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A nine-month-old male infant with severe idiopathic pulmonary hypertension (PHTN) on maximal medical therapy is dyspneic with feeding and has failure to thrive. He is on 1 L nasal cannula oxygen and baseline room air oxygen saturation is 88%. Which of the following is the MOST APPROPRIATE immediate intervention to improve survival to lung transplantation?

A. Insertion of patent ductus arteriosus stent
B. Right ventricular assist device implantation
C. Insertion of Potts shunt
D. Atrial septostomy

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When Dr. Dolly D. Hansen retired from BCH, she graciously donated funds for an endowed chair at Boston Children's Hospital. Dr. Hansen's wishes were that the funds would be utilized to conduct research, provide education to generations of professionals caring for CHD patients, and to improve the lives of patients with CHD.

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