Successful Surgical Treatment of Congenital Aortopulmonary Window in an Adult Patient

Congenital aortopulmonary window is a rare inborn cardiac malformation that should be surgically treated as soon as the diagnosis is made usually during infancy. We report a successful surgical treatment of a 23-year-old male patient with a big type III aortopulmonary window.

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Published in:	Case reports in cardiology Vol. 2011; no. 2011; pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors:	Giamberti, Alessandro, Abella, Raul, Consuegra Llapur, Eduardo, Raweh, Abdallah, Cirri, Silvia, Frigiola, Alessandro
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01-01-2011 Hindawi Publishing Corporation Hindawi Limited
Subjects:	Case Report
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Summary:	Congenital aortopulmonary window is a rare inborn cardiac malformation that should be surgically treated as soon as the diagnosis is made usually during infancy. We report a successful surgical treatment of a 23-year-old male patient with a big type III aortopulmonary window.
Bibliography:	Academic Editors: M.-R. Chen and R. Ibrahim
ISSN:	2090-6404 2090-6412
DOI:	10.1155/2011/505216