Key result
Balloon atrial septostomy provided effective palliation in infants with congenital cardiac defects, with 68% of patients surviving at three months to four years follow-up.
Why the study?
Does balloon atrial septostomy provide effective palliation and survival in infants with congenital heart disease?
Population
88 infants with congenital cardiac defects including transposition of the great arteries, total anomalous…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
3 months to 4 years
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating in select defects; prospective studies needed before changing practice.
Observational (n=88)
Does balloon atrial septostomy provide effective palliation and survival in infants with congenital heart disease?
Balloon atrial septostomy provides effective long-term palliation and enables survival in infants with certain congenital heart defects, though some require additional surgical palliation.
William H. Neches (1973) conducted an observational in congenital cardiac defects (n=88). Balloon atrial septostomy was evaluated on survival. Balloon atrial septostomy provided effective palliation in infants with congenital cardiac defects, with 68% of patients surviving at three months to four years follow-up.
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