Left ventricular apicoaortic valved conduit for treating obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract.
The left ventricular-aortic conduit provides one solution to the problem of a congenital obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract, which may result from a wide variety of conditions. The creation of a double-outlet left ventricle successfully relieves left ventricular hypertension and its sequelae. This case demonstrates one long-term complication of the left ventricular-aortic conduit--stenosis at the point of origin of the graft in the left ventricle due to endothelial proliferation, which necessitated replacement of the graft.
Haines
J D
JD
Department of Family Practice, University of Oklahoma Tulsa Medical College.
Neal
R W
RW
D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012086:Reoperation