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Double Inlet Left Ventricle
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How Is It Treated? - Part 2

EXAMPLE TWO - DOUBLE INLET LEFT VENTRICLE

In this defect, pulmonary blood flow (through the pulmonary artery to the lungs) is excessive. This is corrected by the insertion of a band (yellow in the diagram) around the trunk of the pulmonary artery, which reduces blood flow.