Open AccessPulmonary artery banding: still a valuable option in developing countries?
Author(s) -
Andre Brooks,
Agneta Geldenhuys,
Liesl Zühlke,
Paul Human,
Peter Zilla
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.05.053
Subject(s) - pulmonary artery banding , business , developing country , medicine , pulmonary artery , cardiology , economics , economic growth
We examined whether the socio-economic circumstances of a developing country justify pulmonary artery banding (PAB) for the deferral of perceived high-risk patients requiring biventricular repair.
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