TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
A1  - Doherty, Gerard M.
Y1  - 2010
N1  - 
T2  - Quick Answers Surgery
AB  - •  A  congenital  heart  lesion  that  increases  pulmonary  artery  (PA)  blood  flow•  Causes  left  to  right  shunt,  results  in  lung  infection,  pulmonary  vascular  congestion,  PA  hypertension,  right  heart  failure,  pulmonary  vasoconstriction,  pulmonary  vascular  obstructive  disease•  Eisenmenger  syndrome:  Increased  pulmonary  hypertension  to  such  extent  that  left  to  right  shunt  ceases  and  shunt  becomes  right  to  left,  requiring  heart-lung  transplant•  Inhaled  nitric  oxide,  oxygen,  or  IV  tolazoline  reverses  PA  vasoconstriction•  PA  band  is  palliative  and  can  reduce  PA  flow  to  alleviate  RV  failure  and  progression  of  pulmonary  hypertension  
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PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58093275
ER  -