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8917292

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-12-9
pubmed:abstractText
Obstruction of the systemic venous pathway is a complication in patients who have undergone the Mustard operation for complete transposition of the great arteries. In this report, we discuss intravascular stent placement in three patients for relief of superior vena caval obstruction after the Mustard operation. The clinical history, cardiac catheterization data, and echocardiographic data before and after stent placement are presented for each patient. Overall, four stents were placed. The mean gradients from the superior vena cava to the right atrium before stent placement were 10, 8, and 6 mm Hg, and they decreased to 3, 0, and 1 mm Hg immediately after stent placement. No complications occurred. Doppler echocardiographic assessment of mean gradients before and after stent placement correlated with the mean gradients determined by cardiac catheterization. Intravascular stent placement is effective for relief of baffle obstruction after the Mustard operation. Serial Doppler assessments of the gradient across the stent offer a noninvasive method for follow-up of these patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0025-6196
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
71
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1071-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-10-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Use of intravascular stents for superior vena caval obstruction after the Mustard operation.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports