[Assessment of the pulmonary vascular blood supply in patients with pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect and aortopulmonary collateral arteries].

Method From January 1990 to June 2001, 40 patients were studied. Those who had the complete cineangiocardiographic study prior to the first surgical intervention were included in the study. The morphometric characteristics of the central pulmonary arteries (PPAA) and aortopulmonary collateral arteries (APCA) were analyzed, as was the distribution of blood irrigation to the lungs. The following indices were calculated: pulmonary arterial index (PPAAI), aortopulmonary collateral arterial index (APCAI), and total neopulmonary arterial index (TNPAI = PPAAI + APCAI). The surgical treatment was considered palliative (PT), palliative definitive (PDT), and definitive (DT).