Effective long-term noninvasive ventilation of a woman with kyphoscoliosis and sinus venosus atrial septal defect

Atrial septal defects comprise one of the most common congenital cardiac malformations in adults and adolescents. However, such septal defects are rarely associated with chest wall diseases. When they are, respiratory failure soon develops and is severe. Cases in which the long-term course of diseas...

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Published in:Archivos de bronconeumología 2006-05, Vol.42 (5), p.252-254
Main Authors: Navas-Lobato, M A, Mayoralas-Alises, S, Alvaro-Alvarez, M D, Gómez-Mendieta, M A, Díaz-Lobato, S
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Aged
Female
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial - complications
Humans
Kyphosis - complications
Kyphosis - therapy
Respiration, Artificial - methods
Scoliosis - complications
Scoliosis - therapy
Time Factors
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Summary:Atrial septal defects comprise one of the most common congenital cardiac malformations in adults and adolescents. However, such septal defects are rarely associated with chest wall diseases. When they are, respiratory failure soon develops and is severe. Cases in which the long-term course of disease is favorable with noninvasive ventilation have not been reported in the literature. We present the case of a 71-year-old woman with kyphoscoliosis, sinus venosus atrial septal defect, severe pulmonary hypertension, respiratory failure, and heart failure. We describe her response to treatment with noninvasive mechanical ventilation.
ISSN:0300-2896
DOI:10.1157/13088031