title: Outcome of infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who undergo atrial septostomy before heart transplantation.
abstract: This study evaluated the procedural and long-term outcome of infants who underwent atrial septostomy while awaiting transplant. The results suggest that septostomy improved outcome in these patients although infants needing a transseptal perforation were at higher risk.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Loma Linda University Children's Hospital and Medical Center, California, USA. mkuhn@ahs.llumc.edu
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kuhn
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Mulla
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Chinnock
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004452:Echocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018579:Patient Selection; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome