Plasma metabolic profiling of patients with tetralogy of fallot.

Background: Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a common congenital heart disease with high mortality. However, the medical imageology and liquidbiopsy techniques present certain limitations. Thus, this study investigated the plasma metabolic profiles to distinguish key metabolites for early diagnosis of TOF.

Comparing mini-sternotomy to full median sternotomy for aortic valve replacement with propensity-matching methods.

Objective: This study aims to compare clinical outcomes between mini-sternotomy and full median sternotomy for aortic valve replacement using propensity-matching methods.

Methods: From August 2014 to July 2021, a total of 1,445 patients underwent isolated aortic valve surgery, 1,247 full median sternotomy and 198 mini-sternotomy. To reduce the impact of potential confounding factors, a propensity score based on 18 variables is used to obtain 198 well-matched case pairs, which include 231 aortic valve regurgitations and 165 aortic stenosis cases.

Outcomes of the rehabilitative procedure for patients with pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect and hypoplastic pulmonary arteries beyond the infant period.

Objectives: To determine the effect and safeness of the right ventricle to pulmonary artery connection with occlusion of major aortopulmonary collaterals and pulmonary artery angioplasty to rehabilitate the hypoplastic pulmonary arteries in patients with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect beyond the infant period.

Methods: From December 2009 to August 2012, 37 consecutive patients (mean age 1.9 ± 1.

Clinical advantages of total cavopulmonary anastomosis without cardiopulmonary bypass.

Objective: To evaluate surgical methods and results of extracardiac conduit total cavopulmonary anastomosis (EC-TCPA) without cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).

Methods: From May 2000 to April 2003, 11 patients with functional univentricle underwent off-pump EC-TCPA (no-CPB group). Their postoperative outcome was retrospectively compared with a 17-patient group who underwent EC-TCPA with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB group) over a concurrent time period.

[Surgical treatment for double outlet of the right ventricle].

Objective: To summarize the experience and results of surgical treatment for double outlet of the right ventricle (DORV).

Methods: From May 1985 to December 2001, 41 patients with DORV with age ranging from 10 months to 21 (mean age 10 +/- 6) years underwent surgical treatment. There were 26 male and 15 female patients.

Pulmonary blood distribution after total cavopulmonary connection of different types.

Objective: To assess the feature of pulmonary blood flow distribution after total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) of different types, and to provide the selection of the best type.

Methods: Thirty-two consecutive survival patients after TCPC underwent radionuclide lung perfusion imaging. According to the radionuclide counts in the left and right lungs, analyses of the distribution of blood flow from superior venous cava (SVC) and inferior venous cava (IVC) and the whole pulmonary blood flow in both lungs were made.