title: Stent implantation to maintain patency of a stenosed Blalock Taussig shunt.
abstract: A 14-year-old female with complex congenital heart disease underwent a left-sided classical Blalock Taussig (BT) shunt 15 days after birth. Ten years after the operation her oxygen saturation had decreased significantly. An angiography revealed a severely stenosed BT shunt. Balloon dilation including implantation of a 6 x 13 mm stent was performed successfully. Immediately after intervention, oxygen saturation rose from 55% to 80 84% in room air. Follow-up at a year and a half later showed the classical BT shunt was still patent.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, P.O. Box 40047, Jeddah 21499, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Amjad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kouatli
authors.forename: Jameel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Al-Ata
authors.forename: M Omar
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Galal
authors.forename: Muhammed A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.forename: Arif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hussain
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D015607:Stents; D014654:Vascular Patency
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen