Children born with congenital heart defects typically undergo staged palliative surgeries to
reconstruct the circulation to improve transport of deoxygenated blood to the lungs. As part …

Background Despite current trends toward primary repair, surgical systemic-to-pulmonary
shunt is still an invaluable palliative option in some patients with congenital heart defects …

Background This study compared the modified Blalock-Taussig (MBT) shunt with the right
ventricle-to-pulmonary artery (RVPA) conduit with respect to outcome and PA growth …

Outcomes for staged palliation for single‐ventricle heart disease have improved over the
past two decades. As outcomes improve, parental expectations for survival and quality of life …

Objective Palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome with a standard nonvalved right
ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit results in an inefficient circulation in part due to …

Recently, the assisted bidirectional Glenn (ABG) procedure has been proposed as an
alternative to the modified Blalock–Taussig shunt (mBTS) operation for neonates with single …

A best evidence topic in congenital cardiac surgery was written according to a structured
protocol. The question addressed was: in hypoplastic left heart patients is Sano shunt …

Various transcatheter interventions for the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) have been
introduced and developed in recent decades. Transcatheter pulmonary valve perforation …

Objective: The right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery (RV-PA) shunt in the Norwood procedure
(NP) for children with hypoplastic left-heart syndrome (HLHS) provides stable early …

Risk factors for developing systemic-to-pulmonary artery collaterals (SPCs) in hypoplastic
left heart syndrome (HLHS) are unknown. We performed a retrospective case-control study …