Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a combination of four congenital (present at birth ... Pediatric cardiologist Rukmalee Vithana of the Blalock-Taussig-Thomas Pediatric and Congenital Heart Center explains ...

Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common ... a staged repair with palliative aortopulmonary shunts (i.e., Blalock–Taussig shunts and Waterston shunts) prior to intracardiac repair was the rule.

Objectives Treatment of infants with tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) has evolved in the last two decades with increasing use of primary surgical repair (PrR) and transcatheter right ventricular outflow ...

Methods We studied native LV and RV T1 mapping and ECV measures at 1.5 T in repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) patients (n=44, 24 male, 32±14 years, 35 (80%), NYHA class I). Single slices targeted ...

underwent percutaneous balloon angioplasty of a narrowed Blalock-Taussig (BT) shunt to improve arterial oxygen saturation. The indication for angioplasty was a cyanotic heart defect not amenable ...

Objectives To determine current epidemiology and clinical characteristics of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt surgery, including revisions. Methods A retrospective, multicentre, registry-based study ...

These guidelines on transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt (TIPSS) in the management of portal hypertension have been commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee (CSSC) ...

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BT has announced the appointment of a CEO for its new UK-focused BT Business, coinciding with a reported decrease in revenue due to challenging trading conditions outside the UK. The telecoms giant's ...

Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of tube shunt implantation with trabeculectomy in the treatment of patients with glaucoma. Methods A systematic literature search was performed for studies ...

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