BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease …

Congenital heart defects occur in 8 per 1000 live births, with anomalies ranging from minor
septal defects to major structural abnormalities of the great vessels or ventricles. Why focus …

This scientific statement summarizes the current state of knowledge related to interstage
home monitoring for infants with shunt‐dependent single ventricle heart disease …

Background The impact of neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) on outcomes
following first‐stage palliation of single ventricle heart disease remains incompletely …

Background The superior cavo‐pulmonary connection was introduced at our institution in
1988 for infants undergoing surgery for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Patients with …

OBJECTIVES: To test the effect of a 4-month telehealth home monitoring program (REACH),
layered on usual care, on postdischarge outcomes in parents of infants recovering from …

The Fontan procedure is the final palliative surgery in a series of staged surgeries to reroute
the systemic venous blood flow directly to the lungs, with the ventricle (s) pumping …

Background Observational studies have demonstrated an association between the use of
digoxin and reduced interstage mortality after Norwood operation for hypoplastic left heart …

OBJECTIVES The interstage mortality rate after a Norwood stage 1 operation remains 12–
20% in current series. In-hospital interstage facilitates escalation of care, possibly improving …

Background Stage 1 single ventricle palliation (S1P) has the longest length of stay (LOS) of
all benchmark congenital heart operations. Center-level factors contributing to prolonged …