Objective: The aim was to develop a consensus-based method of risk adjustment for in-
hospital mortality among children younger than 18 years after surgery for congenital heart …

Prevention of congenital cardiovascular defects has been hampered by a lack of information
about modifiable risk factors for abnormalities in cardiac development. Over the past …

This paper aims to update clinicians on “hot topics” in the management of patients with D-
loop transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) in the current surgical era. The arterial switch …

Background Previous congenital heart disease estimates came from few data sources, were
geographically narrow, and did not evaluate congenital heart disease throughout the life …

Objective. To examine the impact of hospital caseload on in-hospital mortality for pediatric
congenital heart surgery. Design. Population-based, retrospective cohort study. Setting …

The new health care environment has increased the need for accurate information about
outcomes after pediatric cardiac surgery to facilitate quality improvement efforts both locally …

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is the most common cyanotic congenital heart defect. We explore
“hot topics” to highlight areas of emerging science for clinicians and scientists in moving …

Objective: We sought to explore the usefulness of the Risk Adjustment in Congenital Heart
Surgery method (designated RACHS-1) of adjusting for case-mix differences when …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between aortic valve
morphology and valve dysfunction. Background: The morphology of the bicuspid or …

Objectives. The exercise capacity of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) is often
depressed. This depression is thought to be attributable to (1) residual hemodynamic …