Catheter closure of a recanalized vertical vein after repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

The vertical vein is sometimes left open in repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. It usually closes later but can remain patent leading to a significant shunt. We describe a recanalized vertical vein in a 7‐year‐old having undergone repair in infancy. It was closed using an Amplatze...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Charbel, Ramy, Hanna, Najib, Daou, Linda, Saliba, Zakhia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5930228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29744069
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1443
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Sumario:The vertical vein is sometimes left open in repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. It usually closes later but can remain patent leading to a significant shunt. We describe a recanalized vertical vein in a 7‐year‐old having undergone repair in infancy. It was closed using an Amplatzer device.

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