Internal thoracic artery as a growing conduit for pulmonary shunt

Internal thoracic artery as a growing conduit for pulmonary shunt

Studies suggest the internal thoracic artery as a shunt option due to its growth potential. However, long-term data are lacking. Here, a patient with a failing single ventricle shunt had an enlarged internal thoracic artery. We followed the patient for 12 years after converting this artery into a Bl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cardiology in the young 2024-06, Vol.34 (6), p.1-1368
Hauptverfasser: Nishino, Takako, Ando, Makoto, Yokoyama, Shinya
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Studies suggest the internal thoracic artery as a shunt option due to its growth potential. However, long-term data are lacking. Here, a patient with a failing single ventricle shunt had an enlarged internal thoracic artery. We followed the patient for 12 years after converting this artery into a Blalock-Taussig shunt, analysing its growth to assess its effectiveness.
ISSN:1047-9511
1467-1107
1467-1107
DOI:10.1017/S1047951124000878