Video of the Month: Pulsating Umbilicus in a Neonate with Left Ventricular Diverticulum.

Left ventricular diverticulum (LVD) is a rare malformation presenting in 0.05% of all congenital cardiac anomalies. It is associated with additional cardiac and extracardiac malformations.

Long-term outcomes following mitral valve replacement in children at heart center Leipzig: a 20-year analysis.

Background: Although mitral valve repair is the preferred surgical strategy in children with mitral valve disease, there are cases of irreparable severe dysplastic valves that require mitral valve replacement. The aim of this study is to analyze long-term outcomes following mitral valve replacement in children in a tertiary referral center.

Methods: A total of 41 consecutive patients underwent mitral valve replacement between February 2001 and February 2021.

Early and long-term outcomes following redo mitral valve surgery in patients with prior minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.

Objectives: The frequency of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MVS) has steadily increased over the last decades and therefore surgeons are now encountering an increasing number of patients requiring mitral valve (MV) reoperations post-minimally invasive MVS. The aim of this study was to analyse the early postoperative outcomes and the long-term survival in patients who undergo reoperative MVS following previous minimally invasive surgery.

Methods: Patients who underwent redo MVS following prior minimally invasive MVS between January 2002 and December 2021 were included in our analysis.

"Quality of life" analysis in the long-term follow-up after "Fontan" palliation for CHDs-a single-centre experience.

Background: Complex CHDs are life threatening, and surgical treatment is needed for survival. Fontan palliation led to a significant increase in survival rates during the last decades. Consequently, quality of life became more essential.