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Hypoplastic left heart syndrome with intact atrial septum: Levoatriocardinal vein stent placement as a bridge to surgery
Author(s) -
Vance Michael S.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.10273
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoplastic left heart syndrome , atrial septum , cardiology , surgery , stent , pulmonary vein , pulmonary edema , vein , heart disease , lung , ablation
Infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, an intact atrial septum and pulmonary venous hypertension, are critically ill and have a poor prognosis. This case describes relief of severe pulmonary edema in such a patient by stent placement in a stenotic levoatriocardinal vein, with subsequent successful surgical palliation. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2002;57:85–87. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.