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Univentricular Heart Polycythaemia Exchange blood Transfussion
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Univentricular Heart in Two Nigerian Adolescents
Abstract
Univentricular heart is an uncommon congenital heart disease. While
early surgical intervention increases chances of survival, there are reports
of individuals with uncorrected univentricular heart living into adulthood
in western literature. In this report we present two cases of Nigerian
adolescents, 12 and 16 years with different types of univentricular heart.
Neither of them have had surgery, one of the cases died from transfusion
related complication while the second one is alive and is being prepared
for surgical intervention
early surgical intervention increases chances of survival, there are reports
of individuals with uncorrected univentricular heart living into adulthood
in western literature. In this report we present two cases of Nigerian
adolescents, 12 and 16 years with different types of univentricular heart.
Neither of them have had surgery, one of the cases died from transfusion
related complication while the second one is alive and is being prepared
for surgical intervention
