title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Prince Salman Heart Center, King Fahad Medical City, PO Box 59046, Riyadh 11525, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. acorno@kfmc.med.sa
authors.forename: Antonio F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Corno
mesh_terms: D058366:Blalock-Taussig Procedure; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D012086:Reoperation; D012151:Resuscitation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D056346:Sternotomy; D013908:Thoracotomy