INFLUENCE OF BIDIRECTIONAL SUPERIOR CAVOPULMONARY ANASTOMOSIS ON PULMONARY ARTERIAL GROWTH

Authors
SLAVIK Z WEBBER SA LAMB RK HORVATH P LEBLANC JG KEETON BR MONRO JL TAX P TUMA S REICH O SANDOR GGS DAUBENEY PEF SALMON AP
Citation
Z. Slavik et al., INFLUENCE OF BIDIRECTIONAL SUPERIOR CAVOPULMONARY ANASTOMOSIS ON PULMONARY ARTERIAL GROWTH, The American journal of cardiology, 76(14), 1995, pp. 1085
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
76
Issue
14
Year of publication
1995
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1995)76:14<1085:IOBSCA>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Right-sided bidirectional superior cavopulmonary anastomosis provides for satisfactory pulmonary arterial growth in infants and children wit h complex congenital heart defects and enhances growth of a small righ t pulmonary artery. Growth of the left pulmonary artery, particularly in younger patients, needs close attention to confirm the safe role of bidirectional superior cavopulmonary anastomosis in long-term palliat ion.