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WJPCHS is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed scientific publication dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge pertaining to congenital heart anomalies, and pediatric heart diseases in general. Official journal of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WSPCHS), Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society (CHSS), and European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association (ECHSA), WJPCHS focuses on the surgical aspect of the care of infants, children, and adults. The International Editorial Advisory Board includes specialists in congenital heart surgery, cardiology, anesthesia, critical care and nursing. View full journal description

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Middle Aortic Syndrome Repair in a 14-Month-Old Child: A 24-Year Case Study

  • Mauricio Gonzalez-Urquijo MD, PhD
  • Francisco Valdes MD
  • Jose Francisco Vargas MD
  • Michel Bergoeing MD
  • Leopoldo Marine MD
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Systemic Thrombolysis and Anticoagulation for Early Post-Fontan Thrombosis: A Five-Patient Case Series

  • Sanketh Edem MS
  • Lasya Reddy MCh
  • Anand Kumar Mishra MCh
  • Parag Barwad DM
  • Naveen Deep Kaur MS
  • Raghuveer Choudhury MS
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Timing the Repair in Truncus Arteriosus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis with Reconstructed Time-to-Event Data Comparing Staged Repair and Primary Correction

  • Kristine Santos BSc, MD
  • Wellgner Fernandes Oliveira Amador MD
  • Sriharsha Koduru MD
  • Pandora Eloa Oliveira Fonseca MD
  • Amorim Domingos Neves
  • Mislav Planinc MD, PhD
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An Innovative Hybrid Process for Realistic Three-Dimensional Heart Modeling and Surgical Simulation of Tetralogy of Fallot

  • Aya Abiya MS
  • Fatima Bouyahia MS, PhD
  • Mouhcine El mardouli MD
  • Drissi Boumzebra MD, PhD
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Barriers to Accessing Congenital Heart Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review

  • Samuel P.S. Cheng BSc
  • Kayoung Heo BSc
  • Emilie Joos MD, MSc, FACS, FRCSC
  • Dominique Vervoort MD, MPH, CPH, MBA
  • Shahrzad Joharifard MD, MPH, FRCSC
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A Landscape Analysis of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Services in Africa

  • Thomas Aldersley MBChB, MPH
  • Sulafa Ali MD
  • Adila Dawood MBChB
  • Frank Edwin MBChB
  • Kathy Jenkins MD, MPH
  • Alexia Joachim BNurs
  • John Lawrenson MBBCh, FCP(SA)
  • Darshan Reddy MBChB
  • Drissi Boumzebra MD
  • James D. St. Louis MD
  • Christo Tchervenkov MD
  • Amy Verstappen MGH
  • Bistra Zheleva MBA
  • Liesl Zühlke MBChB, FCP(SA), MPH MSc PHD
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Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologists: An Endangered Species. A Call to Action

  • Susan Nicolson MD
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Over 3,000 Minimally Invasive Thoracotomies From the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association for Quality Repairs of the Most Common Congenital Heart Defects: Safe and Routine for Selected Repairs

  • Ali Dodge-Khatami MD, PhD
  • Juan-Miguel Gil-Jaurena MD
  • Jürgen Hörer MD, PhD
  • Paul Philipp Heinisch MD
  • Julie Cleuziou MD
  • Sara C. Arrigoni MD, PhD
  • Robert A. Cesnjevar MD
  • Hitendu H. Dave MD
  • Alessandro Giamberti MD
  • Mauro Lo Rito MD
  • Alexander Kadner MD
  • Matthias Siepe MD
  • Roman Sekelyk MD
  • Dmytro Kozhokar MD
  • Illya Yemets MD, PhD
  • Alain Poncelet MD
  • Geoffroy de Beco MD
  • Jean Rubay MD
  • Andre Rüffer MD
  • Vincent Kundt MS
  • Sameh M. Said MD
  • Zdzislaw Tobota MD
  • Jeffrey P. Jacobs MD
  • Massimo Padalino MD, PhD
  • Vladimiro Vida MD, PhD
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Barriers to Accessing Congenital Heart Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review

  • Samuel P.S. Cheng BSc
  • Kayoung Heo BSc
  • Emilie Joos MD, MSc, FACS, FRCSC
  • Dominique Vervoort MD, MPH, CPH, MBA
  • Shahrzad Joharifard MD, MPH, FRCSC
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Recommendations for Centers Performing Pediatric Heart Surgery in the United States

  • Carl L. Backer MD
  • David M. Overman MD
  • Joseph A. Dearani MD
  • Jennifer C. Romano MD, MS
  • James S. Tweddell MD
  • S. Ram Kumar MD, PhD
  • Bradley S. Marino MD, MPP, MSCE, MBA
  • Emile A. Bacha MD
  • Robert D. B. Jaquiss MD
  • Ali N. Zaidi MD
  • Michelle Gurvitz MD
  • John M. Costello MD, MPH
  • Trudy A. Pierick MSN, ARNP, CPNP-PC
  • William J. Ravekes MD
  • James A. Reagor MPS, CCP, FPP
  • James D. St. Louis MD
  • James Spaeth MD
  • William T. Mahle MD
  • Andrew Y. Shin MD
  • Keila N. Lopez MD, MPH
  • Tara Karamlou MD, MSc
  • Karl F. Welke MD, MS
  • Roosevelt Bryant MD
  • S. Adil Husain MD
  • Jonathan M. Chen MD
  • Aditya Kaza MD, MBA
  • Winfield J. Wells MD
  • Andrew C. Glatz MD, MSCE
  • Mitchell I. Cohen MD
  • Doff B. McElhinney MD
  • David A. Parra MD
  • Sara K. Pasquali MD, MHS
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Can the Public–Private Business Model Provide a Sustainable Quality Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Program in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?

  • Stephany Kim BS
  • Sreemathi Seshadrinathan MS, FRCS, MCh
  • Kathy J Jenkins MD, MPH
  • John S Murala MD, MBA
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Public–Private Partnership for Treatment of Congenital Heart Diseases: Experiences From an Indian State

  • Debasis Das MCh
  • Nilanjan Dutta MCh
  • Shubhadeep Das MD
  • Manish Kumar Sharma MD
  • Amitabha Chattopadhyay MD
  • Sanjiban Ghosh MD
  • Jayita Nandy Das MD
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