title: Intraoperative device closure of acquired left ventricular-right atrium shunt in a pediatric patient with pulmonary hypertension.
abstract: A postoperative acquired left ventricular (LV) to right atrium (RA) shunt in a pediatric patient is a rare complication, which requires immediate intervention. We report a case of successful management of an acquired LV-RA shunt using an intraoperative closure device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Da
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D054088:Ventricular Septum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery