Coarctation co-existing with tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia.
We describe the finding of unsuspected aortic coarctation, discovered by catheterisation at 4 months, in a neonate first daignosed on the fourth day of life as having tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia and major aorto-to-pulmonary collateral arteries. This previously unreported combination contravenes the established theory of patterns of flow during fetal life, and presented difficult issues in clinical management.
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Department of Cardiology, Alder Hey Hospital, Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, UK.
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Arnold
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D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*