Complete repair of truncus arteriosus defects

Repair of truncus arteriosus.

When commenting on the paper of Danton and colleagues concerning surgical repair of the common arterial trunk, I pointed out that their optimal procedure was first described by the late Kenneth Reid [1]. They indicated in the discussion that they would modify this manuscript accordingly. Sadly, they did not [2]. That does not, however, detract from Mr Reid’s precedence with this particular proc...

Truncus arteriosus

Truncus Arteriosus

We have encountered difficulty in recognizing and identifying clinically true truncus arteriosus with pulmonary arteries (type 1) because of its resemblance to correctable cardiac defects such as patent ductus arteriosus, aortic-pulmonic defect, and ventricular septal defect. In the present report we are presenting clinical information on 14 patients with this anomaly, both to supplement the sc...

Prenatal diagnosis of complete atrioventricular septal defect with truncus arteriosus.

Truncus arteriosus (TA) is a rare cardiac anomaly constituting less than 1% of all congenital heart defects. Its association with complete atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) is extremely unusual and only 12 cases diagnosed postnatally or postmortem have been reported so far. We describe the first case of truncus arteriosus with AVSD to be diagnosed prenatally by fetal echocardiography.

Early and late results of surgical repair of truncus arteriosus.

Ninety-two patients had corrective operation for truncus arteriosus between 1967 and 1975. During the first 30 days after surgery, 23 patients died. No significant differences appear between early mortality and sex, type of truncus, variations in pulmonary arterial anatomy, truncal valve regurgitation, associated anomalies, previous operation, or duration of extracorporeal circulation. Greater ...