The enlargement of small pulmonary arteries by preliminary palliative operations

Four patients with tetralogy of Fallot, three of whom had congenital pulmonary atresia, were treated by initial palliative operations to enlarge left and right pulmonary arteries which were considered too small for complete repair. Two to four years later the right and left pulmonary arteries had en...

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Published inCirculation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 56; no. 4 Pt 1; pp. 612 - 617
Main Authors Kirklin, J W, Bargeron, Jr, L M, Pacifico, A D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.1977
Subjects
Angiocardiography
Cardiac Catheterization
Child
Child, Preschool
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Palliative Care
Pulmonary Artery - surgery
Pulmonary Valve - abnormalities
Tetralogy of Fallot - complications
Tetralogy of Fallot - diagnosis
Tetralogy of Fallot - surgery
Time Factors
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Summary:Four patients with tetralogy of Fallot, three of whom had congenital pulmonary atresia, were treated by initial palliative operations to enlarge left and right pulmonary arteries which were considered too small for complete repair. Two to four years later the right and left pulmonary arteries had enlarged sufficiently to allow complete repair.
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ISSN:0009-7322
1524-4539
DOI:10.1161/01.CIR.56.4.612