Pulmonary Atresia with VSD and Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries Presenting with Infective Endocarditis: Case Report
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Pulmonary valve atresia with a VSD is an extreme form of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). The majority of untreatedpatients of severe die in their first decade of life as a result of intractable congestive heart failure or respiratory distress.We report on a 18yrs old girl with, pulmonary valve atresia and ventricular septal defect (PA-VSD) with major aortopulmonary collaterals (MAPCAs) along with reformation of RPA & LPA from MAPCA’s which is a complex and extremely heterogeneous anomaly. This child was diagnosed with Congenital heart disease for the first time at the age of 18yrs, when she presented with infective endocarditic. Keywords: Pulmonary atresia; Ventricular septal defect; Infective endocarditis; major aorto-pulmonary collaterals
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Anil Kumar Y. C, Chowdareddy N, B Ravi Chander, Veeresh Patil
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