Heart Failure Following Sinus Venosus Defect Closure in a Patient With Vein of Galen Malformation

Heart Failure Following Sinus Venosus Defect Closure in a Patient With Vein of Galen Malformation

This case concerns an 18-month-old with masked congestive heart failure (CHF) from an unrepaired vein of Galen malformation and superior sinus venosus defect who progressed to severe, refractory CHF following superior sinus venosus defect repair. Partial transvenous coil embolization of a very-high-...

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Main Authors: David Liddle, MD, Bishoy Ibrahim, BS, Christopher Isibor, FNP-BC, Jennifer Judge, FNP, Darren B. Orbach, MD, PhD, Susan F. Saleeb, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
cardiac magnetic resonance
congenital heart defect
echocardiography
imaging
left ventricle
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084923001201
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Summary:This case concerns an 18-month-old with masked congestive heart failure (CHF) from an unrepaired vein of Galen malformation and superior sinus venosus defect who progressed to severe, refractory CHF following superior sinus venosus defect repair. Partial transvenous coil embolization of a very-high-risk vein of Galen malformation resolved CHF symptoms. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
ISSN:2666-0849

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