Total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage. II. Spontaneous functional closure of interatrial communication after surgical correction in infancy

The spontaneous functional closure of the interatrial communication in total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (TAPVD) subsequent to surgical correction of the TAPVD in infants is reported. Three cases are documented with descriptions of clinical features, cardiac catheterization data, thermodilut...

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Published in:Circulation (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1972-08, Vol.46 (2), p.357-367
Main Authors: Silove, E D, Behrendt, D M, Aberdeen, E, Bonham-Carter, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angiocardiography
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac Output
Cardiac Volume
Child
Child, Preschool
Electrocardiography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnosis
Heart Defects, Congenital - physiopathology
Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - diagnosis
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - etiology
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - physiopathology
Humans
Infant
Male
Methods
Pulmonary Veins - abnormalities
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Summary:The spontaneous functional closure of the interatrial communication in total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (TAPVD) subsequent to surgical correction of the TAPVD in infants is reported. Three cases are documented with descriptions of clinical features, cardiac catheterization data, thermodilution curves, and angiography. This evidence suggests that it might be unnecessary in infants to close the interatrial communication at the time of correction of the TAPVD. It also suggests that balloon atrial septostomy may sometimes be unwise before the first-stage correction.
ISSN:0009-7322
1524-4539
DOI:10.1161/01.CIR.46.2.357