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Correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection of the cardiac type

R. Aeba, T. Katogi, S. Takeuchi, S. Kawada Keio University.Japan Cardiovascular SurgeryCardiovasc Surg 1998; 6: 50-57DOI: 10.1016/s0967-2109(97)00112-9 AbstractSurgical treatment of the cardiac type of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection requires special techniques. The treatment and outcome in 17 consecutive patients who had undergone primary repairs of the cardiac type between 1965 and 1996 were reviewed. The […]

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Outcome predictors and implications for management of scimitar syndrome

Susan M. Dusenbery, Tal Geva, Anna Seale, Anne Marie Valente, Jing Zhou, Laureen Sena, Robert L. Geggel Boston Children’s Hospital.United States American Heart JournalAm Heart J 2013; 165: 770-777DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.01.016 AbstractBackground: Scimitar syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly. We evaluated risk factors for postoperative pulmonary vein stenosis or death and predictive factors for survival without scimitar vein surgery in patients with scimitar syndrome.Methods: The records of patients with scimitar

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