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Congenital
February 8, 2019
January 23, 2019
Vergnat and colleagues retrospectively evaluated long-term outcomes for neonates who underwent either balloon valvotomy or open valvoplasty between 1989 and 2015 (51 and 52 patients, respectively). Although both methods offer good survival benefits, open valvoplasty was associated with a higher freedom from operation during the follow-up period.
January 18, 2019
Patient Care and General Interest
Air pollution tops the World Health Organization’s list of Top 10 threats to global health.
January 15, 2019
Ibezim and colleagues examined outcomes for patients undergoing their first mechanical mitral valve replacement (M-MVR) before 21 years of age. Using information from the Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium database, the authors performed a retrospective analysis of 441 children from 36 centers in the United States.
January 11, 2019
Patient Care and General Interest
Ireland’s Cabinet is expected to consider opt-out organ donation legislation this spring.
January 7, 2019
The authors demonstrate a full surgical reposition of a right anomalous pulmonary artery.
December 6, 2018
Leanne Harling talks with John McKenna about the role of industry in cardiothoracic surgical advances.
November 30, 2018
Patient Care and General Interest
November 21, 2018
This video demonstrates a heart transplant for a patient with failed Fontan circulation.
November 16, 2018
Patient Care and General Interest
An accident during a sword swallowing trick was bad news for the performer’s esophagus.