Stenting of a restrictive foramen ovale in a patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Nov 2006 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:International Journal of Cardiology, volume 113, pages 254-256 (issn: 0167-5273,

Authors: Andreas Eicken; Hans Peter Gildein; Christian Schreiber; Gunter Balling; John Hess;

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.08.058

Stenting of a restrictive foramen ovale in a patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

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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.

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German Heart Centre
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Technical University of Munich
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