The essence of congenitally corrected transposition is the presence of discordant connections at both atrioventricular and ventriculo-arterial junctions. This segmental combination, like transposition itself (see Chapter 38 ), can be…
Common arterial trunk is a rare congenital malformation of the heart. As its name implies, its essential anatomical feature is the presence of an arterial trunk, which arises from the…
Abnormalities of the left ventricular outflow tract may occur at the subvalvar level, valvar, supravalvar, or a combination thereof. These abnormalities commonly co-exist with other left-sided lesions, such as aortic…
Much has been learnt since the second edition of the book was published. It remains a fact that, as was emphasised at the start of this chapter in the second…
‘All these arrangements are marvellous, without any question. But we have to consider that it exceeds all expectations how soon the occlusion of all these openings takes place’. HISTORICAL CONSIDERATIONS…
In this chapter, we deal with one of the most complex, and difficult to treat surgically, of all congenital cardiac malformations. It is still frequent to find the lesion described…
The most common congenital malformations afflicting the tricuspid valve are Ebstein’s malformation and tricuspid valvar dysplasia. We will primarily consider Ebstein’s malfor mation in this chapter. Isolated dysplasia of the…
The concept of double outlet as a ventriculo-arterial connection has been well accepted for several decades. This is described elsewhere in this textbook (see Chapter 1 ). It may occur…
Holes between the atrial chambers are important congenital cardiac anomalies, both because they are relatively common, and because they are more nearly completely correctable than most other cardiac malformations, the…
