Corticosteroids for Congenital Heart Surgery

Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects

The third edition of Surgery for Congenital Heart Defects proves to be a userfriendly and instructive resource that is sure to be of great value to many physicians. While the seasoned surgeon might call upon the text as a reference, even the greenest medical student wades comfortably into the depths of the text and feels empowered by the visual feast that awaits. As in the previous editions, me...

Congenital Heart Disease Corticosteroids and Outcome in Children Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery Analysis of the Pediatric Health Information Systems Database

Background—Children undergoing congenital heart surgery often receive corticosteroids with the aim of reducing the inflammatory response after cardiopulmonary bypass; however, the value of this approach is unclear. Methods and Results—The Pediatric Health Information Systems Database was used to evaluate outcomes associated with corticosteroids in children (0 to 18 years of age) undergoing cong...

Risk stratification for adult congenital heart surgery.

OBJECTIVE At this moment, no risk stratification models are available for adult congenital cardiac surgery. This study aims to identify a suitable stratification tool for the adult congenital heart surgery population. Pediatric congenital cardiac surgery score models were therefore tested in an adult congenital population. In addition, an age component was added to these models and performance ...

Congenital Heart Disease White Matter Protection in Congenital Heart Surgery

Congenital Heart Disease Surgery in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

Koolbergen, M.G. Hazekamp, J.P. van Melle, T.C. Konings, L. Bellersen, D.E. A.C. Zomer, C.L. Verheugt, I. Vaartjes, C.S.P.M. Uiterwaal, M.M. Langemeijer, D.R. Surgery in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease ISSN: 1524-4539 Copyright © 2011 American Heart Association. All rights reserved. Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online 72514 Circulation is published by the American Heart Association. 7272 Greenvi...