Plasma endothelin-1 and nitrate levels in Down’s syndrome with complete atrioventricular septal defect-associated pulmonary hypertension: a comparison with non-Down’s syndrome children

2008 ◽  
Vol 168 (5) ◽  
pp. 593-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Metin Sungur ◽  
Burhan Öcal ◽  
Deniz Oğuz ◽  
Selmin Karademir ◽  
Cemşit Karakurt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Septal Defect ◽  
Down's Syndrome ◽  
Down’S Syndrome ◽  
Atrioventricular Septal Defect ◽  
Endothelin 1 ◽  
Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect ◽  
Complete Atrioventricular

Better surgical prognosis for patients with complete atrioventricular septal defect and Down's syndrome

2004 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 666-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Formigari ◽  
Roberto M Di Donato ◽  
Gaetano Gargiulo ◽  
Duccio Di Carlo ◽  
Cristiana Feltri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Septal Defect ◽  
Down's Syndrome ◽  
Down’S Syndrome ◽  
Atrioventricular Septal Defect ◽  
Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect ◽  
Complete Atrioventricular

Adult Presentation of Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 356-358
Author(s):  
Murray H Kown ◽  
Luca Vricella ◽  
Christopher T Salerno ◽  
David N Rosenthal ◽  
Michael D Black
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Congestive Heart Failure ◽  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Unusual Case ◽  
Septal Defect ◽  
Atrioventricular Septal Defect ◽  
Syndrome Patient ◽  
Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect ◽  
Complete Atrioventricular ◽  
Adult Presentation

Complete atrioventricular septal defect generally presents early in life with symptoms of congestive heart failure. Untreated, patients almost universally develop irreversible pulmonary hypertension. We present an unusual case of a Down's syndrome patient whose septal defect first presented at 20 years of age.

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