Online first · September 15, 2026
Congenital Heart Defects in Kabuki Syndrome: Perioperative and Long-Term Outcomes from a 25-Year Single-Center Experience
Margarita Camacho, Can Yerebakan, Patrick McConnell, Mark Galantowicz, Cassandra L. Davidson, Chance Alvarado, Sergio A. Carrillo
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
PurposeTo characterize the clinical characteristics, surgical experience, and long-term outcomes of patients with Kabuki syndrome (KS) and congenital heart disease (CHD).Methods: We performed a retrospective single-center review of 37 pediatric patients …
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Online first · September 17, 2026
Direct Innominate Artery Cannulation for Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion Across the Spectrum of Congenital Aortic Arch Reconstruction
Héctor S. Diliz Nava, Diego Rodríguez Alvirde, Alejandro Reyes Rodríguez, Alexis Palacios-Macedo Quenot
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Background: Antegrade cerebral perfusion (ACP) is widely used during congenital aortic arch reconstruction; however, variability persists regarding cannulation strategies. Direct innominate artery cannulation may simplify arterial access while maintaining …
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Online first · September 17, 2026
A Proposed Clinical Algorithm for Children with Upper Respiratory Illness Undergoing Elective Cardiac Procedures Requiring Anesthesia
Robert Ricketts, Christopher Denny, Matthew Monteleone1Department of Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center2518, Cincinnati, OH, USA
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Background: Children presenting for elective procedures with upper respiratory illness (URI) represent a common clinical dilemma. While several decision algorithms exist to guide perioperative management in the general pediatric surgical population, to our …
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Online first · September 18, 2026
Right-Dominant Unbalanced Atrioventricular Septal Defects: Novel Echocardiographic Measurements and Surgical Outcomes
Kavya Rajesh, Edward Buratto, V. Reed LaSala, Amee Shah, Andrew B. Goldstone, Patrick Flynn, Stéphanie Levasseur, Emile Bacha, Stephan Juergensen, David Kalfa
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
Background: Decision making regarding biventricular (BiV) repair or single ventricle management pathway in patients with unbalanced atrioventricular septal defect (uAVSD) remains controversial. We describe the surgical outcomes for right-dominant uAVSD …
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Online first · September 17, 2026
Aortic Uncrossing With Double Arterial Cannulation Strategy for a Circumflex Aorta in an 11-Year-Old Child
Roman Sekelyk, Maksym Delikatnyi, Vsevolod Safonov, Raad Tammo, Hanna Morkovkina, Ibrahim Yusifli, Dmytro Kozhokar, Illya Yemets
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
We report a successful aortic uncrossing procedure in an 11-year-old boy weighing 25 kg who presented with a 2-year history of persistent cough and severe dysphagia. Computed tomography (CT) confirmed a circumflex aorta. Cardiopulmonary bypass was …
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Online first · September 15, 2026
Unanswered Questions—Interstage Gastrostomy Tubes in Infants with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Jillian Olsen, Sarah Tabbutt1Divisions of Cardiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 8785University of California San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospitals, San Francisco, CA, USA
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Ahead of Print.
