Hybrid palliation in complex congenital heart malformation with duct-dependent isolated pulmonary artery.
A 2 month-old infant with severe congestive heart failure due to unrestrictive ventricular septal defect and absence of the left pulmonary artery was submitted to a hybrid transcatheter-surgical palliation consisting in percutaneous re-canalization of the occluded arterial duct-left pulmonary artery complex and surgical banding of the right pulmonary artery. The post-operative course was uneventful and the baby was discharged in a few days under mild anti-congestive therapy. This hybrid approach was highly effective in stabilizing this critical infant in view of a later and safer surgical repair.
Marrone
Chiara
C
Pediatric Cardiology, "Monaldi" Hospital, 2nd University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Santoro
Giuseppe
G
Pediatric Cardiology, "Monaldi" Hospital, 2nd University of Naples, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: santoropino@tin.it.
Palladino
Maria Teresa
MT
Pediatric Cardiology, "Monaldi" Hospital, 2nd University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Caianiello
Giuseppe
G
Cardiac Surgery "MonaldI " Hospital,2nd University of Naples, Italy.
Russo
Maria Giovanna
MG
Pediatric Cardiology, "Monaldi" Hospital, 2nd University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
Calabrò
Raffaele
R
Pediatric Cardiology, "Monaldi" Hospital, 2nd University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
D004373:Ductus Arteriosus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*