Congenital Surgery in Adults
Anomalous origins of the coronary arteries are rare, occurring in 1-2 percent of the general population. While anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery alone is less often problematic (for example, right coronary artery (RCA)...
Valve-sparing aortic root replacement (VSRR) in grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) patients is a complex but feasible approach. The authors present their experience performing the David procedure in two adult patients...
Anomalous origins of the coronary arteries are rare, occurring in 1-2 percent of the general population. While anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery alone is less often problematic (for...
Interesting registry review form an international voluntary registry. The retrospective historical data can be juxtaposed favourably to the recently presented ( also excellent results) in JANS on acute dissection in...
The arterial switch operation, combined with the LeCompte maneuver, is the treatment of choice for transposition of great arteries. Right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction remains one of the most...
The authors present a case vignette. Particularly interesting is the statement on reliability of sonography to assess the oval fossa, especially for placing confidence in echocardiographic screening of cardiac donors.
...Minimally invasive valve sparing aortic root replacement in a patient with Marfan syndrome is feasible and provides an excellent outcome in a young patient. Preoperative computed tomography of the chest...
Objectives The Amplatzer™ Septal Occluder is a minimally invasive device used to treat atrial septal defects (ASD). Despite the low associated complication rates, the Amplatzer™ device has, on rare occasions,...
Patient Care The Chinese Red Cross has announced that 25 Afghan children with congenital heart disease will receive free medical treatment in China. The National Health System England has chosen...
This video demonstrates a video-assisted thoracoscopic resection of a congenital lobar emphysema in a young woman with spontaneous pneumothorax. Congenital lobar emphysema occurs when there is a developmental ball-valve obstruction...
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the most common congenital lesions in adults. Percutaneous device closure remains the preferred approach. For ASDs that are not amenable to percutaneous closure,...
Patient Care Several charities provided free surgeries to 15 Kashmiri children with congenital heart defects at the Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurgaon, India. A man in his 40s discovered...








