Congenital & Pediatric

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August 5, 2026 | Vatsal Vora

Congenital diverticulum of the ventricle is a rare cardiac malformation and is usually associated with other congenital abnormalities, including intracardiac, midline thoracic, diaphragmatic, and anterior abdominal wall defects, first described...

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July 23, 2026 | Ali MashadiSilver Contributor

This study examines the relationship between public interest in cardiothoracic surgical conditions and corresponding research output during a 21-year period (2004–2024). Public interest was assessed using Google Trends data and...

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October 23, 2024 | Benjamin Alexander

Case Presentation: This is a case presentation of a 2-month-old female infant who was diagnosed postnatally with a 2/6 ejection murmur. A transesophageal echocardiogram indicated severe supravalvar aortic stenosis at...

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October 9, 2024 | Benjamin Alexander

This is a case presentation of a full-term infant female who was prenatally diagnosed with pentalogy of Cantrell and a cardiac diagnosis of ectopia cordis, a Tet-type double outlet right...

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September 17, 2024 | Alexis Lauria

The patient was a 27-year-old female with a history of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and Ehlers Danlos syndrome who presented with dysphagia to solids since 2021. Her work up was...

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September 11, 2024 | Amr Alsalakawy

Introduction Common arterial trunk (CAT) requires early surgical treatment to prevent high mortality and morbidity rates. The unopposed pulmonary overflow accelerates the deleterious effects of left-to-right shunting. Moreover, unprotected pulmonary...

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September 6, 2024 | Albert Guerrero

A 37-year-old female presented with a history of Ebstein anomaly of the tricuspid valve with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR), a severely dilated right atrium, an atrial septal defect, partial anomalous...

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August 29, 2024 | Ali MashadiSilver Contributor

The patient was an 18-year-old male who presented with fatigue and exercise intolerance. He was born with dextrocardia and a functional single ventricle secondary to severely unbalanced complete atrioventricular septal...

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August 16, 2024 | Rebecca Krey

Patient Selection Early surgical correction of ductal-dependent neonatal patients with an aortic coarctation (CoA) and distal arch hypoplasia have emerged as the current standard of care. To begin, the criteria...

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The use of robotic surgical platforms in mitral valve surgeries is an established technique with excellent outcomes (1). However, its use in congenital heart surgery currently is very limited. This...