1. Outcomes of Cardiac Transplantation in Single-Ventricle Patients With Plastic Bronchitis: A Multicenter Study
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David C. Naftel, Steven Zangwill, Margaret Tresler, Richard Kirk, Christopher S. Almond, Susanna M. Lenderman, Jeffrey G. Gossett, Paul F. Kantor, Marc E. Richmond, Elfriede Pahl, and Kathleen L. Matthews
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Plastic bronchitis ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Heart Ventricles ,Population ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,education ,Bronchitis ,Child ,Heart transplantation ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,respiratory system ,Surgery ,Transplantation ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Treatment Outcome ,Multicenter study ,Respiratory failure ,Ventricle ,Child, Preschool ,Cardiology ,Heart Transplantation ,Airway ,business ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine - Abstract
To the Editor: Plastic bronchitis (PB) is a rare condition characterized by formation of airway casts that obstruct the bronchial tree and cause respiratory failure. In the congenital cardiac population, PB occurs mostly in patients with single ventricle (SV) defects undergoing Fontan palliation.
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