Transcatheter Pulmonary Artery Banding in High-Risk Neonates: In-Vitro Study Provoked by Initial Clinical Experience.

Shannen B KizilskiDominic P ReccoFrancesca SperottoNora LangPeter E HammerChristopher W BairdNicola MaschiettoDavid M Hoganson

Published in: Cardiovascular engineering and technology (2023)

Device oversizing, with appropriate adjustment to fenestration size, may reduce migration risk and provide a clinically appropriate balance between resulting pressure gradient and Qp:Qs. Our results can guide the interventionalist in appropriately selecting the device and fenestrations based on patient-specific anatomy and desired post-implantation flow characteristics.

Keyphrases

pulmonary artery
coronary artery
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary arterial hypertension
low birth weight
preterm infants
preterm birth