Interrupted aortic arch associated with aortopulmonary window in a 20 year-old young adult |
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Authors: | Alper Ucak Kaan Inan Burak Onan Selami Suleymanoglu Veysel Temizkan Ahmet Turan Yilmaz |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, GATA Haydarpasa Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey;2. Department of Cardiology, GATA Haydarpasa Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey |
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Abstract: | Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) and aortopulmonary window (APW) are rare but well-described congenital malformations. However, coexistence of these anomalies in young adults is an unusual event. Patients rarely reach adulthood without surgical correction in the neonatal period. The authors describe a 20-year-old patient, who presented with exertional dyspnea and was diagnosed as having IAA and concomitant APW. IAA just distal to the left subclavian artery and a large APW were demonstrated by chest multi-slice computed tomography angiography and cardiac catheterization. |
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