Outcomes of Double-patch and Warden Techniques in Patients With Supracardiac Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection.

Aim: This study compared outcomes following the double-patch and Warden procedures for correcting partial anomalous connection of the right pulmonary veins to the superior vena cava.

Methods: Eighty (80) patients, aged <18years old, and with partial anomalous connection of the right pulmonary veins to the superior vena cava were randomly assigned into double-patch method (n=40) and Warden procedure (n=40) groups. The median follow-up was 22.

Influence of staged repair and primary repair on outcomes in patients with complete atrioventricular septal defect and tetralogy of Fallot: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: Complete atrioventricular septal defect with tetralogy of Fallot is a rare congenital heart disease. The combination of these lesions occurs in about 1% of all patients with atrioventricular canal defects and in 5-6% of patients with tetralogy of Fallot. To assess the influence of surgical strategy on the survival and reintervention rate for the left atrioventricular valve and right ventricular outflow tract.

The Warden procedure can be successfully performed using minimally invasive cardiac surgery without aortic clamping.

Currently, minimally invasive cardiac surgery has found widespread use even in congenital heart surgery. The number of defects, which can be corrected through a small incision or totally endoscopic, is on the rise. Nowadays, surgeons can repair atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus and other congenital heart defects using minimally invasive techniques.