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Closure of a Superior Vena Cava Baffle Leak in a Patient with D-Transposition After Mustard Palliation: Importance of Both Angiography and Echocardiography for Confirmation of Closure

Authors: Kanwal Farooqi, Leo Lopez, Nicole J. Sutton, Robert H. Pass

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 7/2009

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An 18-year-old boy with dextrotransposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) after Mustard palliation at the age of 6 months had a 2 year history of increasing cyanosis with exertion. Echocardiography identified a large leak in the superior limb of the Mustard repair. He was catheterized in an attempt at transcatheter closure of the leak. …

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Title: Closure of a Superior Vena Cava Baffle Leak in a Patient with D-Transposition After Mustard Palliation: Importance of Both Angiography and Echocardiography for Confirmation of Closure
Authors: Kanwal Farooqi
Leo Lopez
Nicole J. Sutton
Robert H. Pass
Publication date: 01-10-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 7/2009
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-009-9517-z

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