2 Growth and PA Sizing

Truncus Arteriosus: Cardiac Pathology and Surgery · 3:32

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[Verse 1]
At six weeks old, the story starts to show
Fifty-six centimeters, four point five three kilos
BSA of point two seven, pulmonary arteries seven six
Nakata index strong at three three seven, pre-op metrics

[Chorus]
Watch the growth, track the size
Pulmonary arteries before your eyes
BSA climbing, Nakata falling
PA sizing tells the story calling
From pre-op to follow-through
Growth and sizing guide what we do

[Verse 2]
Three months later, weight has climbed to six
Fifty-seven centimeters, BSA point three two fix
But the PA diameters dropped to five and five point five
Nakata plummets to one thirty-seven, stenosis comes alive

[Chorus]
Watch the growth, track the size
Pulmonary arteries before your eyes
BSA climbing, Nakata falling
PA sizing tells the story calling
From pre-op to follow-through
Growth and sizing guide what we do

[Bridge]
Seven months brings the final frame
Seventy-eight centimeters, eight point five the weight game
Left PA five point three at bifurcation site
Seven millimeters distally, but right PA out of sight

[Verse 3]
BSA reaches point four three so high
But pulmonary growth can't keep the pace and fly
Nakata index tells the stenotic tale
When PA growth behind the body growth does fail

[Chorus]
Watch the growth, track the size
Pulmonary arteries before your eyes
BSA climbing, Nakata falling
PA sizing tells the story calling
From pre-op to follow-through
Growth and sizing guide what we do

[Outro]
Growth curves teach us intervention time
PA stenosis shown in metric rhyme
Truncus repair needs adequate flow
Growth and sizing help us know

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