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The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12055-020-01088-8.
SUBMITTER: Rawtani S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8079472 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rawtani Sanjog S Reis Misty M Gandhi Sanjiv K SK
Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 20210109 3
We report a unique experience with stage 1 palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) using the hybrid approach. The tortuous anatomy of the ductus arteriosus precluded stenting. Persistent ductal patency and ability to support the systemic circulation adequately after prolonged prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) infusion and its subsequent discontinuation presented us with a novel approach to hybrid palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Our experience offers a tempting approach, but it ...[more]