Aortic atresia, interrupted aortic arch type C perfused by bilateral arterial duct

Autor: Wim Decaluwe, Marc Gewillig, Tammo Delhaas
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: European Heart Journal. 26:2333-2333
ISSN: 1522-9645
0195-668X
Popis: A non-syndromatic, 4.2 kg male newborn was admitted to the hospital at 24 h of age because of grunting and pale colour. Suspecting cardiogenic shock, prostaglandin infusion was initiated with prompt improvement of the clinical condition. Echocardiography revealed a complex congenital heart disease. There was an unbalanced atrioventricular septal defect with a small left ventricle. There were bilateral superior caval veins, the left draining to the coronary sinus. The pulmonary veins drained to a collecting vessel which connected to the right atrium near …
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