Comparison of Shunt Types in the Norwood Procedure for Single-Ventricle Lesions

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a complex congenital heart lesion that requires a three-stage procedure for surgical palliation. This clinical trial examines two approaches to the first stage of the procedure, and the results provide important guidance for the most appropriate surgical management...

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Published in:	The New England journal of medicine Vol. 362; no. 21; pp. 1980 - 1992
Main Authors:	Ohye, Richard G, Sleeper, Lynn A, Mahony, Lynn, Newburger, Jane W, Pearson, Gail D, Lu, Minmin, Goldberg, Caren S, Tabbutt, Sarah, Frommelt, Peter C, Ghanayem, Nancy S, Laussen, Peter C, Rhodes, John F, Lewis, Alan B, Mital, Seema, Ravishankar, Chitra, Williams, Ismee A, Dunbar-Masterson, Carolyn, Atz, Andrew M, Colan, Steven, Minich, L. LuAnn, Pizarro, Christian, Kanter, Kirk R, Jaggers, James, Jacobs, Jeffrey P, Krawczeski, Catherine Dent, Pike, Nancy, McCrindle, Brian W, Virzi, Lisa, Gaynor, J. William
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Waltham, MA Massachusetts Medical Society 27.05.2010
Subjects:	Biological and medical sciences Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods Cardiology. Vascular system Congenital heart diseases. Malformations of the aorta, pulmonary vessels and vena cava Female Follow-Up Studies General aspects Heart Heart Bypass, Right - methods Heart Transplantation - statistics & numerical data Heart Ventricles - abnormalities Heart Ventricles - surgery Humans Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome - mortality Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome - surgery Infant, Newborn Intention to Treat Analysis Kaplan-Meier Estimate Male Medical sciences Postoperative Complications Proportional Hazards Models Pulmonary arteries Pulmonary Artery - surgery Veins & arteries Medicine Methodology Shunt Heart disease Cardiovascular disease Procedure Single ventricle Lesion Congenital disease Comparative study
ISSN:	0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406
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