4 results match your criteria: "Chair of Nephrology and Hypertension Medical University of Lodz Lodz Poland.[Affiliation]"
Clin Case Rep
December 2023
Department of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology, Chair of Nephrology and Hypertension Medical University of Lodz Lodz Poland.
Key Clinical Message: Asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS) during pregnancy remains challenging; however, the postponement of surgery with the possibility of valvuloplasty as a bridge therapy seems reasonable. Our case showed that despite physiological changes during pregnancy, the aortic valve defect did not worsen, which allowed us to avoid dilemmas related to anticoagulation on artificial valve.
Abstract: A 31-year-old woman, with a bicuspid aortic aorta, post-aortic valvulotomy, was listed for cardiac surgery because of severe aortic stenosis.
We report the case of a successful complex percutaneous intervention in a patient with Fontan circulation and severe heart failure. The patient presented with cyanosis; Fontan conduit stenosis was detected, and the fenestration was patent. The complex interventional procedure allowed for a long-term stabilization of the patient's condition.
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December 2021
The Taussig-Bing anomaly is a rare cyanotic congenital heart defect treated surgically in the early infancy. The preferred repair procedure is an arterial switch operation combined with ventricular septal defect closure. Despite promising long-term functional outcomes and survival benefits, neo-aortic dysfunction and arrhythmias might be relevant complications.
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September 2016
Department of Epidemiology University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL USA; Department of Functional Sciences, Discipline of Pathophysiology "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara Romania.