Second-stage palliation can be performed at low risk for patients with left ventricular dominance, but significant risk remains for patients with left ventricular hypoplasia and unbalanced atrioventricular septal defect.
Atrioventricular valve insufficiency is a persistent problem that has not been neutralized by repair strategies.
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