BACKGROUND: Recent reports advocate that a right ventricular to pulmonary artery (RV-
PA) conduit improves outcome after the stage I reconstruction. METHODS: We …

BACKGROUND: A comprehensive assessment of 48 hour postoperative hemodynamics in
neonates randomized to the right ventricle–to–pulmonary artery (RV-PA) conduit or modified …

OBJECTIVES The Norwood procedure for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is
performed either via a right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery (RVPA) conduit or a modified …

This article reviews our experience using a prosthetic conduit between the right ventricle
(RV) and the pulmonary artery (PA), in lieu of the more traditional aortopulmonary shunt, for …

The survival of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) has significantly improved
during the past several decades (the Figure). This accomplishment is directly attributable to …

Objectivo: Estudos anteriores mostraram uma melhoria na sobrevida de doentes com
síndrome do coração esquerdo hipoplásico (SCEH) submetidos a cirurgia paliativa estadio I …

Neonatal palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome re-quires relief of systemic outflow
obstruction, provision of unobstructed coronary blood flow, creation of a nonrestrictive atrial …

BACKGROUND: To evaluate the developing surgical technique of a modified Norwood
procedure using a right ventricle–to–pulmonary artery shunt, we analyzed data obtained …

BACKGROUND: Traditional palliation of infants with biventricular hearts and inadequate
pulmonary blood flow is a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt. The aim of this report is to assess …

Background The single-ventricle reconstruction trial randomized patients with single right
ventricle lesions to a modified Blalock-Taussig or right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery shunt at …