Stents are tubular meshed endoprostheses implanted mini-invasively through a
transcatheter intervention to guarantee the patency of body conduits, mainly in …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Hybrid interventions have become a common option in the
management for a variety of patients with congenital heart disease. In this review we will …

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 …

OBJECTIVES The optimal surgical strategies for pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular
septum (PAIVS) are still not well established. This study reviewed our 15-year experience in …

BackgroundTranscatheter right ventricle decompression in neonates with pulmonary atresia
and intact ventricular septum is technically challenging, with risk of cardiac perforation and …

Perventricular Melody valve placement has been described as a bailout approach or
alternative RVOT approach in patients> 30 kg. We present three patients< 20 kg and two …

This study aimed to compare long-term morbidity in patients with pulmonary atresia with
intact ventricular septum (PA-IVS) treated with catheter-based intervention (group A) versus …

Introduction: Surgical and transcatheter interventions have seen a tremendous evolution in
last three decades. Hybrid technology combines the achievements of both disciplines to …

Fetal cardiac intervention (FCI) is an emerging and rapidly advancing group of interventions
designed to improve outcomes for fetuses with cardiovascular disease. Currently, FCI is …

Genetic and environmental factors may be similar in certain CHD. It has been widely
accepted that it is the cumulative effect of these risk factors that results in disease …