title: A Case of Aortopulmonary Window: Asymptomatic until the First Pregnancy.
abstract: The aortopulmonary window (APW) is an abnormal communication between the ascending aorta and the pulmonary trunk in the presence of two separate semilunar valves. It is a rare congenital malformation which represents 0.1% of all congenital cardiac diseases. Herein, we report a very rare case of 27-year-old patient with unrepaired APW causing Eisenmenger syndrome and pulmonary hypertension who was asymptomatic until her first pregnancy. The median survival of uncorrected APW is 33 years. Aortopulmonary window is a very rare congenital anomaly. To our knowledge, asymptomatic adult case has not been reported until now. APW should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the severe pulmonary hypertension also in adult patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kose
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ucar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Turkey.
authors.forename: Samim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Emet
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Turkey.
authors.forename: Timur Selcuk
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Akpinar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kıvanc
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yalin