Cardiology in the young
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Cardiology in the young · Oct 2012
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyInterstage feeding and weight gain in infants following the Norwood operation: can we change the outcome?
Poor weight gain is common in infants after Stage I Norwood operation and can negatively impact outcomes. ⋯ Following Stage I Norwood, infants discharged on oral feeding had better average daily weight gain than infants with tube-assisted feeding. The overall weight gain was within the normal limits in all feeding groups, but the rate of weight gain decreased over time, with an earlier decline in infants fed orally.
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Cardiology in the young · Oct 2012
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyCongenital heart defects in La Réunion Island: a 6-year survey within a EUROCAT-affiliated congenital anomalies registry.
This study compares the prevalence and perinatal mortality of congenital heart defects on La Réunion with European (EUROCAT) standards. ⋯ In La Réunion, the total prevalence of congenital heart defects is far inferior to that found in Europe. The difference can be attributable to lower prevalences of mild congenital heart defects.
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Cardiology in the young · Oct 2012
Case ReportsTransaortic Fallot repair in a grown-up patient: advantages in a situs inversus setting.
We present the case studies of two adult patients with tetralogy of Fallot who were scheduled for surgery. After addressing the right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, the aorta was opened and the ventricular septal defect was approached in a straightforward manner as it was located just under the overriding aortic valve. ⋯ In this setting, the aortic approach simplified the repair expeditiously. After 2 years, both patients are in New York Heart Association class I, with no residual ventricular septal defect, no aortic regurgitation, and complete relief of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction.