TY - JOUR
T1 - Biventricular repair after stage II univentricular surgery
T2 - Palliation is not a one-way path
AU - Qureshi, Muhammad Yasir
AU - Burkhart, Harold M.
AU - Hagler, Donald J.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - Surgical decision in mild forms of hypoplastic left heart syndrome can be challenging. Once a univentricular pathway has been chosen, it can be difficult to reconsider a biventricular repair. A commitment to a palliative pathway is usually considered irreversible after initial univentricular repair. We present this case as an example in which the primary surgical palliation pathway was altered, and eventually a successful biventricular repair was performed in a mild variant of hypoplastic left heart syndrome, despite the fact that maneuvers to promote left ventricular growth were not recruited at the time of initial surgery.
AB - Surgical decision in mild forms of hypoplastic left heart syndrome can be challenging. Once a univentricular pathway has been chosen, it can be difficult to reconsider a biventricular repair. A commitment to a palliative pathway is usually considered irreversible after initial univentricular repair. We present this case as an example in which the primary surgical palliation pathway was altered, and eventually a successful biventricular repair was performed in a mild variant of hypoplastic left heart syndrome, despite the fact that maneuvers to promote left ventricular growth were not recruited at the time of initial surgery.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.138
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.04.138
M3 - Article
C2 - 24182509
AN - SCOPUS:84887054047
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 96
SP - e119-e120
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 5
ER -