OBJECTIVE: This report analyzes the safety and efficacy of carbon dioxide digital
subtraction angiography (CO 2 -DSA) for EVAR in a group of patients with renal insufficiency …

Objectives: Aerodigestive disorders encompass various pathological conditions affecting
the lungs, upper airway, and gastrointestinal tract in children. While advanced care has …

Background In 2007, congenital cardiac surgery became a recognized fellowship by the
American Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Beginning in 2023, the fellowship …

Our previous work demonstrating enrichment of outflow tract (OFT) congenital heart disease
(CHD) in children with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) suggests derangements in common …

Background. As a result of the Fontan procedure, the prognosis of congenital single-ventricle
heart disease has improved, with many affected children surviving into adulthood. However…

Introduction: Wnt5a is a known regulator of planar cell polarity (PCP) signaling in second heart
field (SHF) progenitor cells. It is generally believed that Wnt5a ligands are secreted by the …

Major advances in molecular genetics, establishment of appropriate animal models, and
improvements in analytical techniques have contributed to a greater understanding of cardiac …

Mesodermal progenitors in the second heart field (SHF) express Delta‐like‐ligand 4 (Dll4)
that regulates Notch‐mediated proliferation. As cells of SHF lineage mature to assume …

Background: Robust models exist to predict risk-adjusted mortality following congenital heart
surgery. It is known that underlying diagnosis modifies predicted risk of operations, and …

Valve-sparing repair (VSR) of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) tends to result in higher residual right
ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) gradients. We evaluated the progression and clinical …