[Ventricular septal defect with aortic failure (Laubry and Pezzi syndrome). Surgical indications and results. Apropos of 20 cases].

The association of aortic incompetence and ventricualr septal defect is rare, but justifies the regular supervision of all patients with VSD. It seems to be found more commonly in cases where the VSD is above the crista. Early operation appears to be justified, and in a large number of cases this avoids the progressive worsening of the aortic incompetence; this in turn leads to better results with the conservative surgical procedures.