Extracardiac shunt for nitric oxide-resistant pulmonary hypertension.
An interatrial extracardiac shunt was used to manage severe postoperative pulmonary hypertension, refractory to inhaled nitric oxide, in an infant undergoing repair of ventricular septal defect. The rationale, technique, and potential applications of this method are discussed.
Luciani
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Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona, Italy. luciani@netbusiness.it
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Mazzucco
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D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011182:Postoperative Care
D009569:Nitric Oxide