Acute pulmonary hypertensive crisis after TAPVC repair treated with atrial septectomy with inflow occlusion. Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection.
Acute pulmonary hypertensive crisis is a fatal complication after obstructive TAPVC repair. An atrial septectomy or enlargement of a small ASD could be a lifesaving procedure in order to maintain cardiac output in severe cases. This procedure can be accomplished with inflow occlusion in patients with critical condition.
Kiziltepe
Ugursay
U
Eyileten
Zeynep B
ZB
Uysalel
Adnan
A
Akalin
Hakki
H
D000208:Acute Disease; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*