Issue 7/2021
Content (29 Articles)
Congenital Aorto-Cardiac Connections (CACC) Revisited: Introduction of a Novel Anatomic-therapeutic Classification
Elaheh Malakan Rad, Ziyad M. Hijazi, Hamidreza Pouraliakbar, Mohammad Reza Mirzaaghayan, Hassan Zamani
Neutrophil and T Cell Functions in Patients with Congenital Heart Diseases: A Review
Koichi Yuki, Sophia Koutsogiannaki
From Other Journals: A Review of Recent Articles by Our Editorial Team
Tarek Alsaied, Awais Ashfaq
QRS Duration During Follow-Up of Tetralogy of Fallot: How Valuable is it? Analysis of ECG Changes in Relation to Pulmonary Valve Implantation
Thomas Martens, Katrien François, Hans De Wilde, Laurence Campens, Laurent Demulier, Julie De Backer, Daniel Dewolf, Thierry Bove
Red Blood Cell Distribution Width as a Predictive Marker for Coronary Artery Lesions in Patients with Kawasaki Disease
Li Ming, Hui-ling Cao, Qiushu Li, Gengsheng Yu
Fetal Diagnosis is Associated with Improved Perioperative Condition of Neonates Requiring Surgical Intervention for Coarctation
Mohammad Mehdi Houshmandi, Luke Eckersley, Deborah Fruitman, Lindsay Mills, Alyssa Power, Lisa K. Hornberger
Preoperative Morphological Prediction of Early Reoperation Risk After Primary Repair in Tetralogy of Fallot: A Contemporary Analysis of 83 Cases
Qiancheng Luo, Xiaomin He, Zhiying Song, Xiaoyang Zhang, Zhirong Tong, Juanya Shen, Liwei Hu, Yumin Zhong, Jinlong Liu, Jinghao Zheng
Impact of Viral PCR Positive Nasal Swabs (Non Covid-19) on Outcomes Following Cardiac Surgery
Virginia Kathleen Cox, Diane Hersey, Melissa Valentine, Keyana Richardson, Lanette Johnson, Mark Galantowicz, Janet M. Simsic
Echocardiographic Screening for Postoperative Pericardial Effusion in Children
Gary J. Galante, Daryl I. Schantz, Kimberley A. Myers, Charissa R. Pockett, Ivan M. Rebeyka, Andrew S. Mackie
Transcarotid Approach to Ventricular Septal Defect Closure in Small Infants
Colm R. Breatnach, Damien Kenny, Niall Linnane, Mohamed Al Nasef, Li Yen Ng, Jonathan McGuinness, Brian McCrossan, Lars Nölke, Paul Oslizlok, Mark Redmond, Kevin Walsh
Long-Term Outcomes of Atrioventricular Valve Surgery in Patients with Functional Single Ventricle: Should We Avoid Valve Replacement?
Jae Hong Lim, Jae Gun Kwak, Jooncheol Min, Sungkyu Cho, Woong-Han Kim
Identification of Novel and Potent Modulators Involved in Neonatal Cardiac Regeneration
Galip Servet Aslan, Feyza Polat, Seyma Nur Eren, Dogacan Yucel, Semih Arbatli, Alev Cumbul, Fatih Kocabas
Risk Factors for Increased Post-operative Length of Stay in Children with Coarctation of Aorta
Laura Schoeneberg, Parthak Prodhan, Beverly Spray, Chary Akmyradov, Dala Zakaria
Reliability of Fetal Echocardiography in Predicting Postnatal Critical Hypoxia in Patients with Transposition of Great Arteries and Intact Ventricular Septum
M. Masci, L. Pasquini, T. Alsaied, L. Di Chiara, R. Formigari, L. Galletti, C. M. Campanale, A. Romiti, M. Bonito, P. Bagolan, A. Toscano
Relationship between a Tracheal and Left Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Index and the Prognosis of Pulmonary Artery Sling with Tracheal Stenosis
Xiao Shen, WeiQiang Tan, Bing Jia, Ming Ye
Aortic Root Dilation in Patients with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Without Intracardiac Anomalies
Chiara Pandolfi de Rinaldis, Adam Butensky, Shrey Patel, Sharon Edman, Melissa Wasserman, Daniel E. McGinn, Alice Bailey, Elaine H. Zackai, T. Blaine Crowley, Donna M. McDonald-McGinn, Jungwon Min, Elizabeth Goldmuntz
Elevated Arterial–Central Venous Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressure Difference Indicates Poor Prognosis in the Early Postoperative Period of Open Heart Surgery in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease
Xiaolei Gong, Limin Zhu, Yujie Liu, Chunxiang Li, Mingjie Zhang, Haibo Zhang, Jinghao Zheng, Zhuoming Xu
Early Ventricular Septal Defect Closure Prevents the Progression of Aortic Regurgitation: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study
Genichiro Sotodate, Kotaro Oyama, Hirofumi Saiki, Shin Takahashi
The Fontan and the Sea: First-in-Man Data on Swimming and Diving Physiology in Fontan Patients
C. Paech, R. A. Gebauer, M. Weidenbach, S. Mensch, P. Kalden, F. Markel, A. Michaelis, I. Schöffl, I. Dähnert, F. T. Riede, P. Rüdrich, B. Wolfarth, J. Wüstenfeld
Myocardial Deformation in Fontan Patients Assessed by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Feature Tracking: Correlation with Function, Clinical Course, and Biomarkers
Alessia Callegari, Simona Marcora, Barbara Burkhardt, Michael Voutat, Christian Johannes Kellenberger, Julia Geiger, Emanuela Regina Valsangiacomo Buechel
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Associated with COVID-19 Anti-thrombosis Guideline of Care for Children by Action
Neha Bansal, Estela Azeka, Cindy Neunert, John S. Kim, Jenna Murray, Lindsay May, Christa Kirk, Angela Lorts, David Rosenthal, Christina VanderPluym
Aspirin Use and Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement, the Need for Consistency
Kamel Shibbani, Ruchira Garg, Evan M. Zahn, Daniel Mclennan
Left Transjugular Venous Approach for Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation using Sapien Valve
Christopher Herron, Thomas J. Forbes, Daisuke Kobayashi
Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation: Look for the Hidden Guilty—A case of aborted cardiac death
Marianna Cicenia, Pietro Paolo Tamborrino, Massimo Stefano Silvetti, Sonia Albanese, Maria Gnazzo, Anwar Baban, Adriano Carotti, Aurelio Secinaro, Fabrizio Drago
Modified Microvascular Plug as a Flow Restrictor in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome with Dysplastic Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valves
Joshua D. Kurtz, Bahaaldin Alsoufi, Sarah J. Wilkens, Edward Kim
Dicrotic Pulse Revisited in the Pandemic Context
Bhushan Chavan, Raghavannair Suresh Kumar
Pitfalls in Normalizing Wave Intensity Indices to Body Size
Jonathan P. Mynard, Joseph J. Smolich
Correction to: Red Blood Cell Distribution Width as a Predictive Marker for Coronary Artery Lesions in Patients with Kawasaki Disease
Gengsheng Yu, Li Ming, Hui‑ling Cao, Qiushu Li