Bidirectional superior cavopulmonary anastomosis improves mechanical efficiency in dilated atriopulmonary connections
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Bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis.
SLAVIK AND HIS COLLEAGUES 1 OFFER A THOUGHTful discussion of the subject of the bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis, and offer a useful review of the primary papers. The authors make the important point that these patients are not a homogeneous cohort. The argument about where to measure the pulmonary arteries is a bit academic, and the strengths and weaknesses of various methods have been ...
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Persistent left superior vena cava (SVC) is a not uncommon finding in patients with congenital heart disease. This anatomical variant must be recognised before doing a Glenn anastomosis, bidirectional cavopulmonary connection or a Fontan-type procedure. Following these procedures, reopening of a left SVC leading to clinical cyanosis can occur. Five cases are described in whom persisting left SV...
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Persistent left superior vena cava (SVC) is a not uncommon finding in patients with congenital heart disease. This anatomical variant must be recognised before doing a Glenn anastomosis, bidirectional cavopulmonary connection or a Fontan-type procedure. Following these procedures, reopening of a left SVC leading to clinical cyanosis can occur. Five cases are described in whom persisting left SV...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(99)70014-0