Outcome of univentricular repair in patients with Down syndrome

Conclusions: Patients with Down syndrome tend to show prolonged recovery after TCPC. However, as opposed to previous reports, the mortality rate of patients undergoing TCPC is lower with no significant difference from that of children without Down syndrome.

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 25, 2013 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Takeshi Furukawa, In-Sam Park, Tadahiro Yoshikawa, Tomomi Nishimura, Yukihiro Takahashic, Makoto Ando, Naoki Wada Tags: Congenital Heart Disease Source Type: research