A survey of congenital heart disease in a children's hospital, with special reference to surgical treatment.

摘要: Abstract 1. A resume of the incidence congenital heart disease as it has been observed at Children's Hospital Pittsburgh over five-year period 1946 to 1950 inclusive presented. 2. In this hospital during under study 1.45 per cent admissions were for and approximately one-half all was congenital. 3. Surgery offers, by correction lesion, clinical improvement patients with patent ductus arteriosus coarctation aorta. It offers considerable tetralogy Fallot allied conditions. 4. Approximately 12 in series treated surgery directed defect. 5. thirty-two cases ligation a two fatalities one recurrence is 6. set identical twin girls ducti verified operative closure included series. These are believed be first such reported. 7. Of twelve operated upon coarctations aorta seven whom anastomosis completed lived subjectively objectively improved. 8. constantly advancing scope safety patient.