Why the study?
Does Potts shunt improve functional status, transplant-free survival, and right ventricular function in children with suprasystemic pulmonary arterial hypertension?
Population
Children with suprasystemic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Comparison
Potts shunt
Design
Proof of concept study
Authors
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May support Potts shunt consideration in pediatric suprasystemic PAH; hypothesis-generating, requiring prospective trials before practice change.
Does Potts shunt improve functional status, transplant-free survival, and right ventricular function in children with suprasystemic pulmonary arterial hypertension?
Potts shunt serves as a viable proof-of-concept intervention to improve right ventricular function, functional status, and mid-term transplant-free survival in children with suprasystemic pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Aggarwal et al. (2018) studied this question.