Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in curing a young man after modified Fontan operation: A case report.

Background: The Fontan operation is the only treatment option to change the anatomy of the heart and help improve patients' hemodynamics. After successful operation, patients typically recover the ability to engage in general physical activity. As a better ventilatory strategy, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) provides gas exchange an extracorporeal circuit, and is increasingly being used to improve respiratory and circulatory function.

Is autologous or heterologous pericardium better for valvuloplasty? A comparative study of calcification propensity.

Pericardial calcification is detrimental to the long-term durability of valvuloplasty. However, whether calcification susceptibility differs between heterologous and autologous pericardium is unclear. In this study, we compared the progression of calcification in vivo between autologous and heterologous pericardium.

Coronary artery bypass grafting in adults with congenital heart disease.

Background: Adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) and coronary artery disease (CAD) have unique clinical manifestation due to the coexistence of intracardiac anomalies and CAD. Case reports are rare in surgical management of CHD combined with CAD. Our goal is to study the outcome of surgical intervention of CHD and CAD concomitantly.

Utilization of the edge-to-edge valve plasty technique to correct severe tricuspid regurgitation in patients with congenital heart disease.

Objective: Tricuspid regurgitation is often associated in patients with congenital heart disease. Significant morbidity and mortality are related to tricuspid valve replacement. Tricuspid valve plasty is still a preferred choice.