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Hemodynamic Precision in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit using Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography
Published on: January 27, 2023
[A low birth weight infant (904 g) associated with ventricular septal defect]
Masato Nakayama1, T Itou, T Abe
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagoya First Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
Abstract:
Published data has suggested that low body weight is risk factor for surgical intervention in congenital heart disease. We report a case of a low birth weight infant with ventricular septal defect (VSD) and pulmonary hypertension (PH). A female infant was born at 31 weeks' gestation. The birth weight was 904 g. At birth she was suffering from congestive heart failure. We diagnosed VSD and PH. We performed pulmonary artery banding at 23 days of age. She accepted the band at a circumference of 15.5 mm. And we performed VSD patch closure and de-banding at 175 days of age. After operation she was on good course and discharged at 19 postoperative day.
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