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An 11-year single-center experience of Norwood procedures in the neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and variants [PDF]

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Background: Despite improvement in the outcome of the Norwood procedure, the prognosis of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) remains problematic. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of pre- and perioperative factors and catheterization ...
Akihiro Nakamura, Yuichi Ishikawa
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Successful Fontan Completion in a Patient With Ellis-van Creveld Syndrome and a Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Variant [PDF]

Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports
Ellis–van Creveld (EVC) syndrome is a rare genetic disorder often associated with skeletal abnormalities and congenital heart defects. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) in EVC is extremely rare and typically has a poor prognosis. We report a case of
Norihiko Oka, MD, PhD, Takahiro Tomoyasu, MD, PhD, Masahiro Kaneko, MD, PhD, Kenta Matsui, MD   +3 more
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An updated systematic review of the impact of volume of surgery and specialization in Norwood procedure [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics
Background Volume-outcome relationship proposed to exist for high-risk, low-volume procedures, such as the Norwood procedure. A systematic review published in 2014 examined impacts of hospital and surgeon volume, specialization, regionalization and ...
Alexander Pachanov, Zhentian Zhang, Silvan Munschek, Boulos Asfour, Tim Mathes, Dawid Pieper   +5 more
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The Agreement Between Pulse Oximetry and Measured Arterial Oxygen Saturations in Postoperative Functionally Univentricular Patients [PDF]

Children
Background: Pulse oximetry is widely used to estimate arterial oxygen saturation, yet accuracy may vary for a number of reasons. Data on children with functionally univentricular circulation are limited.
Fabio Savorgnan, Sebastian Acosta, Joshua Prabhu, Pranathi Pilla, Vikram Shah, Saul Flores, Rohit S. Loomba   +6 more
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Thrombus formation in neonates and early infants undergoing congenital heart surgery [PDF]

International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease
Objective: This study evaluated thrombus formation and its impact on outcomes in neonates and early infants undergoing congenital heart surgery. Methods: Neonates and early infants (≤90 days) undergoing congenital heart surgery with cardiopulmonary ...
Muneaki Matsubara, Alessandra Poppe, Thibault Schaeffer, Jonas Palm, Teresa Lemmen, Paul Philipp Heinisch, Nicole Piber, Andrea Amici, Alfred Hager, Peter Ewert, Jürgen Hörer, Masamichi Ono   +11 more
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Freedom from Neoaortic Insufficiency: A Comparison of Classic Norwood and Norwood?Sano Procedures

Congenital Heart Disease, 2006
To investigate the incidence of neoaortic insufficiency in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome treated with the Norwood-Sano palliation and to compare it with that occurring after the classic Norwood procedure.This was a retrospective review of all echocardiograms of patients diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (concomitant ...
Kirk R Kanter, Paul M Kirshbom, Brian E Kogon   +2 more
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Long-term outcomes of pediatric heart transplantation in single-ventricle heart disease: A single-center analysis [PDF]

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Objective and Aims: Pediatric heart transplantation (HTx) for children with single-ventricle (SV) physiology remains a complex and high-risk procedure. This study aimed to retrospectively evaluate long-term outcomes in patients with SV undergoing primary
L. Lily Rosenthal, Heinrich Netz, Nikolaus A. Haas, Carola Grinninger, Jörgen Hörer, Sebastian Michel, Christian Hagl, Marcus Fischer   +7 more
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Risk factors for mortality after the Norwood procedure [PDF]

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, 2002
Recent studies have suggested that survival following the Norwood procedure is influenced by anatomy and is worse for patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), particularly aortic atresia (AA), as compared to other forms of functional single ventricle and systemic outflow tract obstruction.
J William Gaynor, William T Mahle, Mitchell I Cohen   +2 more
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An Otolaryngology‐Focused Risk Stratification for Postoperative Dysphagia in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery [PDF]

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
Objectives To develop and validate a risk stratification model for postoperative dysphagia in pediatric cardiac surgery patients, focusing on factors relevant to otolaryngologic assessment and implications for Otolaryngology management.
Matthew Zhang, Basir Mansoor, Marlaine Frelier, Cynthia Wang, Yann‐Fuu Kou, Stephen R Chorney, Romaine Johnson   +6 more
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Spinal anesthesia for open gastrostomy in an infant after stage I Norwood for hypoplastic left heart

Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2022
Infants with hypoplastic left heart are at increased risk of adverse events including mortality when they undergo procedures with general anesthesia in the inter-stage period after stage I Norwood.
Michael A Acquaviva, Doris M Hardacker, Senthil Packiasabapathy, Robert C Burns   +3 more
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