Helping Each Other Help Our Patients: A Moral Imperative
Published: June 25, 2025.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 719-728
Contributors
David M. Overman
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 719-728, November 2025.
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Hospital-Acquired Infections in Children After Congenital Heart Surgery
Published: March 13, 2025.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 761-768
Contributors
Saif Awlad Thani, Maroa Al Sawaaiya, Zakiya Al Sinani, Shadha Al Muzaini, Maha Al Aamri, Husam Al Balushi, Said Al Hanshi
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 761-768, November 2025.
Background: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are associated with morbidity and mortality in children following congenital cardiac surgery. Our center performs approximately 200 congenital surgeries a year, but infection rates and risk factors remain …
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Contemporary Approach to Managing Young Symptomatic Infants With Tetralogy of Fallot in the United Kingdom
Published: May 29, 2025.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 817-826
Contributors
Ines Hribernik, Stacey Boardman, David Crossland, Antony Hermuzi, Hannah Bellsham-Revell, Patrick Elnazir, Andrew Ho, Norah Yap, Demetris Taliotis, Jack Gibb, James R. Bentham
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 817-826, November 2025.
Objective: sWe set out to determine the characteristics and outcomes of symptomatic infants with tetralogy of Fallot who due to insufficient pulmonary blood flow required transcatheter or surgical intervention in early infancy.Methods: Five centers in the …
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Prevalence of Pulmonary Artery Interventions Following the Arterial Switch Operation
Published: May 28, 2025.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 744-750
Contributors
Joshua D. Kurtz, Yana Feygin, Samantha Stone, Deborah Kozik, Matt Hall, Michelle Stevenson
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 744-750, November 2025.
Background: Pulmonary artery (PA) stenosis is a known complication of the arterial switch operation (ASO) for the repair of transposition of the great arteries. This has previously been described in small, single-center reports. This study aimed to examine …
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Transposition of the Great Arteries With Intact Ventricular Septum and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database (STS-CHSD)
Published: May 27, 2025.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 751-760
Contributors
Husain Esmaeil, Jeffrey Phillip Jacobs, Mark Steven Bleiweis, James D. St. Louis, Niharika Parsons, James K. Kirklin, David M. Overman, Vladimiro L. Vida, Andrzej Kansy, Bohdan Maruszewski, Zdzislaw Tobota, Claudia Cattapan, Awais Ashfaq, Zohair Al-Halees, George E. Sarris, Marshall Lewis Jacobs, Christo I. Tchervenkov
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 751-760, November 2025.
PurposeTransposition of the great arteries with intact ventricular septum and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (TGA + IVS + LVOTO) is a rare congenital cardiac malformation. This study aims to describe the operations performed for patients with …
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The Increasing Utilization of the Impella Device as a Bridge-to-Transplantation in Pediatric Heart Centers Across the United States
Published: May 02, 2025.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 769-775
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, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 769-775, November 2025.
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 …
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Aspirin Use Following the Arterial Switch Operation in the United States: Variability, Trends, and Perioperative Outcomes
Published: May 14, 2025.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 736-743
Contributors
Edo K.S. Bedzra, Muhammad Faateh, Hosam F. Ahmed, Amir Mehdizadeh-Shrifi, Muhammad A. Raees, Natalie M. Jayaram, David G. Lehenbauer, David L.S. Morales, Awais Ashfaq
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 736-743, November 2025.
Background: Aspirin has the potential of offering coronary arterial protection from thromboembolism for patients following the arterial switch operation (ASO) but is used inconsistently and the benefits are unknown. We sought to discern trends and outcomes …
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Evaluation of Residual Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction After Pulmonary Valve-Sparing Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot: An Echocardiographic Study
Published: May 14, 2025.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 790-800
Contributors
Roberta Iacobelli, Priscilla Tifi, Gianluigi Perri, Zaccaria Ricci, Gianluca Brancaccio, Laura Ragni, Victoria d’Inzeo, Sergio Filippelli, Matteo Trezzi, Lorenzo Galletti
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 790-800, November 2025.
Background: Pulmonary valve-sparing repair (PVSR) of Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) provides good results in selected patients. However, recurrent right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (RVOTO) can occur requiring surgical revision. We sought to evaluate …
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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.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 729-733
Contributors
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, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 729-733, November 2025.
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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Rhythm Disturbances in Children With Down Syndrome who Underwent Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects
Published: May 02, 2025.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 776-781
Contributors
Khadijah Maghrabi, Mohammed Alhabdan
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 776-781, November 2025.
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 …
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Surgical Intervention in Pediatric Marfan Syndrome: A Multiinstitutional Study
Published: May 15, 2025.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 782-789
Contributors
Mario O’Connor, Andrew Well, Maria E. Hoyos, Catherine E. Stauber, Charles D. Fraser, Hugo Martinez
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 782-789, November 2025.
Background: Individuals with Marfan syndrome (MFS) are at risk for the development of cardiovascular complications. Although the majority of MFS patients do not require cardiac surgery until adulthood, cardiovascular disease in the pediatric MFS population …
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Outcomes and Predictors of Failure of Systemic-to-Pulmonary Shunts: Experience of a Single Institution Over 14 Years
Published: May 15, 2025.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 801-809
Contributors
Hannah O. Davis, Michael Johansen, Mark D. Rodefeld, Mark W. Turrentine, John W. Brown, Jeremy L. Herrmann
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 801-809, November 2025.
Background: Systemic artery-to-pulmonary artery (SA-PA) shunts provide effective palliation for complex congenital heart disease (CHD) but carry a risk for morbidity and mortality. We aimed to comprehensively analyze our experience with SA-PA shunts.Methods: …
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Favorable Vessel Patency Following Carotid Artery Reconstruction During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Decannulation in Children With Congenital Heart Disease
Published: May 23, 2025.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 810-816
Contributors
Ariya Chau, Shiraz A. Maskatia, Basma Albuliwi, Elisabeth Martin, Kathleen R. Ryan
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 810-816, November 2025.
Background: Carotid artery ligation has been a common practice after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) decannulation due to the risks of embolization, cerebral infarction, aneurysm, and stenosis over time. Carotid artery reconstruction (CAR) after …
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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.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 853-855
Contributors
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, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 853-855, November 2025.
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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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.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 855-858
Contributors
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, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 855-858, November 2025.
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.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 858-861
Contributors
Volodymyr Vashkeba, Bohdan Hulitskyi, Vasyl Karpenko, Alla Kolch, Liudmyla Shapoval, Lidiia Stetsenko, Stepan Maruniak, Borys Todurov
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 858-861, November 2025.
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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Prolonged Impella 5.5 Support in a Pediatric Patient With Genetic Cardiomyopathy
Published: July 02, 2025.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 861-863
Contributors
David Rekhtman, Michaela Asher, Cindy Song, Amit Iyengar, Marisa Cevasco, Katsuhide Maeda, Constantine D. Mavroudis
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 861-863, November 2025.
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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Report of Facing Heterotaxy Together 2024: A Virtual, Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference
Published: June 09, 2025.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 839-844
Contributors
Thomas G. Saba, David N. Schidlow, Necia Sabin, Stephanie M. Ware
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 839-844, November 2025.
Heterotaxy is a rare condition involving abnormal arrangement of organs across the left-right axis of the body. It is associated with variable morphological and functional impairments of multiple organ systems and significant morbidity and mortality. …
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Complications After Congenital Heart Surgery: Review With a Focus on Computed Tomography Imaging
Published: July 10, 2025.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 845-852
Contributors
Kardos Marek1Department of Functional Diagnostics, Children’s Cardiac Center, Bratislava, Slovakia
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 845-852, November 2025.
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 …
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A Landscape Analysis of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Services in Africa
Published: August 22, 2025.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 827-838
Contributors
Thomas Aldersley, Sulafa Ali, Adila Dawood, Frank Edwin, Kathy Jenkins, Alexia Joachim, John Lawrenson, Darshan Reddy, Drissi Boumzebra, James D. St. Louis, Christo Tchervenkov, Amy Verstappen, Bistra Zheleva, Liesl Zühlke,
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 827-838, November 2025.
Background: There is geographic disparity in the provision of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease (PCHD) services; Africa accounts for only 1% of global cardiothoracic surgical capacity.Methods: We conducted a survey of PCHD services in Africa, to …
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Invited Commentary: Time and the Arterial Switch Operation
Published: August 21, 2025.
Volume 16, Number 6
Pages 734-735
Contributors
Tom R. Karl, Rodrigo Soto
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 6, Page 734-735, November 2025.
