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- Title
Ascending aorta to right pulmonary artery interposition shunt in critically ill infants.
- Authors
Kessler, Randolph M.; Wernly, Jorge A.; Akl, Bechara F.; Rode, Richard; Kessler, R M; Wernly, J A; Akl, B F; Rode, R
- Abstract
In spite of a trend toward earlier complete repair, some neonates and infants with complex cyanotic heart disease continue to require interim palliation with systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunts. A variety of shunt procedures have been proposed, each with inherent advantages and disadvantages. We have found a prosthetic interposition shunt between the ascending aorta and right pulmonary artery (AA-RPA) to be effective in very young infants with small vessels. Over a 15-year period, 51 patients, mean weight 3.33 kg and mean age 59 days, underwent this procedure with a 13% perioperative mortality and a 78% 2-year overall shunt patency rate. We conclude that the AA-RPA interposition shunt is a safe, effective procedure in these infants.
- Publication
Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 1994, Vol 9, Issue 1, p37
- ISSN
0886-0440
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8191.1994.tb00821.x