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Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in a premature baby with interrupted aortic arch and aortopulmonary window

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2012

Aphrodite Tzifa ,
Areti Komnou  and
Dimitra Loggitsi
Aphrodite Tzifa*
Affiliation:
Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Mitera Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
Areti Komnou
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Elenas Venizelou Maternity Hospital, Athens, Greece
Dimitra Loggitsi
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Mitera Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
*
Correspondence to: Dr A. Tzifa, FRCPCH, Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Mitera Children's Hospital, Erythrou Stavrou 6, 15123 Marousi, Athens, Greece. Tel: +00306908999961; Fax: +302106899405; E-mail: aphrodite.tzifa@kcl.ac.uk
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Abstract

Aortopulmonary window is a communication between the main pulmonary artery and the ascending aorta in the presence of two separate semilunar valves. The combination of an aortopulmonary window with interrupted aortic arch is rare. We discuss the unique case of an extremely premature infant weighing 1.7 kilograms who underwent cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging as a pre-operative assessment in a high-field open 1.0 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging system as a one-stop investigation before complete repair.

Keywords

Congenital heart diseaseinterrupted aortic archaortopulmonary window1.0 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging systemcardiac magnetic resonance imaging

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Brief Reports
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 23 , Issue 5 , October 2013 , pp. 742 - 745
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012 

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