Congenital - Cyanotic

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Long-Term Results of the REV Procedure for Transposition of Great Arteries and Double Outlet RV with Pulmonary Stenosis

February 8, 2024 | EACTS StaffSilver Contributor

This study addressed the long-term results of the réparation à l’étage ventriculaire (REV) procedure for double outlet right ventricle (DORV) and transposition of the great arteries (TGA) with pulmonary stenosis (PS). From 1980 to 2021,...

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Surgical Repair of Mixed Supracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

August 31, 2026 | Zineb El Hasnaoui…

The surgical technique used in this video is suitable for patients with mixed supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) in whom the right and left pulmonary venous systems drain...

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The Battle of the Shunts: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cryopreserved and Antibiotic-Preserved Saphenous Vein Homografts Versus Polytetrafluoroethylene Grafts for Systemic-to-Pulmonary Artery Shunts in Pediatric Patients

August 27, 2026 | Ahmed Wahba

This study compared two types of conduits used for systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunts in children with congenital heart disease: synthetic polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) grafts and biological saphenous vein homografts (SVH). Across 16...

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Novel Size-Adjustable Pulmonary Valve US Early Feasibility Study: One-Year Outcomes

August 27, 2026 | Vincent SierGold Contributor

This US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved prospective, single-arm, multicenter early feasibility study evaluated the Autus Size-Adjustable Valve (ASAV), a surgically implanted, fully synthetic, balloon-expandable pulmonary valve for children requiring...

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Tetralogy of Fallot With Absent Pulmonary Valve: Repair by Anterior Translocation of Branch Pulmonary Arteries and Reduction Plasty

April 16, 2024 | Debasis Das…

Tetralogy of Fallot with an absent pulmonary valve is physiologically distinctive from other forms of TOF due to tracheobronchial compression resulting from massive dilatation of the main pulmonary artery and...

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In Global News: 3D Printing Tracheas, Free Heart Surgery for Children, and a Test for Barrett’s Esophagus

January 19, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care China and Cambodia will work together on a program to provide free heart surgery to 100 Cambodian children with congenital heart disease. Quadruple bypass surgery was the inspiration...

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Improving Results of Surgery for Ebstein Anomaly: Where Are We After 235 Cone Repairs?

January 15, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Holst and colleagues present their experience with cone repair of the tricuspid valve for Ebstein’s anomaly in 235 patients over eight years. They conclude that cone repair is safe and...

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Single Stage Repair of Type A Interrupted Aortic Arch With Type III Aortopulmonary Window in a Preterm Child

January 8, 2018 | Nitin Gupta…

Interrupted aortic arch occurring with an aortopulmonary window is an extremely rare anomaly with very few cases described in the current literature. This video demonstrates a single stage repair in...

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Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Is Not a Predictor of Worse Intermediate Mortality Post Fontan

December 13, 2017 | Claire Vernon

Martin and colleagues analyzed in-hospital complications, transplant-free survival, and long-term reintervention for patients receiving a Fontan operation over 20 years, with a specific focus on differences between patients with and...

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Effect of Gastrointestinal Malformations on the Outcomes of Patients With Congenital Heart Disease

November 14, 2017 | Claire Vernon

Mery and colleagues retrospectively reviewed outcomes of 383 neonates and infants undergoing repair of congenital heart defects to determine if the presence of congenital gastrointestinal (GI) malformations affected cardiac surgery...

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Determinants of Adverse Outcomes After Systemic-To-Pulmonary Shunts in Biventricular Circulation

October 17, 2017 | Claire Vernon

Hobbes and colleagues retrospectively evaluated systemic-to-pulmonary shunt procedures for 173 patients over a 10-year period at a single institution. Despite their importance for many patients with single ventricle or complex...

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Left-Sided Reoperations After Arterial Switch Operation: A European Multicenter Study

September 20, 2017 | Claire Vernon

Vida and colleagues retrospectively reviewed 111 left-sided reoperations after an arterial switch operation (ASO) across 17 ECHSA centers between 1975 and 2010. The authors found a low reoperation frequency of...

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World’s tiniest baby to survive heart surgery (470 grams)

May 18, 2017 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

He weighed merely 470 grams at birth and was just the size of a palm. He was born prematurely after 28 weeks (5.5 months). His eyes hadn’t opened, lungs weren’t...

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