FIELD: medicine, cardiosurgery. SUBSTANCE: method deals to model a state of sudden increase of postloading in patient's systemic ventricle due to temporary overlapping the lumen of the lower vena cava with a balloon during bougienage procedure. If signs of cardiac failure are detected it is possible to predict an acute cardiac failure after operation on complete cavapulmonal anastomosis. EFFECT: higher efficiency to conduct the above mentioned operation in patients with complex cyanotic valvular disease.
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1998-06-27—Published
1994-03-15—Filed