Valvuloplasty for common atrioventricular valve regurgitation in cyanotic heart diseases.
Valvuloplasty for common atrioventricular valvular regurgitation and bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt were successfully performed in 3 children with univentricular heart and double-outlet right ventricle. The free margins of opposite leaflets of the common atrioventricular valve were sutured together to restore coaptation of the leaflets, and Kay-Reed's or DeVega's annuloplasty was carried out. Postoperative examinations revealed significant reduction of atrioventricular valve regurgitation and improvement of general condition in all patients.
Department of Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
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Tatsuno
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Suzuki
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Kikuchi
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Takahashi
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Murakami
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Mori
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004310:Double Outlet Right Ventricle / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery