China has the largest number of individuals with congenital heart disease (CHD) in the
world and a heavy burden of CHD. Therefore, understanding current CHD treatment …

Minimal invasive approaches through small thoracic incisions for the isolated repair of the
most common congenital heart defects have been around for decades. However, the lack of …

Background This study evaluated the surgical results of a diverse array of congenital heart
defects through minimal right vertical infra-axillary incision (RVIAI). Methods We performed a …

Background Intracardiac septal defect is repaired using median sternotomy in most centers;
however, there are several reports using minimally invasive surgery in both children and …

Superior cavopulmonary shunt via right vertical axillary mini-thoracotomy Page 1 Cite this article
as: Tocharoenchok T, Haller C. Superior cavopulmonary shunt via right vertical axillary …

Percutaneous device closure is currently the preferred treatment for children with secundum
atrial septal defects (ASDs). 1 However, there is a group of patients who are not suitable for …

Objective: Owing to its obvious cosmetic appeal, minimal invasive repair of congenital heart
defects (CHDs) through the mini right axillary thoracotomy is becoming routine in many …

Objectives: The mini right axillary thoracotomy is an alternative surgical approach to repair
certain congenital heart defects. Quality-of-life metrics and clinical outcomes in children …

Background: In the treatment of simple congenital cardiac lesions, percutaneous and
cosmetic surgical approaches have steadily gained prominence. Surgically, right vertical …

Although the patients' sample size was small (49 patients), they covered a wide range of
procedures with an overall reasonable conversion rate (14%). Anomalous aortic origin of …