Right aortic arch aortopulmonary window associated with left pulmonary
artery originate from patent ductus arteriosus
Abstract
Aortopulmonary window (APW) is a rare but serious congenital cardiac
malformation, most patients with APW will die from congestive heart
failure a few months after birth. However, in this case we presented is
an extremely rare condition that consist of a type III APW and a ductus
arteriosus originated left pulmonary artery. Preoperative diagnosis
included echocardiography and chest computerized tomography revealed
anatomical structure of the heart and great vessel clearly, cardiac
catheterization indicated that the pulmonary resistances indices were
2.92 wood U⁄m^2 in LPA and 3.35 wood U⁄m^2 in RPA, Qp:Qs was 3.26.
This patient underwent surgical correction at the age of 9 and
successfully survived.