Author/Authors :
Youichi Kawahira، نويسنده , , Hidefumi Kishimoto، نويسنده , , Hiroaki Kawata، نويسنده , , Seiichiro Ikawa، نويسنده , , Hideki Ueda، نويسنده , , Takayoshi Ueno، نويسنده , , Takeshi Nakada، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Surgical atrial septostomy using a special atriotomy knife without cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with obstruction of the left-sided atrioventricular valve and complex cardiac anomalies is described. This procedure is effective, safe, and economical for patients in the acute stage after intracardiac repair, and available for patients with a closed fossa ovalis.
