Open AccessDisparity in right vs left ventricular recovery during follow-up after ventricular septal defect correction in children
Author(s) -
Liselotte M. Klitsie,
Irene M. Kuipers,
Arno A.W. Roest,
Annelies E. van der Hulst,
Theo Stijnen,
Mark G. Hazekamp,
Nico A. Blom,
Arend D.J. ten Harkel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezt003
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology
Long-term prognosis after ventricular septal defect (VSD) correction in childhood is excellent. Nevertheless, decreased biventricular systolic performance has been described immediately following VSD surgery in children. In an effort to better understand this decrease and its time-course, we characterized biventricular systolic performance following VSD closure in paediatric patients up to 20 months postoperatively.
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