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Case report: duct dependency in hypoplastic left heart complex can be reversible without surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 November 2020

Abdullah N. Alhuzaimi Open the ORCID record for Abdullah N. Alhuzaimi [Opens in a new window]
Abdullah N. Alhuzaimi*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiac Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Author for correspondence: Dr A. N. Alhuzaimi, MBBS, FRCPC, Department of Cardiac Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P. O. Box 7805, Riyadh 11472, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel: + 966 11 4679353; Fax: + 966 11 4671581. E-mail: aalhuzaimi@ksu.edu.sa
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Abstract

We describe an infant with duct-dependent hypoplastic left heart complex with moderate hypoplasia of the left ventricle and aortic arch who was not operated due to resource limitations. The left-sided structures grew remarkably due to favourable loading condition changes of the left ventricle, allowing weaning from prostaglandin at the age of 3 months and discharging the patient without intervention.

Keywords

Duct dependentprostaglandinhypoplastic left heart complexcoarctationborderline left ventriclehypoplastic arch
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , February 2021 , pp. 325 - 328
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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