An 8-month-old female infant was diagnosed with tricuspid atresia in utero by an ultrasound and the diagnosis was confirmed at birth. She underwent a modified Blalock-Tausig shunt at the age of 2 months to treat increasing cyanosis. She did well and is waiting to complete single ventricle palliation. On her recent follow-up, she was asymptomatic, with a systemic arterial saturation of 80% at ro...

c t w w d he atrial switch operation was developed by the efforts f many surgeons, with the most notable contributions ade by Blalock, Hanlon, Albert, Baffes, Senning, and ustard. The atrial switch operation was the first defintive repair for patients with transposition of great arteres and produced good results. Although it is rarely erformed today, the atrial switch is not merely of istorical...

We herein reported 2 successful neonates with Ebstein's anomaly and small pulmonary arteries undergoing Starnes operation preserving the patent ductus arteriosus. Subsequent Blalock-Taussig shunt was carried out 1 or 2 months after the first surgery. One case had already undergone a successful Fontan operation, and the other had a successful bidirectional Glenn shunt so far. This staged Starnes...

In certain circumstances, because of the relative position or inadequate size of the vessels available for systemic-pulmonary artery anastomosis, an operation either of the Blalock or the Potts type may be difficult or impossible. Barrett and Daley (1949) have recorded several cases where such technical difficulties existed. Anastomosis between the ascending aorta and the main pulmonary artery ...

Academic Press, 1972, pp 299-340 16. Clarkson PM, Gomez MR, Wallace RB, Weidman WH: Central nervous system complications following Blalock-Taussig operation. Pediatrics 39: 18, 1967 17. Bada HS, Hajjar W, Chua C, Sumner DS: Noninvasive diagnosis of neonatal asphyxia and intraventricular hemorrhage by Doppler ultrasound. J Pediatr 95: 775, 1979 18. Lou HC, Lassen NA, Friis-Hansen B: Impaired aut...

In the 20-year period ending December 31, 1973 we operated on 105 patients for palliation of tricuspid atresia (TA) with reduced pulmonary blood flow. Pott's anastomosis (85), Blalock-Taussig anastomosis (19), intrapericardial aorta (Ao)-to-right pulmonary artery (RPA) (18), Glenn procedure (3) and miscellaneous shunts (2) have been used. Of patients undergoing operation more than 15 years ago,...

he number of women of childbearing age who have congenital heart disease is increasing. 1 A similar proportion of these women can be expected to attempt pregnancy as women in general. 2 Although most of these women can be expected to tolerate pregnancy well, particularly if the pregnancy is carefully planned following appropriate clinical evaluation, not all pregnancies are planned, and some wi...

The long-term results of 414 patients who underwent repair of tetralogy of Fallot between 1967 and 1977 were studied and correlated with the results of others. There were nine late deaths (8-year actuarial survival 95.8%). Six of the deaths wee directly related to the malformation or its treatment. Eight patients (2.4%) required reoperation. Ten patients (4.8%) had arrhythmic symptoms. Eight (3...