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Truncus arteriosus versus tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2016

David G. Greenhouse
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Roger E. Breitbart
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Christopher W. Baird*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: C. W. Baird, MD, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, United States of America. Tel: 617 355 7932; Fax: 617 730 4698; E-mail: Chris.baird@cardio.chboston.org

Abstract

Truncus arteriosus and tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia may be difficult to differentiate prenatally. We present a case that, on newborn echocardiography, angiography, and intraoperative inspection, shared features of both diagnoses.

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Brief Report
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2016 

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