Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation using magnetic levitation centrifugal pumps for fulminant myocarditis in infants, children and young adults.

Background: Fulminant myocarditis (FM) is a potentially lethal disease with a wide spectrum of clinical presentation, thus making the diagnosis hard to depict. In cases where acute circulatory failure occurs venoarterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support is a valid management strategy, especially in the pediatric and adult patients. This study aims to report the results of VA ECMO for FM in our Institution.

The Ross-Yacoub procedure for aneurysmal autograft roots: a strategy to preserve autologous pulmonary valves.

Objectives: Autograft dilatation is leading to an increase in root reoperations late after the Ross procedure. A 14-year clinical experience was reviewed to define the feasibility and outcome of the autograft valve-sparing root reoperation.

Methods: One hundred twenty-six patients surviving an average of 7.