Left atrial--left ventricular conduit for relief of congenital mitral stenosis in infancy.
Severe congenital mitral stenosis in the infant poses a difficult problem. We present the case history of an infant in whom a left atrial--left ventricular apical conduit was used to bypass a severely hypoplastic mitral valve. Associated coarctation of the aorta, patent ductus arteriosus, and ventricular septal defect were corrected at the same time. This method of circumventing the mitral valve offers a new approach to the relief of congenital mitral hypoplasia in small infants.
D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*