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Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume-2 | Issue-01
Pulmonary Atresia with VSD and Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries Presenting with Infective Endocarditis: Case Report
Anil Kumar Y.C, Chowdareddy N, B Ravi Chander, VeereshPatil
Published: Jan. 29, 2014 | 125 79
DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2014.v02i01.006
Pages: 16-18
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Abstract
Pulmonary valve atresia with a VSD is an extreme form of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). The majority of untreatedpatients of severe die in their first decade of life as a result of intractable congestive heart failure or respiratory distress.We report on a 18yrs old girl with, pulmonary valve atresia and ventricular septal defect (PA-VSD) with major aortopulmonary collaterals (MAPCAs) along with reformation of RPA & LPA from MAPCA’s which is a complex and extremely heterogeneous anomaly. This child was diagnosed with Congenital heart disease for the first time at the age of 18yrs, when she presented with infective endocarditic.