OBJECTIVE: For infants with single ventricle malformations undergoing staged repair,
interstage mortality is reported at 2% to 20%. The Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial …

Background and aim of the study: Even though the Blalock‐Taussig (B‐T) shunt, either
classic or modified, has been advocated and successfully employed in clinical practice for …

In the current decade, the prognosis of newborns with hypoplastic left heart syndrome,
previously considered a uniformly fatal condition, has dramatically improved through …

Disclaimer 2020: The EACTS/AEPC Guidelines represent the views of the EACTS and the
AEPC and were produced after careful consideration of the scientific and medical …

OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to identify factors associated with death and cardiac
transplantation in infants undergoing the Norwood procedure and to determine differences …

BACKGROUND: Red blood cell transfusion is associated with morbidity and mortality
among adults undergoing cardiac surgery. We aimed to evaluate the association of …

BACKGROUND: The Blalock-Taussig shunt (BTS) remains valuable for palliation of
congenital heart disease, but its role has evolved. We reviewed our total institutional …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the incidence and significance of recurrent laryngeal
nerve and swallowing dysfunction after a Norwood procedure compared with that after …

Low cardiac output syndrome (LCOS) and maximum vasoactive inotropic score (VIS) have
been used as surrogate markers for early postoperative outcomes in pediatric cardiac …

BACKGROUND: Cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is being used with increasing
frequency in the care of pediatric patients after surgery for congenital heart disease. Near …