title: Hybrid palliation in complex congenital heart malformation with duct-dependent isolated pulmonary artery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiology, "Monaldi" Hospital, 2nd University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marrone
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiology, "Monaldi" Hospital, 2nd University of Naples, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: santoropino@tin.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiology, "Monaldi" Hospital, 2nd University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Palladino
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery "MonaldI " Hospital,2nd University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caianiello
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiology, "Monaldi" Hospital, 2nd University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Giovanna
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiology, "Monaldi" Hospital, 2nd University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Calabrò
mesh_terms: 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*