Exceptional survival: double inlet left ventricle with pulmonary artery banding.
This is a case of a patient with a univentricular heart and transposition of the great arteries who was treated with a pulmonary artery banding as a child. We describe his clinical course and crucial factors associated with his prolonged survival.
Shah
Sangeeta
S
Cardiology, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA. sashah@ochsner.org
Sedghi
Yabiz
Y
Young
Thomas
T
Synder
Christopher
C
Lucas
Victor
V
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004452:Echocardiography; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005080:Exercise Test; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D013997:Time Factors; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome