BACKGROUND: A modification to the Norwood procedure involving a right ventricle-to-
pulmonary artery (RV-PA) shunt may improve early postoperative outcomes. Concerns …

BACKGROUND: To determine and compare outcome of the modified Norwood procedure
using either a systemic to pulmonary artery (SPA) shunt or right ventricle to pulmonary artery …

OBJECTIVES To achieve the growth of right-sided heart structures, our choice of the first
palliation for patients with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum (PA-IVS) includes …

Objective: Although significant progress has been made in the perioperative management of
neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), early survival has plateaued …

OBJECTIVES: Neonatal surgery for tetralogy of Fallot and truncus arteriosus requires
reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract. Although the method of reconstruction is …

OBJECTIVE: We previously reported no difference in morbidity or mortality in a cohort of
infants undergoing stage 1 and 2 reconstructions for hypoplastic left heart syndrome with …

Main pulmonary artery to innominate artery shunt during hybrid palliation of hypoplastic left
heart syndrome - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Skip to Main Content …

OBJECTIVES: The study objective was to compare echocardiographic indices in infants with
hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) randomized to different surgical pathways …

The initial Norwood procedure remains the highest risk operation for the staged repair of
univentricular congenital malformations with associated systemic outflow obstruction. The …

Objectives: Progression of pulmonary vascular disease limits heart transplantation for
hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) to early infancy. Our objective was to assess the …