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Sandra Kikano

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Cardiology

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Pediatrics · 2024 - Present Pediatrics, Cardiology, Pediatrics

Recent Scholarly Works


Impact of gestational age of onset of fetal atrial restriction on postnatal outcomes in hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

Journal article Cardiol Young · May 21, 2026 BACKGROUND: Patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who develop a restrictive atrial septum prenatally have higher rates of postnatal mortality compared to those without atrial restriction. It is not understood whether the gestational age at which re ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cardiac magnetic resonance assessment of acute rejection and cardiac allograft vasculopathy in pediatric heart transplant.

Journal article J Heart Lung Transplant · May 2024 BACKGROUND: In pediatric heart transplant (PHT), cardiac catheterization with endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is standard for diagnosing acute rejection (AR) and cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) but is costly and invasive. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the abili ... Full text Link to item Cite

Postoperative Morbidity and Interstage Hemodynamics Following Stage I Palliation in Patients with Turner Syndrome and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.

Journal article Pediatr Cardiol · February 2024 BACKGROUND: Turner syndrome (TS) is associated with left-sided cardiac lesions, including hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). Mortality as high as 80-90% has been reported following stage I single-ventricle palliation (S1P) in patients with TS and HLHS ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education


Northeastern Ohio Medical University · 2017 M.D.