In severe aortic coarctation in the neonatal period, surgical repair is required soon after
clinical stabilization. Elective repair of isolated aortic coarctation is nowadays indicated at 3 …

BACKGROUND: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an uncommon lesion, mainly
occurring in children and young adults and extremely rare in the heart. IMTs are composed …

Risk factors for late left atrioventricular (AV) valve insufficiency, which occurred in 16 (18%)
of 90 patients evaluated after repair of partial AV septal defect, were examined. The …

The indications for operation to correct acute mechanical defects after myocardial infarction
are clearly established. Less clear is the use of surgical procedures for nonmechanical …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the role of histology in diagnosis and management of biologically
benign heart tumors causing life-threatening symptoms and even death in children and …

During the past 5 years all patients with complete atrioventricular (AV) were subjected to
surgical correction regardless of age. Thus we were able to assess the ease and reliability of …

This study presents the late results for the first 104 consecutive patients surviving an atrial
repair for transposition of the great arteries (TGA) between January 1971 and December …

Successful one-stage repair of a Berry syndrome (interrupted aortic arch, distal
aortopulmonary septal defect, right pulmonary artery branch originating from the ascending …

Pericardial baffle complications with the standard Mustard operation led first to the use of
alternative materials of various shapes and finally to the recent popularity of the Senning …

To assess the regurgitant characteristics of mitral biologic and mechanical prostheses
immediately after implantation, intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography was …