What is balloon arterial septostomy?

By  Dr. Smita Mishra

What is balloon arterial septostomy?

In this video, Dr. Smita Mishra, Paediatric Cardiologist, Associate Director - Jaypee Hospital, will explain about balloon arterial septostomy. The balloon arterial septostomy done for TGA babies to create an ASD and systemic and pulmonary blood can be mixed and a saturation in the body can be achieved up to 60 – 70 %.

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