Prophylactic Pulmonary Artery Reduction in a Young Female with Severe Pulmonary Hypertension from Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect.
- Author:
Sun Hyang LEE
1
;
Bo Sang KWON
;
Gi Beom KIM
;
Eun Jung BAE
;
Chung Il NOH
;
Woong Han KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Congenital heart defects; Pulmonary surgical procedure
- MeSH: Female*; Heart Defects, Congenital; Humans; Hypertension, Pulmonary*; Pulmonary Artery*; Pulmonary Surgical Procedures; Transplants
- From:Korean Circulation Journal 2017;47(1):136-140
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Management of severely dilated pulmonary artery (PA) associated with severe pulmonary hypertension from congenital heart disease remains controversial, primarily due to its rare nature and concern for perioperative unpredictable complications. Herein, we report a 25 year-old female with a severely dilated PA (up to 73 mm), who was successfully treated by a PA graft replacement by creating a Y-shaped conduit using a 28 mm hemashield tube in the main PA and a 20 mm hemashield tube in both proximal parts of the branch PA.
