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Early dehiscence of a tricuspid valve annuloplasty ring in an adolescent with hypoplastic left heart syndrome presenting with unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2024

David Kielmayer Open the ORCID record for David Kielmayer [Opens in a new window] ,
Eva Sames-Dolzer  and
Gerald Tulzer
David Kielmayer*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria
Eva Sames-Dolzer
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria Medical Faculty, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria
Gerald Tulzer
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria Medical Faculty, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria
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Corresponding author: David Kielmayer; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

We report a unique case of an adolescent patient with Fontan physiology presenting with unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia due to dehiscence of a tricuspid valve annuloplasty ring.

Keywords

Fontantricuspid regurgitationannuloplasty
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 34 , Issue 10 , October 2024 , pp. 2233 - 2235
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press

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