Transcatheter-Based Palliation of Congenital Heart Disease in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Connie Choi · 2026
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Description
Choi wrote a 2026 editorial on using catheter-based techniques to stabilize the smallest premature babies born with congenital heart disease. Infants under fifteen hundred grams who also have heart defects die more often than similar babies without them. Yet surgical repair in this group has produced mixed results, and the best timing is unknown. Catheter closure of a fetal vessel has become standard even at these sizes.
Choi discusses a case in which an infant had both that open vessel and a large hole between the heart's pumping chambers. The baby received a closure device plus flow restrictors in both lung arteries through catheters, the first such report at very low birth weight. The baby was off the ventilator within five days, went home weeks later and had surgical repair without lung artery procedures. The editorial presents the case as effective bridge palliation and urges operators to publish their experiences.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Connie Choi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 4 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |