The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 35, 667-669, Copyright © 1983 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Left atrial-left ventricular bypass for congenital mitral stenosis
AM Lansing, F Elbl, RE Solinger and AH Rees
The case of a patient with congenital mitral stenosis successfully treated
by insertion of a left atrial-left ventricular valved conduit is presented.
After insertion of the conduit, pulmonary artery pressure was normal,
persistent pulmonary edema and ascites disappeared, and the child's rate of
growth and level of activities returned to normal.