Stenting of a restrictive foramen ovale in a patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Andreas Eicken, Hans Peter Gildein, Christian Schreiber, Gunter Balling, John Hess

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Abstract

Neonates with a severely restrictive foramen ovale and hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) present as an emergency. We report the case of a newborn in whom left atrial decompression was successfully achieved by stent implantation into the foramen ovale on the first day of life.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)254-256
Number of pages3
JournalInternational Journal of Cardiology
Volume113
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Nov 2006

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