Megan Gunsaulus

Pediatric Cardiology Fellow at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

[Tarek Alsaied @AlsaiedTarek]

Congrats @MGunsaulus and Fontan team.
#Whycmr predictors of 🫀 Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD)
Dilated IVC is associated with FALD and is likely a predictor of liver congestion. Is it the 🐔or🥚? Does FALD ⬆️cardiac output
👉https://t.co/rK0lgKoB9i
#echofirst #CardioEd

[Megan Gunsaulus @MGunsaulus]

@samsaid75 @AlsaiedTarek @mudphudheart @ahoskoppal @ljolivieri @HviUpmc @ChildrensPgh @AshokPanigrahy6 @PittPedsRad @PittPediatrics @UPMC_CTSurgery @PittCardiology @daniel_forsha @DrJenniferCo_Vu @Kfarooqi This is a very interesting idea though to look back at prior caths to see if patients with more severe FALD had poor hemodynamics at some point in their history.

[Megan Gunsaulus @MGunsaulus]

@samsaid75 @AlsaiedTarek @mudphudheart @ahoskoppal @ljolivieri @HviUpmc @ChildrensPgh @AshokPanigrahy6 @PittPedsRad @PittPediatrics @UPMC_CTSurgery @PittCardiology @daniel_forsha @DrJenniferCo_Vu @Kfarooqi Thank you Dr. Said! We looked at the cath data at only 1 time point, closest to their CMR and found that this data reflected a relatively healthy population with a median Fontan pressure of 13 and EDP of 8.5. The CMRs were done as part of our routine surveillance protocol.

[Tarek Alsaied @AlsaiedTarek]

👌 Presentation @MGunsaulus #AHA22
#Whycmr predictors of 🫀Fontan associated liver disease (FALD)
Dilated inferior vena cava is associated with FALD and is likely a good predictor of liver congestion .
@mudphudheart @ahoskoppal @ljolivieri #epeeps #Cardioed #EchoFirst

[Megan Gunsaulus @MGunsaulus]

Finding old med school friends at #AHA22 @DavyHamilton1

[Megan Gunsaulus @MGunsaulus]

Puppy snuggle zone- I’ll be here for the rest of the conference #AHA22