Case report: duct dependency in hypoplastic left heart complex can be reversible without surgery
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1Department of Cardiac Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Cardiology in the Young
|November 13, 2020
Abstract:
We describe an infant with duct-dependent hypoplastic left heart complex with moderate hypoplasia of the left ventricle and aortic arch who was not operated due to resource limitations. The left-sided structures grew remarkably due to favourable loading condition changes of the left ventricle, allowing weaning from prostaglandin at the age of 3 months and discharging the patient without intervention.
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Duct dependentborderline left ventriclecoarctationhypoplastic archhypoplastic left heart complexprostaglandinMore Related Videos
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