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The functionally univentricular circulation in the Norwood procedure: from analysis of fluid dynamics to surgical procedures.
No full textSeptal defects: surgeons do it better.
No full textUntil the recent availability of percutaneous devices, the role of the septal defect occluder was played by surgeons. In this paper the pros and cons of the two techniques in the approach to the atrial and ventricular septal defects are analyzed. Although the reported results are rather interesting, it seems clear that one of the crucial aspects to guarantee good results is the selection of patients for the transcatheter approach. Surgery is not confined by the constraints of defect anatomy, and good results may be achieved without regard to patient selection or an otherwise unfavorable anatomy of the defect. Up to now, the follow-up of transcatheter closure has been relatively short and cannot be compared with that of surgery. Therefore, caution should be exercised when proposing the transcatheter approach to septal defects as the true alternative to conventional surger
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome in situs inversus totalis
No full textA very rare case of a newborn with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and situs inversus totalis is herein reported. Successful surgical treatment of this cardiac malformation was accomplished at our institution and consisted of: modified Norwood stage I procedure, with direct anastomosis of the transected main pulmonary artery to the aortic arch, without any prosthetic material interposition and right ventricle to pulmonary artery polytetrafluoroethylene shun
Adjustable aorto-pulmonary shunt to prevent temporary pulmonary over-circulation.
No full textThe Blalock-Taussig shunt can produce a temporary pulmonary over-circulation and can be downsized with a metallic clip. This hemodynamic situation can be reversible leading to desaturation. We describe a very simple method to resize temporarily the shunt with a removable metallic cli
Arterial switch operation for a complex transposition of the great arteries in dextrocardia.
No full textA very rare case of a newborn with dextrocardia, complete transposition of the great arteries {S,D,D}, ventricular septal defect, aortic arch hypoplasia, juxtaposition of the morphologically right atrial appendage and superoinferior ventricles is herein presented. He successfully underwent arterial switch operation, ventricular septal defect closure and aortic arch reconstruction with end to end extended direct anastomosi
Double orifice tricuspid valve in an infant with tetralogy of Fallot.
No full textAtrioventricular valve duplication, also known as double orifice valve, is an excitingly rare anomaly that can involve either the mitral or more uncommonly the tricuspid valve. Herein we describe a case of a double orifice tricuspid valve that prejudiced the complete repair in a symptomatic infant with tetralogy of Fallot
MULTI ORGAN FAILURE WITH SEVERE RHABDOMYOLYIS AFTER CARDIAC TRANSPLANT SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH CRRT WITH AN69 HEPARIN ENGRAFTED FILTER OXIRIS
No full textAnomalous origin of additional coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery in complex congenital heart disease.
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