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Management of a young patient with dextrocardia, atrial septal defect, and Eisenmenger syndrome with venous‐venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and heart‐lung transplantation

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Dextrocardia is a rare congenital condition which presents important challenges for surgical management. We discuss a patient with dextrocardia, atrial septal defect, and Eisenmenger syndrome, which ultimately led to decompensated end-stage lung disease and heart-lung transplant. Venous-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was an important strategy to bridge the patient until donor organs became available. Transplantation of a heart-lung block allowed for the treatment of the patient's underlying congenital heart defect, anatomic reversal of dextrocardia with appropriate venous and arterial connections, and management of pulmonary damage from pulmonary hypertension.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery

DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14168

Authors: Taufiek Konrad Rajab, Taehoon Kim, Steven Keller, Hari Mallidi

Institution: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Congenital Heart Disease Studies

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute