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Ann Thorac Surg 1997;64:1785-1786
© 1997 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Invited Commentary

Invited Commentary

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton S016 6YD, England

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See also page 1782.

This report of a large series of infants with type B interrupted aortic arch undergoing a two-stage repair between 1980 and 1995 underlines several points in the approach to this difficult condition. A survival of 85% at 1 year is better than some reports of one-stage repair. These are good results and demonstrate considerable surgical expertise, as often the ascending aorta in these patients is only 5 or 6 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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