Cardiac failure due to isolated pulmonary sequestration. Description of a clinical case in the neonatal period
Casarotto, D.; Fabbri, A.; Motta, A.; Rebonato, M.; Zenati, M.; Consolaro, G.
Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia 15(7): 725-728
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0046-5968 PMID: 4076708 Document Number: 256157
Pulmonary Sequestration is a congenital anomaly rarely seen in the pediatric age. Clinical manifestations commonly appear with a respiratory symptomatology and less frequently with cardiac signs especially in the case of an associated congenital heart disease. In the presented case, isolated Pulmonary Sequestration manifested itself as a congestive heart failure, and a diastolic overloading of the left ventricle. After surgical removal of the Sequestration was demonstrated a normalization of both clinical and haemodynamic findings.