|
|
In patients with certain types of congenital heart malformations, an adequate interatrial communi-
cation is essential for survival and balloon atrial septostomy (BAS) is a life saving procedure in these
infants.
However, BAS alone is not successful in older infants and children with thickened atrial septum,
and blade septostomy is indicated in these situations. This procedure so far has not been reported in
Korean literature... |
