title: Pulmonary artery banding before Norwood procedure.
abstract: Described here is the use of bilateral pulmonary artery banding as a means to achieve effective restoration of adequate systemic blood flow before a Norwood procedure in two newborns with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who presented after birth with a severe imbalance of Qp/Qs and multiorgan system dysfunction despite usual pharmacologic and ventilatory strategies.
authors.affiliation: Nemours Cardiac Center, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware 19899, USA. cpizarro@nemours.org
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pizarro
authors.forename: William I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Norwood
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008026:Ligation; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation