Piers Christopher Andrew Barker

Piers Christopher Andrew Barker
Professor of Pediatrics

Improving parent/infant bonding in prenatally diagnosed congenital heart disease

Analysis of advanced cardiac mechanics (strain, strain rate, torsion) in congenital and acquired heart disease by echo and cardiac MRI

Development of novel uses of 3D/4D echo for fetal and congenital heart disease

Sub-maximal exercise testing in congenital and maternal heart disease

Cardiac Mechanics during exercise in pediatrics

Outcome improvement in patients with Functional Single Ventricle and fetal cardiac disease

Application of novel imaging technologies (ultrasound, cardiac MRI, cardiac CT) in fetal, congenital and acquired heart disease

Characterization of rheumatic heart disease and HIV-related cardiomyopathy in developing countries

Cost Effectivess of screening for immune-mediated fetal heart block

Dyssynchrony analysis in pediatric patients

3D printing and computational fluid dynamics in congenital heart disease

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Cardiology, Pediatrics 2021
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2020

Contact Information

7605-A Hosp North, Durham, NC 27710
Box 3090 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
piers.barker@duke.edu (919) 684-3574

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1998 - 2001
- Resident, Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University 1996 - 1998
- Intern, Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University 1995 - 1996
- M.D., Cornell University 1995
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Cardiology, Pediatrics 2013 - 2020
- Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2013 - 2020
- Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2008 - 2013
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Cardiology, Pediatrics 2008 - 2013
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Cardiology, Pediatrics 2006 - 2008
- Assistant Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2008
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Cardiology, Pediatrics 2004 - 2006
Recognition
In the News
- APR 7, 2021 Duke Stories
  
  A Heart You Can Hold In Your Hands
- DEC 21, 2017
  
  How 3-D Printing is Changing Surgical Care at Duke
- SEP 14, 2015 WRAL
  
  3D models enhance surgical strategies
- FEB 11, 2015 WTVD
  
  Local family shares story during Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- Proteomic Profiles and Cardiac Dysfunction in Children and Adolescents with HIV awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2022
- Evaluating indicators of cardiac function in children living with immunodeficiency virus awarded by International AIDS Society 2017 - 2021
- Echocardiogram to Diagnose Pulmonary Hypertension in Premature Infants awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2015 - 2019
- Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke Consortium for Global Health Fellows (VECDor) awarded by Vanderbilt University 2017 - 2018
- Activation delay induced heart failure in congenital heart disease awarded by Medtronic, Inc. 2014 - 2016
- Institutional Training Grant in Pediatric Cardiology awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2015
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Chidyagwai, Simbarashe G., Madhurima Vardhan, Michael Kaplan, Reid Chamberlain, Piers Barker, and Amanda Randles. “Characterization of hemodynamics in anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries using patient-specific modeling.” J Biomech 132 (February 2022): 110919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110919.
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  - Sturgeon, Gregory M., Nicholas D. Andersen, Michael J. Campbell, and Piers C. A. Barker. “Three-dimensional modeling of the mitral valve for surgical planning in a pediatric patient: A case-based discussion of the technical challenges of segmentation and printing from 3D transthoracic echocardiographic datasets.” Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) 38, no. 11 (November 2021): 1978–83. https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.15239.
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  - Barker, Piers. “Council on Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease (PCHD) Year-In-Review.” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 34, no. 9 (September 2021): A13–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2021.07.003.
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  - Andersen, Nicholas D., Gregory M. Sturgeon, Piers C. A. Barker, and Joseph W. Turek. “Commentary: Inspection of 3-dimensional rendered hearts will become the standard of care before complex congenital heart surgery.” Jtcvs Tech 7 (June 2021): 204–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.02.037.
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  - Altman, Carolyn A., Mary T. Donofrio, Bhawna Arya, Melissa Wasserman, Gregory J. Ensing, Meryl S. Cohen, Mark B. Lewin, Madhav Swaminathan, and Piers C. A. Barker. “ASE Statement on Adapting Pediatric, Fetal, and Congenital Heart Disease Echocardiographic Services to the Evolving COVID-19 Pandemic.” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 34, no. 5 (May 2021): 553–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2021.01.012.
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  - McNamara, Patrick J., Piers Barker, Amish Jain, and Wyman W. Lai. “Towards use of POCUS to evaluate hemodynamics in critically ill neonates: caution before adoption in this population.” Crit Care 25, no. 1 (March 3, 2021): 92. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03394-4.
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  - Hill, Kevin D., Anil R. Maharaj, Jennifer S. Li, Elizabeth Thompson, Piers C. A. Barker, and Christoph P. Hornik. “A Randomized, Controlled Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamics Trial of Ambrisentan After Fontan Surgery.” Pediatr Crit Care Med 21, no. 9 (September 2020): e795–803. https://doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000002410.
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  - Barker, Piers. “PCHD Council Year-in-Review.” Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : Official Publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 33, no. 9 (September 2020): A22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2020.07.006.
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  - Williams, Jason L., John L. Lockhart, Stephen G. Miller, Piers C. A. Barker, and M Jay Campbell. “Left-sided congenitally unguarded tricuspid valve with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries: A rare diagnosis confirmed by three-dimensional echocardiography.” Echocardiography 37, no. 7 (July 2020): 1101–4. https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.14683.
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  - Barker, Piers C. A., Mark B. Lewin, Mary T. Donofrio, Carolyn A. Altman, Gregory J. Ensing, Bhawna Arya, and Madhav Swaminathan. “Specific Considerations for Pediatric, Fetal, and Congenital Heart Disease Patients and Echocardiography Service Providers during the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak: Council on Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Supplement to the Statement of the American Society of Echocardiography: Endorsed by the Society of Pediatric Echocardiography and the Fetal Heart Society.” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 33, no. 6 (June 2020): 658–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2020.04.005.
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  - Chamberlain, Reid C., Jordan E. Ezekian, Gregory M. Sturgeon, Piers C. A. Barker, Kevin D. Hill, and Gregory A. Fleming. “Preprocedural three-dimensional planning aids in transcatheter ductal stent placement: A single-center experience.” Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 95, no. 6 (May 1, 2020): 1141–48. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.28669.
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  - McCrary, Andrew W., Winstone M. Nyandiko, Alicia M. Ellis, Hrishikesh Chakraborty, Michael J. Muehlbauer, Myra M. Koech, Ibrahim Daud, et al. “Early cardiac dysfunction in children and young adults with perinatally acquired HIV.” Aids 34, no. 4 (March 15, 2020): 539–48. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000002445.
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  - Corey, Kristin M., Michael Jay Campbell, Kevin D. Hill, Christoph P. Hornik, Richard Krasuski, Piers C. Barker, Robert D. B. Jaquiss, and Jennifer S. Li. “Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis: The Potential Utility of Multimodal Imaging Prior to Surgery.” World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 11, no. 2 (March 2020): 192–97. https://doi.org/10.1177/2150135119896287.
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  - Su, Pei-Chun, Stephen Miller, Salim Idriss, Piers Barker, and Hau-Tieng Wu. “Recovery of the fetal electrocardiogram for morphological analysis from two trans-abdominal channels via optimal shrinkage.” Physiol Meas 40, no. 11 (December 2, 2019): 115005. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/ab4b13.
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  - Forsha, Daniel, David G. Gamboa, Niels Risum, P Andrea Kropf, Christoph P. Hornik, Piers Barker, Joseph Kisslo, and Ronald J. Kanter. “Electromechanical Dyssynchrony and Clinically Silent Ventricular Dysfunction in Young Subjects with Ventricular Pacing for Congenital and Early Acquired Av Block.” Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research 20, no. 2 (August 2019): 14942–50.
  - McCrary, Andrew W., Piers C. A. Barker, Rachel D. Torok, Tracy G. Spears, Jennifer S. Li, Christoph P. Hornik, and Matthew M. Laughon. “Agreement of an echocardiogram-based diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in infants at risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia among masked reviewers.” J Perinatol 39, no. 2 (February 2019): 248–55. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-018-0277-6.
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  - Barker, Piers C. A., Gregory H. Tatum, Michael J. Campbell, Michael G. W. Camitta, Angelo S. Milazzo, Christoph P. Hornik, Amanda French, and Stephen G. Miller. “Improving maternal-infant bonding after prenatal diagnosis of CHD.” Cardiol Young 28, no. 11 (November 2018): 1306–15. https://doi.org/10.1017/S104795111800121X.
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  - Forsha, Daniel, Niels Risum, and Piers Barker. “Activation delay-induced mechanical dyssynchrony in single-ventricle heart disease.” Cardiol Young 27, no. 7 (September 2017): 1390–91. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951117001123.
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  - Zak, Victor, Daphne T. Hsu, Victoria L. Pemberton, Jami C. Levine, Andrew M. Atz, James F. Cnota, Chitra Ravishankar, et al. “Translating clinical trials into clinical practice: a survey assessing the potential impact of the Pediatric Heart Network Infant Single Ventricle Trial.” Cardiol Young 27, no. 7 (September 2017): 1265–70. https://doi.org/10.1017/S104795111600295X.
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  - Margossian, Renee, Victor Zak, Amanda J. Shillingford, Anthony M. Hlavacek, James F. Cnota, Michael D. Puchalski, Jami C. Levine, et al. “The Effect of the Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis on Ventricular Remodeling in Infants with Single Ventricle.” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 30, no. 7 (July 2017): 699-707.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2017.03.005.
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  - Bhatla, Puneet, Justin T. Tretter, Achi Ludomirsky, Michael Argilla, Larry A. Latson, Sujata Chakravarti, Piers C. Barker, et al. “Utility and Scope of Rapid Prototyping in Patients with Complex Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects or Double-Outlet Right Ventricle: Does it Alter Management Decisions?” Pediatr Cardiol 38, no. 1 (January 2017): 103–14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-016-1489-1.
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  - Bishop, Katherine C., Jeffrey A. Kuller, Brita K. Boyd, Eleanor H. Rhee, Stephen Miller, and Piers Barker. “Ultrasound Examination of the Fetal Heart.” Obstet Gynecol Surv 72, no. 1 (January 2017): 54–61. https://doi.org/10.1097/OGX.0000000000000394.
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  - Margossian, Renee, Lynn A. Sleeper, Gail D. Pearson, Piers C. Barker, Luc Mertens, Michael D. Quartermain, Jason T. Su, et al. “Assessment of Diastolic Function in Single-Ventricle Patients After the Fontan Procedure.” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 29, no. 11 (November 2016): 1066–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2016.07.016.
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  - Forsha, Daniel, Niels Risum, P Brian Smith, Ronald J. Kanter, Zainab Samad, Piers Barker, and Joseph Kisslo. “Frequent Activation Delay-Induced Mechanical Dyssynchrony and Dysfunction in the Systemic Right Ventricle.” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 29, no. 11 (November 2016): 1074–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2016.08.002.
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  - Forsha, Daniel, Cameron Slorach, Ching Kit Chen, Ashley Sherman, Luc Mertens, Piers Barker, Joseph Kisslo, and Mark K. Friedberg. “Patterns of Mechanical Inefficiency in Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Their Relation to Left Ventricular Function and Clinical Outcomes.” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 29, no. 3 (March 2016): 226–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2015.11.011.
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  - Lambert, Tashima E., Jeffrey Kuller, Maria Small, Eleanor Rhee, and Piers Barker. “Abnormalities of Fetal Situs: An Overview and Literature Review.” Obstet Gynecol Surv 71, no. 1 (January 2016): 33–38. https://doi.org/10.1097/OGX.0000000000000262.
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  - McCrary, A. W., J. R. Malowitz, C. P. Hornick, K. D. Hill, C. M. Cotten, G. H. Tatum, and P. C. Barker. “Differences in Eccentricity Index and Systolic-Diastolic Ratio in Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia at Risk of Pulmonary Hypertension.” Am J Perinatol 33, no. 1 (January 2016): 57–62. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1556757.
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  - Malowitz, Jonathan R., Daniel E. Forsha, P Brian Smith, C Michael Cotten, Piers C. Barker, and Gregory H. Tatum. “Right ventricular echocardiographic indices predict poor outcomes in infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.” Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 16, no. 11 (November 2015): 1224–31. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jev071.
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  - Wisotzkey, Bethany L., Christoph P. Hornik, Amanda S. Green, and Piers C. A. Barker. “Comparison of invasive and non-invasive pressure gradients in aortic arch obstruction.” Cardiol Young 25, no. 7 (October 2015): 1348–57. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951114002522.
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  - Altman, Carolyn A., and Piers Barker. “Highlights of the 26(th) Scientific Sessions' Pediatric Congenital Track.” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 28, no. 9 (September 2015): 25A. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2015.07.011.
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  - Forsha, Daniel, Niels Risum, Sudarshan Rajagopal, Stephen Dolgner, Christoph Hornik, Huiman Barnhart, Joseph Kisslo, and Piers Barker. “The influence of angle of insonation and target depth on speckle-tracking strain.” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 28, no. 5 (May 2015): 580–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2014.12.015.
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  - Unnithan, Viswanath B., Thomas Rowland, Martin R. Lindley, Denise M. Roche, Max Garrard, and Piers Barker. “Cardiac strain during upright cycle ergometry in adolescent males.” Echocardiography 32, no. 4 (April 2015): 638–43. https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.12708.
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  - Thattaliyath, Bijoy D., Daniel E. Forsha, Chad Stewart, Piers C. A. Barker, and Michael J. Campbell. “Evaluation of Right Ventricular Myocardial Mechanics Using Velocity Vector Imaging of Cardiac MRI Cine Images in Transposition of the Great Arteries Following Atrial and Arterial Switch Operations.” Congenit Heart Dis 10, no. 4 (2015): 371–79. https://doi.org/10.1111/chd.12250.
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  - Forsha, Daniel, Cameron Slorach, Ching Kit Chen, Elizabeth A. Stephenson, Niels Risum, Christoph Hornik, Galen Wagner, et al. “Classic-pattern dyssynchrony and electrical activation delays in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy.” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 27, no. 9 (September 2014): 956–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2014.06.014.
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  - Forsha, Daniel, Niels Risum, P Andrea Kropf, Sudarshan Rajagopal, P Brian Smith, Ronald J. Kanter, Zainab Samad, Peter Sogaard, Piers Barker, and Joseph Kisslo. “Right ventricular mechanics using a novel comprehensive three-view echocardiographic strain analysis in a normal population.” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 27, no. 4 (April 2014): 413–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2013.12.018.
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  - Tunks, Robert D., Piers C. A. Barker, Daniel K. Benjamin, Michael Cohen-Wolkowiez, Gregory A. Fleming, Matthew Laughon, Jennifer S. Li, and Kevin D. Hill. “Sildenafil exposure and hemodynamic effect after Fontan surgery.” Pediatr Crit Care Med 15, no. 1 (January 2014): 28–34. https://doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000000007.
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  - Tunks, Robert D., Piers C. A. Barker, Jason N. Johnson, and Michael J. Campbell. “Abnormal agitated saline study results after tetralogy of Fallot repair.” Echocardiography 30, no. 10 (November 2013): E307–9. https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.12318.
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  - Molina, Kimberly M., Peter Shrader, Steven D. Colan, Seema Mital, Renee Margossian, Lynn A. Sleeper, Girish Shirali, et al. “Predictors of disease progression in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy.” Circ Heart Fail 6, no. 6 (November 2013): 1214–22. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.113.000125.
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  - Stern, Joshua A., Sandra P. Tou, Piers C. A. Barker, Kevin D. Hill, Andrew J. Lodge, Kyle G. Mathews, and Bruce W. Keene. “Hybrid cutting balloon dilatation for treatment of cor triatriatum sinister in a cat.” J Vet Cardiol 15, no. 3 (September 2013): 205–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2013.03.001.
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  - Hill, Kevin D., Robert D. Tunks, Piers C. A. Barker, Daniel K. Benjamin, Michael Cohen-Wolkowiez, Gregory A. Fleming, Matthew Laughon, and Jennifer S. Li. “Sildenafil exposure and hemodynamic effect after stage II single-ventricle surgery.” Pediatr Crit Care Med 14, no. 6 (July 2013): 593–600. https://doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0b013e31828aa5ee.
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  - Tunks, Robert D., Megan E. B. Clowse, Stephen G. Miller, Leo R. Brancazio, and Piers C. A. Barker. “Maternal autoantibody levels in congenital heart block and potential prophylaxis with antiinflammatory agents.” Am J Obstet Gynecol 208, no. 1 (January 2013): 64.e1-64.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2012.09.020.
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  - Forsha, Daniel E., Niels Risum, Phillip B. Smith, Andrea Kropf, Sudarshan Rajagopal, Zainab Samad, Ronald J. Kanter, Barker Piers, and Joseph Kisslo. “A Novel Comprehensive RV Strain Analysis: Echocardiographic Approach to Define a Normal Adult Population.” Circulation 126, no. 21 (November 20, 2012).
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  - Rowland, Thomas, Viswanath Unnithan, Piers Barker, Miriam Guerra, Denise Roche, and Martin Lindley. “Orthostatic effects on echocardiographic measures of ventricular function.” Echocardiography 29, no. 5 (May 2012): 523–27. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01634.x.
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  - Miller, Stephen G., Michael J. Campbell, Piers C. A. Barker, and Kevin D. Hill. “Isolated right subclavian artery arising from the right pulmonary artery via a right-sided ductus arteriosus with associated pulmonary steal phenomenon.” Cardiol Young 22, no. 2 (April 2012): 216–18. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951111001065.
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  - Tou, Sandra P., Bruce W. Keene, and Piers C. A. Barker. “Pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect with aortopulmonary collaterals in an adult dog.” J Vet Cardiol 13, no. 4 (December 2011): 271–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvc.2011.09.002.
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  - Rhodes, Jonathan, Renee Margossian, Lynn A. Sleeper, Piers Barker, Timothy J. Bradley, Minmin Lu, Mark Fogel, et al. “Non-geometric echocardiographic indices of ventricular function in patients with a Fontan circulation.” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 24, no. 11 (November 2011): 1213–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2011.07.006.
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  - Mertens, Luc, Istvan Seri, Jan Marek, Romaine Arlettaz, Piers Barker, Patrick McNamara, Anita J. Moon-Grady, et al. “Targeted neonatal echocardiography in the neonatal intensive care unit: practice guidelines and recommendations for training:.” Eur J Echocardiogr 12, no. 10 (October 2011): 715–36. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejechocard/jer181.
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  - Mertens, Luc, Istvan Seri, Jan Marek, Romaine Arlettaz, Piers Barker, Patrick McNamara, Anita J. Moon-Grady, et al. “Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: practice guidelines and recommendations for training. Writing Group of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) in collaboration with the European Association of Echocardiography (EAE) and the Association for European Pediatric Cardiologists (AEPC).” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 24, no. 10 (October 2011): 1057–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2011.07.014.
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  - Roeder, Hilary A., Jeffrey A. Kuller, Piers C. A. Barker, and Andra H. James. “Maternal valvular heart disease in pregnancy.” Obstet Gynecol Surv 66, no. 9 (September 2011): 561–71. https://doi.org/10.1097/OGX.0b013e318238605d.
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  - Rowland, Thomas, Viswanath Unnithan, Piers Barker, Martin Lindley, Denise Roche, and Max Garrard. “Time-of-day effect on cardiac responses to progressive exercise.” Chronobiol Int 28, no. 7 (August 2011): 611–16. https://doi.org/10.3109/07420528.2011.597909.
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  - Campbell, M. J., J. Rhodes, S. Darty, and P. Barker. “Bilateral superior vena cavae with anomalous drainage of the right-sided superior vena cava.” Edited by C. Bucciarelli-Ducci. Society of Cardiovascular Magnatic Resonance Website, March 1, 2011.
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  - Trivedi, Bhavya, P Brian Smith, Piers C. A. Barker, James Jaggers, Andrew J. Lodge, and Ronald J. Kanter. “Arrhythmias in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.” Am Heart J 161, no. 1 (January 2011): 138–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2010.09.027.
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  - Barker, Piers C. A., Sara K. Pasquali, Stephen Darty, Richard J. Ing, Jennifer S. Li, Raymond J. Kim, Stephanie DeArmey, Priya S. Kishnani, and Michael J. Campbell. “Use of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate cardiac structure, function and fibrosis in children with infantile Pompe disease on enzyme replacement therapy.” Mol Genet Metab 101, no. 4 (December 2010): 332–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymgme.2010.07.011.
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  - Hsu, Daphne T., Victor Zak, Lynn Mahony, Lynn A. Sleeper, Andrew M. Atz, Jami C. Levine, Piers C. Barker, et al. “Enalapril in infants with single ventricle: results of a multicenter randomized trial.” Circulation 122, no. 4 (July 27, 2010): 333–40. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.927988.
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  - Hill, Kevin, J Curt Fudge, Piers Barker, James Jaggers, and John Rhodes. “Novel transatrial septoplasty technique for neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and an intact or highly restrictive atrial septum.” Pediatr Cardiol 31, no. 4 (May 2010): 545–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-009-9627-7.
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  - Baker-Smith, Carissa M., Angelo S. Milazzo, Donald P. Frush, James Jaggers, Margaret L. Kirby, Ronald J. Kanter, and Piers C. Barker. “Double aortic arch with aortic atresia and left-sided type B interruption.” Congenit Heart Dis 5, no. 3 (2010): 316–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-0803.2009.00341.x.
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  - Rhodes, John F., Amanda S. Green, Piers C. A. Barker, and J Curt Fudge. “Midterm Follow-up after Helex Device Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale for Prevention of Paradoxical Embolic Events.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 53, no. 10 (March 10, 2009): A96–A96.
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  - Barker, Piers C. A. “Intracardiac echocardiography in congenital heart disease.” J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2, no. 1 (March 2009): 19–23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12265-009-9088-7.
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  - Barker, Piers C. A., Helene Houle, Jennifer S. Li, Stephen Miller, James Rene Herlong, and Michael G. W. Camitta. “Global longitudinal cardiac strain and strain rate for assessment of fetal cardiac function: novel experience with velocity vector imaging.” Echocardiography 26, no. 1 (January 2009): 28–36. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00761.x.
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  - Greenough, Thomas C., Coleen K. Cunningham, Petronella Muresan, Margaret McManus, Deborah Persaud, Terry Fenton, Piers Barker, et al. “Safety and immunogenicity of recombinant poxvirus HIV-1 vaccines in young adults on highly active antiretroviral therapy.” Vaccine 26, no. 52 (December 9, 2008): 6883–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.09.084.
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  - Drinker, Lisa R., Michael G. W. Camitta, James Rene Herlong, Stephen Miller, Andrew J. Lodge, James Jaggers, and Piers C. A. Barker. “Use of the monoplane intracardiac imaging probe in high-risk infants during congenital heart surgery.” Echocardiography 25, no. 9 (October 2008): 999–1003. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8175.2008.00719.x.
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  - Kanter, Ronald J., William B. Darden, J René Herlong, Piers C. Barker, and James Jaggers. “A patient with congenital heart disease and ventricular tachycardia: what is the course of the device lead?” Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 30, no. 11 (November 2007): 1401–3. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00879.x.
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  - Unnithan, Viswanath B., Tracy Baynard, Christopher R. Potter, Piers Barker, Kevin S. Heffernan, Erin Kelly, Greg Yates, and Bo Fernhall. “An exploratory study of cardiac function and oxygen uptake during cycle ergometry in overweight children.” Obesity (Silver Spring) 15, no. 11 (November 2007): 2673–82. https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2007.319.
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  - Nguyen, Q., D. Katz, P. Barker, and S. Albanese. “Invasive Gemella morbillorum infections: Two pediatric cases.” Infections in Medicine 23, no. 8 (August 1, 2006): 379–84.
  - Barker, Piers C. A., Cheryl Nowak, Karen King, Ralph S. Mosca, Edward L. Bove, and Caren S. Goldberg. “Risk factors for cerebrovascular events following fontan palliation in patients with a functional single ventricle.” Am J Cardiol 96, no. 4 (August 15, 2005): 587–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.04.025.
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  - Barker, Piers C. A., Gregory Ensing, Achiau Ludomirsky, David J. Bradley, Thomas R. Lloyd, and Albert P. Rocchini. “Comparison of simultaneous invasive and noninvasive measurements of pressure gradients in congenital aortic valve stenosis.” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 15, no. 12 (December 2002): 1496–1502. https://doi.org/10.1067/mje.2002.126415.
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  - Tatum, Gregory, piers Barker, michael J. Campbell, and mi Camitta. “Echocardiographic Imaging.” In Fuhrman and Zimmerman’s Pediatric Critical Care, edited by Jerry zimmerman and alex Rotta, 270–88. Elsevier, 2021.
  - Srivastava, S., and P. C. A. Barker. “Congenital Anomalies of the Coronary Arteries.” In Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: From Fetus to Adult: Third Edition, 658–84, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119612858.ch31.
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  - Tatum, Gregory, and Piers Barker. “The epidemiology of heart defects.” In Visual Guide to Neonatal Cardiology, edited by E. Alboliras, Z. Hijazi, L. Lopez, and D. Hagler, 43–47. John Wiley & Sons, 2018.
  - Forsha, D., J. Kisslo, N. Risum, and P. Barker. “Strain in Complex Congenital Heart Disease in Infants and Children.” In Echocardiography, Second Edition, 889–95, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71617-6_36.
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  - Kisslo, J., and P. Barker. “Cardiac Masses.” In Echocardiography, Second Edition, 685–718, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71617-6_28.
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  - René Herlong, J., and P. C. A. Barker. “Congenital Anomalies of the Coronary Arteries.” In Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: From Fetus to Adult: Second Edition, 584–608, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118742440.ch30.
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  - Campbell, M. J., D. A. Parra, D. Forsha, P. Barker, and J. H. Soslow. “Echocardiographic Assessment of Global and Segmental Strain Using Velocity Vector Imaging.” In Comprehensive Textbook of Echocardiography (Vols 1 & 2), edited by N. Nanda. JP Medical Ltd, 2013.
- Conference Papers
  - Li, Jennifer S., Kevin D. Hill, Christoph P. Hornik, Richard A. Krasuski, Piers C. Barker, Robert D. Jaquiss, and Michael J. Campbell. “Utility of Multi-modal Imaging in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis.” In Circulation, Vol. 134. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2016.
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  - Forsha, Daniel, Cameron Slorach, Ching Kit Chen, Niels Risum, Christoph Hornik, Peter Sogaard, Luc Mertens, Piers Barker, Joseph Kisslo, and Mark K. Friedberg. “Classic Pattern Dyssynchrony is Associated With Left Bundle Branch Block in Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy.” In Circulation, Vol. 128. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2013.
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  - Molina, Kimberly, Lynn Sleeper, Seema Mital, Steven Colan, Peter Shrader, Piers Barker, Renee Margossian, et al. “Predictors of Disease Progression in Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy.” In Circulation, Vol. 126. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2012.
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  - Unnithan, Viswanath B., Piers Barker, Thomas Rowland, Denise M. Roche, Martin Lindley, and Max Garrard. “Cardiac Strain During Exercise In Adolescent Males.” In Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 44:241–42. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2012.
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  - Tunks, Robert, Megan Clowse, Leo Brancazio, and Piers Barker. “THE ROLE OF ANTI-RO/SSA ANTIBODY LEVEL IN CONGENITAL HEART BLOCK AND POSSIBLE BENEFIT OF MATERNAL THERAPY WITH ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 59:E765–E765. Elsevier BV, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(12)60766-9.
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  - Lindley, Martin R., Max Garrard, Denise Roche, Piers Barker, Thomas W. Rowland, and Viswanath B. Unnithan. “Respiratory Muscle Function and Ventilatory Patterns in Adolescent Males.” In Medicine &Amp; Science in Sports &Amp; Exercise, 43:25–25. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2011. https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000402744.65687.e1.
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  - Hsu, Daphne T., Victor Zak, Lynn Mahony, Lynn A. Sleeper, Andrew M. Atz, Jami C. Levine, Piers C. Barker, et al. “Enalapril Does Not Improve Growth or Ventricular Function in Infants With Single Ventricle: A Multicenter Clinical Trial.” In Circulation, 120:S560–61. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2009.
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  - Clowse, Megan, Piers Barker, and Leo Brancazio. “Cost-effectiveness of screening for congenital heart block in pregnancies at risk of neonatal lupus.” In American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 195:S209–S209. Elsevier BV, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2006.10.754.
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  - Barker, P., G. Tatum, A. French, M. J. Campbell, A. Milazzo, M. Camitta, C. Hornik, and S. Miller. “Implementation of a Perinatal Family Bonding Program for Infants with Congenital Heart Disease,” n.d.
  - Campbell, M. J., P. Barker, B. Hayes, and R. Kim. “CMR Adenosine Stress Perfusion in Pediatrics and Congenital Heart Disease: Effects on Clinical Decision Making and Outcomes,” n.d.
  - Campbell, M. J., P. Barker, F. Bailliard, and R. Kim. “CMR Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease in Congenital Heart Disease and Pediatric Utilizing Adenosine Stress Perfusion,” n.d.
  - Campbell, M. J., P. Barker, S. Darty, J. Li, R. Kim, S. Pasquali, S. DeArmey, and P. Kishnani. “MRI assessment of left ventricular structure and function in children with infantile Pompe Disease,” n.d.
  - Campbell, M. J., P. Barker, S. Darty, J. Li, R. Kim, S. Pasquali, S. DeArmey, and P. Kishnani. “MRI assessment of left ventricular structure and function in children with infantile Pompe Disease,” n.d.
  - Campbell, M. J., P. Barker, and J. S. Li. “Utility of Adenosine Cardiac Stress MRI to Evaluate Ischemia in Patients with Kawasaki Disease,” n.d.
  - Campbell, M. J., S. Darty, M. Parker, P. Barker, and R. Kim. “Adenosine Stress Perfusion CMR in Young Children: Assessment of Optimal Imaging Parameters,” n.d.
  - Campbell, M. J., steve Darty, pca Barker, H. Kim, and ray Kim. “An Example of the Improved Diagnostic Utility of Black Blood Delayed Enhancement (FIDDLE) in a Patient with Complete Transposition of the Great Arteries,” n.d.
  - Carothers, B., M. Carboni, J. F. Rhodes, M. J. Campbell, J. W. Delaney, A. S. Green, and P. Barker. “Myocardial Strain by Velocity Vector Imaging as a Marker for Function and Rejection in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients,” n.d.
  - Kropf, P., P. Barker, S. Miller, G. Tatum, and M. J. Campbell. “Realizing the Promise for a Criss-Cross Heart: Accurate Physical Representation of Complex 3-Dimensional Anatomy,” n.d.
  - Thattaliyath, B., D. Forsha, C. Stewart, M. J. Campbell, and P. Barker. “Evaluation of Right ventricular Myocardial Mechanics Using Velocity Vector Imaging of Cardiac MRI Cine Images in Transposition of the Great Arteries Following Atrial and Arterial Switch Operations,” n.d.
  - Thattaliyath, B., D. Forsha, P. Barker, and M. J. Campbell. “Evaluation of Right Ventricular Myocardial Mechanics using Velocity Vector Imaging of Cardiac MRI Cine Images in Transposition of the Great Arteries Following Atrial and Arterial Switch Operations,” n.d.
  - Thattaliyath, B., P. Barker, D. Forsha, and M. J. Campbell. “Evaluation of Right Ventricular Myocardial Mechanics using Velocity Vector Imaging of Cardiac MRI Cine Images in Transposition of the Great Arteries Following Atrial and Arterial Switch Operations,” n.d.
  - Tunks, R. D., P. Barker, R. Kim, and M. J. Campbell. “Prevalence and Pattern Characterization of Abnormal Findings on Delayed Enhancement Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Pediatrics and Congenital Heart Disease,” n.d.

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