title: Use of Palmaz stents to palliate pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and stenotic aortopulmonary collaterals.
abstract: A 29-year-old woman with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect underwent palliative stenting of a stenotic aortopulmonary collateral. Follow-up demonstrated patent stents, with improved oxygenation and exercise capacity. This approach offers an attractive alternative to surgical shunt placement in select patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Geisinger Clinic, Danville, Pennsylvania 17822-1339, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Vance
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D001027:Aortography; D003097:Collateral Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D015607:Stents