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Basal pulmonary vascular resistance and nitric oxide responsiveness late after fontan-type operation by KHAMBADKONE, S, LI, J, DE LEVAL, M. R, CULLEN, S, DEANFIELD, J. E, REDINGTON, A. N

“…The pulsatile nature of pulmonary blood flow is important for shear stress-mediated release of endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) and lowering pulmonary…”
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Pitfalls of adverse event reporting in paediatric cardiac intensive care by Ricci, M, Goldman, A P, de Leval, M R, Cohen, G A, Devaney, F, Carthey, J

“…Aims: To evaluate the pitfalls of incident reporting in a complex medical environment. Methods: Retrospective review of 211 incident reports in a paediatric…”
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Toward optimal hemodynamics: computer modeling of the Fontan circuit by Bove, E L, de Leval, M R, Migliavacca, F, Balossino, R, Dubini, G

“…The construction of efficient designs with minimal energy losses is especially important for cavopulmonary connections. The science of computational fluid…”
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Dynamic modelling in a study of surgical error management by Solis-Trapala, I. L., Carthey, J., Farewell, V. T., de Leval, M. R.

“…We demonstrate the use of dynamic longitudinal models to investigate error management in cardiac surgery. Case study data were collected from a multicentre…”
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Management of pulmonary venous obstruction after correction of TAPVC: risk factors for adverse outcome by Ricci, M., Elliott, M., Cohen, G.A., Catalan, G., Stark, J., de Leval, M.R., Tsang, V.T.

“…Objective: Recurrent pulmonary venous obstruction (PVO) occurs in 0–18% of infants undergoing correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection…”
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Early and late arrhythmias after the Fontan operation: predisposing factors and clinical consequences by Gewillig, M, Wyse, R K, de Leval, M R, Deanfield, J E

“…OBJECTIVE--To study the incidence, predisposing factors, and clinical significance of arrhythmias early and late after the Fontan operation for congenital…”
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Echocardiographic assessment of conjoined twins by Andrews, R E, McMahon, C J, Yates, R W M, Cullen, S, de Leval, M R, Kiely, E M, Spitz, L, Sullivan, I D

“…Objective: To determine the accuracy of prenatal and postnatal echocardiography in delineating the degree of cardiac fusion, intracardiac anatomy (ICA), and…”
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Effect of fenestration on the sub-diaphragmatic venous hemodynamics in the total-cavopulmonary connection by Hsia, T.-Y., Khambadkone, S., Redington, A.N., de Leval, M.R.

“…Objective: To understand differences in the sub-diaphragmatic venous physiology between patients with fenestrated and non-fenestrated total-cavopulmonary…”
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The Fontan circulation: What have we learned? What to expect? by de Leval, M R

“…Our knowledge of the Fontan operation tends to indicate that it remains a palliative procedure for patients with a functionally single ventricle. There is a…”
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Increased plasma levels of endothelin-1 after cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with pulmonary hypertension and congenital heart disease by Komai, H, Adatia, I T, Elliott, M J, de Leval, M R, Haworth, S G

“…The plasma level of the potent vasoconstrictor endothelin-1 was measured in children who underwent cardiac operations. Forty-five patients were divided into…”
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Impact of junctional ectopic tachycardia on postoperative morbidity following repair of congenital heart defects by Dodge-Khatami, A., Miller, O.I., Anderson, R.H., Gil-Jaurena, J.M., Goldman, A.P., de Leval, M.R.

“…Objective: To determine the incidence of postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia (JET), we reviewed 343 consecutive patients undergoing surgery between…”
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Hybrid approaches to complex congenital cardiac surgery by Hjortdal, V.E., Redington, A.N., de Leval, M.R., Tsang, V.T.

“…Objectives: A hybrid operation is a joint procedure involving the interventional cardiologist and the cardiac surgeon concomitantly to optimise surgical…”
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Total cavopulmonary connection: a logical alternative to atriopulmonary connection for complex Fontan operations. Experimental studies and early clinical experience by de Leval, M R, Kilner, P, Gewillig, M, Bull, C

“…To understand better the contribution of a right atrium in a valveless atriopulmonary connection, we performed some basic hydrodynamic studies. Pulsation of a…”
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Pulmonary hypertensive crises following surgery for congenital heart defects in young children by HOPKINS, R. A, BULL, C, HAWORTH, S. G, DE LEVAL, M. R, STARK, J

“…In this clinical study, 20 high risk infants and neonates were monitoredto identify and characterize pulmonary hypertensive crises followingsurgery for…”
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Identification of systems failures in successful paediatric cardiac surgery by Catchpole, K. R., Giddings, A. E. B., de Leval, M. R., Peek, G. J., Godden, P. J., Utley, M., Gallivan, S., Hirst, G., Dale, T.

“…Patient safety will benefit from an approach to human error that examines systemic causes, rather than blames individuals. This study describes a direct…”
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Concurrent vascular ring and occult left pulmonary artery associated with ventricular septal defect: A report of an uncommon constellation by Dagar, Kulbhushan Singh, Hsia, Tain-Yen, Yates, Robert, Taylor, James F.N., de Leval, Marc R., Tsang, Victor

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Human factors and cardiac surgery: A multicenter study by de Leval, Marc R., Carthey, Jane, Wright, David J., Farewell, Vernon T., Reason, James T.

“…Objective: To study the role of human factors on surgical outcomes, with a series of 243 arterial switch operations performed by 21 surgeons taken as a model…”
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Profuse lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage as an indication for surgery in necrotising enterocolitis by PUSHPARANI, P, SPITZ, L, SOMERVILLE, J, DE LEVAL, M. R

“…An infant developed massive lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage secondary to necrotising enterocolitis after cardiac surgery. The haemorrhage was only…”
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An alternative method for repair of aortico-left ventricular tunnel associated with severe aortic stenosis presenting in a newborn by WELDNER, P, DHILLON, R, TAYLOR, J. F. N, DE LEVAL, M. R

“…Although a rare congenital anomaly, aortico-left ventricular tunnel(ALVT) presents in infants as severe aortic regurgitation which can besuccessfully corrected…”
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Distribution, morphology, and neurochemistry of endocardial and epicardial nerve terminal arborizations in the human heart by MARRON, K, WHARTON, J, SHEPPARD, M. N, FAGAN, D, ROYSTON, D, KUHN, D. M, DE LEVAL, M. R, WHITEHEAD, B. F, ANDERSON, R. H, POLAK, J. M

“…The heart contains a variety of morphologically distinct nerve terminals known to influence cardiac function. Little is known about the distribution,…”
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