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Table of Contents pages iii-iv Full-Text PDF (53 KB)
Preface Richard A. Jonas page 1 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (88 KB)
Introduction Marshall L. Jacobs page 2 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (90 KB)
World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
Congenital Heart Surgery Databases Around the World: Do We Need a Global Database? Jeffrey Phillip Jacobs, Bohdan Maruszewski, Hiromi Kurosawa, Marshall Lewis Jacobs, Constantine Mavroudis, Francois G. Lacour-Gayet, Christo I. Tchervenkov, Hal Walters, Giovanni Stellin, Tjark Ebels, Victor T. Tsang, Martin J. Elliott, Arata Murakami, Shunji Sano, John E. Mayer, Fred H. Edwards, James Anthony Quintessenza pages 3-19 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1236 KB)
The IMPACT Registry™: IMproving Pediatric and Adult Congenital Treatments Gerard R. Martin, Robert H. Beekman, Frank F. Ing, Kathy J. Jenkins, Chuck R. McKay, John W. Moore, Richard E. Ringel, Jonathan J. Rome, Carlos E. Ruiz, Robert N. Vincent pages 20-25 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (355 KB)
The Challenge of Congenital Heart Disease Worldwide: Epidemiologic and Demographic Facts Pierre-Luc Bernier, Ada Stefanescu, Gordan Samoukovic, Christo I. Tchervenkov pages 26-34 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (570 KB)
Improving Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Care in Developing Countries: Matching Resources to Needs Joseph A. Dearani, Rodolfo Neirotti, Emily J. Kohnke, Kingshuk K. Sinha, Allison K. Cabalka, Roxann D. Barnes, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Giovanni Stellin, Christo I. Tchervenkov, John C. Cushing pages 35-43 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (858 KB)
Presentations from the 2009 AATS Meeting
Pro/Con Debates
Pro: NIRS is “Standard of Care” for Postoperative Management James S. Tweddell, Nancy S. Ghanayem, George M. Hoffman pages 44-50 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1484 KB)
Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Should Not Be Standard of Care for Postoperative Management Jennifer C. Hirsch, John R. Charpie, Richard G. Ohye, James G. Gurney pages 51-54 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (157 KB)
Use of a Fenestration Should be Routine During the Fontan Procedure: PRO Scott M. Bradley pages 55-59 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (601 KB)
Surgical Techniques: "How I Do It"
Aortic Valve Repair for Congenital and Balloon-Induced Aortic Regurgitation Richard A. Jonas pages 60-65 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1143 KB)
Clinical Research in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: How Can We do Better?
Uses and Limitations of Registry and Academic Databases William G. Williams pages 66-70 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (233 KB)
The Congenital Heart Surgeons Society Datacenter: Unique Attributes as a Research Organization Christopher A. Caldarone, William G. Williams pages 71-75 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1221 KB)
Multi-Institutional Studies: Lessons Learned from the Pediatric Heart Network Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial Richard G. Ohye pages 76-78 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (125 KB)
Variability in Outcomes
Chance, Bias, and Confounding: Threats to Valid Measurement of Quality in the Context of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Karl F. Welke, Brian S. Diggs, Tara Karamlou pages 79-83 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (486 KB)
The Fontan/Kreutzer Procedure at 40
The Fontan/Kreutzer Procedure At 40: An Operation for the Correction of Tricuspid Atresia Guillermo O. Kreutzer, Andrés J. Schlichter, Christian Kreutzer pages 84-90 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1759 KB)
Evolution of the Fontan-Kreutzer Procedure Marc R. de Leval pages 91-95 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (837 KB)
Forty Years of The Fontan Operation: A Failed Strategy Jack Rychik pages 96-100 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (551 KB)
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