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Muscular Ventricular Septal Defect in a Newborn With Truncus Arteriosus Communis

Authors :
Yacine Elhmidi
RĂ¼diger Lange
Juergen Hoerer
Christian Schreiber
Source :
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. 5:589-591
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
SAGE Publications, 2014.

Abstract

We report a case of a 3.5-kg newborn presenting with a muscular ventricular septal defect (VSD) in the setting of truncus arteriosus communis (common arterial trunk). Reparative surgery using a hybrid approach included perventricular closure of the muscular VSD on the beating heart.

Details

ISSN :
2150136X and 21501351
Volume :
5
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery
Accession number :
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