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Preoperative balloon dilatation of obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in a neonate
Author(s) -
Ramakrishnan Sivasubramanian,
Kothari Shyam Sunder
Publication year - 2004
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.10718
Subject(s) - medicine , total anomalous pulmonary venous connection , balloon dilatation , angioplasty , balloon , critically ill , cardiology , surgery , radiology
Prompt recognition and early surgical correction are mandatory in neonates presenting with obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC). Preoperative balloon angioplasty of obstructed TAPVC in a sick neonate is rarely reported. We describe successful short‐term palliation with balloon angioplasty of a critically ill neonate with obstructed supracardiac TAPVC. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2004;61:128–130. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.