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Preface
It is a pleasure for me to introduce the 2011 Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual. This will be my first issue as Editor of this important journal addition to the field of congenital cardiothoracic surge...
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Thomas L. Spray
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Introduction
The 2011 Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual of the Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is a compilation of manuscripts derived from the presentations at the 2010 AATS Post Graduate Course in...
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Charles Huddleston
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Extracardiac Versus Intra-Atrial Lateral Tunnel Fontan: Extracardiac is Better
This article was prepared to summarize the points made in a debate that the first author (C.L.B.) had with Dr. Richard Jonas at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery 90th Annual Meeting. The t...
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Carl Lewis Backer,
Barbara J. Deal,
Sunjay Kaushal,
Hyde M. Russell,
Sabrina Tsao,
Constantine Mavroudis
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The Intra/Extracardiac Conduit Fenestrated Fontan
The intra/extracardiac conduit technique for the Fontan procedure has important advantages relative to the extracardiac conduit. Fenestration is easily achieved and there is less risk of injury to the...
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Richard A. Jonas
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Objective Assessment of Cardiac Output in Infants after Cardiac Surgery
An accurate measurement of cardiac performance in infants after cardiopulmonary bypass has long been considered to be an important part of postoperative management. To be useful in clinical decision m...
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Desmond Bohn
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Aortic Complications After Pediatric Cardiac Transplantation in Patients With a Previous Norwood Reconstruction
Despite increasing surgical success with staged palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome and its variants, some of these children eventually may require cardiac transplantation. Sixteen (7.8%) of...
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Kirk R. Kanter,
William T. Mahle,
Robert N. Vincent,
Alexandria M. Berg
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Management of the Ventricular Septal Defect During Double Switch Operation for Atrioventricular Discordant Connections
Management of the ventricular septal defect at the time of the double switch operation can be challenging and deserves careful attention to the anatomic details of ventricular septal defect location, ...
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Constantine Mavroudis,
Robert D. Stewart,
Lourdes R. Prieto,
Kenneth Zahka,
Marshall L. Jacobs
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Impact of Fetal Cardiac Intervention on Congenital Heart Surgery
Fetal cardiac interventions performed by interventional cardiologists are currently in a clinical experimental phase. The 3 most frequent interventions are: 1) aortic balloon valvuloplasty for critica...
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Emile A. Bacha
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Mechanical Circulatory Support for Infants and Small Children
The development of mechanical circulatory support devices for infants and small children with heart failure has significantly lagged behind the development of devices for adults. In the United States,...
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Iki Adachi,
Charles D. Fraser
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Cavopulmonary Assist: (Em)powering the Univentricular Fontan Circulation
Since the Fontan/Kreutzer procedure was introduced, evolutionary clinical advances via a staged surgical reconstructive approach have markedly improved outcomes for patients with functional single ven...
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Mark D. Rodefeld,
Steven H. Frankel,
Guruprasad A. Giridharan
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The Fontan Procedure: Evolution in Technique; Attendant Imperfections and Transplantation for “Failure”
Application of the Fontan procedure has allowed the survival of many patients with univentricular cardiac lesions into mid adulthood. Despite its ingenious design, implementation, and thoughtful modif...
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Ryan R. Davies,
Jonathan M. Chen,
Ralph S. Mosca
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Aortopulmonary Window
Aortopulmonary window is a rare defect caused by failure of fusion of the two opposing conotruncal ridges that are responsible for separating the truncus arteriosus into the aorta and pulmonary artery...
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Michael E. Barnes,
Michael E. Mitchell,
James S. Tweddell
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Atrioventricular Valve Repair in Patients With Single-ventricle Physiology: Mechanisms, Techniques of Repair, and Clinical Outcomes
Significant atrioventricular (AV) valve insufficiency in patient with single ventricle-physiology is strongly associated with poor survival. Herein we discuss the etiology and mechanism of development...
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Osami Honjo,
Luc Mertens,
Glen S. Van Arsdell
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Supravalvar Aortic Stenosis in Infancy
Supravalvar aortic stenosis (SVAS) is a rare anomaly of the aortic root caused by a genetically based deficiency in elastin production. Concomitant primary and secondary cardiovascular lesions complic...
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Max B. Mitchell,
Steven P. Goldberg
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Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Adults With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot
There is a growing population of young adults with tetralogy of Fallot. Although surgical approaches have evolved, many adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot have been left with residual pulmonary ...
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Luke J. Burchill,
Rachel M. Wald,
Louise Harris,
Jack M. Colman,
Candice K. Silversides
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Origins of Neonatal Heart Transplantation: An Historical Perspective
Clinical heart transplantation was first accomplished by Christiaan Barnard in 1967. Infant heart transplantation was first attempted by Adrian Kantrowitz just 3 days later in New York. Sixteen years ...
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Leonard L. Bailey
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Surgical Management of Post-repair Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
Obstructed pulmonary venous drainage - either in association with total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage, congenital stenosis, or post-repair stenosis - is associated with poor outcome. Post-repair...
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Edward J. Hickey,
Christopher A. Caldarone
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The Senning Procedure as Part of the Double-Switch Operations for Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries
Anatomic correction of congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (ccTGA) has brought about the renaissance of the atrial switch. The Senning procedure has become the most widely used ...
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David J. Barron,
Timothy J. Jones,
William J. Brawn
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Ascending-Descending Posterior Pericardial Bypass of Complex Coarctation of the Aorta
Recurrent coarctation or complex aortic arch obstruction can present a surgical challenge. The ascending-descending posterior pericardial aortic bypass offers a safe, reproducible solution for the sur...
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Harold M. Burkhart,
Joseph A. Dearani,
Heidi M. Connolly,
Hartzell V. Schaff
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Implantation of a Berlin Heart Ventricular Assist Device
Until recently the only mode of mechanical circulatory support available in North America for use as bridge to cardiac transplantation in small children was extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation. Howev...
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R.D.B. Jaquiss,
Michiaki Imamura
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