British heart journal
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British heart journal · Jun 1994
Complete atrioventricular septal defect with tetralogy of Fallot: diagnosis and management.
To report recent experience of patients with complete atrioventricular septal defect and tetralogy of Fallot, with emphasis on anatomical features, diagnosis, and management. ⋯ Accurate diagnosis and staged management with improved surgical techniques have lowered mortality of this complex combination of cardiac defects. The current policy of this group is to recommend a systemic to pulmonary arterial shunt procedure for symptomatic children younger than 2 years and total correction in older children.
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British heart journal · Jun 1994
Case ReportsFalse aneurysm of the right ventricular outflow tract after total correction of tetralogy of Fallot: diagnosis by echocardiography and successful repair by neck cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass.
A case of false aneurysm related to the left side of the heart with a connection to the right ventricular outflow tract was found by echocardiography after complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Cardiopulmonary bypass was established by cannulating the right internal jugular vein and the ipsilateral common carotid artery. The aneurysm was then excised and the right ventricular outflow tract reconstructed by direct sutures.