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Coronary artery compression by dilated pulmonary artery in an early infantile case of tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve: ventricular fibrillation as the initial symptom of myocardial ischaemia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2024

Yuya Yamada Open the ORCID record for Yuya Yamada [Opens in a new window]  and
Kenichi Kurosaki
Yuya Yamada*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
Kenichi Kurosaki
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
*
Corresponding author: Yuya Yamada; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Coronary artery compression by a dilated pulmonary artery is a rare complication in patients with tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve. We present a case in which this condition manifested at two months of age, with ventricular fibrillation as the initial symptom of myocardial ischaemia. It is important to recognise that this potentially fatal complication can occur in early infancy.

Keywords

Tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valveventricular fibrillationcoronary artery compressiondilated pulmonary artery
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 34 , Issue 9 , September 2024 , pp. 2033 - 2035
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press

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