Background. The optimal surgical treatment for neonatal coarctation with aortic arch hypoplasia
(NCoAo/AAH) is controversial. Important long-term concerns include arch growth. We …

In order to study the long term behavior of concrete structures under the natural exposure to
aggressive seawater attack, concrete samples are taken from the wave’s repellent blocks at …

The 54 countries in Africa have an estimated total annual congenital heart defect (CHD) birth
prevalence of 300,486 cases. More than half (51.4%) of the continental birth prevalence …

Background. Aortic insufficiency (AI) associated with ventricular septal defect (VSD) is often
repaired using a modification of Trusler’s aortic valvuloplasty technique. The purpose of this …

Objective The purpose of this study is to review the postoperative intensive care unit (ICU)
course, complications and outcome of Down's syndrome children undergoing surgical repair …

Surgical palliation has remarkably improved survival of functionally single ventricle (FSV)
patients born in developed nations but such outcomes have not occurred in Africa. The poor …

Discussion Primary cardiac tumors of children differ greatly from those of adults, and most of
the cardiac tumors in children are rhabdomyomas and fibromas [1]. The lymphangioma is a …

To compare the outcomes of thoracic epidural block with thoracic paravertebral block for
thoracotomy in pediatric patients. A prospective double-blind study. 60 pediatric patients aged 1-…

Methotrexate (MTX) is a chemotherapeutic agent used for cancer and autoimmune disorders.
MTX may cause multi-organ affections. However, few studies examined MTX-induced …

Study objective Pulmonary arterial hypertension is commonly seen in children with left to
right intracardiac shunts and affects the outcomes of cardiac surgery. Our study aimed to …