Decreased Left Ventricular Filling Pressure 8 Months After Corrective Surgery in a 55-Year-Old Man With Tetralogy of Fallot Adaptation for Increased Preload

Kanji Iga; Yoshihiro Himura; Hirokazu Kondou; Toshihiro Tamura; Chisato Izumi; Moriaki Inoko; Shouji Kitaguchi; Hiromitsu Gen; Takashi Konishi

doi:10.1253/jcj.63.145

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Decreased Left Ventricular Filling Pressure 8 Months After Corrective Surgery in a 55-Year-Old Man With Tetralogy of Fallot

Adaptation for Increased Preload

Kanji Iga, Yoshihiro Himura, Hirokazu Kondou, Toshihiro Tamura, Chisato Izumi, Moriaki Inoko, Shouji Kitaguchi, Hiromitsu Gen, Takashi Konishi

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Keywords: Diastolic dysfunction, Surgery, Tetralogy of Fallot, Adults

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1999 Volume 63 Issue 2 Pages 145-147

DOI https://doi.org/10.1253/jcj.63.145

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Abstract

A 55-year-old man with tetralogy of Fallot underwent corrective surgery. Left ventricular filling pressure increased markedly with increased left ventricular volume one month after surgery, then decreased over the next 7 months, presumably due to increased left ventricular compliance. (Jpn Circ J 1999; 63: 145 - 147)

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