A surgical technique for the repair of a calcified patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
during open heart surgery for associated intracardiac lesions is described. This procedure
of transpulmonary artery closure of a PDA is a simple operative technique which can
be quickly and safely performed and may be the method of choice for closure of a short,
calcified PDA during open heart surgery for asscociated intracardiac lesions through
an anterior midsternotomy incision.
Calcified PDA - Myocardial revascularization - Combined operative technique
