The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 51, 73-75, Copyright © 1991 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Right pulmonary artery obstruction after pulmonary artery banding
MA Robertson, PA Penkoske and NF Duncan
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Canada.
Serial assessment of pulmonary artery flow by Doppler echocardiography was
carried out in 15 infants after pulmonary artery banding. Three infants
were identified as having branch pulmonary artery obstruction based on
diastolic pulmonary artery flow. It is concluded that this flow profile may
be specific for branch pulmonary artery obstruction after pulmonary artery
banding.