Results of the Blalock-Taussig Operation in 200 Cases of Morbus Caeruleus

Studies of the Circulation in Three Cases of Morbus Caeruleus.

Studies on the anatomical peculiarities of congenital cardiac disease, with explanations of their embryonic development, have been comparatively common. Attention has been focused upon the numerous deviations from the normal which may occur as a developmental anomaly, but comparatively few studies have been made upon the functional disturbance of the circulation. Further, little or no attention...

Modified Blalock-Taussig operation using polytetrafluoroethylene (Impra) grafts.

Situs inversus of the abdominal viscera with levocardia; report of eight cases submitted to the Blalock-Taussig operation.

A search of the literature has revealed the reports of only 14 cases of situs inversus of the abdominal viscera with levocardia. Eight additional cases are presented in this paper. Angiocardio-graphy and/or heart catheterization was carried out on 6 of these and a Blalock-Taussig operation was performed subsequently on each patient. The autopsy findings in 2 instances, together with the results...

The Blalock and Taussig Shunt Revisited

The systemic to pulmonary artery shunts are done as palliative procedures for cyanotic congenital heart diseases ranging from simple tetralogy of Fallots (TOFs)/pulmonary atresia (PA) to complex univentricular hearts. They allow growth of pulmonary arteries and maintain regulated blood flow to the lungs till a proper age and body weight suitable for definitive corrective repair is reached. We h...

the effect of taftan pozzolan on the compressive strength of concrete in the environmental conditions of oman sea (chabahar port)

cement is an essential ingredient in the concrete buildings. for production of cement considerable amount of fossil fuel and electrical energy is consumed. on the other hand for generating one tone of portland cement, nearly one ton of carbon dioxide is released. it shows that 7 percent of the total released carbon dioxide in the world relates to the cement industry. considering ecological issu...