Relieving bronchial compression due to cardiomegaly: The role of aortopexy when left ventricular assist device support just is not enough
| Autor: | Maruti Haranal, Sharon L. Cushing, Osami Honjo, Mjaye Mazwi, A. Jeewa, Jessica A Laks |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Cardiomyopathy
Dilated Male Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine medicine.medical_specialty Decompression medicine.medical_treatment Internal medicine medicine Humans Child Heart Failure Heart transplantation business.industry Infant Aortopexy Bronchial Diseases Dilated cardiomyopathy General Medicine respiratory system medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases Treatment Outcome Airway compression Ventricular assist device Heart failure Cardiology Heart Transplantation Surgery Heart-Assist Devices Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Airway business |
| Zdroj: | Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. 30:601-603 |
| ISSN: | 1816-5370 0218-4923 |
| Popis: | Enlarged cardiac structures, especially those on left side have the potential to cause airway compression in pediatric patients with chronic heart failure, owing to their proximity to and impact on the trachea-bronchial tree. Ventricular assist devices are effective in decompressing such hearts thereby alleviating airway problems. Aortopexy serves as an effective airway decompressive measure in cases with persistent airway compression despite effective cardiac decompression by ventricular assist devices. We report a case of 1-year-old male patient with dilated cardiomyopathy in whom airway compression persisted despite ventricular assist device implantation. Aortopexy was effective in relieving airway compression allowing for subsequent extubation and successful heart transplantation. |
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