Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defects and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries: Unifocalization brings no long-term benefits Yves d'Udekem, MD, PhD, Nelson Alphonso, MD, Martin A. Nørgaard, MD, DMSc, Andrew D. Cochrane, MD, FRACS, Leeanne E. Grigg, MBBS, FRACP, James L. Wilkinson, MB, ChB, FRCP, FRACP, Christian P. Brizard, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 130, Issue 6, Pages 1496-1502 (December 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.07.034 Copyright © 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Kaplan-Meier curve of survival since birth of all patients. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2005 130, 1496-1502DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.07.034) Copyright © 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Kaplan-Meier curves of survival since first procedure. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2005 130, 1496-1502DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.07.034) Copyright © 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Freedom from reoperation for right ventricle–to–pulmonary artery conduit replacement. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2005 130, 1496-1502DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.07.034) Copyright © 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Left major aortopulmonary collateral artery before unifocalization (A) and 4 years after unifocalization (B). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2005 130, 1496-1502DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.07.034) Copyright © 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions