TY - JOUR
T1 - Restoring Fetal Circulation as a Means of Bridging Treatment Prior to Surgical Repair of Anomalous Origin of the Right Pulmonary Artery from the Ascending Aorta with Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn
AU - Gupta, Aamisha
AU - VanLoozen, Dennis
AU - Polimenakos, Anastasios C.
AU - Murdison, Kenneth A.
PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - Anomalous origin of one pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta is a rare congenital anomaly. Even more rarely reported is its presence in conjunction with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). We present a case of a full-term infant, initially thought to have PPHN and later found to have anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta. We discuss our management concept which included use of PgE1 infusion to restore fetal circulation prior to surgical treatment in this unique clinical scenario.
AB - Anomalous origin of one pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta is a rare congenital anomaly. Even more rarely reported is its presence in conjunction with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). We present a case of a full-term infant, initially thought to have PPHN and later found to have anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta. We discuss our management concept which included use of PgE1 infusion to restore fetal circulation prior to surgical treatment in this unique clinical scenario.
KW - Anomalous pulmonary artery
KW - Fetal circulation
KW - Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
KW - Prostaglandin
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U2 - 10.1007/s00246-018-1849-0
DO - 10.1007/s00246-018-1849-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 29500505
AN - SCOPUS:85044940209
VL - 39
SP - 848
EP - 851
JO - Pediatric Cardiology
JF - Pediatric Cardiology
SN - 0172-0643
IS - 4
ER -