New instrument for banding of the pulmonary artery for ventricular septal defect.

Pulmonary artery banding for ventricular septal defect.

It is well known that there is a very high mortality in children with ventricular septal defect, who develop heart failure in early infancy (Marquis, 1950; Boesen and Vendel, 1955). Morgan, Griffiths, and Blumenthal (1960) reviewed 125 children up to 14 years of age with ventricular septal defect. Of these, 17 developed heart failure in the first six months of life, 10 dying before their first ...

Pulmonary artery banding and subsequent repair in ventricular septal defect.

or complicated ventricular septal defects. The main indication for the procedure was intractable congestive cardiac failure not responding to medical therapy. There was a I2 per cent mortality. Complications resulting from the operation are recorded. Twenty of these children have subsequently undergone repair of the ventricular septal defect and reconstruction of the pulmonary artery with a mor...

Spontaneous closure of ventricular septal defect after banding of pulmonary artery.

Spontaneous closure of a ventricular septal defect in a patient with prior pulmonary artery banding.

The fourth case of spontaneous closure of a ventricular septal defect in a patient having prior pulmonary artery banding is reported. Statistics to date indicate that yenfricular septal defects in patients who require banding may close with lesser frequency than those for which banding is not required. The apparent lower incidence of spontaneous closure of these defects should not Influence the...

Coronary artery to pulmonary artery communications in pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect.

Coronary artery to pulmonary artery communications (CAPAC) are an important source of pulmonary blood flow in approximately 10% of patients with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect (PA-VSD). A diligent look for these abnormal communications is important to prevent perioperative complications and achieve a complete repair. We present two cases of PA-VSD with CAPAC, one in a 7-year-ol...