Arduous redo made simple by 'lateral approach'‐pulmonary valve replacement via mini left thoracotomy

Autor: Yatin Arora, Tanushree Kar, Velayoudam Devagourou
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 35:3205-3207
ISSN: 1540-8191
0886-0440
Popis: We present a follow-up case of total anomalous pulmonary vein repair and pulmonary valvotomy done 21 years back presented with severe pulmonary regurgitation. Magnetic resonance imaging shows the right ventricle end-diastolic volume and end-systolic volume being 185 mL/m2 and 80 mL/m2 , respectively. In addition to it the patient had had severe kyphoscoliosis causing severe pulmonary restriction. The patient underwent mechanical pulmonary valve replacement through a mini left thoracotomy. The patient had an uneventful recovery was discharged on postoperative day 6, and was in class 1 on follow-up at 3 and 6 months of surgery.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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