Diminution and closure of large ventricular septal defects after pulmonary artery banding.

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...

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

Periarterial abscess: another cause of cyanosis after pulmonary artery banding.

Twenty seven months after pulmonary artery banding a boy aged two and a half developed rapidly progressive cyanosis. A periarterial abscess was found at the site of the band. Repair of the pulmonary artery and closure of the ventricular septal defect were complicated by profoundly low cardiac output and prolonged dependence on a ventilator. This near fatal complication would have been avoided b...

Pulmonary artery banding in congenital heart disease associated with pulmonary hypertension.

on because of serious pulmonary hypertension associated with malformations considered unsuitable for complete repair (truncus arteriosus, single ventricle). The mortality in those with uncomplicated ventricular septal defect was low (5.5%), but was much higher in those with accompanying lesions or more complex abnormalities (63%). All have been under supervision since operation and most have im...

Changing hemodynamics in patients with transposition of the great arteries.

Follow-up cardiac catheterizations were carried out on 65 patients with transposition of the great arteries. Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) was a significant problem in this group only when closure resulted in a precipitous drop in arterial oxygen saturation. Spontaneous closure of ventricular septal defects (VSD) occurred in approximately 20% of patients while natural or surgically created atr...