The 15th Annual Master Class in Congenital Cardiac Morphology: Univentricular Heart

The Heart Institute at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh hosted the 15^th Annual Master Class in Congenital Cardiac Morphology in Oct. 2023. The 2023 Master Class brought together world-renowned pediatric and adult cardiologists and cardiac surgeons to discuss the diagnostic and clinical management implications for the infant with univentricular heart. With a focus on morphology, the course explored approaches to non-invasive imaging, pre and postoperative, as well as management algorithms.

Below are the presentations from the 15^th Annual Master Class in Congenital Cardiac Morphology.

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Section I: Univentricular Heart Morphology

• Embryology and Developmental Anatomy
  • Presented by: Professor Robert H. Anderson, MD, FRCPath
    
• Didactic Pathology Presentation
  • Presented by: Diane Spicer, BS, PA (ASCP)
    
• Video Demonstration
  • Presented by: William Devine, BS
    
• Panel Discussion 1
  

Section II: Univentricular Heart Pre-Stage | Diagnosis and Imaging

• Echocardiography
  • Presented by: Lizabeth Lanford, MD
    

• MRI/CT – Strategic Advanced Imaging
  • Presented by: Laura Olivieri, MD, FAHA, FSCMR
    

• Panel Discussion 2
  

Section III: Univentricular Heart Stage I and II Care and Treatment

• Pre and Postoperative Stage I Palliation ICU Management
  • Presented by: Joan Sanchez De Toledo, MD, PhD
    
• Role of Interventional Cardiology in Pre- and Post-Stage I Palliation
  • Presented by: Jacqueline Kreutzer, MD, FACC, FSCAI
    
• Surgical Management in the Early Stages
  • Presented by: Mario Castro Medina, MD
    
• Mechanical Support in Early Stages of Univentricular Heart Palliation
  • Presented by: Melita Viegas, MD
    
• Anesthesia Considerations
  • Presented by: Jacob Bray, MD
    
• Interstage Care and Pre-Glenn Management
  • Presented by: Evonne Morell, DO
    
• Neurodevelopmental Implications in the Early Stages of Univentricular Heart Palliation
  • Presented by: Lauren Lorenzi Quigley, PhD
    
• Univentricular Heart Early Management: Discussion Panel
  • Moderated by: Tarek Alsaied, MD, FACC, MSc
  • Panelists: Evonne Morell, DO; Lizabeth Lanford, MD; Erin Colvin, CRNP; Victor O. Morell, MD; Jacqueline Kreutzer, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Lauren Lorenzi Quigley, PhD