Reverse Potts for the Treatment of Severe Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension in Children

Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare and progressive disease with poor prognosis. Many patients progressively worsen even when using combinations of specific drugs for its treatment. Herein, we present our experience in the management of three children with severe pulmonary arterial...

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Autores principales: de Castro, Marcelo Frederigue, Oliveira, Edmundo Clarindo, Nunes, Maria Carmo Pereira, de Oliveira, Carla, de Almeida, Maria Gabriela Costa, Barbosa, Jose Augusto Almeida
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10358308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37402282
http://dx.doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2022-0320
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Sumario:Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare and progressive disease with poor prognosis. Many patients progressively worsen even when using combinations of specific drugs for its treatment. Herein, we present our experience in the management of three children with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension refractory to clinical treatment who underwent Potts surgery in addition to clinical treatment.

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