The Myth of the Kind Surgeon
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Mythology is the term given to a collection of teachings that belong to a particular group, used to explain the nature of their world and the…
Cor Triatriatum
Key Concepts Print Section Listen Epidemiology Cor triatriatum is an uncommon congenital cardiac anomaly in which either the left (cor triatriatum sinister) or right (cor triatriatum dexter) atrium is divided…
Surgery for Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction in Children
Key Concepts Print Section Listen Epidemiology Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) occurs in 2.8 of 10,000 live births, accounting for 3 to 6 percent of congenital heart defects. Morphology…
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Cardiac Care
Introduction Print Section Listen From the earliest days, advances in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) have been linked to advances in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and repair of congenital cardiac malformations. Since…
Ebstein’s Anomaly
Key Concepts Print Section Listen Epidemiology Ebstein’s anomaly occurs in 1 percent of all congenital heart defects and represents 0.3 to 0.8 percent of all cardiac malformations diagnosed during the…
Surgery for Congenital Coronary Artery Anomalies
Introduction Print Section Listen This chapter focuses on the management of coronary artery anomalies in patients without other hemodynamically significant heart defects. Although most coronary artery anomalies are of intellectual…
Ventricular Assist Devices in Children
Key Concepts Print Section Listen The parallel growth of pediatric cardiac surgery and ventricular assist device (VAD) technology has led to the development of mechanical support specifically tailored to the…
Pediatric Cardiac Transplantation
Key Concepts Print Section Listen Epidemiology Since 1982, over 8000 pediatric heart transplants have been recorded in the Registry of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation. The current…
Congenital Anomalies of the Sinuses of Valsalva and Aortico–Left Ventricular Tunnel
Congenital Anomalies of the Sinuses of Valsalva Print Section Listen Initially described in 1839,1 sinus of Valsalva (SoV) aneurysm is a rare condition incidentally found in 0.15 to 1 percent…
Management of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
Print Section Listen The extraordinary advances and dramatic successes of pediatric cardiology and surgery over the past 50 years have witnessed an increase in children born with congenital heart disease…
