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Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
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Cardiac Transplantation for Doxorubicin-induced Heart Failure after Chemotherapy of Ewing’s Sarcoma
Abstract: A 30-year-old woman presented with doxorubicin-induced heart failure. She had been treated due to Ewing’s sarcoma five years ago. ... -
Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage During Thoracic Aortic Repair: Safety and Current Management
Background: The benefit of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage during thoracic aortic repair has been established. Few studies, however, report management ... -
Aortic and mitral valve replacement in children:is there any role for biologic and bioprosthetic substitutes?
Objective: The ideal valve substitute in children does not exist. Biologic and bioprosthetic valves do not require anticoagulation, however their ... -
Current strategies in tetralogy of Fallot repair:pulmonary valve sparing and evolution of right ventricle/left ventricle pressures ratio
Objective: Chronic volume overload in repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) with transannular patch leads to significant late morbidity and ... -
Reoperations After Initial Repair of Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect
Background: Excellent surgical results have been reported after repair of complete atrioventricular septal defects (CAVSD); however, 5% to 10% require ... -
Predictors of impaired neurodevelopmental outcomes at one year of age after infant cardiac surgery
Objective: For most newborns, congenital heart defects (CHD) appear to be isolated anomalies and the brain is presumed to have ...





