Surgical Management of a Giant Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in a Symptomatic Neonate
Published: June 17, 2025.
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Matej Nosáľ, Fadi Sabateen, Pavel Valentík, Vladimír Soják
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 5, Page 703-705, September 2025.
A 4-day-old, 3.7-kg neonate presented to our institution with a systolic heart murmur and signs of respiratory distress and was found to have a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm on transthoracic echocardiogram. Given the compression of the left …
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Historical, Cultural, and Structural Barriers for Cardiac Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons Learned From Angola
Published: June 26, 2025.
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Valdano Manuel, Dominique Vervoort, Joaquim Gouveia, Frank Edwin, Jeffrey P. Jacobs
Cardiac surgery (CS) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces unique challenges that go beyond resource scarcity. Historical, cultural, and structural barriers continue to hinder the development of the specialty in SSA, impacting professional accreditation and …
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Helping Each Other Help Our Patients: A Moral Imperative
Published: June 25, 2025.
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David M. Overman
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
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Outcome of the Arterial Switch Operation After One Month of Age in Infants With Transposition of the Great Arteries and Intact Ventricular Septum
Published: July 02, 2025.
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Pheng Hian Tan, Ahmad Nazrin Datuk Ja’apar, Ahmad Sallehuddin1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Background: :The arterial switch operation (ASO) is the preferred surgical treatment for transposition of the great arteries with intact ventricular septum (TGA/IVS). Delays beyond the first month of life may lead to left ventricular deconditioning. This …
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Results of Urgent Interventions in Patients with Tetralogy of Fallot Within the First Three Months of Age
Published: July 11, 2025.
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Amr Ashry, Sophia Khan, Heba M. Mohammed, Robyn Lotto, Arul Narayanan, Salim Jivanji, Ramesh Kutty, Ram Dhannapuneni, Attilio A. Lotto
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Background: Most Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) patients undergo reparative surgery at approximately 6 months of age. However, some patients experience severe cyanotic spells in the neonatal or infancy period requiring urgent procedures to increase pulmonary …
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Improved Surgical Management of Complex Neonates With Heterotaxy Syndrome
Published: July 11, 2025.
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Alexander C. Mills, Ashley E. Dawson, Michael C. Scott, Alexis M. Kennedy, Beau A. Bequeaith, Ioannis Zoupas, Jorge D. Salazar, Damien J. LaPar
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Background: :Neonatal management of congenital heart defects (CHD) among heterotaxy patients remains challenging due to significant heterogeneity in cardiac and visceral phenotypes. This study evaluated contemporary surgical outcomes and identified high-…
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Safety and Feasibility of Implanting Dual-Chamber Permanent Pacemakers in Patients Under 3 kg
Published: July 11, 2025.
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Hosam F. Ahmed, Amir Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, Grant Chappell, Alan O’Donnell, Awais Ashfaq, Shankar Baskar, David L. S. Morales, David G. Lehenbauer
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Purpose:Permanent pacing in the young pediatric population can be challenging, especially in small neonates. We describe our institutional experience with the surgical placement of dual-chamber permanent pacemaker (PPM) systems in neonates weighing <3 kg …
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Effect of Infundibular Stenosis on Growth of the Pulmonary Valve Annulus in Patients With Tetralogy of Fallot
Published: July 18, 2025.
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Takashi Kido, Sanae Tsumura, Tomomitsu Kanaya, Koji Miwa, Yuta Teguri, Takuji Watanabe, Masaki Taira, Ryo Ishii, Hidekazu Ishida, Jun Narita, Takayoshi Ueno, Shigeru Miyagawa
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Objective: :This study aimed to determine the effect of the degree of infundibular stenosis on growth of the pulmonary valve (PV) annulus in patients with tetralogy of Fallot (ToF).Methods: :We reviewed clinical data of all patients who underwent ToF …
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Delayed Sternal Closure in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease: Can Chest Wall Edema Guide Timing?
Published: July 23, 2025.
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Tavenner T. Dibert, Jeffrey Phillip Jacobs, Yuriy Stukov, Omar M. Sharaf, Dan Neal, Douglas J. Walker, Matthew D. Danielson, Giles J. Peek, Mark Steven Bleiweis1Congenital Heart Center, 3463University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
IntroductionDelayed sternal closure is commonly used after complex congenital cardiac surgery in neonates and infants. The purpose of this study is to assess whether measurements on chest radiography can aid in determining optimal timing for delayed …
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Status and Operative Outcomes of the Fontan Procedure Performed Beyond the First Decade of Life in the United States
Published: June 17, 2025.
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Rohit Ganduboina, Arman Hasanzade, Sandeep Sainathan
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Background: :The Fontan operation is typically performed between two and five years-of-age in the United States. In this study, we analyzed the immediate outcomes of the Fontan operation performed beyond the first decade of life in the United States using …
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Prolonged Impella 5.5 Support in a Pediatric Patient With Genetic Cardiomyopathy
Published: July 02, 2025.
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David Rekhtman, Michaela Asher, Cindy Song, Amit Iyengar, Marisa Cevasco, Katsuhide Maeda, Constantine D. Mavroudis
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Temporary mechanical circulatory support (tMCS) has been utilized as a bridge to heart transplantation with increasing duration of support. We describe the clinical course of a 14-year-old patient, with TNNT2 and KCNQ1 mutations, requiring Impella 5.5 …
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Surgical Treatment of a Rare Case of Uhl Anomaly, Tricuspid Atresia, Absent Pulmonary Valve, Hypoplastic Right Ventricle, and Right Ventricular Coronary Artery Fistula
Published: June 26, 2025.
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Norihiko Oka, Takahiro Tomoyasu, Masahiro Kaneko, Kenta Matsui1Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Surgery, 12838Jichi Children’s Medical Center Tochigi, Shimotsuke, Japan
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
We report the case of a four-month-old child with complex congenital heart disease, including tricuspid atresia, absent pulmonary valve, hypoplastic right ventricle, right ventricular coronary artery fistula, and Uhl anomaly, and to describe the …
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A Rare Case of Multiple Large Unruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysms in a Child
Published: June 26, 2025.
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Volodymyr Vashkeba, Bohdan Hulitskyi, Vasyl Karpenko, Alla Kolch, Liudmyla Shapoval, Lidiia Stetsenko, Stepan Maruniak, Borys Todurov
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Congenital sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is a rare cardiac anomaly with an incidence ranging from 0.1% to 3.5% of all congenital heart disease. Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm involving more than one sinus of Valsalva is very rare and dangerous. Valve-…
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Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Congenital Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis in a Six-Month-Old Infant: A Novel Approach
Published: July 09, 2025.
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Manoj Kumar Daga, Nitish Kumar, Subhendu Mandal, Gaur Hari Das, Pravir Kumar Das, Anurag Agarwal, Madhurima Ghosh
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
We report a case of congenital left main coronary artery stenosis surgically treated at our center in a six-month-old patient using an off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) approach. The infant presented with respiratory distress, feeding …
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Complications After Congenital Heart Surgery: Review With a Focus on Computed Tomography Imaging
Published: July 10, 2025.
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Kardos Marek1Department of Functional Diagnostics, Children’s Cardiac Center, Bratislava, Slovakia
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Patients who have undergone congenital heart surgery often require evaluation for potential complications in the immediate postoperative period, as well as ongoing imaging surveillance to monitor for long-term complications. Computed tomography is an …
