Abstract

A 57-year-old-man with known tricuspid atresia previously palliated with a Potts shunt had developed progressive heart failure refractory to medical management. He underwent a combined thoracic endovascular stent graft procedure to eliminate the Potts shunt and orthotopic heart transplantation. At 3-month follow-up, right-sided heart function and pulmonary artery pressures as well as pulmonary vascular resistance had normalized, and at 7 months, the patient had returned to normal activity. The surgical management and its principles as well as postoperative follow-up are described.

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