Open AccessModified stumper technique for acute postoperative bifurcation stenosis causing right ventricular failure after ross procedure
Author(s) -
Abhay Divekar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.189108
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , bicuspid aortic valve , cardiopulmonary bypass , cardiology , ross procedure , dilation (metric space) , surgery , aortic valve replacement , mathematics , combinatorics
In this report, we describe a 15-year-old patient who underwent a Ross procedure for a regurgitant bicuspid aortic valve and ascending aortic dilation. After the operation was over, he could not be separated from cardiopulmonary bypass and was noted to have isolated right ventricular failure. This report takes the reader through the diagnostic evaluation, highlights the importance of invasive assessment in the immediate postoperative period, and discusses successful transcatheter intervention in the acute postoperative setting.