Thoracic Key

(1) Department of General surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China   This chapter focuses primarily on the primary ventricular septal defect (VSD). The VSD that occurs as a component of other…

(1) Department of General surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China   26.1 General Considerations 26.1.1 Definition Corrected transposition of the great arteries (CTGA) is a condition in which the connections of…

(1) Department of General surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China   15.1 General Considerations The proximal aortic arch is the beginning part of the innominate artery; the distal aortic arch is…

(1) Department of General surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China   25.1 General Considerations TGA, also referred to as transposition of the great arteries, is a case in which the primary…

(1) Department of General surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China   19.1 General Considerations Single ventricle is a congenital cardiac malformation in which both atria are connected to only one ventricle…

(1) Department of General surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China   27.1 General Considerations Pulmonary atresia (PA) is a form of congenital pulmonary dysplasia in which the PV does not form…

(1) Department of General surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China   28.1 General Considerations DOLV is a rare deformity of the connection of the LV and the main artery. The two…

(1) Department of General surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China   7.1 Structure and Characteristics of the Left Atrium The left atrium (LA) lies behind the ascending aorta and is superior…

(1) Department of General surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China   5.1 Coronary Artery Anatomy The coronary artery anatomy includes: (1) the left main coronary artery (LMCA), also known as the…

(1) Department of General surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Beijing, China   17.1 General Considerations In this chapter, we will discuss congenital RV infundibulum muscular hypertrophy stenosis, including the muscle bundle of…