Truncus Arteriosus and Unbalanced Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect: Pulmonary Protection in the Neonate Sunil Panwar, MD, Scott M. Bradley, MD, Minoo N. Kavarana, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 94, Issue 6, Pages e151-e153 (December 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.113 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiogram apical four-chamber image showing type 1 truncus arteriosus, truncal valve arising from right ventricle. (B) Transthoracic echocardiogram apical four-chamber view showing common atrioventricular valve with an unbalanced ventricle and a restrictive ventricular septal defect underneath the superior bridging leaflet. (AV = atrioventricular; LPA = left pulmonary artery; MPA = main pulmonary artery; RPA = right pulmonary artery; VSD = ventricular septal defect.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, e151-e153DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.113) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Pre-Glenn cardiac catheterization showing a patent Blalock-Taussig shunt and good-sized branch pulmonary arteries. (BT = Blalock-Taussig; LPA = left pulmonary artery; RPA = right pulmonary artery.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, e151-e153DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.113) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions