Smaller right pulmonary artery is associated with longer survival time without scimitar vein repair.

Carlos Bonilla-RamirezKatherine B SalciccioliAthar M QureshiIki AdachiMichiaki ImamuraJeffrey S HeinleE Dean McKenzieChristopher A CaldaroneHugh D AllenZiyad M Binsalamah

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)

APC occlusion improves the clinical status of young and hemodynamically unstable patients. Repair at an early age is associated with an increased risk of scimitar vein stenosis. Scimitar vein repair might be avoided in patients with a smaller right pulmonary artery.

Keyphrases

pulmonary artery
coronary artery
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary arterial hypertension
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors