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KMID : 0364020150480010052
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2015 Volume.48 No. 1 p.52 ~ p.54
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Potts Shunt in Patients with Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
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Kim Sue-Hyun
Jang Woo-Sung
Lim Hong-Gook
Kim Yong-Jin
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Abstract
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Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension eventually leads to right-sided heart failure and sudden death. Its mortality rate in children is still high, despite improvements in pharmacological therapy, and therefore novel treatments are necessary. The Potts shunt, which creates an anastomosis between the left pulmonary artery and the descending aorta, has been proposed as a theoretically promising palliative surgical technique to decompress the right ventricle. We report the case of a 12-year-old girl with suprasystemic idiopathic pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure who underwent a Potts shunt for palliation with good short-term results.
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KEYWORD
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Shunts, Pulmonary hypertension
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