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Preface
The 2011 Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual of the Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery includes topics from the 2011 AATS Congenital Post-Graduate Course and Post-Graduate Skills Sessions. T...
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Thomas L. Spray
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Introduction
The 2012 Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual of the Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is a collection of manuscripts derived from the presentations at the 2011 AATS Post Graduate Course in ...
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Pedro J. del Nido
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| The Aortic Valve |
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Aortic Valve Insufficiency: Leaflet Reconstruction Techniques
The introduction of effective and durable leaflet repair techniques have enabled repair of the regurgitant aortic valve. Aortic valve repair is favored to avoid the placement of a prosthesis that the ...
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Joel Price,
Gebrine El Khoury
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Aortic Valve Reconstruction in the Young Infants and Children
Considering the structure and function of the aortic root, changes in the aortic valve leaflets and changes in the geometry of the aortic root are the two primary causes of aortic valve dysfunction. I...
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Christopher W. Baird,
Patrick O. Myers,
Pedro J. del Nido
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9-19
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Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement
Aortic aneurysms are rare in children and are often associated with connective tissue disorders. Because prosthetic valves are problematic in the young, operations that preserve the native aortic valv...
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Duke Cameron
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20-23
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| The Pulmonary Valve |
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Valve-Sparing Options in Tetralogy of Fallot Surgery
Given late outcomes of patients with tetralogy of Fallot repaired in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as a better understanding of the late deleterious effects of pulmonary regurgitation, there is a tende...
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Emile Bacha
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Timing and Technique of Pulmonary Valve Replacement in the Patient With Tetralogy of Fallot
Residual right ventricular (RV) outflow tract pathology is universal among patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot, and pulmonary regurgitation (PR) is also commonly present. Although tolerated in ...
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James S. Tweddell,
Pippa Simpson,
Shun-Hwa Li,
Jennifer Dunham-Ingle,
Peter J. Bartz,
Michael G. Earing,
Andrew N. Pelech
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Options for Prosthetic Pulmonary Valve Replacement
This article reviews current data on various prostheses utilized for pulmonary valve replacement. Durability data is reviewed and risk factors for deterioration are examined. Finally, the choice of pr...
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Sitaram M. Emani
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34-37
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| The Tricuspid Valve |
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Ebstein's Anomaly of the Tricuspid Valve: The Cone Repair
Ebstein's anomaly is a cardiac malformation affecting the tricuspid valve and right ventricle with a wide range of anatomic and pathophysiologic presentations. The cone repair technique is described i...
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Jose Pedro da Silva,
Luciana da Fonseca da Silva
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Surgical Management of Congenital (Non-Ebstein) Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation
Congenital tricuspid valve regurgitation (TR) is a relatively uncommon condition that includes a heterogeneous group of lesions with a unique management strategy. There are wide anatomic variations th...
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Sameh M. Said,
Harold M. Burkhart,
Joseph A. Dearani
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Tricuspid Valve Repair in Single Ventricle: Timing and Techniques
Tricuspid valve performance in the systemic circulation is known to have important implications for survival and functional status after univentricular palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (H...
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Victor T. Tsang,
Shahzad G. Raja
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61-68
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| The Mitral Valve |
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Congenital Mitral Valve Stenosis: Anatomic Variants and Surgical Reconstruction
Congenital mitral valve stenosis is a heterogeneous group of lesions that can occur as an isolated defect or, more commonly, in association with other left heart obstructive defects. Age at presentati...
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Pedro J. del Nido,
Christopher Baird
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69-74
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Mitral Regurgitation in Congenital Heart Defects: Surgical Techniques for Reconstruction
Mitral valve regurgitation (MR) is an important source of morbidity and mortality worldwide. While globally the primary etiology is rheumatic, the incidence of MR appears to be increasing in the Unite...
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Richard G. Ohye
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The Rheumatic Mitral Valve and Repair Techniques in Children
The mitral valve is the most commonly affected valve in acute and chronic rheumatic heart disease in the first and second decades of life. Pure or predominant mitral regurgitation with non-significant...
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Afksendiyos Kalangos
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Atrioventricular Valve Repair for Patient With Heterotaxy Syndrome and a Functional Single Ventricle
Heterotaxy syndrome is a mortality risk factor for patients with complex heart disease. These patients often have common atrioventricular valve (CAVV) morphology and significant atrioventricular valve...
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Shunji Sano,
Yasuhiro Fujii,
Sadahiko Arai,
Shingo Kasahara,
Atsushi Tateishi
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