Key Concepts Print Section Listen Thoracic aortic aneurysm syndromes are due to genetic disorders inherited as autosomal dominant traits with reduced penetrance and incomplete expression. Hence, clinical phenotype is complex…
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…
Key Concepts Print Section Listen Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) Introduction CoA is defined as a hemodynamically significant narrowing of the aorta. It occurs in about 4 in 10,000 births…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Key Concepts Print Section Listen Epidemiology Tricuspid atresia is the most common type of functionally single ventricle. Associated cardiac abnormalities are always present and may lead to obstruction of pulmonary…
