The hybrid approach--current knowns and unknowns: the perspective of cardiology.

Cardiol Young

Division of Pediatric Cardiology, The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida (CHIF), All Children's Hospital and St. Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa, Pediatric Cardiology Associates/Pediatrix Medical Group, Saint Petersburg and Tampa, FL, USA.

Published: December 2011

The hybrid approach to the treatment of patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome most commonly includes transcatheter placement of a stent in the arterial duct and surgical placement of bands on the branch pulmonary arteries via median sternotomy. This manuscript will review the concept of hybrid palliation and discuss topics related to several time intervals: peri-procedural, post-procedural, interstage, and comprehensive stage 2.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1047951111001570DOI Listing

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