Bronchial compression in an infant with isolated secundum atrial septal defect associated with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension

• Main Authors: Sung-Hee Park (Author), So Young Park (Author), Nam Kyun Kim (Author), Su-Jin Park (Author), Han Ki Park (Author), Young Hwan Park (Author), Jae Young Choi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Symptomatic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with isolated atrial septal defect (ASD) is rare during infancy. We report a case of isolated ASD with severe PAH in an infant who developed airway obstruction as cardiomegaly progressed. The patient presented with recurrent severe respir...