The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 21, 499-503, Copyright © 1976 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Operative repair for tricuspid atresia
CJ Tatooles, RG Ardekani, RA Miller and M Serratto
Twelve patients with tricuspid atresia underwent physiological operative
repair. The criteria for their selection for operation included normal
pulmonary vascular resistance and normal left atrial and left ventricular
end-diastolic pressures. Four patients died (30% mortality). The 8
surviving patients developed pleural effusion, ascites, and hepatomegaly,
which markedly improved in the subsequent weeks. Five of the 8 survivors
underwent cardiac catheterization. The arterial oxygen saturation in these
patients averaged 82% preoperatively, 89% immediately postoperatively, and
94% or better six months later. All had improved subjectively and developed
increased exercise tolerance.