Experience With an Adjustable Pulmonary Artery Banding Device in Two Cases: Initial Success - Midterm Failure

S. Däbritz; J. Sachweh; A. Tiete; W. Engelhardt; G. von Bernuth; B. J. Messmer

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1013109

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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999; 47(1): 51-52
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013109

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Experience With an Adjustable Pulmonary Artery Banding Device in Two Cases: Initial Success - Midterm Failure

S. Däbritz¹ , J. Sachweh¹ , A. Tiete¹ , W. Engelhardt² , G. von Bernuth² , B. J. Messmer¹

¹Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
²Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital, Aachen, Germany

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1998

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

Retraining of the left ventricle in congenitally corrected TGA or after Senning or Mustard operation is necessary when right-ventricular failure is developing and an arterial switch operation is indicated. As these hearts have little tolerance of marginal overbanding, a long-term adjustable pulmonary artery banding device would lower stress and risk of training. Although the inserted device (Osypka^™) allowed convenient intraoperative pressure ratio adjustment, mid-term adjustment failed due to dysfunction of the System.

Key words

Adjustable pulmonary banding - Congenital heart disease - Surgical treatment - Heart surgery