Impaired left ventricular function after arterial switch operation: exclusion of significant coronary artery stenosis with an intravascular Doppler guidewire

Patients after arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries are at risk for coronary artery stenosis or obstruction due to intraoperative manipulation. This case describes an infant with impaired left ventricular function 8 months after arterial switch operation. A hemodynamical...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric cardiology 2004-01, Vol.25 (1), p.62-64
Hauptverfasser:	Eicken, A, Genz, T, Kühn, A, Hauser, M, Hess, J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cardiac Surgical Procedures - adverse effects Coronary Stenosis - pathology Echocardiography, Doppler - methods Female Humans Infant Postoperative Complications - physiopathology Transposition of Great Vessels - surgery Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
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Zusammenfassung:	Patients after arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries are at risk for coronary artery stenosis or obstruction due to intraoperative manipulation. This case describes an infant with impaired left ventricular function 8 months after arterial switch operation. A hemodynamically significant left coronary artery stenosis was excluded by determination of coronary flow reserve using an intravascular Doppler guidewire.
ISSN:	0172-0643 1432-1971
DOI:	10.1007/s00246-003-0485-4