Bidirectional Glenn shunt: a step in the right direction.
Indian Heart J
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1996 Jul-Aug; 48(4): 375-80
Article
Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-4826
ABSTRACT
Bidirectional Glenn (BDG) shunt was carried out in 14 patients (age range 1.5-22 years; mean 9.3 years) for a variety of congenital cyanotic heart diseases with decreased pulmonary blood flow. Postoperative cardiac catheterisation was carried out in 10 patients including successful balloon angioplasty of the shunt and LPA in one patient. There was a significant improvement in oxygen saturation and a drop in haematocrit level at follow-up. Doppler echocardiography studies in 13 patients revealed functioning shunts in all cases with low velocity continuous flow. Thus BDG is a useful palliative procedure and could be undertaken as the first stage of total cavopulmonary connection in high-risk Fontan groups where biventricular repair is not feasible.
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Sujet Principal:
Complications postopératoires
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Artère pulmonaire
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Veine cave supérieure
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Vitesse du flux sanguin
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
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Anastomose chirurgicale
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Cathétérisme cardiaque
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Échocardiographie-doppler
Type d'étude:
Étude observationnelle
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Étude pronostique
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Indian heart j
Année:
1996
Type:
Article
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