A New Technic for Complete Correction of Transposition of the Great Vessels

A new technic for complete correction of transposition of the great vessels. An experimental study with a preliminary clinical report.

COMPLETE TRANSPOSITION of the great vessels is a common congenital cardiovascular anomaly. In this disease the aorta with its coronary arteries originates from the right ventricle, and the pulmonary artery arises from the left ventricle. Consequently , the aorta carries venous blood; the pulmonary artery, oxygenated blood. Surgical correction of this malformation has been beset with many diffic...

[Complete transposition of the great vessels].

The Coronary Circulation in Complete Transposition of the Great Vessels.

While the anatomy of the coronary arteries in complete transposition of the great vessels has been studied by several authors, the overall problem of adequacy of the coronary blood supply in this condition has received less attention. Spitzer (1923) described the probable embryological basis for partial or complete transposition of the coronary arteries. Astley and Parsons (1952) thought that m...

Acid-base balance in complete transposition of the great vessels.

In complete transposition of the great vessels the pulmonary and systemic circulations exist as two separate circuits. Although the pulmonary and the systemic blood flows may vary widely, the effective pulmonary blood flow is often small (Shaher, 1964). While the acid-base balance in the systemic circuit has been studied by several workers (Sunico, Harned, and Ordway, 1960; Gootman, Scarpelli, ...

[complete Transposition of the Great Vessels with Atrial Septal Defect].