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via a central or Blalock-Taussig shunt [6]. Zampi et al. also described the role of pressure wires in the set- ting of hypoplastic left heart syndrome palliated with the hybrid stage 1 procedure [7]. Pressure wires were used to measure distal pulmonary artery pressure and subsequently assess the adequacy of pulmonary bands. Rates of re-operation for pulmonary artery band adjustment were less in the group in which pressure wires were used for this purpose. Pressure wire use has also been reported in the human fetus during aortic balloon valvuloplasty [8].
Pressure-sensing wires are feasible and safe to use in the pediatric setting. We demonstrated how
pressure-sensing wires can provide accurate hemo- dynamic data not otherwise obtainable with conven- tional catheters in the setting of complex univentric- ular congenital heart disease.
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Journal of Structural Heart Disease, August 2017
Volume 3, Issue 4:107-110
Cite this article as: McGovern E, Hosking MCK, Harris KC. Direct Left Atrial Pressure Measurement with Pressure Sensing Wires in Complex Univentricular Heart Disease. Structural Heart Disease. 2017;3(4):107-110. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12945/j. jshd.2017.004.17