Jami C Levine, Steven Colan, Felicia Trachtenberg, Edward Marcus, Matthew Ferguson, Anitha Parthiban, Carolyn Taylor, Andreea Dragulescu, Benjamin Goot, Ronald V Lacro, Carol McFarland, Shanthi Narasimhan, Matthew O'Connor, Marcus Schamberger, Shubhika Srivistava, Michael Taylor, Meena Nathan
Many factors affect patient outcome after congenital heart surgery, including the complexity of the heart disease, pre-operative status, patient specific factors (prematurity, nutritional status and/or presence of comorbid conditions or genetic syndromes), and post-operative residual lesions. The R esidual L esion S core is a novel tool for assessing whether specific residual cardiac lesions after surgery have a measurable impact on outcome. The goal is to understand which residual lesions can be tolerated and which should be addressed prior to leaving the operating room...
August 22, 2023: Cardiology in the Young