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The World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WJPCHS) is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed scientific publication dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge pertaining to congenital heart anomalies, and pediatric heart diseases in general. It is the official journal of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WSPCHS), Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society (CHSS), and European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association (ECHSA). A central focus of the Journal is the surgical aspect of the care of infants, children, and adults. The International Editorial Advisory Board includes specialists in congenital heart surgery, cardiology, anesthesia, critical care and nursing.

The Journal will contain, and manuscript submissions are welcome, in the following categories:

  • Original Reports of clinical and/or basic scientific investigations and observations relevant to the care and management of patients with congenital heart disease
  • Review Articles, Expert Techniques, Historical Perspectives, and descriptions of New Technologies (with focus on surgical topics, as well as interventional cardiology, anesthesia, and critical care)
  • Instructive Case Reports and unique Images of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease
  • Reports of proceedings of the meetings of WSPCHS, as well as those of other national and regional cardiac surgical societies and pediatric cardiology organizations that do not have widely distributed official publications of their own
  • Papers on diverse subjects relevant to the mission of WSPCHS, including worldwide and regional demographics of congenital heart disease (CHD), healthcare policy and economics pertinent to CHD, programs of international collaboration in the development and support of centers for CHD, challenges and progress in clinical care in underserved areas, and issues related to congenital heart surgery education and training around the world
  • Manuscripts submitted by organizations or entities interested in advancing the care of pediatric and congenital heart disease patients worldwide

For more information, contact Editor-in-Chief Marshall L. Jacobs, M.D. at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

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World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
Volume 15 Issue 2, March 2024 Published

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Surgical Management of Ebstein Anomaly: The Australia and New Zealand Experience

Published: January 24, 2024.
Pages 155-159

Contributors

F. Doig; K. Finucane; P. Skillington; S. Jones; V. Sharma; M. Daley; D. Wall; J. Suna; N. Alphonso; D. Bandara; R. Chard; F. Calderoni; C. Brizard

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Invited Commentary: The Rarity of Ebstein Anomaly: A Case for Regionalized Care

Published: February 09, 2024.
Pages 160-161

Contributors

Elizabeth H. Stephens; Joseph A. Dearani

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A Noninvasive Circulating Signature of Combined Right Ventricular Pressure and Volume Overload in Tetralogy of Fallot/Pulmonary Atresia/Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries

Published: December 22, 2023.
Pages 162-173

Contributors

Katie L. Clouthier; Anne C. Taylor; Ji Xuhuai; Yuhan Liu; Sarah Parker; Jennifer Van Eyk; Sushma Reddy

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Invited Commentary: Omics Approaches to Mechanistic, Biomarker, and Therapeutic Development for Right Ventricular Failure in Congenital Right-Sided Obstructive Lesions: A Brave New World?

Published: March 13, 2024.
Pages 174-176

Contributors

Jesse A. Davidson; Lindsay M. Thomson; Benjamin S. Frank

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Kawarabi: Administrative Structuring of a Multicenter Research Collaborative to Study Kawasaki Disease in the Arab Countries

Published: November 20, 2023.
Pages 177-183

Contributors

Yousra Arab; Ashraf S. Harahsheh; Nagib Dahdah; Nermeen El-Kholy; Maysam Y. Abed; Sima Y. Abu Al-Saoud; Hala M. Agha; Fahad Alahmadi; Suad R. Alamer; Zainab Al Awadhi; Sulafa Ali; Mohamed T. Ali; Hanifa Alrabte; Hesham Al-Saloos; Khalfan S. Al-Senaidi; Raed Alzyoud; Najat Awidat; Kenza Bouayed; Asma Bouaziz; Rachida Boukari; Mona M. El Ganzoury; Hala M. Elmarsafawy; Najat Elrugige; Zohra Fitouri; Alyaa Kotby; Mohamed S. Ladj; Mokhtar Bekkar; Pierre Mouawad; Aso F. Salih; Mohamed Suleiman; Nadine F. Choueiter

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Hospital Resources and Practice Patterns for Congenital Cardiac Surgery in Pakistan: A Nationwide Status Report

Published: January 24, 2024.
Pages 184-192

Contributors

Mahim Akmal Malik; Asad Saulat Fatimi; Russell Seth Martins; Muneer Amanullah; Anjum Jalal

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Clinical Variables Specific to Timing of Tracheal Extubation Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Published: November 20, 2023.
Pages 193-201

Contributors

Madan Mohan Maddali; Asiya Hilal Al-Mamari; Sowmiya Raju; Panchatcharam Murthi Sathiya

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Ventricular Assist Device Training and Emergency Management Among Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Physicians – Multicenter Cross-Sectional Survey

Published: December 22, 2023.
Pages 202-208

Contributors

Ivie D. Esangbedo; Priscilla Yu; Tarif A. Choudhury; Sebastian C. Tume; Javier J. Lasa

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Critical Illness-Related Corticosteroid Insufficiency (CIRCI) After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Published: February 07, 2024.
Pages 209-214

Contributors

Aziez Ahmed; Russell Kesman; Madonna E. Lee

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Mortality and Heart Transplantation After Hybrid Palliation of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Published: February 26, 2024.
Pages 215-223

Contributors

Xander Jacquemyn; Tajinder P. Singh; Jeffrey G. Gossett; Konstantin Averin; Shelby Kutty; Liesl J. Zühlke; Leila H. Abdullahi; Aparna Kulkarni

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Unusual Aneurysm of a Cervical Aortic Arch: Surgical Repair Improves Fluid Dynamics

Published: October 19, 2023.
Pages 224-226

Contributors

Serena Anglese; Alessandro Varrica; Antonio Saracino; Michele Conti; Alessandro Frigiola; Mauro Lo Rito

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Interatrial Septum Stenting for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome in Ex Utero Intrapartum Therapy

Published: November 22, 2023.
Pages 226-230

Contributors

Isabel C. Sanchez-Escobar; Manuel Giraldo-Pinto; Alejandro Quintero-Gomez; Andrea Arias; Ancizar de la Peña; Raúl García; Jorge Gutierrez; Andres Uribe; Rafael Lince-Varela; Miguel Ruz Montes; Juan Alberto Espinal; Rafael Correa-Velasquez

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Intrapericardial Ectopic Hepatic Tissue Masquerading as a Fetal Pericardial Tumor

Published: October 13, 2023.
Pages 230-232

Contributors

Fadi Hage; Alqasem Al Mosa; Miriam Blumenkrantz; Richard Nicolas Brown; Tiscar Cavalle Garrido; Pierre-Luc Bernier

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Iatrogenic Anomalous Origin of the Right Pulmonary Artery From the Aorta: A Rare Complication of Ligation of Aortopulmonary Window

Published: October 18, 2023.
Pages 233-235

Contributors

Sudesh Prabhu; Prakash Ramachandra; Shreesha Maiya; Balasubramanian Shanmugasundaram; Tom R. Karl

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Double Outlet of Both Ventricles With an Unusual Relationship of the Great Arteries

Published: October 20, 2023.
Pages 235-239

Contributors

Mayank Yadav; Syed Shamayal Rabbani; Mohammad Moaaz Kidwai; Shaad Abqari; Robert H. Anderson; Mohammad Azam Haseen

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A Valved Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Conduit can Acquire Endothelium After Implantation

Published: November 08, 2023.
Pages 239-242

Contributors

Sudesh Prabhu; Srikanth Kasturi; Sruti Rao; Riyan Shetty; Shreesha Maiya; Tom R. Karl

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Contralateral Thoracotomy With Extracorporeal Circulation for Reoperative Resection of a Kommerell Diverticulum

Published: February 21, 2024.
Pages 242-245

Contributors

Carlo R. Bartoli; Clement J. Rajakumar; James R. Elmore; Gerhard Ziemer

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Early Surgical Resection of Left Atrial Myxoma After Thromboembolic Stroke

Published: December 22, 2023.
Pages 245-247

Contributors

Olga Martin; Neil Devejian; Alexandra Paul; Jess Randall

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Use of Interactive Visualization and 3D Printing in the Repair of Complex Congenital Heart Disease Presenting in Adult Life

Published: February 05, 2024.
Pages 247-250

Contributors

Adam J. Lobbestael; Joseph J. Vettukattil; Marcus P. Haw

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Perfusion During Aortic Arch Surgery—Keep it Physiologic!

Published: January 10, 2024.
Pages 251-251

Contributors

Philippe Grieshaber; Mina Farag; Elizabeth Fonseca-Escalante; Tsvetomir Loukanov

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Multiple Perfusion Strategies for Complex Aortic Arch Reconstruction: Same Result

Published: January 24, 2024.
Pages 252-252

Contributors

Ameya Kaskar; Gaurav Kumar

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ECHSA 2023 Abstracts

Published: February 05, 2024.
Pages NP1-NP13

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