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- Title
New Technique for Fenestration of the Interatrial Septum.
- Authors
Sivaprakasam, Muthukumaran; Kiesewetter, Christoph; Veldtman, Gruschen R.; Salmon, Anthony P.; Vettukattil, Joseph
- Abstract
Achieving controlled flow between the systemic and pulmonary venous circulations is desirable in many complex congenital heart diseases. This includes the Fontan circulation, primary pulmonary hypertension, double inlet ventricles, or hypoplastic left heart with obstruction to the atrioventricular valve. As no specific device is available for this purpose, we developed a balloon-mounted stent technique to achieve a predetermined-sized fenestration of an atrial baffle in a patient with Fontan circulation. The details of the technique are described.
- Subjects
HEART septum; PULMONARY veins; CONGENITAL heart disease; PULMONARY hypertension; MITRAL valve; SURGICAL stents
- Publication
Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 2006, Vol 19, Issue 4, p334
- ISSN
0896-4327
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8183.2006.00155.x