Modified Stumper technique for acute postoperative bifurcation stenosis causing right ventricular failure after Ross procedure.
In this report, we describe a 15-year-old patient who underwent a Ross procedure for a regurgitant bicuspid aortic valve and ascending aortic dilation. After the operation was over, he could not be separated from cardiopulmonary bypass and was noted to have isolated right ventricular failure. This report takes the reader through the diagnostic evaluation, highlights the importance of invasive assessment in the immediate postoperative period, and discusses successful transcatheter intervention in the acute postoperative setting.
Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Stead Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Childrens Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Abhay A
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Divekar
Early postoperative transcatheter intervention; Ross procedure; right ventricular failure