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SUBMITTER: Bravo-Jaimes K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7007747 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bravo-Jaimes Katia K Walton Brian B Tung Poyee P Smalling Richard W RW
Case reports in cardiology 20200127
The association of pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect (VSD) and major aortopulmonary collaterals (MAPCA) is an extreme form of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). It carries a high mortality risk if not intervened on during infancy with only 20% of unoperated patients surviving into adulthood. We present the case of a 40-year-old man who presented for evaluation prior to retinal surgery and was found to have hypoxia and a loud murmur. Cardiac catheterization was performed in the general cathete ...[more]