Abstract
Atrial septostomy is a palliative treatment for severe pulmonary hypertension. We report the insertion of a novel custom-made fenestrated Amplatzer atrial septostomy device following repeat atrial septostomy for severe pulmonary hypertension in a terminally ill patient with scleroderma resulting in 6 months of palliation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 275-277 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Heart Lung and Circulation |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Atrial septostomy
- Atrial septostomy device
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Scleroderma
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