Case report: Beneficial long-term effect of the atrial-flow-regulator device in a pediatric patient with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension and recurring syncope

Joseph Pattathu, Sebastian Michel, Anja Ingrid Tengler, Guido Mandilaras, Andre Jakob, Robert Dalla Pozza, Nikolaus A. Haas
University Hospital, Ludwigs-Maximilians University Munich.
Germany

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10
DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1197985

Abstract
We report the long-term effect after successfully implanting an 8 mm Atrial-flow-regulator (AFR) device in a 7-year-old girl with idiopathic pulmonary hypertension with persistent syncope under triple therapy with significant improvement after implantation and absence of any further syncope. Early Implantation of the AFR device (Occlutech, Germany) can be efficient and safe interventional therapy option for pulmonary arterial hypertension with a history of syncope.

Category
Class I. Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension
Symptoms and Findings Associated with Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Surgical and Catheter-mediated Interventions for Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater than 1-2 years since publication

Article Access
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