Pediheart: Pediatric Cardiology Today

This week we review a recent report from the team at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC on their experience with the hybrid approach to high risk infants with ductal-dependent systemic circulation. Some patients get ductal stents and others not. How is this decision made? How difficult was it to change the approach of a center that had a reputation for excellence with a more 'traditional/Norwood/Stage I palliative' approach? Are there theoretical advantages to this approach for even 'low risk' patients? We speak with the senior author of this report, Dr. Can Yerebakan who is Associate Professor of Surgery at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.11.103