Transcatheter occlusion of atrial baffle leak after mustard repair.
We present a case of transcatheter closure of an atrial baffle leak with significant systemic to pulmonary atrium shunt in a patient late after Mustard operation and pulmonary valvotomy for transposition of the great arteries. This procedure alleviated the need for reoperation in a high-risk symptomatic patient. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 51:305-307, 2000.
Apostolopoulou
S C
SC
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece. riapos@hol.gr
Papagiannis
J
J
Hausdorf
G
G
Rammos
S
S
D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery*