First cross-sectional analysis from a multicenter prospective registry of the Fontan Outcomes Network (FON), enrolling patients with a Fontan circulation between 2022 and 2024 at centers across the United States and Canada, with particular attention to their demographic, clinical, and imaging characteristics, as well as associated comorbidities.
Study and accompanying editorial examining therapeutic goals in the Norwood operation, comparing early outcomes of the two initial pulmonary blood flow strategies: the modified Blalock-Taussig-Thomas shunt (MBTTS) and the right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery shunt (RVPAS).
Retrospective validation study of automated three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3DTTE) using automated software (Auto RV, Philips) for volumetric and functional assessment of the right ventricle (RV) in a pediatric cohort with biventricular heart disease, compared with the reference standard for RV assessment: cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR).
This article analyzes the outcomes of combined heart-liver transplantation in patients with Fontan circulation treated at pediatric hospitals in the United States.
Retrospective single-centre study analysing 23 years of experience at a German referral centre with the use of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) as circulatory support following congenital heart surgery.
The largest international cohort to date assessing the role of cardiac resynchronisation therapy in patients with a systemic right ventricle due to congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries or TGA repaired with an atrial switch procedure.
Preclinical study of pig-to-baboon cardiac xenotransplantation as a bridge to allotransplantation.
A narrative review aimed at anesthesiologists, intensivists, and multidisciplinary teams, structured around several major areas, including the care of adults with congenital heart disease, cardiopulmonary bypass and coagulation management, enhanced recovery programs, and the safety of noncardiac procedures.
A clinical guidance document focusing on the timing of surveillance and treatment across the different forms of congenital heart disease caused by left-to-right shunting.
Retrospective comparative study assessing outcomes after a strategy of primary versus delayed sternal closure following the Norwood procedure.
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