Agenesia da artéria pulmonar direita com acentuada hipertensão pulmonar, atenuada por correção cirúrgica / Agenesis of Right Pulmonary Artery with Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Attenuceted by Surgical Correction
Arq. bras. cardiol
; 64(2): 133-136, Fev. 1995.
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ABSTRACT
A 22 months old infant with agenesis of right pulmonary artery, without other associated congenital heart defects, is reported. Reconstruction of pulmonary arteries by connecting them through a 7mm Goretex tube was performed, with clear clinical improvement in view of disappearance of signs of cardiac insufficiency and of hypoxemia. Contralateral pulmonary hypertension, at systemic level, decreased to 77 in the immediate postoperative period. So, this technique becomes the first option, before considering these cases for cardiopulmonary transplantation.
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Asunto principal:
Arteria Pulmonar
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Hipertensión Pulmonar
Límite:
Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Asunto de la revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
1995
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Article