title: [The transluminal balloon angioplasty of a stenosed Blalock-Taussig systemic-pulmonary anastomosis in congenital heart defects of the blue type].
abstract: Dilatation of a stenosed Blalock-Taussig anastomosis was performed in 15 patients with blue-type congenital heart diseases at the Bakulev Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery, AMS USSR, from March, 1989 to May, 1991. Seven of these patients had a severe form of Fallot's tetralogy, 4--double origin of the great vessels from the right ventricle with stenosis of the pulmonary artery, 2--atresia of the right atrioventricular orifice with stenosis of the pulmonary artery, 1--atresia of the right atrioventricular orifice with atresia of the pulmonary artery, and 1 patient had corrected transposition of the great vessels with stenosis of the pulmonary artery. The patients' ages ranged from 4 to 13 years (9.45 +/- 8.1 years on the average). Saturation of arterial blood with oxygen varied from 38 to 77% (64.2 +/- 2.9% on the average). A low-amplitude to-and-fro sound of the anastomosis was either recorded or absent on the phonocardiogram. The diameter of the balloons used ranged from 4 to 13 mm. Inflation of the balloon lasted from 5 to 60 sec. Dilatation was conducted 3 to 9 times. After dilatation saturation of arterial blood with oxygen increased to 81 +/- 2.7% on the average. A clearly defined to-and-fro murmur of the anastomosis was recorded on the phonocardiogram. Angiometry of the anastomosis performed before and after dilatation showed it to be widened considerably from 3.5 +/- 0.2 mm to 5.7 +/- 0.4 mm on the average. One patient underwent a radical operation 8 months after balloon dilatation.
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Alekian
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Podzolkov
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Pursanov
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Dvinianinova
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sliiuniastikov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Transliuminal'naia ballonnaia angioplastika stenozirovannogo sistemno-legochnogo anastomoza po Bleloku--Taussig pri vrozhdennykh porokakh serdtsa sinego tipa.