Late onset of pulmonary hypertension after successful mustard surgery for d-transposition of the great arteries

Authors
Ebenroth, ES Hurwitz, RA Cordes, TM
Citation
Es. Ebenroth et al., Late onset of pulmonary hypertension after successful mustard surgery for d-transposition of the great arteries, AM J CARD, 85(1), 2000, pp. 127
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
85
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(20000101)85:1<127:LOOPHA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Late-onset pulmonary hypertension is a serious complication of Mustard repa ir for d-transposition of the great arteries. This debilitating complicatio n occurs in 7% of patients who survive to adulthood, even in the face of no rmal or near-normal postoperative pulmonary pressure.