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Randas J. Vilela Batista, MD

Ever controversial, Dr Randas Batista is best known for the operation that bears his name, otherwise known as a reduction ventriculoplasty, that caused a huge amount of interest in the USA and Europe 10 years ago as an alternative to transplantation for heart failure. A maverick to some, but a resourceful innovator working in a developing country to others, he describes another totally novel concept in this video : A surgical treatment for Eisenmenger's syndrome.
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May 2012 Congenital Journal CME

New Journal CME activities from the Annals of Thoracic Surgery and the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery have been added to the Congential Portal.
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Valvuloplasty by Polytetrafluorethylene Leaflet Extensions for Bicuspid Aortic Valve in a 17-Year-Old Patient

The lack of an ideal valve substitute in the congenitally affected aortic valve has raised the interest in aortic valvuloplasty by leaflet extensions. Several techniques using native or xenopericardium have been described for aortic valve repair, however, the ideal material for leaflet extensions still remains controversial.
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  • Double Aortic Arch by Anto Ramayyan Sahayaraj, MS, MCh, R. Mohan, Smartin Abraham, MBBS, MS, MCh, et al
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The Anderson Archives” are a collection of video presentations generated by Professor Robert H. Anderson, using specimens from the Farouk S. Idriss Cardiac Registry at the Children’s Memorial Hospital of Chicago.

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