Publications by authors named "F Cetta"
Classical Ozaki Procedure in a Seven-Month-Old Infant.
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg
December 2024
We present a case study of neotricuspidization of the aortic valve with neocusp suturing based on templates similar to those used in the Ozaki procedure but adapted for infants. This is an alternative for patients when valve reconstruction is impossible or risky. A good postoperative hemodynamic outcome was obtained, but it is necessary to evaluate this approach on the basis of long-term results.
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- Cardiac pressure overload can lead to problems for patients with congenital heart defects, and using stem cell-derived heart cells might help improve heart function alongside surgery.
- Researchers successfully implanted human stem cell-derived heart cells into the hearts of rhesus macaques facing induced pressure overload, achieving good integration with the existing heart tissue.
- Although some monkeys experienced episodes of ventricular tachycardia after the cell transplant, these events generally resolved within a few weeks, indicating a need for monitoring but also promising potential for this treatment approach.
Surgical Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot Using Autologous Right Atrial Appendage to Reconstruct the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract: A Case Series With Four-Year Follow-up.
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg
November 2024
This clinical case series describes the surgical management of tetralogy of Fallot in five children using autologous right atrial appendage to reconstruct the right ventricular outflow tract. Transthoracic echocardiography performed at four-year follow-up showed a mild residual gradient and moderate regurgitation of the neopulmonary valve in all cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHarmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Successfully Implanted via Transjugular Approach.
J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv
February 2024