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Kevin Dennis Hill

Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Cardiology
DUMC Box 3090, Durham, NC 27710
Room 7506 - Duke Hospital North, DUMC Box 3090, Durham, NC 27710

Scholarly Works - Conferences


Urine biomarkers, acute kidney injury, and fluid overload in neonatal cardiac surgery.

Conference Cardiol Young · February 6, 2025 BACKGROUND: Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CS-AKI) and fluid overload (FO) are common among neonates who undergo cardiopulmonary bypass, and increase mortality risk. Current diagnostic criteria may delay diagnosis. Thus, there is a need to ... Full text Link to item Cite

Abstract 4125939: Bayesian re-analysis of the STeroids to REduce Systemic inflammation after infant heart Surgery (STRESS) trial

Conference Circulation · November 12, 2024 Background: Prophylactic steroids are often used to reduce the systemic inflammatory response to cardiopulmonary bypass in infants undergoing heart surgery. The STRESS trial found that the likelihood ... Full text Cite

Utilization and Outcomes of the Nikaidoh, Rastelli, and REV Procedures: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database.

Conference Ann Thorac Surg · September 2022 BACKGROUND: Aortic root translocation (Nikaidoh), Rastelli, and réparation à l'etage ventriculaire (REV) are repair options for transposition of the great arteries (TGA) with ventricular septal defects and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (VSD-LV ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Evolving Surgical Burden of Fontan Failure: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database

Conference Annals of Thoracic Surgery · July 1, 2021 Background: Fontan failure often requires surgical therapy in the form of Fontan revision or heart transplantation. We sought to characterize national trends in the surgical burden of Fontan failure and identify risk factors for adverse outcomes. Methods: ... Full text Cite

Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin vs Warfarin for Thromboprophylaxis in Children With Coronary Artery Aneurysms After Kawasaki Disease: A Pragmatic Registry Trial.

Conference Can J Cardiol · October 2020 BACKGROUND: The substantial risk of thrombosis in large coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) (maximum z-score ≥ 10) after Kawasaki disease (KD) mandates effective thromboprophylaxis. We sought to determine the effectiveness of anticoagulation (low-molecular-we ... Full text Link to item Cite

Paediatric cardiovascular clinical trials: an analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov and the Food and Drug Administration Pediatric Drug Labeling Database.

Conference Cardiol Young · August 2015 Recent regulatory initiatives in the United States of America and Europe have transformed the paediatric clinical trials landscape by significantly increasing capital investment and paediatric trial volume. The purpose of this manuscript was to review the ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparative effectiveness of digoxin and propranolol for supraventricular tachycardia in infants.

Conference Pediatr Crit Care Med · November 2014 OBJECTIVES: Supraventricular tachycardia is the most common arrhythmia in infants, and antiarrhythmic medications are frequently used for prophylaxis. The optimal prophylactic antiarrhythmic medication is unknown, and prior randomized trials have been unde ... Full text Link to item Cite

HOSPITAL COSTS FOR PEDIATRIC HEART SURGERY VARY WIDELY ACROSS INSTITUTIONS

Conference Journal of the American College of Cardiology · March 2013 Full text Cite