Pulmonary artery banding in early infants with complete atrioventricular canal.

16 infants (including 3 neonates) with complete atrioventricular canal (CAVC) presenting with severe congestive heart failure, mean age 1.7 months, mean weight 3.5 kg. 12 patients were under 3 months old. 6 patients had Down syndrome.

Pulmonary artery banding (PAB)

Hospital mortality, late mortality, and pulmonary/systemic systolic pressure ratio (Pp/Ps) at follow-uphard clinical