This specialist review of congenital aortic root anatomy provides a detailed framework for evaluating and treating pediatric and adult patients across the whole spectrum of congenital aortic root pathology.
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June 29, 2023
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This case demonstrates the feasibility of concomitant pectus excavatum repair with cardiac surgical intervention and illustrates the safety and efficacy of this combined approach.
June 8, 2023
This analysis of 279 neonates with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum who underwent surgical or catheter intervention between 2009 and 2019 in nineteen centers showed that seventy-nine (28 percent) underwent right ventricular decompression, 151 (54 percent) underwent systemic-to-pulmonary shunt or ductal shunt only, thirty-six (13 percen
June 8, 2023
This video demonstrates two different surgical techniques for repair of anomalous aortic origin of the right coronary artery: translocation and unroofing.
May 11, 2023
This single institution study retrospectively reviewed the outcome of pediatric Ebstein’s anomaly surgical correction. Of the 188 patients with a median (IQR) age of three years (1.6–5.6), 108 had cone reconstruction. Nearly 30 percent of patients required a bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt.
May 11, 2023
This video demonstrates the technique of translocation of the left main coronary artery from the pulmonary artery to the aorta in a neonate.
May 8, 2023
This article presents a tier-based framework with proposed benchmarks for the development of quality pediatric and congenital heart disease care in resource-limited settings. This was achieved by identifying the most common barriers to care and using a literature review method to determine the most effective solutions.
May 4, 2023
This is episode 5 of The Beat podcast with Joel Dunning.
May 1, 2023
April was a newsworthy month in the cardiothoracic surgery world. The most popular content last month included news on aortic aneurysm outcomes, a guest editor series from Gry Dahle, the relaunch of CTSNet’s flagship podcast, and more.