A POSSIBLE ROLE FOR STEROID-THERAPY IN PREVENTING POSTOPERATIVE STENOSIS IN TOTALLY ANOMALOUS PULMONARY VENOUS CONNECTION

Authors
SANDS A CRAIG B CASEY F
Citation
A. Sands et al., A POSSIBLE ROLE FOR STEROID-THERAPY IN PREVENTING POSTOPERATIVE STENOSIS IN TOTALLY ANOMALOUS PULMONARY VENOUS CONNECTION, Cardiology in the young, 8(2), 1998, pp. 240-242
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Cardiology in the young → ACNP
ISSN journal
10479511
Volume
8
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
240 - 242
Database
ISI
SICI code
1047-9511(1998)8:2<240:APRFSI>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
We report three cases of pulmonary venous stenosis developing alter re pair of totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection. In each case, w e used steroids as a therapeutic measure following re-operation. In tw o cases, we were successful in preventing significant re-stenosis. The third patient rapidly developed stenosis (mean pulmonary wedge pressu re approximately 20 mmHg at cardiac catheterisation) after stopping st eroids. This patient subsequently died after a third operation. The re maining patients continue to do well.