Congenital & Pediatric
A 4-year-old boy who had been followed for a ventricular septal defect (VSD) and remained asymptomatic had a follow-up echocardiogram that showed enlargement of his cardiac chambers secondary to a left-to-right shunt and a gradient...
This interview focuses on establishing a sustainable pediatric cardiac surgical program in Georgetown, Guyana. At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet JANS Editor Ali Mashadi,...
This study demonstrates that using autologous right atrial appendage (RAA) tissue to create a neovalve during RVOT reconstruction is a safe and effective alternative for pediatric patients with congenital heart...
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...
This video completes a day of excellent presentations by leading surgeons exploring advanced minimally invasive techniques including congenital ventricular septal defect (VSD) surgery, endoscopic transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) explantation,...
Introduction Levy et al [1] first described the aorto-left ventricular tunnel in 1963. This rare congenital malformation is an abnormal channel that connects the ascending aorta with the left ventricle,...
In this video, the authors discuss congenitally-corrected transposition of the great arteries. In order to describe a congenital heart defect adequately, the relationships between heart chambers and great vessels are...
Endocarditis in premature infants without congenital heart disease is exceedingly rare. We describe a case of a premature infant who required surgical intervention for tricuspid endocarditis. The patient was a...
This presentation covers some of the recent advances in pediatric perfusion and lists out the recent studies that have been done. It covers the major topics of target hemoglobin, miniaturization,...
A 7-year-old, 41 kg, female presented with murmur and evidence of right-sided cardiac chamber enlargement. She was asymptomatic. Echocardiography and cross-sectional imaging demonstrated partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection of the...
Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) is gaining worldwide acceptance as an adjunct to brain death (BD) in transplant surgery. Initially performed for abdominal organs procurement, DCD was then carried out...
A 29-year-old man was found to have right bundle branch block in ECG during regular health check-up and was diagnosed with SVC type of sinus venosus ASD with PAPVC of...
Purpose: The incidence of long-term Fontan complications have led some centers to reevaluate their “functionally single ventricle” patients for different surgical strategies. [1] Other centers have described their short-term outcomes...




