title: Aortopulmonary window in adulthood: Surviving at 22 years without intervention or pulmonary vascular disease.
abstract: Aortopulmonary window is a rare anomaly, a communication between the ascending aorta and the main pulmonary artery. Prognosis in the absence of correction is poor, with mortality of around 40% in the first year of life. A case of aortopulmonary window without pulmonary vascular disease in adulthood is described in the present report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey. drisayuksel2@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: İsa Öner
authors.initials: İÖ
authors.lastname: Yüksel
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Köklü
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Şakir
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Çağın Mustafa
authors.initials: ÇM
authors.lastname: Üreyen
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selçuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Küçükseymen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001028:Aortopulmonary Septal Defect / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult