Abstract
Late-onset pulmonary hypertension is a serious complication of Mustard repair for d-transposition of the great arteries. This debilitating complication occurs in 7% of patients who survive to adulthood, even in the face of normal or near-normal postoperative pulmonary pressure.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aftercare
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Age Factors
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Cardiac Catheterization
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Child, Preschool
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Echocardiography
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Hypertension, Pulmonary / diagnosis
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Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology*
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Hypertension, Pulmonary / physiopathology
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Infant
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Mass Screening
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Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
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Postoperative Complications / etiology*
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Postoperative Complications / physiopathology
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Pulmonary Wedge Pressure
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Risk Factors
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Transposition of Great Vessels / surgery*
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Ventricular Pressure