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Cardiology in the Young

Table of Contents - 2006 - Volume 16, Issue 05  


Brief Report

Successful release of recurrent pulmonary venous obstruction after repair of totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection by transcatheter implantation of stents

Kenji Waki a1c1, Yoshio Arakaki a1 and Kiyoshi Baba a1
a1 The Division of Pediatrics, Heart Institute, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan

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Abstract

We report a 3-month-old female infant, in whom pulmonary venous obstruction occurred after repair of totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection, and which was successfully released by a transcatheter implantation of a stent using the transseptal approach. Close follow-up is required, since the long-term outcome is still unclear. Nevertheless, transcatheter implantation of stents is a promising option for treating this challenging lesion.

(Accepted January 4 2006)


Key Words: Catheter intervention; infant; transseptal approach.

Correspondence:
c1 Correspondence to: Kenji Waki MD, Division of Pediatrics, Heart Institute, Kurashiki Central Hospital, 1-1-1 Miwa, Kurashiki, 710-8602 Japan. Tel: +81 86 422 0210; Fax: +81 86 421 3424 ; E-mail: kw6169@kchnet.or.jp

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