Interruption of the aortic arch, ventricular septal defect, aortic atresia and aortopulmonary fistulous communication.
Interruption of the aortic arch in association with aortic atresia is a rare condition. We report the second case in literature in which survival was provided by an aortopulmonary fistulous communication.
Servizio di Cardiologia, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova-Quarto, Italy.
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D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005402:Fistula / Q000150:complications; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities