Late Dissection of a Contegra Conduit: A Rare Complication.
Christian Ortega-LoubonJoaquín Fernández-DoblasJoaquín Pérez-AndreuManuel Fernández-MolinaMaría Sol SiliatoRaúl F AbellaPublished in: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery (2019)
Surgical palliation of many types of congenital heart defects requires the use of a conduit between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. Dissections of these conduits are very infrequent. We report a case of a ten-year-old girl who developed acute right heart failure related to a Contegra conduit dissection. She underwent a new conduit replacement on an emergency basis.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- coronary artery
- heart failure
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- emergency department
- liver failure
- public health
- healthcare
- drug induced
- mitral valve
- left ventricular
- atrial fibrillation
- aortic dissection
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- emergency medical