Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect Repair in Patients With Down Syndrome Presenting Beyond Six Months— A Single Center Experience
Published: April 03, 2025.
Online first
Contributors
Kartik Patel, Chandrasekaran Ananthanarayanan, Trushar Gajjar, Amit Mishra, Bhavik Champaneri, Jigar Surti, Himani Pandya
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Background: Complete atrioventricular septal defect (cAVSD) is the most common cardiac lesions associated with Down syndrome (DS). In DS, cAVSD repair is ideally performed before six months of age to prevent irreversible pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). …
Read this article | Join for full access
An Alternative Technique of Performing the Bidirectional Superior Cavopulmonary Connection without Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Published: April 17, 2025.
Online first
Contributors
Sachin Talwar, Sandeep Chakraborty, Niwin George, Amitabh Satsangi, Akshaya Kumar BisoiCardiothoracic Centre, 28730All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
There is an increasing trend of performing the bidirectional superior cavopulmonary anastomosis or bidirectional Glenn (BDG) without cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). However, there are concerns of neurological dysfunction due to cerebral congestion and …
Read this article | Join for full access
The Increasing Utilization of the Impella Device as a Bridge-to-Transplantation in Pediatric Heart Centers Across the United States
Published: May 02, 2025.
Online first
Contributors
Amir Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, Hosam F. Ahmed, Grant Chappell, Muhammad Faateh, Tanya Perry, Angela Lorts, David L. S. Morales, Awais Ashfaq12518Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, The Heart Institute, Cincinnati, OH, USA
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Objective: Reports on the use of the Impella device in children undergoing heart transplantation have been limited. We sought to provide what is to our knowledge the first multi-institutional national report of pediatric Impella device utilization as a …
Read this article | Join for full access
Aortopexy With Plication of Kommerell Diverticulum is an Effective Alternative to Diverticulum Resection and Reimplantation of the Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery for Surgical Management of Vascular Rings in Children
Published: April 10, 2025.
Online first
Contributors
Adegbemisola Aregbe Perkins, Ana-Lucia Tomescu, Christopher J. Knott-Craig, Umar Boston, Thomas Spentzas, Karthik Vaidyanathan Ramakrishnan
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Background: Right aortic arch with an aberrant left subclavian artery arising from a Kommerell diverticulum is the most common form of vascular ring. We report the outcomes of plication and pexy of the diverticulum in addition to division of the left-sided …
Read this article | Join for full access
Rhythm Disturbances in Children With Down Syndrome who Underwent Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects
Published: May 02, 2025.
Online first
Contributors
Khadijah Maghrabi, Mohammed Alhabdan
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Background: :Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal abnormality in live-born infants, and approximately 40% to 60% of children with Down syndrome are diagnosed with congenital heart defects. Corrective cardiac surgery can be performed in these …
Read this article | Join for full access
Coronary Sinus Blues: A Word of Caution When Placing the Coronary Sinus Ostium in the Left Atrium
Published: April 17, 2025.
Online first
Contributors
Clayton J. Rust, Mohan M. John, Joshua M. Rosenblum, Glen J. Iannucci, Dennis W Kim, Paul J. Chai
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Complications related to the coronary sinus following cardiac surgery are rare and require a high index of suspicion to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment. We describe the clinical presentation and management of a patient with atrioventricular septal …
Read this article | Join for full access
Management of a Paraganglioma in a Fontan Patient: A Complex Case of Adrenergic Imbalance and Perioperative Care
Published: April 14, 2025.
Online first
Contributors
Carlos A. Carmona, Michael R. Bykhovsky, Elizabeth D. Sherwin, Gregory K. Yurasek
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas (PPGLs) are neuroendocrine tumors that secrete catecholamines. They can induce severe hypertension and tachycardia; thus, complicating the health of patients with stabilized congenital heart disease. Chronic hypoxemia …
Read this article | Join for full access
Surgical Management of a Patient With Non-Fallot-Type Absent Pulmonary Valve Syndrome
Published: April 15, 2025.
Online first
Contributors
Jason J. Breithaupt, Charles Fraser, Ryan Leahy, Brian Mejak, Dale Burkett, Megan Albertz, John Kim, Matthew L. Stone
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
We describe the presentation and management of an infant with the unique constellation of a massive patent ductus arteriosus, severely insufficient pulmonary valve, hypoplastic tricuspid valve, and a resultant profoundly dilated and hypertrophic right …
Read this article | Join for full access
Unintended Consequences of Innominate Artery Cannulation in a Pediatric Patient: Infection of Innominate Artery Graft Stump With Subsequent Formation of Right Common Carotid Artery Pseudoaneurysm
Published: April 25, 2025.
Online first
Contributors
Andreas Polycarpou, Satoshi Miyairi, Pranava Sinha, Edward Martin-Chaffee, Syed Murfad Peer
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Indirect arterial cannulation techniques, such as cannulation of the innominate artery (IA) using an end-to-side anastomosed vascular graft, are commonly used to establish cardiopulmonary bypass in congenital cardiac surgery. Although rare, unintended …
Read this article | Join for full access
Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Secondary to an Epicardial Pacing Lead
Published: April 25, 2025.
Online first
Contributors
Mitchell I. Cohen, Christopher Moalli, Rob Przybylski, Lucas Collazo
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Epicardial pacing leads are frequently used in small children and in complex congenital heart disease that precludes transvenous lead placement. While lead failure is not uncommon from epicardial pacing leads, proarrhythmic events are rare. We present an …
Read this article | Join for full access
Rapid Aneurysmal Degeneration of CorMatrix Patch Following Coarctation Repair
Published: May 02, 2025.
Online first
Contributors
Chance Benner, Marcus Haw
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
We present a case of rapid aneurysmal degeneration and pseudoaneurysm formation following a coarctation repair that utilized an acellular extracellular matrix (ECM) patch. Patch excision and aortic arch reconstruction using aortic homograft were …
Read this article | Join for full access
Bridge to Heart Transplantation Using the Impella Device in a Pediatric Patient
Published: April 28, 2025.
Online first
Contributors
Hüseyin Sicim, Mohamad Alaeddine, Daniel A. Velez1Department of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 14524Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, USA
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Mechanical circulatory support options for pediatric patients with acute heart failure are limited. These patients can be challenging to manage depending on their size and the type of extracorporeal support required including the need for a left …
Read this article | Join for full access
Unexpected Finding of an Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Heart Causing Pulmonary Artery Obstruction in an Asymptomatic Toddler
Published: April 15, 2025.
Online first
Contributors
Sara B. A. Morel, Elie Fadel, Sophie W. Gao, Dorothée Dal Soglio, Pierre-Luc Bernier
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the heart is a very rare tumor, constituting less than 5% of primary heart tumors. This case report describes the unexpected finding of IMT of the heart causing pulmonary artery obstruction in an asymptomatic …
