Background: Potts shunt has been suggested as an effective palliative therapy for patients with pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) not associated with congenital heart disease. Materials and methods: This is a prospective single-center study performed to assess outcomes of Potts shunt in patients with PAH who are in functional class III or IV. Results: 52 patients in functional class III/IV with pulmonary arterial hypertension without significant intra or extracardiac shunt on maximal medical therapy were evaluated and counseled for undergoing Potts shunt/patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) stenting.
16/52 patients (13 females) consented for the procedure; 14 patients underwent surgical creation of Potts, and 2 underwent transcatheter stenting of PDA, which physiologically acted like a Potts shunt. Standard medical therapy was continued in patients who did not consent for the procedure.…
