Virginie Lambert

..It is to be hoped that prospective studies, of which some are in progress, will provide further guidance for these indications...

..We hypothesized that gene transfer of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mediated by an adenovirus vector might induce pulmonary artery angiogenesis in a lamb model of pulmonary artery hypoplasia...

..This study assessed the usefulness of 3-dimensional computed tomographic scanning in the preoperative and postoperative evaluation of airways compression in a pediatric population...

..CONCLUSION: If further experiences and studies support this observation, aerosolized iloprost could be an alternative to prostacyclin venous therapy in treating children with chronic pulmonary hypertension...

..Understanding these pathophysiological mechanisms opens new therapeutic perspectives for improving the management of children with congenital cardiopathy in cardiac failure and reducing postoperative mortality and morbidity...

..Multislice computed tomography was important in defining the diagnosis and in planning subsequent surgical management...

..The ongoing use of the Ross operation is justified, even if longterm studies in children are still needed to validate its use...

..The purpose of this prospective study was to assess the accuracy of preoperative dual-source computed tomographic analysis in detecting coronary artery abnormalities by using surgical findings as the reference standard...

..To prospectively assess the value of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) for detecting partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) in children with suspected sinus venosus-atrial septal defect (SV-ASD)...

..Computed tomography provided an accurate diagnostic evaluation that helped to choose the best surgical technique...

..Today the reliable percutaneous closure of an IAC will probably permit the extension of the indications for the closure of this congenital abnormality in adults...

..This retrospective study aims to assess the incidence and risk factors of coronary events after ASO and sensitivity of noninvasive tests in the diagnosis of the coronary obstruction...

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..Clinical results were analyzed according to valvular and subvalvular left atrioventricular valve measurements in pathologic specimens with atrioventricular septal defects...

..Percutaneous closure is still rarely used in this population. This study presents the results of transcatheter closure with the Amplatzer occluder in such patients...

..We developed a technique that uses a single patch with intermediate fixings to cover the right side of the septum without producing a septal bulging, through a right atriotomy...

..Early and midterm results of the arterial switch operation (ASO) in transposition of the great arteries (TGA) are good, but late outcome data in large populations are still few...

..The multislice CT with three-dimensional reconstructions is a complementary imaging technique, reliable, useful to pre-operative management and postoperative follow-up of patients with pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect...

..Therefore, after the arterial switch procedure non-invasive investigations are not sensitive enough to diagnose coronary lesions and systematic coronary angiography and aortography should be performed in all patients...

..The choice of material of embolisation should be adapted to the anatomical conditions which determine the success rate and the absence of complications...

..Therapeutic innovation requires establishing an animal model reproducing right ventricular dysfunction secondary to chronic pressure-volume overload...

..Aspirin (ASA) often is used to prevent thrombosis in infants with congenital heart disease after placement of a systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt, but its effect on outcomes is unknown...