title: One-stage repair of tetralogy of Fallot with coarctation of the aorta.
abstract: We describe the rare case of a 10-month-old girl who had coarctation of the aorta in association with tetralogy of Fallot. The surgical management and postoperative course is described. This case highlights the rare association of coarctation with tetralogy of Fallot, with a large intracardiac right-to-left shunt. Although an exception to the rule, it challenges the reduced fetal blood flow theory and the smooth muscle cell migration theory as embryological explanations for the development of coarctation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Fortis Escorts Heart Research Institute, New Delhi, India zeenamakhija@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Zeena
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Makhija
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Fortis Escorts Heart Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sitaraman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Radhakrishnan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute and Research Center, India.
authors.forename: Apporva
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.affiliation: Division of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Fortis Escorts Heart Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Aortic coarctation; tetralogy of fallot