 2010:674575. PMID: 20445736
Background and Objectives. We evaluated and compared the influence of treatment for atrial septal defect (ASD), patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), and coarctation of the aorta (CoA) on serum levels of...