title: Pulmonary insufficiency: preparing the patient with ventricular dysfunction for surgery.
authors.affiliation: Adult Congenital Heart Program, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bouzas
authors.forename: Anthony C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gatzoulis
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology