Active Projects:

Aortic Coarctation: Studying the incidence and risk factors for coronary atherosclerosis and cerebral aneurysm.  (Stephen Cook, PI)

Shock-ICD (Stephen Cook PI)

TEA-RV (Sasha Opotowsky, PI)

Liver Health in Fontan (Fred Wu, PI)

Research Priorities in Congenital Heart Disease (Craig Broberg, PI)

 

Completed Projects:

HEART-ACHA.  Health Education and Access Research Trial.  A survey of new patients to ACHD centers, which seeks to identify factors affecting lapses in care and (2) improve the effectiveness of both clinical and educational efforts.

CALF: A study of the prevalence and outcome of lower extremity venous stasis and insufficiency in patients with single ventricle Fontan palliation. 

PREGNANCY STUDY.  Pregnancy and exercise capacity; a retrospective review of exercise testing results in women with ACHD before and after pregnancy.  

TOF ECHO STUDY, An exploratory cross-sectional study of Tetralogy of Fallot patients investigating the prevalence of LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction and aortic root enlargement.  

Proposed Projects

Medical Therapy for Bicuspid Valve Aortopathy, a feasibility study.