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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;74:1718-1719
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Two-patch repair of complete atrioventricular septal defect using a small ventricular patch

Takaaki Suzuki, MDa*, Toyoki Fukuda, MDa

a Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Children’s Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Accepted for publication May 1, 2002.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Suzuki, Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Michigan School of Medicine, F7830 Mott Children’s Hospital, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0223, USA.
e-mail: suzukimd{at}blue.ocn.ne.jp

Since 1992, 19 patients with an atrioventricular septal defect have undergone surgical treatment using a novel annuloplasty technique in which a small ventricular patch was used to reduce the anterior-posterior dimension of the atrioventricular orifice. All patients recovered uneventfully and needed no reoperation for the residual regurgitation or shunt. The results showed that the new annuloplasty technique was promising, although a long-term result is yet to be seen.






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