Residual Pulmonary Hypertension more than 20 Years after Repair of Shunt Lesions.

ABSTRACT: Background andObjectives: After successful surgical repair of a congenital shunt lesion, pulmonary hypertension (PH) often disappears. However, PH can persist long-term after the closure. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of PH long-term after surgical repair of congenital heart disease (CHD), and to evaluate the outcomes and preoperative factors related to residual PH. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we reviewed patients who underwent right heart catheterisation in Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos during the period of 1985-2007. Among 4118 right heart catheterisations performed, 160 patients underwent congenital systemic-to-pulmonary shunt repair at a young age (<18 years) and had pre-operative PH. Half of the patients were foreigners whose

SUBMITTER: Jancauskaite D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7353861 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature