Balloon Atrial Septostomy: Does the Balloon Size Matter?

Background: Dextro-transposition of the great arteries is a congenital heart defect with eventually lethal life-threatening consequences of hypoxic low cardiac output. When a balloon atrial septostomy (BAS) is needed, it is performed shortly after birth to create an interatrial shunt and improve sys...

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Main Authors: Jawad Al-Kassmy, MSc, Iñaki Navarro-Castellanos, MD, Francisco Gonzalez Barlatay, MD, Joaquim Miró, MD, Nagib Dahdah, MD, MBA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772812922001117