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Decision-making in unoperated adults with congenital heart disease: a difficult task

Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Radiology, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Suite AB307, 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3V4, Canada

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E-mail address: jleblanc{at}cw.bc.ca (J. LeBlanc).

The authors present a 32-year-old lady with a diagnosis of VSD, pulmonary atresia and multiple aortopulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCAs), who was palliated successfully by stent implantation. This interventional procedure is discussed as well as the decision-making process in adult patients with unoperated congenital heart disease.

Key Words: Catheter intervention; Adult congenital heart disease