pp. 435–440 · December 3, 2025
Neopulmonary Valve Reconstruction Using Autologous Right Atrial Appendage: Early Single-Center Results
Shiraslan Bakhshaliyev, Bahruz Aliyev, Cabir Gulmaliyev, Elvin Memiyev, Ergin Arslanoğlu, Khayala Mammadova, Lamiya Sultanova, Aynur Abbasaliyeva, Ramin Verdikhanov, Fakhri Garayev
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 435-440, July 2026.
Introduction:Right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction in congenital heart diseases such as tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) often requires a transannular patch, which can lead to postoperative pulmonary regurgitation (PR). Persistent PR may result …
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pp. 441–448 · January 29, 2026
Influence of Technical Performance Score on Outcomes After Tetralogy of Fallot Repair in a Low-Middle-Income Country
Leonardo Augusto Miana, Meena Nathan, Valdano Manuel, Davi Freitas Tenório, Natalia Freitas, Aida Turquetto, Luciana Amato, Marcelo Biscegli Jatene, Fábio Biscegli Jatene
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 441-448, July 2026.
Objective: sTetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair is associated with low mortality in high-performance centers, but outcomes are worse in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Prior studies have not demonstrated a strong link between Technical Performance …
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pp. 449–457 · December 3, 2025
Central Venous Catheter Selection, Management, and Treatment of Catheter-Associated Deep Vein Thrombosis in Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Survey of Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium Centers
John S. Kim, Jason T. Patregnani, Ashish A. Ankola, Kurt Schumacher, Darren Klugman, Therese M. Giglia, Sirine A. Baltagi, Jennifer G. Baylor, Erin Bressler, Laura A. Downey, Jarrett Linder, Brian S. Marcus, Justin Yeh, Wenying Zhang, David K. Werho,
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 449-457, July 2026.
Objective: :Children undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD) are at risk for catheter-associated deep vein thrombosis (CA-DVT). We sought to understand the practice variations which may impact the risk for CA-DVT by conducting a comprehensive …
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pp. 458–467 · October 25, 2025
Analysis of United Network for Organ Sharing Database: The US Experience With Donation After Circulatory Death for Pediatric Heart Transplantation
Ahmet Bilgili, Lindsey Brinkley, Omar M. Sharaf, Zachary Brennan, Giles J. Peek, Edward D. Staples, Joseph W. Turek, Mark Steven Bleiweis, Jeffrey Phillip Jacobs
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 458-467, July 2026.
Background: This study characterizes all donation after circulatory death (DCD) pediatric heart procurements and transplants performed in the United States before 2024.Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of the United Network for Organ Sharing …
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pp. 468–476 · December 3, 2025
ABO-Incompatible Heart Transplantation Remains Underutilized Despite Comparable Outcomes in Pediatric Heart Transplantation
Tiffany E. Maksimuk, Nicole M. Mott, Kaitlyn Dickinson, Lawrence B. Brown, Otto Thielen, Syed Shahyan Bakhtiyar, Michael T. Cain, Jordan R. H. Hoffman, Melanie D. Everitt, Matthew Stone
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 468-476, July 2026.
Background: :ABO-Incompatible (ABO-I) heart transplantation (HT) is a promising strategy to extend the hope of HT to many infants and children facing donor organ shortages and waitlist mortality. Despite increasing experience with ABO-I HT and comparable …
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pp. 477–485 · December 18, 2025
Long-Term Results of the Melody Valve in the Left Atrioventricular Valve Position in Very Young Children
Jelena Hubrechts, Bjorn Cools, Ruth Heying, Benedicte Eyskens, Filip Rega, Bart Meyns, Marc Gewillig
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 477-485, July 2026.
Background: :Mitral valve replacement in infants is highly challenging due to size limitations and the lack of suitable prosthetic valves. The Melody™ valve, originally developed for transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement, offers an off-label …
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pp. 486–495 · December 23, 2025
Outcomes of Modified Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Using A Cardiopulmonary Bypass Circuit in Postcardiotomy Children With Congenital Heart Disease—A Ten-Year Experience From a Resource-Limited Center
Vijayakumar Raju, Jahnavi Narayanan, Pavithra Ramanath, Janarthanan Maniyarasu, Naveen Srinivasan, Kaushik Jothinath, Sreja Gangadharan, Vinoth Kumar Sundarajan, Sridevi Sundarajan, Umapathy Jeganathan, Sumathi Kandaswamy
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 486-495, July 2026.
Objective: s:Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) plays a crucial role in the outcome of children following surgery for congenital heart disease. However, its availability and affordability are minimal across the globe. We present our experience with …
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pp. 496–501 · December 12, 2025
Correlation Between Cerebral Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Hoffman Index With Central Venous Saturation in Children who Underwent Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease
Violeta Castañuela Sánchez, Luis Antonio García Benitez, José Alfredo Hernández Suárez, Alan Ortega Medina, Aranza Sánchez Cervantes, Alexis Palacios-Macedo Quenot
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 496-501, July 2026.
Background: : After surgical repair of congenital heart disease with cardiopulmonary bypass, it is common for patients to present with a decrease in cardiac output with hemodynamic instability. Treatment goals should focus on achieving a balance between …
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pp. 502–508 · January 28, 2026
Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Off-Pump Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Reena Khantwal Joshi, Raja Joshi
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 502-508, July 2026.
Objective: :Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a noninvasive monitoring tool used to assess tissue oxygenation in a wide spectrum of clinical scenarios. This study evaluates its use in identifying cerebral and somatic flow alteration during off-pump …
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pp. 509–517 · January 14, 2026
Long-Term Surgical Outcomes for Coarctation of the Aorta: A 15-Year Single-Center Experience
Ilya A. Soynov, Igor A. Kornilov, Artem V. Gorbatykh, Serezha N. Manukian, Yuriy Yu Kulyabin, Ksenya A. Rzayeva, Ilya A. Velyukhanov, Nataliya R. Nichay, Aleksey N. Arkhipov, Aleksander M. Chernyavskiy
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 509-517, July 2026.
Objective: :To evaluate long-term outcomes following surgical repair of coarctation of the aorta (CoA) in neonates and infants.Materials and Methods: :We assessed the operative results in 308 infants with CoA who underwent primary repair at our institute …
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pp. 518–529 · January 29, 2026
Incidence, Progression, and Surgical Outcomes of Aortopathies in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: A Systematic Review
Hong Jun Yong, Aurora Sonkin, Jeevan Francis, Ramanish Ravishankar, Sara Brophy, Erin O’Bree, Marcelo Cardarelli
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 518-529, July 2026.
Background: As survival rates improve, adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) increasingly present with aortopathies ranging from aortic root dilatation and aneurysm formation to life-threatening dissection and rupture. These vascular complications are …
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pp. 530–538 · January 14, 2026
Autograft Enlargement After the Ross Procedure in Pediatric Patients: Somatic Growth or Pathologic Dilatation?
Ioannis Zoupas, Alexander C. Mills, Scott D. Olson, Damien J. LaPar
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 530-538, July 2026.
Purpose of ReviewPulmonary autograft autotransplantation represents a popular surgical approach for pediatric patients requiring aortic valve replacement due to the potential for autograft enlargement to accommodate somatic growth. Nevertheless, autograft …
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pp. 539–540 · November 6, 2025
Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm and Subaortic Fibrous Shelf: Coincidence or Causality? A Virtual Dissection Perspective
Rajat Nandi, Resham Singh, Apurva A Javalgi, Jyoti Gupta1Department of Radiodiagnosis and Interventional Radiology, 78595VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 539-540, July 2026.
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pp. 541–543 · December 3, 2025
Giant Left Ventricular Aneurysm in a Child After Surgical Repair of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery and Subsequent Mitral Valve Replacement
Amber Molin, Christian Pizarro, Shannon Nees, Takeshi Tsuda
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 541-543, July 2026.
We report a four-year-old female with anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery who developed a large left ventricular (LV) aneurysm following coronary reimplantation in early infancy and subsequent mitral valve repair and replacement for …
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pp. 543–547 · December 10, 2025
Intrapulmonary Aorta to Coronary Artery Graft and Prosthetic Mitral Valve Replacement for Late-Diagnosed Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
Cao Dang Khang, Ngo Quoc Tuan Huy, Ly Hoang Anh, Ngo Le Anh Loc, Vu Tam Thien, Phan Quang Thuan1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, 377386University Medical Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 543-547, July 2026.
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital anomaly typically diagnosed in infancy. Adult presentation is uncommon and often discovered incidentally. Management becomes more complex in the setting …
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pp. 547–549 · December 11, 2025
Neonatal Aortic Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: Successful Surgical Management of a Rare Case
Ignacio Juaneda, Paula Ferrari, Alejandro Peirone, Alejandro Allub, Carlos Resino, Rodrigo Molinas, Gisela Carranza
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 547-549, July 2026.
Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is an extremely rare and usually fatal condition in neonates, characterized by sterile fibrin-platelet vegetations on cardiac valves. We report a term male neonate with severe left ventricular outflow tract and …
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pp. 549–551 · January 20, 2026
Surgical Rescue of Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Stent Malposition With Tricuspid Valve Compromise
Lindsey M. Reynolds, Seth E. M. Wolf, John A. Kucera, Zeynep B. Eren, Gregory Fleming, Joseph B. Clark
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 549-551, July 2026.
Transcatheter ballon dilation has emerged as a valuable strategy to treat residual or recurrent right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction following valve-sparing repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). When balloon dilation is unsuccessful, stent …
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pp. 551–556 · January 28, 2026
A Complex Case of Berry Syndrome following Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Injury
Mohsen Karimi1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 21827Section of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, University of Iowa Health Care, Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA, USA
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 551-556, July 2026.
Berry syndrome is a rare and complex congenital cardiac disease consisting of a constellation of anomalies including aortopulmonary window, anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta, and interrupted aortic arch. Surgical …
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pp. 557–557 · February 27, 2026
Reader Comment on “Risk Factors and Causes of Readmission to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit After Cardiac Surgery”
Ankur Sharma, Sushma Narsing Katkuri, Varshini Vadhithala, Arun Kumar, Sushma Verma, Dhanya Dedeepya
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 557-557, July 2026.
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pp. 558–559 · February 27, 2026
Response to Reader Comment on “Risk Factors and Causes of Readmission to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit After Cardiac Surgery”
Aymeric Barbarino, Arnaud Wiedemann, Philippe Jouvet
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 558-559, July 2026.
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