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- Title
A Minimally Invasive Technique for Occluding Large Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects in Infants.
- Authors
Gao, Zibo; Wu, Qin; Zhao, Tianli; Yin, Ni; Gao, Lei; Xu, Xinhua; Xie, Li; Yang, Yifeng; Yang, Jinfu
- Abstract
Objective: This study investigated the feasibility, timing and indications for closure of large muscular ventricular septal defects (VSDs) in infants without use of a cardiopulmonary bypass. Methods: A total of 9 infants with large muscular VSDs ranging in size from 7 to 15 mm were treated by minimally invasive closure without cardiopulmonary bypass between April 2010 and February 2013. Results: All surgeries were successful without resulting in uncontrolled systemic infection, a pulmonary hypertensive crisis or a severely low cardiac output, and with an apparently shorter operation time and postoperative tracheal cannula. Conclusions: VSD closure without cardiopulmonary bypass can improve the efficacy and prognosis of infants with large muscular VSDs and concurrent pulmonary infections or respiratory failure. © 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
INFANT care; CARDIOPULMONARY bypass; CARDIAC surgery; CATHETERS; RESPIRATORY insufficiency
- Publication
Cardiology, 2014, Vol 127, Issue 3, p196
- ISSN
0008-6312
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000356429