From November 1988 to May 1989, four patients underwent total right heart bypass by
means of bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis and interposition of an extracardiac …

Objective This study reviews a single-center experience with the Ross procedure in infants
and young children. Methods From November 1993 to March 2012, 55 children aged less …

Objectives: We sought to evaluate the mid-term outcome of hospital survivors with
extracardiac Fontan circulation. Background: Few data exist about the mid-term and long …

Methods: Between 1988 and 1995, 60 patients with complex cardiac anomalies underwent
a total extracardiac cavopulmonary connection, a combination of a bidirectional …

Objectives: To evaluate late outcome of non-isomeric total anomalous pulmonary venous
connection (TAPVC) repair, controlling for anatomic subtypes and surgical technique …

Significant airway obstruction may complicate the natural and surgical history of infants with
congenital heart diseases. Airway obstruction occurred in 12 infants who had operations for …

Background Total cavopulmonary connection has been proposed as a rational alternative to
atriopulmonary connection for complex Fontan operations. In addition to fluid dynamic …

Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital anomaly at
birth, affecting approximately 1% of live births. In recent decades great medical and surgical …

Background Heterotaxy syndrome (HS) is a group of congenital disorders characterized by
abnormal arrangement of thoraco-abdominal organs across the left-right axis of the body …

Nine children who had undergone total correction of tetralogy of Fallot were studied with the
purpose of observing the physical changes that might be produced by a period of …