title: Reversible ventricular dysfunction in cyanotic heart disease.
abstract: Ventricular dysfunction is a matter of concern for any preoperative cardiac patient. We describe 2 cases of cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD) awaiting on pump repair with hypoxia as a cause of ventricular dysfunction. Any Cyanotic Congenital heart disease presenting with ventricular dysfunction should be evaluated for treatable causes like hypoxia after exclusion of structural causes for the same.
authors: Consultant (Pediatric Cardiology), Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Diseases, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: n_awasthy@yahoo.com.
authors: Neeraj
authors: N
authors: Awasthy
authors: Director and HOD (Pediatric Cardiology), Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Diseases, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Radhakrishnan
authors: Director, Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India.
authors: K S
authors: KS
authors: Iyer
authors: Director, Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, India.
authors: Rajesh
authors: R
authors: Sharma
keywords: Hypocalcemia; Hypoxia; Tetralogy of Fallot
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