Donald J. Hagler^1,2, William R. Miranda², Brielle J. Haggerty¹, Jason H. Anderson¹, Jonathan N. Johnson¹, Frank Cetta^1,2, Sameh M. Said^1,3, Nathaniel W. Taggart¹

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.4, pp. 571-581, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12757

Abstract Background: Stenosis of the venous connections and conduits is a well‐known late complication of the Fontan procedure. Currently, data on the outcomes of percuta‐ neous intervention for the treatment of extra‐ or intracardiac conduits and lateral tunnel baffles obstruction are limited. In an attempt to better define the nature and severity of the stenosis and the results of catheter interventional management, we reviewed Fontan patients with obstructed extra‐ or intracardiac conduits and lateral tunnel baffles.
Methods: Retrospective review of all Fontan patients who had cardiac catheteriza‐ tion from January 2002 to October 2018 was performed. Hemodynamic and angio‐ graphic data… More >

Athanasios Koutsoukis¹, Xavier Halna du Fretay², Patrick Dupouy³, Phalla Ou⁴, Jean-Pierre Laissy⁴, Jean-Michel Juliard⁵, Fabien Hyafil⁶, Pierre Aubry⁵

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.12, No.6, pp. 726-732, 2017, DOI:10.1111/chd.12504

Abstract Objective: The diagnosis of anomalous connections of the coronary arteries (ANOCOR) requires an appropriate identification for the management of the patients involved. We studied the observer variability in the description and classification of ANOCOR between a nonexpert group of physicians and a group of expert physicians, using the ANOCOR cohort.
Patients and design: Consecutive patients identified by 71 referring cardiologists were included in the ANOCOR cohort. Anomalous connection was diagnosed by invasive and/or computed tomography coronary angiography. Angiographic images were reviewed by an angiographic committee with experience in this field. Both investigators and angiographic committee filled out a questionnaire to… More >

Brett Snodgrass, Aruna Chilakala

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.12, No.5, pp. 647-648, 2017, DOI:10.1111/chd.12522

Abstract This article has no abstract. More >

Martin A. Chacon‐Portillo^1,2, Rodrigo Zea‐Vera^1,2, Huirong Zhu³, Heather A. Dickerson^4,5, Iki Adachi^1,2, Jeffrey S. Heinle^1,2, Charles D. Fraser^1,2, Carlos M. Mery^1,2

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.6, pp. 927-934, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12664

Abstract Objective: There are limited studies analyzing pulsatile Glenn as a long‐term pallia‐ tion strategy for single ventricle patients. This study sought to determine their out‐ comes at a single institution.
Design: A retrospective review was performed.
Setting: Study performed at a single pediatric hospital.
Patients: All single ventricle patients who underwent pulsatile Glenn from 1995 to 2016 were included.
Outcome measures: Pulsatile Glenn failure was defined as takedown, transplant, or death. Further palliation was defined as Fontan, 1.5, or biventricular repair. Risk fac‐ tors were assessed by Cox multivariable competing risk analyses.
Results: Seventy‐eight patients underwent pulsatile Glenn at age… More >

Andrew D. Spearman¹, Steven J. Kindel¹, Ronald K. Woods², Salil Ginde^1,3

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.6, pp. 1199-1206, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12828

Abstract Background: Hypoxia is a common and sometimes severe morbidity of single ven‐ tricle congenital heart disease (CHD). Creation of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is occasionally performed for patients after superior or total cavopulmonary connec‐ tion (SCPC or TCPC) in an attempt to improve oxygen saturations. Despite previ‐ ous reports, AVF creation is a rare palliation with inadequately defined benefits and risks. We sought to determine changes in peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO₂) and risk of adverse event after AVF creation in children with single ventricle CHD at our institution.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of patients with a history… More >

Wei Liu^{1, 2, *}, Zhaoyang Song², Yunchang Wang²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.123, No.1, pp. 257-282, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.07220

Abstract Seismic analysis of buried pipes has been one study focus during the last decades, but the systematic seismic research of pipe connections, especially its relationship with the connected straight pipe, is nearly blank. On the basis, the influence of pipe connections on the joint deformations (JDs) of buried segmented pipes is analyzed in detail by considering different parameters, namely, connection shapes, ground conditions, pipe diameters, branch angles, seismic incident angles, and input ground motions. Moreover, an influence coefficient, which measures the influence of pipe connections on pipe JDs, is calculated. Results show that pipe connections can reduce the JDs of… More >

Chenxiao Su, Haibei Xiong^*

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.14, No.1, pp. 81-94, 2020, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2020.08221

Abstract In order to explore a kind of high-strength, earthquake-resistant, economical and suitable connection, 4 groups of cross-laminated timber wall-to-floor and wall-to-wall bolted connections were tested under monotonic and cyclic loading. The deformation characteristics and failure modes of the cross-laminated timber wall-to-floor and wall-to-wall bolted connections were exploited. Load-slip curves, bearing capacity, yielding point, stiffness and ductility of each group of specimens were analyzed. The test results indicate that the loading process of cross-laminated timber bolted connections under tension can be categorized as five stages, namely the elastic stage, the slip stage, the embedding stage, the yielding stage and the ultimate… More >

Kaita Ito*, Satoshi Minamoto, Takuya Kadohira, Makoto Watanabe, Masahiko Demura

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.22, No.2, pp. 134-134, 2019, DOI:10.32604/icces.2019.05440

Abstract In the Materials Integration (MI) system, workflow designers and players are implemented as ones of the core subsystems. When the user wants to predict a certain material parameter by using the MI system, the user selects a prediction module in the workflow designer that can output the objective parameter. If the all required input parameters of the prediction module are not given directly, further modules can be connected.
Each input and output parameters of the prediction module on the MI system is directly associated with one term of material science and engineering. It is not defined as a specific… More >

Mun Seung Jung¹, Oh Joon Kwon²

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.11, No.3, pp. 77-78, 2009, DOI:10.3970/icces.2009.011.077

Abstract This article has no abstract. More >

Chaokun Hong^1a,2, Haitao Li^1a,2,*, Rodolfo Lorenzo³, Gang Wu^1b, Ileana Corbi⁴, Ottavia Corbi⁴, Zhenhua Xiong⁵, Dong Yang^1a,2, Huizhong Zhang^1a,2

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.7, No.8, pp. 713-730, 2019, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2019.07647

Abstract Bamboo is a green construction material in line with sustainable development strategies. The use of raw bamboo in architecture has existed since ancient times. In the long development years of original bamboo buildings, many areas in the world gradually formed unique bamboo buildings, which have become an important local cultural feature. For building structures, joints are the key to ensure structural load transfer. Because of hollow and thin-walled material property of bamboo, the connection in raw bamboo buildings has always been a major difficulty and problem in the application of bamboo, which seriously hinders the development of original bamboo structures.… More >