[Intravascular radiologically-guided surgery in the treatment of congenital heart defects]

The article discusses the experience of the Bakulev Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery, USSR AMS, in catheter endovascular radiologically-guided surgery of some congenital heart diseases in the period from 1967 to 1990. A total of 505 operations were performed at the department of radiologically-guided examination and treatment of the heart and vessels: 307 Rashkind's and 35 Park's operations in total transposition of the great vessels, 110 balloon dilatations in valvular stenosis of the pulmonary trunk and 13 in valvular stenosis of the aorta, 7 embolizations in coronary-cardiac fistulas, 2 balloon dilatations in constrictions of Blalock-Taussig anastomosis, 14 balloon dilatations in peripheral stenoses of the pulmonary arteries, etc. The methodical aspects and the results of endovascular interventions are discussed in detail. The data of foreign researchers on the promising methods of radiologically-guided surgery are also shown.