1. Two-stage approach for surgical treatment of tetralogy of Fallot in underweight children: Clinical and morphological outcomes
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Daria K. Shishkova, Igor A. Khlusov, Roman S. Tarasov, Andrey V. Nokhrin, A. N. Dzyuman, R. A. Mukhamadiyarov, Anton G. Kutikhin, and Leonid S. Barbarash
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Ventricular Outflow Obstruction ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Hematoma ,Thinness ,medicine ,Ventricular outflow tract ,Humans ,cardiovascular diseases ,Tetralogy of Fallot ,Body surface area ,business.industry ,Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures ,Infant, Newborn ,Stent ,Infant ,equipment and supplies ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Intraventricular hemorrhage ,Treatment Outcome ,030228 respiratory system ,Female ,Stents ,Underweight ,medicine.symptom ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Perfusion - Abstract
BACKGROUND Two-stage surgery including right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) stenting with subsequent total surgical repair (TSG) has been suggested as a promising curative option in infants with tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) having comorbidities such as low body weight. However, data on clinical outcomes of such approach and tissue response to RVOT stenting in underweight infants are scarce. METHODS We recruited 16 underweight (
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- 2018