title: A neonate with left congenital diaphragmatic hernia and transient retrograde flow in the aortic arch.
abstract: Retrograde flow in the aortic arch identifies inadequate cardiac output in neonates with congenital heart disease. We present a left congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) infant with retrograde flow in the arch that normalized after CDH repair. We hypothesize transient inadequacy of the left heart; prostaglandins might play a pivotal role.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75235, USA. poonam.punjwani@childrens.com
authors.forename: Poonam P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Thankavel
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ramaciotti
authors.forename: Matthew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lemler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001775:Blood Circulation; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000503:physiopathology; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male