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Neonates at highest risk for Ebstein’s malformation treatment
LOS ANGELES – Neonates in particular are at risk for poor outcomes from Ebstein’s malformation, showing significantly higher mortality than infants, children, and adults, according to a database study presented by Dr. Ryan R. Davies at the annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic... »
No Consensus on Neonatal Heart Syndrome Surgery
SAN FRANCISCO – There is no consensus among experts on the optimal surgical approach to repair neonatal hypoplastic left heart syndrome, if a series of consecutive talks at the AATS annual meeting was any indication.
Dr. David J. Barron is a proponent of the placement of a stage 1 right... » FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. – Sex and race appear to play a role in outcomes following congenital heart surgery in children and adolescents, according to a new analysis of data from almost 21,000 patients.
Black patients had significantly greater rates of mortality and complications and a significantly... » PHILADELPHIA – When a very low birth weight (VLWBW) infant has congenital heart disease needing surgical repair, the two opposing strategies of immediate surgery or delaying surgery for several weeks until the newborn grows larger work equally well for survival. Survival rates after both approaches... » LOS ANGELES – For the first time, a pediatric stroke severity scale has been validated in a prospective clinical trial.
The study in 15 North American medical centers showed excellent interrater reliability when neurologists used a pediatric version of the National Institutes of Health Stroke... »
Race, Sex Affect Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes
Similar Survival in VLBW Infants with Delayed Surgery
First Pediatric Stroke Severity Scale Validated
Neonates at highest risk for Ebstein’s malformation treatmentLOS ANGELES – Neonates in particular are at risk for poor outcomes from Ebstein’s malformation, showing significantly higher mortality than infants, children, and adults, according to a database study presented by Dr. Ryan... »
Similar Survival in VLBW Infants with Delayed Surgery
PHILADELPHIA – When a very low birth weight (VLWBW) infant has congenital heart disease needing surgical repair, the two opposing strategies of immediate surgery or delaying surgery for several weeks until the newborn grows... »
| Jun 26 - 29 Coeur d'Alene, ID | Western Thoracic Surgical Association (WTSA): Annual Meeting |
| Jun 27 - 29 Frankfurt, | Congenital and Structural Interventions (CSI 2013) |
| Oct 31 - Nov 2 Chicago, IL | American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO): Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology |