Background. Atrial septal defects have been surgically correctable for more than 30 years.
The long-term survival rates among patients treated in the early era of cardiac surgery are …

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to estimate survival and quality of outcome
and assess factors associated with outcome for patients out 5 to 15 years from their Fontan …

To study the prevention of occlusion of aortocoronary-artery bypass grafts, we conducted a
prospective, randomized, double-blind trial comparing long-term administration of …

Patients were observed after the Fontan operation to determine the frequency and severity of
protein-losing enteropathy. A total of 427 patients who survived for 30 days after the Fontan …

Background— Primary cardiac tumors are rare but have the potential to cause significant
morbidity if not treated in an appropriate and timely manner. To date, however, there have been …

OBJECTIVES.: We studied the rate of thromboembolism in patients undergoing bioprosthetic
replacement of the aortic or mitral valve, or both, at serial intervals after operation and the …

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary ventricle (PV) to pulmonary artery (PA) conduits have made
possible the correction of many complex congenital cardiac anomalies. METHODS: Between …

Background: Pulmonary regurgitation appears to be well tolerated early after repair of tetralogy
of Fallot; however, it may result in progressive right ventricular dilatation and dysfunction …

Records of 231 patients (171 males, 60 females; aged 10 months to 83 years [median 45
years]) who underwent operation for constrictive pericarditis at the Mayo Clinic from 1936 …

To determine late patient outcome and homograft durability, we reviewed 326 patients who
received aortic ( n = 230) or pulmonary ( n = 118) cryopreserved homografts for right …