Stenting of a restrictive foramen ovale in a patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Author/Authors :
Andreas Eicken، نويسنده , , Hans Peter Gildein، نويسنده , , Christian Schreiber، نويسنده , , Gunter Balling، نويسنده , , John Hess، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Pages :
3
From page :
254
To page :
256
Abstract :
Neonates with a severely restrictive foramen ovale and hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) present as an emergency. We report the case of a newborn in whom left atrial decompression was successfully achieved by stent implantation into the foramen ovale on the first day of life.