title: Optimal degree of pulmonary artery banding--adequate circumference ratio to calculated size from normal pulmonary valve dimensions.
abstract: These findings suggest that PA banding may be suitable in children with congenital heart disease and excessive pulmonary flow, and that best results are obtained when the band circumference is < 90% of the standard pulmonary valve-ring circumference, as calculated from an equation derived from normal pulmonary valve dimensions. This guideline applies equally well to small infants weighing < 3 kg and to larger patients.
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome