Open AccessProlonged survival in tricuspid atresia with eisenmenger's physiology
Author(s) -
Hart A. S.,
Vacek J. L.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960071007
Subject(s) - medicine , tricuspid atresia , eisenmenger syndrome , cardiology , physiology , pulmonary hypertension , heart disease
Survival to adulthood is very rare in tricuspid atresia, particularly in certain subtypes and in the presence of Eisenmenger's physiology. We report a 32‐year‐old woman who has the type IC variant of tricuspid atresia and who has had documented Eisenmenger's physiology for over 10 years.