Isolated major aortopulmonary collateral artery in an infant presenting with recurrent lower respiratory tract infection

An echocardiogram showed no evidence of congenital heart disease (CHD) with no shunts and there was no evidence of left ventricular volume overload ( figure 1 A, B) but a colour Doppler examination showed the presence of major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCA; figure 2 A, B).

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ case reports 2013-12, Vol.2013, p.bcr2013200421
Hauptverfasser:	Patra, Soumya, Srinivas, Sunil Kumar, Agrawal, Navin, Jayaranganath, M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	12 Months Angiography - methods Aorta, Thoracic - abnormalities Asia Cardiovascular disease Collateral Circulation - physiology Congenital diseases Diuretics Echocardiography, Doppler, Color - methods Female Humans Images In Indian Sub-Continent Infant Infections Pulmonary arteries Pulmonary Artery - abnormalities Recurrence Respiratory Tract Infections - etiology Sheep Veins & arteries
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Zusammenfassung:	An echocardiogram showed no evidence of congenital heart disease (CHD) with no shunts and there was no evidence of left ventricular volume overload ( figure 1 A, B) but a colour Doppler examination showed the presence of major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCA; figure 2 A, B).
ISSN:	1757-790X 1757-790X
DOI:	10.1136/bcr-2013-200421