Cardiac Surgical Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2018 May 1;53(5):919-931. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy069.
This article is the latest in an EJCTS series entitled 'The Great Debates'. We have chosen the topic of aortic valve (AoV) surgery in children, with a focus on infants and neonates. The topic was selected due to the significant challenges that AoV problems in the young may present to the surgical team. There are many areas of active controversy, despite the vast accumulated world experience. We have tried to incorporate many of these issues in the questions posed, not claiming to be all-inclusive. The individuals invited to this debate are experts in paediatric valve surgery, with broad and successful clinical experiences on multiple continents. We hope that the facts and opinions presented in this debate will generate interest and discussion and perhaps prove useful in decision-making for future complex valve cases.
本文是 EJCTS 系列题为“大辩论”的最新文章。我们选择了儿童主动脉瓣（AoV）手术这一主题，重点关注婴儿和新生儿。选择这个主题是因为年轻患者的 AoV 问题可能会给手术团队带来重大挑战。尽管积累了大量的世界经验，但仍有许多领域存在争议。我们试图在提出的问题中纳入其中的许多问题，但并非声称涵盖所有问题。受邀参加本次辩论的专家均为小儿心脏瓣膜手术方面的专家，在多个大洲拥有广泛而成功的临床经验。我们希望本次辩论中提出的事实和观点能够引起关注和讨论，并可能有助于未来复杂瓣膜病例的决策。
