Covered Stent Correction for Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defects, an Emerging Alternative to Surgical Repair: Results of an International Registry.

Background: Covered stent correction for a sinus venosus atrial septal defect (SVASD) was first performed in 2009. This innovative approach was initially viewed as experimental and was reserved for highly selected patients with unusual anatomic variants. In 2016, increasing numbers of procedures began to be performed, and in several centers, it is now offered as a standard of care option alongside surgical repair.

Serial Dilation and Intentional Fracturing of Stents in Congenital Heart Disease-Benchside Tests and Initial Clinical Results.

Background: There is some reluctance to implant stents in small children due to concerns regarding outgrowing the maximal stent diameter during follow-up.

Aim: Evaluation of a treatment strategy on the bench side, including intentional stent fracturing, and description of our initial clinical experience.

Methods: A series of benchside tests was performed with small stents, in which the stents were dilated above the rated diameters until they ultimately fractured.

Comparing an Advanced Monofocal With a Non-diffractive Extended Depth of Focus Intraocular Lens Using a Mini-Monovision Approach.

Purpose: To compare interindividual differences in visual performance of an advanced monofocal with a nondiffractive extended depth of focus intraocular lens (IOL) using a mini-monovision approach.

Design: Single-center, randomized, controlled, double-masked study.

Methods: In total, 48 patients (96 eyes) with bilateral age-related cataract were enrolled.

Surgical outcome of the borderline hypoplastic left ventricle: impact of the left ventricle rehabilitation strategy.

Objective: This study aims to assess the surgical outcome of borderline hypoplastic left ventricle before and after the induction of the left ventricle rehabilitation strategy.

Methods: A retrospective review investigated patients with borderline hypoplastic left ventricle who underwent surgical intervention between 2012 and 2022. The patient cohort was stratified into two groups based on the initiation of left ventricle rehabilitation: an early-era group (E group, 2012-2017) and a late-era group (L group, 2018-2022).