Blade atrial septostomy: collaborative study. | Zendy

S C Park | Zendy; William H. Neches | Zendy; C E Mullins | Zendy; Donald A. Girod | Zendy; P. M. Olley | Zendy; Gisa Falkowski | Zendy; V A Garibjan | Zendy; Robert A. Mathews | Zendy; F J Fricker | Zendy; Lee B. Beerman | Zendy; Cora C. Lenox | Zendy; James R. Zuberbuhler | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Blade atrial septostomy: collaborative study.

Author(s) -

S C Park,

William H. Neches,

C E Mullins,

Donald A. Girod,

P. M. Olley,

Gisa Falkowski,

V A Garibjan,

Robert A. Mathews,

F J Fricker,

Lee B. Beerman,

Cora C. Lenox,

James R. Zuberbuhler

Publication year - 1982

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.66.2.258

Subject(s) - medicine , tricuspid atresia , great arteries , interatrial septum , atrial septum , surgery , cardiology , heart disease , atrial fibrillation , left atrium

During the past 4 years, five institutions have collaborated in evaluating the efficacy of blade atrial septostomy. The procedure was performed in 52 patients, including 31 with transposition of the great arteries, 10 with mitral atresia, five with tricuspid atresia and six with miscellaneous anomalies. The patient's ages ranged from 1 day to 12 years (mean 13 months). Improvement occurred in 41 of 52 patients (79%). Four patients had an intact interatrial septum, and blade atrial septostomy was successfully performed by a transseptal technique. One patient died from a lacerated left atrial wall; other complications occurred in four patients. Blade atrial septostomy is an effective palliative procedure, even when the interatrial septum is thickened or intact.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research