Open-chest epicardial approach to transcatheter pulmonary artery stenting following heart transplantation in an infant

Congenit Heart Dis. 2007 Jan-Feb;2(1):64-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2007.00074.x.

Abstract

We describe an open-chest epicardial approach to transcatheter pulmonary artery stenting in a critically ill infant following heart transplantation. Technical considerations, indications, and feasibility are discussed. This case provides another example of the value of a "hybrid" approach (combining surgery and interventional cardiology) to complex congenital heart disease.

MeSH terms

  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Cardiac Catheterization / methods
  • Constriction, Pathologic / etiology
  • Constriction, Pathologic / surgery
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Heart Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Artery / pathology*
  • Pulmonary Artery / surgery*
  • Stents*