Learn About Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt
Pediatric Cardiology In Lawrenceville
Bryan H. Goldstein MD, FACC, FSCAI is a pediatric interventional cardiologist and is certified in pediatric cardiology by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is director of the cardiac catheterization laboratory and interventional cardiology service at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the Boston Combined Residency in Pediatrics (Children’s Hospital Boston) and fellowship at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital (University of Michigan Medicine). Dr. Goldstein joined the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in 2019. His clinical interests include congenital cardiac catheterization, minimally invasive transcatheter therapies, and single ventricle (Fontan) circulation. Dr. Goldstein has published numerous scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, is a frequent faculty member and presenter at national and international meetings, and is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology (FACC) and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (FSCAI). He is vice president of the Congenital Cardiac Research Collaborative (CCRC). View Dr. Goldstein's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Goldstein is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Tetralogy of Fallot, Pulmonary Atresia, Stent Placement, and Angioplasty.
Maurice Beghetti practices in Geneve, Switzerland. Mr. Beghetti is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Pulmonary Hypertension, Hypertension, Embolectomy, and Lung Transplant.
Washington University
Andrew Glatz is a Pediatric Cardiologist and a Pediatrics provider in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Glatz is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum, Pulmonary Atresia, Tetralogy of Fallot, Stent Placement, and Angioplasty. Dr. Glatz is currently accepting new patients.
Summary: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) is associated with considerable morbidity and even mortality. Next to environmental risk factors, the investigators believe that there is an important role of genetic predisposition to develop PAH in CHD. There often is a discrepancy between the severity of PAH and the CHD, where it is useful to screen for PAH ge...
Summary: COMPASS is a prospective multicenter randomized interventional trial. Participants with ductal-dependent pulmonary blood flow will be randomized to receive either a systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt or ductal artery stent. Block randomization will be performed by center and by single vs. two ventricle status. Participants will be followed through the first year of life.