ArticlePediatric cardiology2021
Elective Non-Urgent Balloon-Atrial Septostomy in Infants with d-Transposition of the Great Arteries Does Not Eliminate the Need for PGE
Article in Pediatric cardiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Association of Prior Balloon Atrial Septostomy with Mortality and Perioperative Outcomes in Neonates with D-Transposition of the Great Arteries Undergoing Arterial Switch Operation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Pediatric cardiology · 2026Article
- Computational Model for Predicting Optimal Clinical Intervention in Pre-Operative Neonates with Transposition of the Great Arteries.Cardiovascular engineering and technology · 2026Article
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound Optimizes the Preoperative Use of Prostaglandin E1 in Infants With Transposition of the Great Arteries.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Revisiting the Role of Balloon Atrial Septostomy Prior to the Arterial Switch Operation.World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery · 2024Article
- The Need for Preoperative Prostaglandin E1 for d-Transposition After Balloon Atrial Septostomy.CJC pediatric and congenital heart disease · 2024Article
- Association between balloon atrial septostomy and prostaglandin E1 therapy until repair of transposition of the great arteries in neonates.Pediatric investigation · 2024Article
- Arterial Switch for Transposition of the Great Arteries: Treatment Timing, Late Outcomes, and Risk Factors.JACC. Advances · 2023Article
- Balloon Atrial Septostomy: The Balloon Size Doesn't Matter?!CJC pediatric and congenital heart disease · 2022Article
- [Balloon atrioseptostomy under echocardiographic and fluoroscopic guide in patients with congenital heart diseases under 3 months in a national reference pediatric center].Archivos peruanos de cardiologia y cirugia cardiovascularArticle
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Abstract
Once a mainstay in the treatment of neonates with d-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA), the application of balloon atrial septostomy (BAS) in the d-TGA population has become more selective. Currently, there is no clear evidence for or against a selective BAS strategy. The aims of this single-center retrospective study were to determine the incidence of BAS in the neonatal d-TGA population in the current era, to measure the rate of procedural success, and to compare the outcomes and complication rates of patients who underwent BAS to those who underwent neonatal ASO alone. Between 2012 and 2018, 147 patients with d-TGA underwent initial medical management and ASO, 73 of which underwent BAS. The percentage of patients that underwent BAS decreased from 73 to 33% over the study time period. In patients with d-TGA with intact ventricular septum, 33% of patients remained off of PGE
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