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Altered inflammasome activation in neonatal encephalopathy persists in childhood by Kelly, L. A., O’Dea, M. I., Zareen, Z., Melo, A. M., McKenna, E., Strickland, T., McEneaney, V., Donoghue, V., Boylan, G., Sweetman, D., Butler, J., Vavasseur, C., Miletin, J., El‐Khuffash, A. F., O’Neill, L. A. J., O’Leary, J. J., Molloy, E. J.

“…Summary Neonatal encephalopathy (NE) is characterized by altered neurological function in term infants and inflammation plays an important pathophysiological…”
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Acute Changes in Myocardial Systolic Function in Preterm Infants Undergoing Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation: A Tissue Doppler and Myocardial Deformation Study by El-Khuffash, Afif F., MD, Jain, Amish, MD, Dragulescu, Andreea, MD, PhD, McNamara, Patrick J., MD, Mertens, Luc, MD, PhD

“…Background Ligation of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants causes profound hemodynamic changes that can result in low cardiac output syndrome…”
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Left Ventricular Function in Healthy Term Neonates During the Transitional Period by Jain, Amish, MBBS, MRCPCH, EL-Khuffash, Afif F., MD, FRCPI, DCE, Kuipers, Bart C.W., MD, Mohamed, Adel, MD, Connelly, Kim A., MD, PhD, McNamara, Patrick J., MB, MRCPCH, Jankov, Robert P., MD, PhD, Mertens, Luc, MD, PhD

“…Objectives To evaluate whether incorporating conventional, tissue Doppler imaging and speckle tracking echocardiography are reliable and can characterize…”
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Arterial pressure is not reflective of right ventricular function in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy treated with therapeutic hypothermia by Giesinger, R. E., El-Khuffash, A. F., McNamara, P. J.

“…Aim to evaluate the correlation of recovery of arterial pressure with physiological recovery among patients with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy undergoing…”
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Assessment and Treatment of Post Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation Syndrome by EL-Khuffash, Afif F., MD, DCE, FRCPI, Jain, Amish, MD, Weisz, Dany, MD, Mertens, Luc, MD, McNamara, Patrick J., MD, MRCPCH

“…Objective To compare differences in tissue Doppler imaging, global longitudinal strain (GLS), and cardiac troponin T (cTnT) between infants with low…”
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Accuracy and reliability of qualitative echocardiography assessment of right ventricular size and function in neonates by Smith, Aisling, Purna, Jyothsna R., Castaldo, Michael P., Ibarra‐Rios, Daniel, Giesinger, Regan E., Rios, Danielle R., Weisz, Dany E., Jain, Amish, EL‐Khuffash, Afif F., McNamara, Patrick J.

“…Background Subjective assessment of right ventricular (RV) function by neonatal echocardiography lacks validation. Incorrect diagnostic assignment in patients…”
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Ligation of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants: Understanding the Physiology by El-Khuffash, Afif F., MD, Jain, Amish, MD, McNamara, Patrick J., MD

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Reply to: Methodological considerations in accuracy and reliability of qualitative echocardiography assessment of right ventricular size and function in neonates by Smith, Aisling, Rysavy, Matthew A., El‐Khuffash, Afif F., McNamara, Patrick J.

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Troponin T, N-terminal pro natriuretic peptide and a patent ductus arteriosus scoring system predict death before discharge or neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years in preterm infants by El-Khuffash, Afif F, Slevin, Marie, McNamara, Patrick J, Molloy, Eleanor J

“…There is little consensus regarding the use of echocardiography in patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) treatment in preterm infants. The use of troponin T (cTnT)…”
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Multicentre prospective observational study exploring the predictive value of functional echocardiographic indices for early identification of preterm neonates at risk of developing chronic pulmonary hypertension secondary to chronic neonatal lung disease by Thomas, Laura, Baczynski, Michelle, Deshpande, Poorva, Kharrat, Ashraf, Joye, Sébastien, Zhu, Faith, Ibarra-Rios, Daniel, Shah, Prakesh S, Mertens, Luc, Jankov, Robert P, Ye, Xiang Y, Neary, Elaine, Ting, Joseph, Castaldo, Michael, Levy, Philip, Smith, Aisling, El-Khuffash, Afif F, Giesinger, Regan E, McNamara, Patrick J, Weisz, Dany E, Jain, Amish

“…IntroductionAlthough chronic pulmonary hypertension (cPH) secondary to chronic neonatal lung disease is associated with increased mortality and respiratory and…”
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Influence of a Patent Ductus Arteriosus on Cardiac Troponin T Levels in Preterm Infants by El-Khuffash, Afif F., MRCPI, Molloy, Eleanor J., PhD

“…Objective To evaluate the effect of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) on the myocardium by measuring levels of cardiac troponin T (cTnT), a marker of ischemic…”
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N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide as a marker of ductal haemodynamic significance in preterm infants: a prospective observational study by El-Khuffash, Afif F, Amoruso, Michele, Culliton, Mary, Molloy, Eleanor J

“…The diagnosis of a haemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (sPDA) in preterm infants is often difficult, with echocardiography remaining the gold…”
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The patent ductus arteriosus ligation decision by El-Khuffash, Afif F., MD, MRCPI, McNamara, Patrick J., MD, MCRPI

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Impaired Right Ventricular Performance Is Associated with Adverse Outcome after Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy by Giesinger, Regan E, El Shahed, Amr I, Castaldo, Michael P, Breatnach, Colm R, Chau, Vann, Whyte, Hilary E, El-Khuffash, Afif F, Mertens, Luc, McNamara, Patrick J

“…Asphyxiated neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) are at risk of myocardial dysfunction; however, echocardiography studies are limited and little…”
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Altered Cytokine Endotoxin Responses in Neonatal Encephalopathy Predict MRI Outcomes by O'Dea, Mary Isabel, Kelly, Lynne A., McKenna, Ellen, Strickland, Tammy, Hurley, Tim P., Butler, John, Vavasseur, Claudine, EL-Khuffash, Afif F., Miletin, Jan, Fallah, Lida, White, Arthur, Wyse, Jason, Molloy, Eleanor J.

“…Background: Neonatal encephalopathy (NE) is associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcome and is linked with systemic inflammation. Pro-inflammatory and…”
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Early career investigator highlight—November by EL-Khuffash, A F

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Neonatologist-performed functional echocardiography in the neonatal intensive care unit by El-Khuffash, Afif F, McNamara, Patrick J

“…Summary The use of point-of-care functional ultrasound to assess cardiovascular function is gaining interest in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The…”
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Relationship Between Postnatal Pulmonary Arterial Pressure and Altered Diastolic Function in Neonates with Down Syndrome by Smith, Aisling, Bussmann, Neidin, Breatnach, Colm, Levy, Philip T., Molloy, Eleanor, Miletin, Jan, Curley, Anna, McCallion, Naomi, Franklin, Orla, El-Khuffash, Afif F.

“…To assess the influence of diastolic dysfunction on the evolution of pulmonary hypertension in neonates with Down Syndrome over the early newborn period. This…”
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Non-pharmacological management of a hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus by Smith, A., McNamara, P.J., EL-Khuffash, A.F.

“…The association between the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and neonatal morbidity, mortality and poor neurodevelopmental outcome in later childhood has been…”
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Use of the Obstetric Quality-of-Recovery score (ObsQoR-11) to measure the impact of an enhanced recovery programme for elective caesarean section by Kielty, J., Borkowska, A., Lawlor, E., EL-Khuffash, A.F., Doherty, A., O'Flaherty, D.

“…•Use of ObsQoR-11 in an enhanced recovery after caesarean (ERAC) programme.•Implementation of an ERAC programme resulted in improved ObsQoR-11…”
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