Long-term survival in a case of unoperated single ventricle

Abstract

Single ventricle is a rare congenital heart dis-ease, typically diagnosed with dyspnea and cyanosis. The number of patients who reach adulthood without having un-dergone surgical treatment is limited due to poor prognosis. While some reports in the literature, describe patients who have reached the 2nd and 3rd decades of life, it is very interesting that the case of the patient who has lived the longest with unoperated single ventricle is reported in Turkey.

Keywords

• heart defects
• congenital
• single ventricle.