Yasuharu Imai

TL;DR: To the Editor: Various vascular grafts are commonly used in the reconstruction of cardiovascular tissues, however, prosthetic or bioprosthetic materials lack growth potential and therefore in child...

TL;DR: The results indicated the validity of the PA-index in predicting the postoperative prognosis of the various entities and may also serve a useful guide in comparing surgical results from different institutions with patients having anomalies of varying severity.

TL;DR: Results strongly suggest that "ideal" venous grafts with antithrombogenicity can be produced, even without any anticoagulation therapy.

TL;DR: Investigation of patients with isolated left ventricular noncompaction for disease-causing mutations in G4.5 revealed no correlation between location or type of mutation and either cardiac phenotype or disease severity, and it is suggested that males presenting with cardiomyopathy, particularly during infancy, even in the absence of the typical signs of Barth syndrome, should be evaluated for mutations.

TL;DR: Comparisons of long-term results of various types of surgical repairs for either congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries or double outlet right ventricle with discordant atrioventricular connections found anatomic repair should be the procedure of choice for patients with significant tricuspid regurgitation.