Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2016; 44(4): 338-341 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2015.90195
Long-term survival in a case of unoperated single ventricle
Bilge Duran Karaduman1, Hüseyin Bayram2, Hacı Ahmet Kasapkara3, Telat Keleş2, Tahir Durmaz21Department Of Cardiology, Ataturk Research And Training Hospital, Ankara,
2Department Of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ataturk Research And Training Hospital, Ankara
3Faculty Of Medicine, Department Of Cardiology, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara
Single ventricle is a rare congenital heart dis-ease, typically diagnosed with dyspnea and cyanosis. The number of patients who reach adulthood without having un-dergone surgical treatment is limited due to poor prognosis. While some reports in the literature, describe patients who have reached the 2nd and 3rd decades of life, it is very interesting that the case of the patient who has lived the longest with unoperated single ventricle is reported in Turkey.
Keywords: Heart defects, congenital, single ventricle.
How to cite this article
Bilge Duran Karaduman, Hüseyin Bayram, Hacı Ahmet Kasapkara, Telat Keleş, Tahir Durmaz. Long-term survival in a case of unoperated single ventricle. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2016; 44(4): 338-341
Corresponding Author: Bilge Duran Karaduman, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: Turkish