A 30-year follow-up after ventricular septation: the first and the present patient.
Two patients with double inlet left ventricles were successfully treated by ventricular septation. Patient 1, a 38-year-old woman, underwent operation in 1971. This patient has been a full-time worker. Patient 2, a 2-year-old boy, had a relatively small left ventricle with an estimated volume of 134% of normal value. This patient underwent ventricular septation in 1995. He is now in New York Heart Association class II and enjoying school life.
Nomura
Koji
K
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. nomura@zg7.so-net.ne.jp
Kurosawa
Hiromi
H
Arai
Tatsuta
T
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male