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Lymphatic Complications in Congenital Heart Disease
Danish Vaiyani1, Mudit Gupta1, Aaron G DeWitt2
1Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
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Lymphatic disease results from abnormal perfusion of lymph to various compartments such as the peritoneum, duodenum and the pleural space. However, this often occurs concurrently with congenital heart disease, especially single ventricle congenital heart disease. By understating the physiologic principles of the lymphatic and circulatory system and how this can be impacted by congenital heart disease, one can appreciate the pathophysiology of lymphatic disease in the setting of congenital heart disease.
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