Related Articles Care Toward the End of Life in Older Populations and Its Implementation Facilitators and Barriers: A Scoping Review. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2017 Dec 01;18(12):1000-1009.e4 Authors: Threapleton DE, Chung RY, Wong SYS, Wong ELY, Kiang N, Chau PYK, Woo J, Chung VCH, Yeoh EK Abstract PURPOSE: To inform health system improvements for care of elderly populations approaching the end of life (EOL) by identifying important elements of care and implementation barriers and facilitators. DESIGN: A scoping review was carried out to identify key themes in EOL care. Articles were identified from MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, organizational websites,…
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Related Articles Preoperative single ventricle function determines early outcome after second-stage palliation of single ventricle heart. Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2017 Sep 11;15(1):21 Authors: Pająk J, Buczyński M, Stanek P, Zalewski G, Wites M, Szydłowski L, Mazurek B, Tomkiewicz-Pająk L Abstract BACKGROUND: Second-stage palliation with hemi-Fontan or bidirectional Glenn procedures has improved the outcomes of patients treated for single-ventricle heart disease. The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze risk factors for death after second-stage palliation of single-ventricle heart and to compare therapeutic results achieved with the hemi-Fontan and bidirectional Glenn procedures. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We analyzed 60 patients who had…
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Related Articles Energetic performance analysis of staged palliative surgery in tricuspid atresia using vector flow mapping. Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2017 Dec 14;15(1):27 Authors: Kinoshita M, Akiyama K, Itatani K, Yamashita A, Ishii M, Kainuma A, Maeda Y, Miyazaki T, Yamagishi M, Sawa T Abstract BACKGROUND: Staged palliative surgery markedly shifts the balance of volume load on a single ventricle and pulmonary vascular bed. Blalock-Taussig shunt necessitates a single ventricle eject blood to both the systemic and pulmonary circulation. On the contrary, bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt release the single ventricle from pulmonary circulation. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of tricuspid atresia patient…
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Related Articles Surgical Palliation of Right Aortic Arch With an Isolated Innominate Artery From the Left Ductus Arteriosus. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2018 01;9(1):98-100 Authors: Schwartz MC, Pourmoghadam K, O’Brien M, Fleishman CE, DeCampli W Abstract A right aortic arch with an isolated left innominate artery from the left patent ductus arteriosus is a rare arch anomaly, and establishing continuity between the innominate artery and aorta can be challenging. We describe repair of this lesion in a three-week-old male using an autologous pedicle flap of ascending aorta as well as a homograft patch as the roof to recreate…
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Related Articles Staged Palliation of Cyanotic Obstructive Lesions With a Modified Right Ventricular Outflow Procedure. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2018 01;9(1):68-73 Authors: Batlivala SP, Hood MK, Dodge-Khatami J, Shakti D, Taylor MB, Ebeid MR, Salazar JD, Dodge-Khatami A Abstract BACKGROUND: Traditional palliation for biventricular cyanotic congenital heart lesions often involves staging with systemic-to-pulmonary arterial shunts to secure pulmonary blood flow (PBF) in the newborn period prior to complete repair. However, shunts may lead to life-threatening events secondary to shunt occlusion or acute coronary steal. They may be associated with morbidity secondary to diastolic runoff, systemic steal and volume…
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