Outcomes and reoperations after total correction of complete atrio-ventricular septal defect

Complete atrio-ventricular septal defect and Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

A full term female infant was born after 41 weeks of gestation, with a birth weight of 3815g and normal Apgar scores (9-10-10). Immediately after birth tachycardia was noted. An electrocardiogram (ECG) showed a heart rate of 300 beats per minute (bpm) and narrow QRS complexes. The newborn was clinically stable. She was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit and an intravenous line was ins...

Repair Of The Left Atrio-Ventricular Valve In Atrio-Ventricular Septal Defect

The operative mortality for atrio-ventricular septal defect (AVSD) has fallen dramatically over the last 15 years as the preferred age of surgery has fallen. For the survivor, the long-term function of the left atrio ventricular valve (LAVV) is crucial in determining quality of life and to avoid re-operation. It is now well established that the zone of apposition (‘cleft’) between the superior ...

Successful Repair of Complete Atrio-ventricular Septal Defect at the Beginning of the Second Decade

Complete atrio-ventricular septal defects (CAVSD) are present in about 3% of children born with congenital heart pathologies. They usually require early surgical correction, mostly in infancy, and surgery is considered to be the gold standard. It is unlikely that anyone would survive beyond the first years without severe morbidity. However, we report a case of a Pakistani girl who underwent suc...

Ministernotomy for correction of ventricular septal defect.

BACKGROUND The development of minimally invasive surgery in the adult has created motivation for similar approaches in the congenital heart domain. Over the past 20 years, this type of surgery has been advocated in an effort to reduce costs related to hospital stay, and to improve the cosmetic results. We report our experience with ventricular septal defect repair utilizing a ministernotomy inc...

Successful total correction of congenital interruption of the aortic arch and ventricular septal defect.