Ann Thorac Surg 1992;53:684-685
© 1992 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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Acute pulmonary edema after Blalock-Taussig anastomosis
Yutaka Okita, MD*,
Shigehito Miki, MD,
Kenji Kusuhara, MD,
Yuichi Ueda, MD,
Takafumi Tahata, MD,
Kazuo Yamanaka, MD,
Tokio Tamura, MD
Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery and Pediatric Cardiology, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Japan
Accepted for publication August 15, 1991.
* Address reprint requests to Dr Okita, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital, 200 Mishima, Tenri, Nara, Japan 632.
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Acute pulmonary edema developed in 2 patients after a Blalock-Taussig shunt procedure. Both patients had a univentricular heart complex with pulmonary stenosis. One patient underwent a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt using a polytetrafluoroethylene tube and the other underwent a classic Blalock-Taussig anastomosis. Acute pulmonary edema after the Blalock-Taussig shunt is rare, but once it has occurred, immediate treatment is obligatory.
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