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Murine Fetal Echocardiography
Published on: February 15, 2013
Left ventricular hypoplasia: to septate or not?
Byalal Raghavendrarao Jagannath1
1Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Star Hospital, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India.
Abstract:
When do we label a left ventricle as small? How is the decision made regarding suitability for a two-ventricle repair? Are dimensions the only criteria with which we decide, whether a ventricle will support the systemic circulation? Can we actually stimulate the growth of a borderline small left ventricle, so that it could support the systemic circulation in future? What role does mass and shape have to play in whether a borderline ventricle will support a biventricular repair? What role does the morphology and segmental anatomy play in this decision-making? This is a review article to address these issues.
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