Stenting of a restrictive foramen ovale in a patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
Neonates with a severely restrictive foramen ovale and hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) present as an emergency. We report the case of a newborn in whom left atrial decompression was successfully achieved by stent implantation into the foramen ovale on the first day of life.
Eicken
Andreas
A
Gildein
Hans Peter
HP
Schreiber
Christian
C
Balling
Gunter
G
Hess
John
J
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D018619:Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015607:Stents