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Ann Thorac Surg 1996;61:805
© 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Invited Commentary

Invited Commentary

Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 34th St and Civic Center Blvd Philadelphia, PA 19104

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See also page 800.

Luciani and colleagues herein describe the course of two neonates with the rare combination of transposition of the great arteries/intact ventricular septum and severe, reactive pulmonary hypertension. This anatomic and physiologic combination is uniformly fatal without prompt recognition of the abnormal physiology and institution of intensive support geared at minimizing pulmonary vascular resistance and increasing intercirculatory mixing. The last decade has seen the introduction of pulmonary-specific vasodilation (nitric oxide) and ``portable'' . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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