1039-203 Aortopulmonary window: Late results of surgical repair in 40 patients
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Surgical Repair of Aortopulmonary Window in Infants
Background: Aortopulmonary window is a rare congenital heart defect resulting from a communication between the main pulmonary artery and the ascending aorta. Surgical closure is indicated in all patients with aortopulmonary window and should be performed at the time of diagnosis to prevent irreversible pulmonary vascular disease. Methods: From 1990 to 2002, 4 infants with aortopulmonary window ...
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OBJECTIVE Aortopulmonary window (APW) is an uncommon congenital malformation. Its clinical presentation is dependent on the size of the defect and on the associated lesions. We evaluated our experience with this anomaly and compared it with 296 cases reported in the literature. METHODS Retrospective study of 18 patients diagnosed as having APW (age range from 13 days to 31 years, 13 (72.2%) f...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(04)91598-7