Surgical strategies in single ventricle management of neonates and infants

C Haller, DJ Barron - Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2022 - Elsevier
No area of congenital heart disease has undergone greater change and innovation than
single ventricle management over the past 20 years. Surgical and catheterisation laboratory …

Outcomes of biventricular repair for shone's complex

AF Elmahrouk, MF Ismail, AA Arafat… - Journal of Cardiac …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Shone's complex is a rare lesion affecting the mitral valve (MV) and left
ventricular outflow tract (LVOT). The objective of this study is to report the outcomes after …

Bovine jugular vein valved xenograft for extracardiac total cavo‐pulmonary connection: The risk of thrombosis and the potential liver protection effect

MF Ismail, AF Elmahrouk, AA Arafat… - Journal of Cardiac …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Currently, non‐valved conduits are preferred for extracardiac total cavo‐
pulmonary connection (TCPC). However, previous work has failed to provide objective data …

Poor weight recovery between Stage 1 Palliation and hospital discharge for infants with single ventricle physiology: an analysis of the national pediatric cardiology …

R Moza, DT Truong, LM Lambert, Z Ou, V Amula… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate change in weight-for-age z-scores (WAZ) and risk factors for
impaired weight gain between stage 1 palliation (S1P) for single ventricle physiology and …

Factors affecting the outcomes after bidirectional Glenn shunt: two decades of experience from a tertiary referral center

AA Yousef, AF Elmahrouk, TE Hamouda… - The Egyptian Heart …, 2023 - Springer
Background Despite the improved management of patients with a single ventricle, the long-
term outcomes are not optimal. We reported the outcomes of the bidirectional Glenn …

Outcomes after the Fontan operation in the Middle East: A large Saudi Arabian single centre experience

K Al Najashi, S Farouk, M Atiyah, S Mohsin… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Fontan outcomes data from large volume Middle Eastern Centres are lacking.
We report our experience after the Fontan operation from a tertiary cardiac centre in Saudi …

The outcomes of bidirectional Glenn before and after 4 months of age: A comparative study

AM Dohain, MF Ismail, AF Elmahrouk… - Journal of Cardiac …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We aim to present our experience with the bidirectional Glenn (BDG) in patients
less than 4 months of age and to compare their outcomes with the patients who underwent …

[HTML][HTML] Combined Norwood and cavopulmonary shunt as the first palliation in late presenters with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and single-ventricle lesions

AF Elmahrouk, MF Ismail, AA Arafat, AM Dohain… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective A primary cavopulmonary shunt as a component of the initial Norwood palliation
could be an option in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and single-ventricle …

Valved Sano conduit improves immediate outcomes following Norwood operation compared with nonvalved Sano conduit

H Beqaj, N Goldshtrom, A Linder, E Buratto… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Use of a valved Sano during the Norwood procedure has been reported
previously, but its impact on clinical outcomes needs to be further elucidated. We assessed …

Valved Conduit for Norwood-Sano Procedure

D Kalfa, E Buratto, A Goldstone, E Bacha - Operative Techniques in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Use of a valved Sano (VS) during the Norwood procedure has been reported previously, but
is not widely used and its impact on clinical outcomes needs to be further elucidated. Our …