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Development of Obliterative Bronchiolitis in a Murine Model of Orthotopic Lung Transplantation
Published on: July 10, 2012
El desarrollo de la enfermedad obstructiva vascular pulmonar después de una operación con mostaza exitosa en la
Circulation
|July 1, 1978
Resumen
Los bebés que se someten a la operación de la mostaza para la transposición de las grandes arterias todavía pueden desarrollar enfermedad obstructiva vascular pulmonar. La cirugía correctiva temprana no siempre previene esta grave complicación postoperatoria.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Cardiología Pediátrica Cardiología pediátrica.
- Enfermedad cardíaca congénita.
- Biología Vascular Biología Vascular
Sus antecedentes:
- La transposición de las grandes arterias (TGA) con un tabique ventricular intacto es un defecto cardíaco congénito complejo.
- La operación de la mostaza es un procedimiento quirúrgico paliativo para redirigir el flujo sanguíneo en TGA.
- La enfermedad vascular pulmonar obstructiva (PVOD) es una complicación potencial después de la cirugía cardíaca en bebés.
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