J. P. Jacobs, T. Krasemann, C. Herbst, Z. Tobota, B. Maruszewski, J. Fragata, T. Ebels, V. L. Vida, I. Mattila, A. Kansy, and e. al.. Combining Congenital Heart Surgical and Interventional Cardiology Outcome Data in a Single Database: The Development of a Patient-Centered Collaboration of the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association (ECHSA) and the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC). Cardiology in the Young, volume 33, issue 7, 2023. J. P. Jacobs, T. Krasemann, C. Herbst, Z. Tobota, B. Maruszewski, J. Fragata, T. Ebels, V. L. Vida, I. Mattila, A. Kansy, B. Asfour, J. Hörer, A. A. Lotto, M. S. Çiçek, P. Liuba, S. Dittrich, M. Chessa, R. Bökenkamp, G. Sharland, K. Hanséus, N. A. Blom, and G. E. Sarris. Combining Congenital Heart Surgical and Interventional Cardiology Outcome Data in a Single Database: The Development of a Patient-Centered Collaboration of the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association (ECHSA) and the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC). World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, volume 14, issue 4, 2023. C. Herbst, Z. Tobota, E. Urganci, G. Sarris, J. P. Jacobs, A. Kansy, and B. Maruszewski. Ten Years of Data Verification: The European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association Congenital Database Audits. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, volume 13, issue 4, 2022. D. Bertsimas, D. Zhuo, J. Levine, J. Dunn, Z. Tobota, B. Maruszewski, J. Fragata, and G. E. Sarris. Benchmarking in Congenital Heart Surgery Using Machine Learning-Derived Optimal Classification Trees. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, volume 13, issue 1, 2022. D. Bertsimas, D. Zhuo, J. Dunn, J. Levine, E. Zuccarelli, N. Smyrnakis, Z. Tobota, B. Maruszewski, J. Fragata, and G. E. Sarris. Adverse Outcomes Prediction for Congenital Heart Surgery: A Machine Learning Approach. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, volume 12, issue 4, 2021. B. M. C. H. H. Z. R. H. J. H. M. O. V. V. T. E. A. K. J. P. J. Z. Tobota. Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Patterns of Practice and Outcomes in Europe and China: An Analysis of the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association Congenital Heart Surgery Database. Congenital Heart Disease, volume 16, issue 1, 2021. J. P. von Ohain, G. Sarris, Z. Tobota, B. Maruszewski, V. L. Vida, and J. Hörer. Risk evaluation in adult congenital heart surgery: analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database risk models on data from the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association Congenital Database. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, volume 60, issue 6, 2021. L. T. Triglia, A. Guariento, L. Zanotto, L. Zanotto, C. Cattapan, R. Hu, H. Zhang, C. Herbst, J. Hörer, G. Sarris, T. Ebels, B. Maruszewski, Z. Tobota, D. Blitzer, G. Lorenzoni, D. Bottigliengo, D. Gregori, M. Padalino, G. D. Salvo, and V. L. Vida. Anomalous left coronary artery from pulmonary artery repair: Outcomes from the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association Database. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, volume 36, issue 6, 2021. J. Hörer, Y. Hirata, H. Tachimori, M. Ono, V. Vida, C. Herbst, A. Kansy, J. P. Jacobs, Z. Tobota, K. Sakamoto, T. Ebels, and B. Maruszewski. Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Patterns of Practice and Outcomes in Japan and Europe. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, volume 12, issue 3, 2021. E. M. Protopapas, M. L. Rito, V. L. Vida, G. E. Sarris, C. I. Tchervenkov, B. J. Maruszewski, Z. Tobota, B. Zheleva, H. Zhang, J. P. Jacobs, J. A. Dearani, E. H. Stephens, J. S. Tweddell, N. F. Sandoval, E. A. Bacha, E. H. Austin, K. Sakamoto, S. Talwar, H. Kurosawa, Z. Y. A. Halees, M. B. Jatene, K. S. Iyer, C. Lee, R. Sharma, Y. Hirata, F. Edwin, J. L. Cervantes, J. O'Brien, J. S. Louis, J. K. Kirklin, and T. C.-1. I. C. H. S. Taskforce. Early Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Congenital Heart Surgery Programs Across the World: Assessment by a Global Multi-Societal Consortium. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, volume 11, issue 6, 2020. V. L. Vida, L. Zanotto, L. T. Triglia, L. Zanotto, B. Maruszewski, Z. Tobota, F. Bertelli, C. Cattapan, T. Ebels, D. Bottigliengo, D. Gregori, G. Sarris, J. Horer, G. Stellin, M. A. Padalino, G. D. Salvo, and o. t. b. o. t. E. C. H. S. A. (ECHSA). Surgery for Adult Patients with Congenital Heart Disease: Results from the European Database. Journal of Clinical Medicine, volume 9, issue 8, 2020. A. Kansy, C. z. Eulenburg, G. Sarris, J. P. Jacobs, J. Fragata, Z. Tobota, T. Ebels, and B. Maruszewski. Higher Programmatic Volume in Neonatal Heart Surgery Is Associated With Lower Early Mortality. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, volume 105, issue 5, 2018. B. Maruszewski. Status and Challenges of Care for Adult Congenital Heart Disease in Europe. October 2016. B. Maruszewski, A. Kansy, T. Ebels, G. Sarris, J. Fragata, J. Jacobs, and Z. Tobota. Paterns of treatment and early outcomes in children with functionally Single Ventricle, ECHSA Single Ventricle study. June 2016. G. Sarris, A. Kansy, T. Ebels, J. Jacobs, Z. Tobota, J. Fragata, and B. Maruszewski. The trends in the outcomes of treatment of the Transposition of Great Arteries, Data from ECHSA Congenital Database. June 2016. A. Kansy, T. Ebels, C. Schreiber, J. P. Jacobs, Z. Tobota, and B. Maruszewski. Higher programmatic volume in paediatric heart surgery is associated with better early outcomes. Cardiology in the Young, Cambridge University Press, volume 25, issue 8, pages 1572-1578, 2015. A. Kansy, B. Maruszewski, Z. Tobota, T. Ebels, C. Schreiber, and J. Jacobs. Higher Volume Load In Congenital Heart Surgery Is Associated With Better Early Outcomes. Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, volume 19, issue 1, 2014. A. Kansy, T. Ebels, C. Schreiber, Z. Tobota, and B. Maruszewski. Association of Center Volume With Outcomes: Analysis of Verified Data of European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Congenital Database. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Elsevier, volume 98, issue 6, pages 2159-2164, December 2014. B. Maruszewski. Report of the EACTS Congenital Heart Surgery Database. January 2014. A. Kansy, B. Maruszewski, J. Jacobs, and P. Maruszewski. CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS. Application of four complexity stratification tools (Aristotle Basic Score, RACHS-1, STAT Mortality Score, and STAT Mortality Categories) to evaluate early congenital heart surgery outcomes over 16 years at a single institution. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, volume 10, issue 2, pages 115-119, 2013. J. P. Jacobs and B. Maruszewski. Functionally Univentricular Heart and the Fontan Operation. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, volume 4, issue 4, pages 349-355, 2013. G. E. Sarris, J. V. Comas, Z. Tobota, and B. Maruszewski. Results of reparative surgery for tetralogy of Fallot: data from the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Congenital Database†. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, volume 42, issue 5, pages 766-774, 2012. J. P. Jacobs, M. L. Jacobs, B. Maruszewski, F. G. Lacour-Gayet, C. I. Tchervenkov, Z. Tobota, G. Stellin, H. Kurosawa, A. Murakami, J. W. Gaynor, S. K. Pasquali, D. R. Clarke, E. H. A. III, and C. Mavroudis. Initial application in the EACTS and STS Congenital Heart Surgery Databases of an empirically derived methodology of complexity adjustment to evaluate surgical case mix and results†. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, volume 42, issue 5, pages 775-780, 2012. A. Kansy, J. P. Jacobs, A. Pastuszko, M. Mirkowicz-Małek, M. Manowska, E. Jezierska, P. Maruszewski, P. Burczyński, and B. Maruszewski. Major Infection After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: External Validation of Risk Estimation Model. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Elsevier, volume 94, issue 6, pages 2091-2095, December 2012. J. P. Jacobs, B. Maruszewski, H. Kurosawa, M. L. Jacobs, C. Mavroudis, F. G. Lacour-Gayet, C. I. Tchervenkov, H. I. Walters, G. Stellin, T. Ebels, V. T. Tsang, M. J. Elliott, A. Murakami, S. Sano, J. E. J. Mayer, F. H. Edwards, and J. A. Quintessenza. Congenital Heart Surgery Databases Around the World: Do We Need a Global Database? Seminars in Thoracic \& Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual, Elsevier, volume 13, issue 1, pages 3-19, 2010. J. P. Jacobs, M. L. Jacobs, C. Mavroudis, B. Maruszewski, F. G. Lacour-Gayet, and C. I. Tchervenkov. A Correction to an Analysis From the EACTS and STS Congenital Heart Surgery Databases. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Elsevier, volume 89, issue 4, pages 1339, April 2010. A. Kansy, Z. Tobota, P. Maruszewski, and B. Maruszewski. Analysis of 14,843 Neonatal Congenital Heart Surgical Procedures in the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery Congenital Database. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Elsevier, volume 89, issue 4, pages 1255-1259, April 2010. S. M. O'Brien, D. R. Clarke, J. P. Jacobs, M. L. Jacobs, F. G. Lacour-Gayet, C. Pizarro, K. F. Welke, B. Maruszewski, Z. Tobota, W. J. Miller, L. Hamilton, E. D. Peterson, C. Mavroudis, and F. H. Edwards. An empirically based tool for analyzing mortality associated with congenital heart surgery. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Elsevier, volume 138, issue 5, pages 1139-1153, November 2009. J. P. Jacobs, M. L. Jacobs, F. G. Lacour-Gayet, K. J. Jenkins, K. Gauvreau, E. Bacha, B. Maruszewski, D. R. Clarke, C. I. Tchervenkov, J. W. Gaynor, T. L. Spray, G. Stellin, S. M. O'Brien, M. J. Elliott, and C. Mavroudis. Stratification of Complexity Improves the Utility and Accuracy of Outcomes Analysis in a Multi-Institutional Congenital Heart Surgery Database: Application of the Risk Adjustment in Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS-1) and Aristotle Systems in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Congenital Heart Surgery Database. Pediatric Cardiology, volume 30, issue 8, pages 1117, September 2009. D. R. Clarke, L. S. Breen, M. L. Jacobs, R. C. Franklin, Z. Tobota, B. Maruszewski, and J. P. Jacobs. Verification of data in congenital cardiac surgery. Cardiology in the Young, Cambridge University Press, volume 18, issue 2, pages 177-187, December 2008. D. R. Clarke, F. Lacour-Gayet, J. P. Jacobs, M. L. Jacobs, B. Maruszewski, C. Pizarro, F. H. Edwards, and C. Mavroudis. The assessment of complexity in congenital cardiac surgery based on objective data. Cardiology in the Young, Cambridge University Press, volume 18, issue 2, pages 169-176, December 2008. D. F. Vener, J. P. Jacobs, E. Schindler, B. Maruszewski, and D. Andropoulos. Databases for assessing the outcomes of the treatment of patients with congenital and paediatric cardiac disease – the perspective of anaesthesia. Cardiology in the Young, Cambridge University Press, volume 18, issue 2, pages 124-129, December 2008. M. L. Jacobs, J. P. Jacobs, R. C. Franklin, C. Mavroudis, F. Lacour-Gayet, C. I. Tchervenkov, H. Walters, E. A. Bacha, D. R. Clarke, J. W. Gaynor, and e. al.. Databases for assessing the outcomes of the treatment of patients with congenital and paediatric cardiac disease – the perspective of cardiac surgery. Cardiology in the Young, Cambridge University Press, volume 18, issue 2, pages 101-115, December 2008. R. C. Franklin, J. P. Jacobs, O. N. Krogmann, M. J. Béland, V. D. Aiello, S. D. Colan, M. J. Elliott, J. W. Gaynor, H. Kurosawa, B. Maruszewski, and e. al.. Nomenclature for congenital and paediatric cardiac disease: Historical perspectives and The International Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Code. Cardiology in the Young, Cambridge University Press, volume 18, issue 2, pages 70-80, December 2008. C. I. Tchervenkov, J. P. Jacobs, P.-L. Bernier, G. Stellin, H. Kurosawa, C. Mavroudis, R. A. Jonas, S. M. Cicek, Z. Al-Halees, M. J. Elliott, and e. al.. The improvement of care for paediatric and congenital cardiac disease across the World: a challenge for the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. Cardiology in the Young, Cambridge University Press, volume 18, issue 2, pages 63-69, December 2008. J. P. Jacobs, M. L. Jacobs, C. Mavroudis, C. L. Backer, F. G. Lacour-Gayet, C. I. Tchervenkov, R. C. G. Franklin, M. J. Béland, K. J. Jenkins, H. Walters, and e. al.. Nomenclature and databases for the surgical treatment of congenital cardiac disease – an updated primer and an analysis of opportunities for improvement. Cardiology in the Young, Cambridge University Press, volume 18, issue 2, pages 38-62, December 2008. M. L. Jacobs, J. P. Jacobs, R. C. Franklin, C. Mavroudis, F. Lacour-Gayet, C. I. Tchervenkov, H. Walters, E. A. Bacha, D. R. Clarke, J. W. Gaynor, and e. al.. Databases for assessing the outcomes of the treatment of patients with congenital and paediatric cardiac disease – the perspective of cardiac surgery. Cardiology in the Young, Cambridge University Press, volume 18, issue 2, 2008. M. L. Jacobs, J. P. Jacobs, R. C. Franklin, C. Mavroudis, F. Lacour-Gayet, C. I. Tchervenkov, H. Walters, E. A. Bacha, D. R. Clarke, J. W. Gaynor, and e. al.. Databases for assessing the outcomes of the treatment of patients with congenital and paediatric cardiac disease – the perspective of cardiac surgery. Cardiology in the Young, Cambridge University Press, volume 18, issue 2, 2008. F. Lacour-Gayet, J. P. Jacobs, D. R. Clarke, B. Maruszewski, M. L. Jacobs, S. M. O'Brien, and C. Mavroudis. Evaluation of the Quality of Care in Congenital Heart Surgery: Contribution of the Aristotle Complexity Score. Advances in Pediatrics, Elsevier, volume 54, issue 1, pages 67-83, 2007. S. M. O'Brien, J. P. Jacobs, D. R. Clarke, B. Maruszewski, M. L. Jacobs, W. I. H. L., C. I. Tchervenkov, K. F. Welke, Z. Tobota, G. Stellin, C. Mavroudis, J. L. Hamilton, J. W. Gaynor, M. Pozzi, and F. G. Lacour-Gayet. Accuracy of the Aristotle Basic Complexity Score for Classifying the Mortality and Morbidity Potential of Congenital Heart Surgery Operations. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Elsevier, volume 84, issue 6, pages 2027-2037, December 2007. J. P. Jacobs, M. L. Jacobs, C. Mavroudis, B. Maruszewski, C. I. Tchervenkov, F. G. Lacour-Gayet, D. R. Clarke, T. J. Yeh, H. L. I. Walters, H. Kurosawa, G. Stellin, T. Ebels, M. J. Elliott, D. F. Vener, P. Barach, O. J. Benavidez, and E. A. Bacha. What is Operative Morbidity? Defining Complications in a Surgical Registry Database. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Elsevier, volume 84, issue 4, pages 1416-1421, October 2007. J. P. Jacobs, C. Mavroudis, M. L. Jacobs, B. Maruszewski, C. I. Tchervenkov, F. G. Lacour-Gayet, D. R. Clarke, J. W. Gaynor, T. L. Spray, H. Kurosawa, G. Stellin, T. Ebels, E. A. Bacha, H. L. Walters, and M. J. Elliott. Nomenclature and Databases --- The Past, the Present, and the Future. Pediatric Cardiology, volume 28, issue 2, pages 105-115, April 2007. J. P. Jacobs, C. Mavroudis, M. L. Jacobs, B. Maruszewski, C. I. Tchervenkov, F. G. Lacour-Gayet, D. R. Clarke, T. J. Yeh, H. L. I. Walters, H. Kurosawa, G. Stellin, T. Ebels, and M. J. Elliott. What is Operative Mortality? Defining Death in a Surgical Registry Database: A Report of the STS Congenital Database Taskforce and the Joint EACTS-STS Congenital Database Committee. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Elsevier, volume 81, issue 5, pages 1937-1941, May 2006. K. F. Welke, J. P. Jacobs, and K. J. Jenkins. Evaluation of quality of care for congenital heart disease. Seminars in Thoracic \& Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual, Elsevier, volume 8, issue 1, pages 157-167, 2005. M. L. Jacobs. Editorial comment. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, volume 28, issue 3, pages 405-406, 2005. J. P. Jacobs, B. Maruszewski, C. I. Tchervenkov, F. G. Lacour-Gayet, M. L. Jacobs, D. R. Clarke, J. W. Gaynor, T. L. Spray, G. Stellin, M. J. Elliott, and e. al.. The current status and future directions of efforts to create a global database for the outcomes of therapy for congenital heart disease. Cardiology in the Young, Cambridge University Press, volume 15, issue 1, pages 190-197, 2005. J. P. Jacobs, M. L. Jacobs, B. Maruszewski, F. G. Lacour-Gayet, D. R. Clarke, C. I. Tchervenkov, J. W. Gaynor, T. L. Spray, G. Stellin, M. J. Elliott, T. Ebels, and C. Mavroudis. Current Status of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Elsevier, volume 80, issue 6, pages 2278-2284, December 2005. J. P. Jacobs and B. Maruszewski. Computerized outcomes analysis for congenital heart disease. Current Opinion in Pediatrics, volume 17, issue 5, pages 586-591, October 2005. B. Maruszewski, F. Lacour-Gayet, J. L. Monro, B. E. Keogh, Z. Tobota, and A. Kansy. An attempt at data verification in the EACTS Congenital Database. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, volume 28, issue 3, pages 400-404, September 2005. F. Lacour-Gayet, J. P. Jacobs, D. R. Clarke, J. W. Gaynor, M. L. Jacobs, R. H. Anderson, M. J. Elliott, B. Maruszewski, P. Vouh\'e, and C. Mavroudis. Performance of surgery for congenital heart disease: Shall we wait a generation or look for different statistics? The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Elsevier, volume 130, issue 1, pages 234-235, July 2005. F. Lacour-Gayet and D. R. Clarke. The Aristotle method: a new concept to evaluate quality of care based on complexity. Current Opinion in Pediatrics, volume 17, issue 3, pages 412-417, June 2005. J. P. Jacobs, F. G. Lacour-Gayet, M. L. Jacobs, D. R. Clarke, C. I. Tchervenkov, J. W. Gaynor, T. L. Spray, B. Maruszewski, G. Stellin, J. Gould, R. S. Dokholyan, E. D. Peterson, M. J. Elliott, and C. Mavroudis. Initial Application in The STS Congenital Database of Complexity Adjustment to Evaluate Surgical Case Mix and Results. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Elsevier, volume 79, issue 5, pages 1635-1649, May 2005. M. J. Béland, R. C. G. Franklin, J. P. Jacobs, C. I. Tchervenkov, V. D. Aiello, S. D. Colan, J. W. Gaynor, O. N. Krogmann, H. Kurosawa, B. Maruszewski, and e. al.. Update from The International Working Group for Mapping and Coding of Nomenclatures for Paediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. Cardiology in the Young, Cambridge University Press, volume 14, issue 2, pages 225-229, 2004. J. P. Jacobs, C. Mavroudis, M. L. Jacobs, F. G. Lacour-Gayet, C. I. Tchervenkov, J. W. Gaynor, D. R. Clarke, T. L. Spray, B. Maruszewski, G. Stellin, M. J. Elliott, R. S. Dokholyan, and E. D. Peterson. Lessons learned from the data analysis of the second harvest (1998–2001) of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Congenital Heart Surgery Database. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, volume 26, issue 1, pages 18-37, 2004. F. Lacour-Gayet, D. Clarke, J. Jacobs, J. Comas, S. Daebritz, W. Daenen, W. Gaynor, L. Hamilton, M. Jacobs, B. Maruszsewski, M. Pozzi, T. Spray, G. Stellin, C. Tchervenkov, and C. Mavroudis. The Aristotle score: a complexity-adjusted method to evaluate surgical results. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, volume 25, issue 6, pages 911-924, 2004. F. Lacour-Gayet, D. Clarke, J. Jacobs, W. Gaynor, L. Hamilton, M. Jacobs, B. Maruszewski, M. Pozzi, T. Spray, C. Tchervenkov, and C. Mavroudis. The Aristotle score for congenital heart surgery. Seminars in Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual, Elsevier, volume 7, issue 1, pages 185-191, 2004. B. Maruszewski, F. Lacour-Gayet, M. J. Elliott, J. W. Gaynor, J. P. Jacobs, M. L. Jacobs, C. I. Tchervenkov, H. Kurosawa, C. Mavroudis, and . Congenital heart surgery nomenclature and database project: update and proposed data harvest. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, volume 21, issue 1, pages 47-49, 2002. R. C. G. Franklin, J. P. Jacobs, C. I. Tchervenkov, and M. J. Béland. Bidirectional crossmap of the Short Lists of the European Paediatric Cardiac Code and the International Congenital Heart Surgery Nomenclature and Database Project. Cardiology in the Young, Cambridge University Press, volume 12, issue 5, pages 431-435, October 2002. R. C. G. Franklin, J. P. Jacobs, C. I. Tchervenkov, and M. Beland. STS/EACTS Short List mapping to European Paediatric Cardiac Code Short List with ICD-9 & ICD-10 crossmapping. Cardiology in the Young, Cambridge University Press, volume 12, issue 2, pages 50-62, September 2002. R. C. G. Franklin, J. P. Jacobs, C. I. Tchervenkov, and M. Beland. European Paediatric Cardiac Code Short List crossmapped to STS/EACTS Short List with ICD-9 & ICD-10 crossmapping. Cardiology in the Young, Cambridge University Press, volume 12, issue 2, pages 23-49, September 2002. J. W. Gaynor, J. P. Jacobs, M. L. Jacobs, M. J. Elliott, F. Lacour-Gayet, C. I. Tchervenkov, B. Maruszewski, and C. Mavroudis. Congenital heart surgery nomenclature and database project: update and proposed data harvest. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Elsevier, volume 73, issue 3, pages 1016-1018, March 2002. B. Maruszewski and Z. Tobota. The European Congenital Heart Defects Surgery Database experience: Pediatric European Cardiothoracic Surgical Registry of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Seminars in Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual, Elsevier, volume 5, issue 1, pages 143-147, January 2002. C. Mavroudis and J. P. Jacobs. Congenital heart disease outcome analysis: Methodology and rationale. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Elsevier, volume 123, issue 1, pages 6-7, January 2002. F. Lacour-Gayet. Risk stratification theme for congenital heart surgery. Seminars in Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual, Elsevier, volume 5, issue 1, pages 148-152, January 2002. J. P. Jacobs. Software development, nomenclature schemes, and mapping strategies for an international pediatric cardiac surgery database system. Seminars in Thoracic \& Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual, Elsevier, volume 5, issue 1, pages 153-162, January 2002. C. Mavroudis, M. Gevitz, M. J. Elliott, J. P. Jacobs, and J. P. Gold. Virtues of a worldwide congenital heart surgery database. Seminars in Thoracic \& Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual, Elsevier, volume 5, issue 1, pages 126-131, January 2002. F. Lacour-Gayet, B. Maruszewski, C. Mavroudis, J. P. Jacobs, and M. J. Elliott. Presentation of the International Nomenclature for Congenital Heart Surgery. The long way from nomenclature to collection of validated data at the EACTS. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, volume 18, issue 2, pages 128-135, 2000. C. Mavroudis and J. P. Jacobs. Congenital Heart Surgery Nomenclature and Database Project: overview and minimum dataset. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Elsevier, volume 69, issue 3, pages 2-17, March 2000.