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

E S Ebenroth; R A Hurwitz; T M Cordes

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00625-6

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

Am J Cardiol. 2000 Jan 1;85(1):127-30, A10. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00625-6.

Authors

E S Ebenroth¹, R A Hurwitz, T M Cordes

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA.

PMID: 11078256
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00625-6

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aftercare
Age Factors
Cardiac Catheterization
Child, Preschool
Echocardiography
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / diagnosis
Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology*
Hypertension, Pulmonary / physiopathology
Infant
Mass Screening
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Postoperative Complications / etiology*
Postoperative Complications / physiopathology
Pulmonary Wedge Pressure
Risk Factors
Transposition of Great Vessels / surgery*
Ventricular Pressure