Survival and Freedom From Reinterventions in Patients With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: Up to 42-Year Follow-Up of 917 Patients.

Background To evaluate long-term outcome of tetralogy of Fallot repair analyzing an unbiased country-wide surgically treated population with tetralogy of Fallot. Methods and Results Retrospective analysis of consecutive patients aged <18 years who underwent tetralogy of Fallot repair at a single nationwide pediatric cardiac center. Death from any cause and need for surgical or catheter reintervention were the study end points.

Long-Term Survival and Freedom From Coronary Artery Reintervention After Arterial Switch Operation for Transposition of the Great Arteries: A Population-Based Nationwide Study.

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term survival and freedom from coronary artery reintervention after the arterial switch operation (ASO). Methods and Results This single-center nationwide retrospective study included consecutive children who underwent ASO between 1990 and 2016 (n=605). Long-term outcomes were obtained by cross-mapping individual data with the National Death Registry and the National Registry of Cardiovascular Interventions for adults.

How many types of circulation can a boy have during his life? A case of aortic stenosis with a borderline left ventricle.

Severe aortic stenosis can be accompanied by various degrees of left ventricular underdevelopment. The assessment whether a borderline-sized left ventricle can or cannot support the systemic circulation is crucial. The decision-making still remains challenging.

Left-Sided Reoperations After Arterial Switch Operation: A European Multicenter Study.

Background: We sought to report the frequency, types, and outcomes of left-sided reoperations (LSRs) after an arterial switch operation (ASO) for patients with D-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) and double-outlet right ventricle (DORV) TGA-type.

Methods: Seventeen centers belonging to the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association (ECHSA) contributed to data collection. We included 111 patients who underwent LSRs after 7,951 ASOs (1.

Acute right ventricular resynchronization improves haemodynamics in children after surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot.

Aims: Right bundle branch block is associated with right ventricular (RV) electromechanical dyssynchrony, which may contribute to acute haemodynamic impairment after repair of tetralogy of Fallot (ToF). We sought to evaluate the effects of RV resynchronization on haemodynamics and tissue oxygenation during the first 24 h after surgery.

Methods And Results: Arterial pressures, cardiac output, and tissue oxygenation were measured in 28 consecutive patients (median age 10.