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Published in: Pediatric Cardiology 3/2009

01-04-2009 | Images in Pediatric Cardiology

Truncus Arteriosus with an Unusual Ventricular Septal Defect

Authors: Peng Yan, C. Elise Duffy, Thomas Weigel, Luciana Young

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 3/2009

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In the newborn nursery, a 1-day-old girl was noted to have a diastolic murmur at the base of the heart. A transthoracic echocardiogram showed an unusual form of truncus arteriosus in which the ventricular septal defect (VSD) was remote, and the truncal valve arose exclusively from the right ventricle. This anatomy is similar to a double-outlet right ventricle with a noncommitted muscular VSD. …
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Metadata
Title
Truncus Arteriosus with an Unusual Ventricular Septal Defect
Authors
Peng Yan
C. Elise Duffy
Thomas Weigel
Luciana Young
Publication date
01-04-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-008-9347-4

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