Indications for radical correction of the common arterial trunk with high pulmonary hypertension

Thirty-nine patients with a diagnosis of common arterial trunk and high pulmonary hypertension were examined. Radical correction of the anomaly was performed in 22 patients with a hospital lethality of 36%. Residual pulmonary hypertension was the cause of death in all cases. Results of surgical treatment as well as the indexes of hemodynamics and biopsy and autopsy data were analyzed during the investigation.