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- Title
Catheter-based therapy for small preterm infants with pulmonary atresia/intact ventricular septum.
- Authors
Stern, Herbert J; Kuo, James A; Wang, Yin-Tao; Baird, Christopher W
- Abstract
Catheter-based therapy is the preferred treatment for term infants with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum without right ventricular-dependent coronaries, membranous atresia with patent infundibulum, and acceptable-sized tricuspid valve. However, in smaller preterm infants, it is more difficult to determine the adequacy of the tricuspid valve and right ventricle for two-ventricle repair and there are increased procedural risks. An excellent result in a small preterm infant with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum is described using the following algorithm: determination of the tricuspid/mitral annular ratio, right-sided catheter-based intervention, and a combination of transthoracic echocardiography and angiography.
- Publication
Congenital heart disease, 2009, Vol 4, Issue 5, p369
- ISSN
1747-0803
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1747-0803.2009.00288.x