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Anomalous right pulmonary artery from the aorta

Anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery is a rare form of congenital heart disease. It usually presents in early infancy with heart failure and rapid development of pulmonary hypertension. There are about 131 cases reported in the literature and we report one such case.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wong, AR, Mokhtar, SAI, Rasool, AHG
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3232560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22368658
Descripción
Sumario:Anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery is a rare form of congenital heart disease. It usually presents in early infancy with heart failure and rapid development of pulmonary hypertension. There are about 131 cases reported in the literature and we report one such case.