Challenging a dogma: left ventriculotomy can be used safely in children.

Şafak AlpatTimucin SabuncuAhmet AydinRecep Oktay PekerMurat GuvenerRiza DoganMustafa Yilmaz

Published in: Cardiology in the young (2023)

We conclude that an apical left ventriculotomy does not compromise the function of the left ventricle, even in young infants. In selected patients, it may be used safely for surgical access to the left ventricle.

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