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Does percutaneous stent implantation improve arterial blood saturation and exercise capacity in non-surgically treated patients with pulmonary atresia, VSD, and stenotic MAPCAs?
Does percutaneous stent implantation improve arterial blood saturation and exercise capacity in non-surgically treated patients with pulmonary atresia, VSD, and stenotic MAPCAs?
Percutaneous stent implantation in stenosed MAPCAs is a feasible palliative procedure that improves oxygen saturation and exercise capacity in non-surgical patients with pulmonary atresia and VSD, though in-stent fibroproliferation and fractures are common mid-term complications.
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May support palliation in select non-surgical cases; leaves open durability and complications for prospective study.
Olejník et al. (2016) studied this question.
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