title: Acquired ventricular septal aneurysm in a patient with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum.
abstract: Myocardial ischaemia and infarction in pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum with right ventricular-dependent coronary circulation is a well-established complication. We report an interesting case of an acquired aneurysm in the ventricular septum in a patient who underwent staged palliation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States of America.
authors.forename: Akash R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: J William
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Gaynor
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gillespie
mesh_terms: D058366:Blalock-Taussig Procedure; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054088:Ventricular Septum