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Rare association of aortic atresia with balanced superior-inferior ventricles: case report of successful neonatal biventricular repair and review of the literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 October 2024

Puja Mehta Mather ,
Luca Vricella ,
Chawki El-Zein ,
Kirsten Borsheim ,
Eleanor Ross ,
Madhusudhan Ganigara ,
Robert Anderson Open the ORCID record for Robert Anderson [Opens in a new window]  and
Rohit S. Loomba Open the ORCID record for Rohit S. Loomba [Opens in a new window]
Puja Mehta Mather
Affiliation:
Advocate Children’s Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL, USA
Luca Vricella
Affiliation:
Advocate Children’s Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL, USA Comer Children’s Hospital/University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Chawki El-Zein
Affiliation:
Advocate Children’s Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL, USA
Kirsten Borsheim
Affiliation:
Advocate Children’s Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL, USA
Eleanor Ross
Affiliation:
Advocate Children’s Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL, USA
Madhusudhan Ganigara
Affiliation:
Advocate Children’s Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL, USA Comer Children’s Hospital/University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Robert Anderson
Affiliation:
Newcastle University, Institute of Medical Genetics, London, UK
Rohit S. Loomba*
Affiliation:
Advocate Children’s Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL, USA Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
*
Corresponding author: Rohit Loomba; Email: loomba.rohit@gmail.com
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Abstract

Aortic atresia is a rare finding and has not been previously described with superior-inferior ventricles. Presented here is a case of a heart with these concomitant findings and review of reported cases of aortic atresia in the absence of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The aim of this report is to help highlight associated findings and the clinical approach taken. Also highlighted is the importance of not mistaking aortic atresia for common arterial trunk.

Keywords

Aortic atresiasuperior-inferior ventriclesuniventricularbiventricularCHDventricular septal defect

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 34 , Issue 9 , September 2024 , pp. 2016 - 2021
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