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Thymoglobuline use in pediatric heart transplantation by Parisi, F, Danesi, H, Squitieri, C, Di Chiara, L, Ravà, L, Di Donato, R M

“…The literature has few data regarding the use of polyclonal anti-thymocyte globulin in pediatric cardiac transplantation. We describe our single-center,…”
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Neonatal repair of tetralogy of Fallot with and without pulmonary atresia by Di Donato, R M, Jonas, R A, Lang, P, Rome, J J, Mayer, Jr, J E, Castaneda, A R

“…Our experience with the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries has confirmed the attainability of excellent results with elective…”
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Age-dependent ventricular response to pressure overload. Considerations for the arterial switch operation by Di Donato, R M, Fujii, A M, Jonas, R A, Castañeda, A R

“…Success with the arterial switch operation for D-transposition of the great arteries and the concept of left ventricular suitability for systemic work…”
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Pediatric heart transplantation: changing indications and improved results by Di Donato, R.M, Di Carlo, D, Squitieri, C, Carotti, A, Catena, G, Parisi, F

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Total repair of pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collaterals: An integrated approach by Carotti, Adriano, Di Donato, Roberto M., Squitieri, Cosimo, Guccione, Paolo, Catena, Glauco

“…Background: Predicting postrepair right ventricular/left ventricular pressure ratio has prognostic relevance for patients undergoing total repair of pulmonary…”
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Combined mustard and Rastelli operations. An alternative approach for repair of associated anomalies in congenitally corrected transposition in situs inversus [I,D,D] by Di Donato, R M, Troconis, C J, Marino, B, Carotti, A, Iorio, F S, Rossi, E, Marcelletti, C

“…We report on two patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries in situs inversus who underwent successful anatomic repair of…”
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Bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis in patients under two years of age by Albanese, S B, Carotti, A, Di Donato, R M, Mazzera, E, Troconis, C J, Giannico, S, Picardo, S, Marcelletti, C

“…Between December 1986 and December 1990, a bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis was performed in 27 patients younger than 2 years of age, including 12 with…”
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Results of the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect: surgical considerations and midterm follow-up data by DI DONATO, R. M, WERNOVSKY, G, WALSH, E. P, COLAN, S. D, LANG, P, WESSEL, D. L, JONAS, R. A, MAYER, J. E, CASTANEDA, A. R

“…Between January 1983 and December 1987, 62 patients underwent an arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal…”
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Particle Image Velocimetry Analysis of the Flow Field in the Total Cavopulmonary Connection by Grigioni, M., Amodeo, A., Daniele, C., D'avenio, G., Formigari, R., Di Donato, R.M.

“…: The total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) is a common operation, meant to restore a proper pulmonary blood flow in heart defects with only one functional…”
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Does chronic pacing affect exercise capacity after Mustard operation for transposition of the great arteries? by Silvetti, M S, Drago, F, Pastore, E, Turchetta, A, Calzolari, A, Di Donato, R M, Ragonese, P

“…Late survival after Mustard repair of transposition of the great arteries is generally good but is often characterized by progressive deterioration of…”
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Right submammary minithoractomy for repair of congenital heart defects by Giamberti, A., Mazzera, E., Di Chiara, L., Ferretti, E., Pasquini, L., Di Donato, R.M.

“…Objective: The initial experience with the right submammary minithoracotomy incision for correction of intracardiac congenital defects is reported. Methods:…”
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Minimally invasive or interventional repair of atrial septal defects in children: experience in 171 cases and comparison with conventional strategies by Formigari, Roberto, Di Donato, Roberto M, Mazzera, Ennio, Carotti, Adriano, Rinelli, Gabriele, Parisi, Francesco, Pasquini, Luciano, Ballerini, Luigi

“…OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to evaluate percutaneous interventional and minimally invasive surgical closure of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) in…”
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Extracorporeal circulation in ewe's foetus: towards a reliable foetal cardiac surgery protocol. A comparison of two cases by Grigioni, M, Carotti, A, Daniele, C, D'Avenio, G, Morbiducci, U, Iannace, E, Albanese, S B, Costa, D, Formigari, R, Ferretti, E, Di Donato, R M

“…Foetal cardiac surgery is the ultimate goal in the treatment of congenital cardiac malformations. The aim of our research is to elucidate some of the features…”
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Staged Fontan operation for complex cardiac anomalies with subaortic obstruction by Di Donato, R M, Amodeo, A, di Carlo, D D, Galletti, L, Rinelli, G, Pasquini, L, Marcelletti, C

“…Ventricular hypertrophy is a recognized risk factor for the Fontan operation in cases of complex cardiac anomalies with unrestricted pulmonary blood flow and…”
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Fifteen-year experience with surgical repair of truncus arteriosus by Di Donato, R M, Fyfe, D A, Puga, F J, Danielson, G K, Ritter, D G, Edwards, W D, McGoon, D C

“…From 1965 until March, 1982, 167 patients underwent surgical repair of truncus arteriosus. The age at operation ranged from 18 days to 33 years (mean 6 years)…”
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Oral propafenone therapy for children with arrhythmias: efficacy and adverse effects in midterm follow-up by Guccione, P, Drago, F, Di Donato, R M, Cicini, M P, Pasquini, L, Marino, B, Marcelletti, C, Ragonese, P

“…The use of oral propafenone was assessed in 57 children. Mean age was 4.8 +/- 5.2 years (range 1 day to 17 years). Twenty-three patients were less than 1 year…”
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Editorial Comment: Repair of tetralogy of Fallot: the right ventricle and the two villains by Di Donato, Roberto M.

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Evaluation of the Damus-Kaye-Stansel operation in infancy by di Carlo, Duccio C., Di Donato, Roberto M., Carotti, Adriano, Ballerini, Luigi, Marcelletti, Carlo

“…Thirteen patients, 12 of whom younger than 2 years, underwent a Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure for complete transposition of the great arteries, ventricular…”
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Transposition with absent pulmonary valve syndrome: early repair of a rare case by Oppido, Guido, Carotti, Adriano, Albanese, Sonia B, Amodeo, Antonio, Pasquini, Luciano, Di Donato, Roberto M

“…The congenital absence of the pulmonary valve cusps can occur either isolated or in association with other heart lesions. We report a very rare case of a…”
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Corrected transposition in situs inversus. Biventricular repair of associated cardiac anomalies by Di Donato, R M, Wernovsky, G, Jonas, R A, Mayer, Jr, J E, Keane, J F, Castañeda, A R

“…Corrected transposition of the great arteries (C-TGA) in situs inversus [I,D,D] is a rare variant of C-TGA (5-8% of the cases). Few anatomic and surgical data…”
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