Aorta-pulmonary artery shunts with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tube. |
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Authors: | K Miyamoto C Zavanella A N Lewin S Subramanian |
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Affiliation: | Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children''s Hospital, Buffalo, NY |
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Abstract: | Ten patients underwent an aortapulmonary artery shunt with a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tube between December, 1976, and October, 1977. Five of them were less than 1 month old. The diameter of the PTFE tube was 5 mm in 9 patients and 4 mm in 1 patient. Seven patients survived the operation. One of them had a clotted shunt, which was reoperated on successfully. Three patients died in the postoperative period, and all had a patent shunt. Overall patency was 90% (9/10). Congestive heart failure refractory to medical treatment developed in 1 patient with a patent Blalock-Taussig and PTFE shunt. In our institution, the Blalock-Taussig shunt is the procedure of choice. The PTFE shunt is used when the anatomy of a patient is unsuitable for a Blalock-Taussig shunt. A tube diameter of 5 mm is optimal for infants when further growth is considered, even if digitalization is necessary to control congestive heart failure. |
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Keywords: | Address reprint requests to Dr. Subramanian Division of Cardiovascular Surgery Children's Hospital 219 Bryant St Buffalo NY 14222 |
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