Original Article. 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 …
Original Article. 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 …
Review Article. 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 …
