A simple method for left atrial catheter insertion was successfully used in 12 patients undergoing congenital heart defect repair.
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Supports feasibility in congenital repairs; leaves open validation before wider adoption.
A relatively simple and safe method is described for the insertion of a left atrial pressure line in patients undergoing operation for repair of congenital heart defects. This method has been utilized successfully in 12 patients undergoing repair of a ventricular septal defect and tetralogy of Fallot.
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Levinský et al. (1983) studied this question.
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