Tailored strategies for staged management of complex congenital cardiac lesions.
Although many complex congenital cardiac lesions can be primarily repaired, there remain circumstances where a staged approach may carry lower risk than a primary repair. We present 4 clinical cases where stable intermediate stages allowed somatic growth and facilitated successful biventricular repair or univentricular palliation.
The Heart Centre for Children, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
Yishay
Y
Orr
The Heart Centre for Children, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia. Electronic address: rchard1@icloud.com.
Richard B
RB
Chard
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male