Pulmonary hypertension after timely arterial switch operation in children with simple transposition of the great arteries: a new disease entity?

Astrid E Lammers; Ulrike M M Bauer

doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2016-311105

Pulmonary hypertension after timely arterial switch operation in children with simple transposition of the great arteries: a new disease entity?

Heart. 2017 Aug;103(16):1227-1228. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-311105. Epub 2017 Mar 16.

Authors

Astrid E Lammers¹, Ulrike M M Bauer²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.
² National Register for Congenital Heart Defects, DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany.

PMID: 28302684
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-311105

No abstract available

Keywords: Congenital heart disease; Epidemiology; Pulmonary vascular disease; Secondary pulmonary hypertension; Transposition of the great arteries.

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MeSH terms

Arterial Switch Operation*
Arteries
Child
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Infant
Pulmonary Artery
Transposition of Great Vessels*