ARTICLES ON CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES
Partial heart transplantation: a solution to valve growth challenges?
Review article discussing the necessity, clinical feasibility, and initial experiences with partial heart transplantation.
Transposition of the great arteries with intact septum: the British experience
Survival outcomes, reintervention, and hospital resource utilization in transposition of the great arteries with intact septum in the United Kingdom
The size matters: assessment of different methods for evaluating donor-recipient mismatch and their prognostic significance in pediatric heart transplantation
This retrospective study, based on data from the international Pediatric Heart Transplant Society registry, evaluates donor-recipient size mismatch using different parameters and its impact on 1- and 5-year graft survival and post-transplant morbidity.
Ventricular assist devices as a bridge to transplantation: challenging the established order
This retrospective single-center study evaluates the impact of pre-transplant ventricular assist device (VAD) support on pediatric patients and/or those with congenital heart disease undergoing heart transplantation, compared to patients who did not require such support before transplantation.
Congenital Aortic Root Malformations: How Should They Be Named?
Consensus document on the anatomy, imaging, and nomenclature of congenital aortic root malformations.
David versus Goliath: how to tackle coronary anomalies in D-TGA
A retrospective observational study analyzing outcomes following arterial switch surgery with coronary translocation using the modified Yacoub pouch technique in 14 neonates with D-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) and anomalous coronary patterns (single coronary ostium and intramural course).
Aortic valve replacement in children: a difficult situation, an uncertain future
A meta-analysis and microsimulation study aimed to review and estimate the outcomes of different aortic valve replacement strategies in the pediatric population.
Clinical practice guidelines: a awaiting challenge in pediatric cardiac surgery
Experience of an American center implementing clinical practice guidelines for the surgical repair of ventricular septal defect.
Aortic valve preservation: is it the same in children as in adults?
A retrospective study from the Royal Children’s Hospital (Melbourne, Australia) analyzing long-term outcomes of aortic root surgery with valve preservation.
Atrioventricular block after surgery: the minesweeper game?
A prospective study conducted at Boston Children’s Hospital aimed at mapping the conduction system in various congenital heart defects to create a predictive model of conduction tissue anatomy.