Aortopulmonary window coexisting with tetralogy of Fallot: echocardiographic diagnosis

Aortopulmonary window coexisting with tetralogy of Fallot (TF) was prospectively diagnosed by two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography and Doppler in an 18-month-old boy; the diagnosis was confirmed by cardiac catheterization and angiocardiography. Surgical correction was performed, but the patient die...

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Published in:Pediatric cardiology 1990-01, Vol.11 (1), p.41-43
Main Authors: Carminati, M, Borghi, A, Valsecchi, O, Quattrociocchi, M, Balduzzi, A, Rusconi, P, Russo, M G, Festa, P, Preda, L, Tiraboschi, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aortopulmonary Septal Defect - complications
Aortopulmonary Septal Defect - diagnosis
Aortopulmonary Septal Defect - surgery
Echocardiography, Doppler
Heart Defects, Congenital - complications
Humans
Infant
Male
Tetralogy of Fallot - complications
Tetralogy of Fallot - diagnosis
Tetralogy of Fallot - surgery
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Summary:Aortopulmonary window coexisting with tetralogy of Fallot (TF) was prospectively diagnosed by two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography and Doppler in an 18-month-old boy; the diagnosis was confirmed by cardiac catheterization and angiocardiography. Surgical correction was performed, but the patient died in the operating room from right ventricular dysfunction. The autopsy showed an adequate surgical repair, but the histologic examination of the lungs demonstrated severe pulmonary vascular disease, which was presumed to be the cause of death.
ISSN:0172-0643
1432-1971
DOI:10.1007/BF02239546