title: Stenting right ventricular outflow in an infant with tetralogy of Fallot and well-developed pulmonary arteries.
abstract: A right ventricular outflow tract stent was implanted in a 1-month-old (3.5 kg) baby boy with tetralogy of Fallot and worsening cyanosis to relieve infundibular and pulmonary valve stenosis in the setting of well-developed pulmonary artery branches. This management allowed a symmetric and optimal growth of the pulmonary artery branches, with right and left pulmonary arteries measuring 7-mm (z-score, +1.3 SD) and 7.3-mm (z-score, +1.7 SD), respectively, 3 months after stent implantation. No signs of pulmonary overcirculation developed, and complete surgical repair was performed at the age of 6 months.
authors.affiliation: Cardiologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital de la Timone-Enfants, 264 rue St Pierre, 13385, Marseille Cedex 05, France. f.ellouali@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Fedoua
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: El Louali
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Azagoh-Kouadio
authors.forename: Issam
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kammache
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fouilloux
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kreitmann
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fraisse
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*