Hypoplastic left heart syndrome with intact atrial septum: levoatriocardinal vein stent placement as a bridge to surgery.
Infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, an intact atrial septum and pulmonary venous hypertension, are critically ill and have a poor prognosis. This case describes relief of severe pulmonary edema in such a patient by stent placement in a stenotic levoatriocardinal vein, with subsequent successful surgical palliation.
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, Virginia 23507, USA. vancems@chkd.com
Michael S
MS
Vance
D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents