The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 84, 783-786, Copyright © 1982 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association
Transatrial correction of origin of both great vessels from right ventricle with pulmonary hypertension
KM Cherian, TA John and KA Abraham
The operative treatment of seven patients with origin of both great vessels
from the right ventricle plus pulmonary hypertension is discussed. Except
for one patient with an atrioventricular canal type of ventricular septal
defect (VSD), all patients had subaortic VSDs. All had transatrial repair,
and none died. The clinical and operative findings and the merits of a
transatrial approach are discussed.