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Early postoperative interventional aortic valve closure for severe aortic regurgitation in a neonate after Norwood procedure

Part of: Surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2019

Daniel Dilber ,
Andreas Eicken  and
Julie Cleuziou
Daniel Dilber*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Zagreb at the Medical School of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Andreas Eicken
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease, Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, München, Germany
Julie Cleuziou
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, München, Germany
*
Author for correspondence: Daniel Dilber, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Zagreb at the Medical School of Zagreb, Kispaticeva 12, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia. Tel: + 0038512367590; E-mail: dilber_daniel@yahoo.com
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Abstract

A neonate presented with signs of heart failure early after a Norwood procedure, due to increase of aortic and mitral valve regurgitation. Because repeated surgery was considered risky, we closed the aortic valve by catheter intervention with an Amplatzer Duct Occluder. Aortic regurgitation was abolished almost completely and the child improved. Unfortunately, 2 weeks after discharge, the patient died suddenly.

Keywords

Hypoplastic left heart syndromeneonateNorwood procedureaortic regurgitationAmplatzer Duct Occluder

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 29 , Issue 6 , June 2019 , pp. 837 - 839
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