<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but severe complication that should be investigated in patients diagnosed with transposition of the great arteries who have undergone neonatal arterial switch operation. Early diagnosis and aggressive combination therapy for PAH could help to improve survival in these patients. We report a favorable clinical response 6 months after the initiation of vasodilator therapy in a pediatric case with transposition of the great arteries, successfully repaired in the neonatal period, who developed pulmonary arterial hypertension at the age of 5 years.</p></abstract>

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but severe complication that should be investigated in patients diagnosed with transposition of the great arteries who have undergone neonatal arterial switch operation. Early diagnosis and aggressive combination therapy for PAH could help to improve survival in these patients. We report a favorable clinical response 6 months after the initiation of vasodilator therapy in a pediatric case with transposition of the great arteries, successfully repaired in the neonatal period, who developed pulmonary arterial hypertension at the age of 5 years.

Critical Neonatal Congenital Heart Disease – a Rare Complication after Successful Surgical Correction

“George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology

Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but severe complication that should be investigated in patients diagnosed with transposition of the great...

Critical Neonatal Congenital Heart Disease – a Rare Complication after Successful Surgical Correction

Pubblicato online: 31 dic 2020

Pagine: 104 - 108

Ricevuto: 14 ott 2020

Accettato: 02 dic 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jce-2020-0019

Parole chiave
pulmonary arterial hypertension, transposition of the great arteries

© 2020 Carmen Corina Şuteu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Critical Neonatal Congenital Heart Disease – a Rare Complication after Successful Surgical Correction

Pubblicato online: 31 dic 2020

Pagine: 104 - 108

Ricevuto: 14 ott 2020

Accettato: 02 dic 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jce-2020-0019

Parole chiavepulmonary arterial hypertension, transposition of the great arteries

© 2020 Carmen Corina Şuteu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
pulmonary arterial hypertension, transposition of the great arteries