Balloon Atrial Septostomy in a Premature Infant

Connie Choi; Troy Johnston; Agustin Rubio; Brian Morray

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102068

Balloon Atrial Septostomy in a Premature Infant

JACC Case Rep. 2023 Oct 16:26:102068. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102068. eCollection 2023 Nov 15.

Authors

Connie Choi^{1

2}, Troy Johnston^{1

2}, Agustin Rubio^{1

2}, Brian Morray^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA.
² University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Abstract

Balloon atrial septostomy (BAS) in premature and very low weight infants has not been described. We present a successful BAS in a 1.4-kg, 13-day-old ex-31 6/7-week infant with dextro-transposition of the great arteries and a restrictive atrial septum. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

Keywords: balloon atrial septostomy; dextro-transposition of the great arteries; prematurity; restrictive atrial septum; very low weight infant.

Publication types

Case Reports