Published in:
01-10-2007
Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum Coexisting with Coarctation of the Aorta
Authors:
Andrew S. Mackie, Peter Lang, Andrew J. Powell
Published in:
Pediatric Cardiology
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Issue 5/2007
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Abstract
A newborn with pulmonary atresia, intact ventricular septum, and a bicommissural aortic valve underwent percutaneous pulmonary valvotomy at 1 day of age. Severe coarctation of the aorta became apparent only after spontaneous closure of the ductus arteriosus at 5 weeks of age, requiring repair by surgical end-to-end anastomosis. This is the first report of a child with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum in association with coarctation of the aorta.