Late onset of pulmonary hypertension after successful mustard surgery for d-transposition of the great arteries

Late-onset pulmonary hypertension is a serious complication of Mustard repair for d-transposition of the great arteries. This debilitating complication occurs in 7% of patients who survive to adulthood, even in the face of normal or near-normal postoperative pulmonary pressure.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of cardiology 2000, Vol.85 (1), p.127-130
Hauptverfasser:	Ebenroth, Eric S, Hurwitz, Roger A, Cordes, Timothy M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aftercare Age Factors Biological and medical sciences Blood vessels Cardiac Catheterization Cardiology Cardiology. Vascular system Child, Preschool Congenital heart diseases. Malformations of the aorta, pulmonary vessels and vena cava Echocardiography Follow-Up Studies Heart Humans Hypertension Hypertension, Pulmonary - diagnosis Hypertension, Pulmonary - etiology Hypertension, Pulmonary - physiopathology Infant Mass Screening Medical sciences Postoperative Complications - diagnosis Postoperative Complications - etiology Postoperative Complications - physiopathology Pulmonary Wedge Pressure Risk Factors Surgery Transposition of Great Vessels - surgery Ventricular Pressure
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Zusammenfassung:	Late-onset pulmonary hypertension is a serious complication of Mustard repair for d-transposition of the great arteries. This debilitating complication occurs in 7% of patients who survive to adulthood, even in the face of normal or near-normal postoperative pulmonary pressure.
ISSN:	0002-9149 1879-1913
DOI:	10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00625-6