Congenital heart disease
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Congenital heart disease · Nov 2012
Cardiac medical conditions have become the leading cause of death in children with heart disease.
Mortality among children with congenital and acquired heart disease has decreased significantly over the past decades. We sought to determine whether the underlying problems leading to death in these patients had changed over the past decade. ⋯ The proportion of deaths within 30 days of cardiac surgery decreased significantly over the past decade. While surgical causes accounted for the majority of these deaths in 1995-1996, most patient deaths in 2004-2005 resulted from cardiac medical causes.
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Congenital heart disease · Nov 2012
Cardiac catheterization and interventional procedures as part of staged surgical palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Cardiac catheterization and interventional procedures are an important part of staged surgical palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). ⋯ Although BA for recoarctation showed good acute results, the need for later reintervention is remarkably high. A higher initial gradient was predictive for restenosis. Pulmonary artery stenosis was a relatively rare problem and might be less likely with the hemi-Fontan technique.
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Congenital heart disease · Nov 2012
Longevity of neonatal ductal stenting for congenital heart diseases with duct-dependent pulmonary circulation.
Ductal stent (DS) in duct-dependent pulmonary circulation is less morbid than neonatal Blalock-Taussig shunt. However, there is concern if DS provides an adequately long palliation before definitive repair. ⋯ The short-term patency of DS was adequate after balloon valvotomy for critical pulmonary stenosis or pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum. Duration of palliation by DS was also sufficient in univentricular hearts to allow adequate somatic growth before Glenn surgery. In patients with biventricular anatomy treated by DS, conduit repair had to be performed at a relatively early age. Interstage mortality was 18%.
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Congenital heart disease · Nov 2012
Short-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in neonates with congenital heart disease: the era of newer surgical strategies.
The objective of this study was to determine neurodevelopmental outcomes up to 30 months of age in a cohort of neonates requiring surgical intervention without circulatory arrest for congenital heart disease and to correlate these outcomes with characteristics detected prior to hospital discharge. ⋯ Infants undergoing surgical intervention for congenital heart disease are at risk for neurodevelopmental abnormalities, which may not become apparent until months after hospital discharge. Early impairment may also resolve over time. Close developmental follow-up in this high-risk cohort of patients is warranted.