“…under one year of age while as many as 72% are under six months. 2, 4, 5, 6 Stark, et al, have found three quarters of the patients to be under 12 pounds in body weight.5 Although banding is effective, two of our patients required second banding operations and this is consistent with other series .7 , The mortality for the banding operation is quite variable depending both on the TABLE 3 Complications in patients undergoing debanding and VSD closure experience of the operating team and on the disease for which the banding is done. Dooley, et a1,9 in a recent review found the mortality to vary from 3% to as high as 70% depending on the cardiac lesion.…”