Origin of pulmonary artery branch from ascending aorta. Primary surgical repair in infancy

• Published in: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 85; no. 4; pp. 537 - 545
• Main Authors: Penkoske, PA, Castaneda, AR, Fyler, DC, Van Praagh, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States AATS/WTSA 01.04.1983
• Subjects: Cardiac Catheterization; Female; Heart Arrest, Induced; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Pulmonary Artery - abnormalities; Pulmonary Artery - anatomy & histology; Pulmonary Artery - embryology; Pulmonary Artery - surgery

1. Surgical repair of origin of a pulmonary artery branch from the ascending aorta should be performed as early as possible in order to prevent death from congestive heart failure or the development of irreversible pulmonary vascular obstructive disease. 2. Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest greatl...