Page 23 - Journal of Structural Heart Disease Volume 3, Issue 6

179
Case Report
implantation in the VV provides a bridge that allows further somatic growth and improved pulmonary mechanics from obstruction relief.
Supracardiac TAPVC is a rare congenital cardiac de- fect in which obstruction of the VV approaches 40% [3]. Elective stent implant in the VV as a palliative pro- cedure may allow additional somatic growth to re- duce mortality and morbidity at the time of surgery. Therefore, urgent surgery is avoided, with time allow- ing for planning and resolution of symptoms prior to de nitive repair.
Con ict of Interest
The authors have no con ict of interest relevant to this publication.
Comment on this Article or Ask a Question
References
1. Michielon G, Di Donato RM, Pasquini L, Gi- annico S, Brancaccio G, Mazzera E, et al. Total anomalous pulmonary venous con- nection: Long-term appraisal with evolv- ing technical solutions. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2002;22:184-191. PMID: 12142183
2. Hirsch JC, Bove EL. Total anoma- lous pulmonary venous connection. Multimed Man Cardiothoarcic Surg. 2007;507:mmcts.2006.002253. DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2006.002253
3. Brown VE, Lange MD, Dyar DA, Impastato LW, Shirali GS. Echocardiographic spec- trum of supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1998;11:289-293. PMID: 9560753
4. Kobayashi D, Forbes TJ, Aggarwal S. Pal- liative stent placement in vertical vein in a 1.4 kg infant with obstructed sup- racardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2013;82:574-580. DOI: 10.1002/
ccd.24632
5. Burkhardt EB, Stiller B, Grohmann J. Stent- ing of the obstructed ductus venosus as emergency and bridging strategy in a very low birth weight infant with infradiaphrag- matic total anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2014;84:820-823. DOI: 10.1002/ccd.25560
6. Lo-A-Njoe SM, Blom NA, Bökenkamp R, Ottenkamp J. Stenting of the vertical vein in obstructed total anomalous pulmo- nary venous return as rescue procedure in a neonate. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2006;67:668-670. DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20715
7. Hyde JA, Stümper O, Barth MJ, Wright JG, Silove ED, de Giovanni JV, et al. Total anom- alous pulmonary venous connection: out- come of surgical correction and manage- ment of recurrent venous obstruction. Eur J Cariothorac Surg. 1999;15:735-740. PMID: 10431851
8. Hammon JW Jr, Bender HW Jr, Graham TP Jr, Boucek RJ Jr, Smith CW, Erath HG Jr.
Total anomalous pulmonary venous con- nection in infancy. Ten years’ experience including studies of postoperative ven- tricular function. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1980;80:544-551. PMID: 7421289
9. Padalino MA, Cavalli G, De Franceschi M, Mancuso D, Maschietto N, Vida V, et al. Sur- gical outcomes of total anomalous pulmo- nary venous connection repair: A 22-year experience. J Card Surg. 2014;29:678-685. DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12399
Rhee E. et al.
Elective Stent Implantation for TAPVC
Cite this article as: Rhee E, Breinholt JP. Elective Stent Implant in the Ob- structed Vertical Vein of Supracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection Prior to Operative Repair. Structural Heart Disease. 2017;3(6):176- 179. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12945/j. jshd.2017.025.17