Late onset of pulmonary hypertension after successful Mustard surgery for d-transposition of the great arteries.
Late-onset pulmonary hypertension is a serious complication of Mustard repair for d-transposition of the great arteries. This debilitating complication occurs in 7% of patients who survive to adulthood, even in the face of normal or near-normal postoperative pulmonary pressure.
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Department of Pediatrics, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA.
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D000359:Aftercare; D000367:Age Factors; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007223:Infant; D008403:Mass Screening; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure; D012307:Risk Factors; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D017725:Ventricular Pressure