Transatrial repair of double-chambered right ventricle.
Seventeen consecutive patients with double-chambered right ventricles underwent intracardiac repair from February, 1985 through March, 1989. Nine patients had an associated ventricular septal defect. A transatrial approach to the repair was utilized in all patients. Early postoperative right ventricular-to-left ventricular pressure ratio was a mean of 0.29, range 0.21 to 0.37. There were no hospital or late deaths. We conclude that transatrial repair of a double-chambered right ventricle can be accomplished routinely with satisfactory results.
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Department of Surgery, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey 08015.
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D002648:Child; D004310:Double Outlet Right Ventricle / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors