Successful ventricular assist device placement in transposition of the great arteries with pulmonary hypertension

Navin Rajagopalan, David C. Booth, Enrique Diaz-Guzman, Charles W. Hoopes

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Abstract

The use of ventricular assist devices in patients with complex congenital heart disease has not been well described. We present a case of successful ventricular assist device support in a 38-year-old man with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries and severe secondary pulmonary hypertension.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e47
JournalAnnals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume95
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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