A Case of Aortopulmonary Window: Asymptomatic until the First Pregnancy
The aortopulmonary window (APW) is an abnormal communication between the ascending aorta and the pulmonary trunk in the presence of two separate semilunar valves. It is a rare congenital malformation which represents 0.1% of all congenital cardiac diseases. Herein, we report a very rare case of 27-y...
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| description | The aortopulmonary window (APW) is an abnormal communication between the ascending aorta and the pulmonary trunk in the presence of two separate semilunar valves. It is a rare congenital malformation which represents 0.1% of all congenital cardiac diseases. Herein, we report a very rare case of 27-year-old patient with unrepaired APW causing Eisenmenger syndrome and pulmonary hypertension who was asymptomatic until her first pregnancy. The median survival of uncorrected APW is 33 years. Aortopulmonary window is a very rare congenital anomaly. To our knowledge, asymptomatic adult case has not been reported until now. APW should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the severe pulmonary hypertension also in adult patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4717d02f237340159ec048c1b9a23bf42025-02-03T05:46:00ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122015-01-01201510.1155/2015/935253935253A Case of Aortopulmonary Window: Asymptomatic until the First PregnancyMurat Kose0Serra Ucar1Samim Emet2Timur Selcuk Akpinar3Kıvanc Yalin4Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, TurkeyDepartment of Nephrology, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, TurkeyDepartment of Cardiology, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, TurkeyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, TurkeyDepartment of Cardiology, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, TurkeyThe aortopulmonary window (APW) is an abnormal communication between the ascending aorta and the pulmonary trunk in the presence of two separate semilunar valves. It is a rare congenital malformation which represents 0.1% of all congenital cardiac diseases. Herein, we report a very rare case of 27-year-old patient with unrepaired APW causing Eisenmenger syndrome and pulmonary hypertension who was asymptomatic until her first pregnancy. The median survival of uncorrected APW is 33 years. Aortopulmonary window is a very rare congenital anomaly. To our knowledge, asymptomatic adult case has not been reported until now. APW should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the severe pulmonary hypertension also in adult patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/935253 |
| spellingShingle | Murat Kose Serra Ucar Samim Emet Timur Selcuk Akpinar Kıvanc Yalin A Case of Aortopulmonary Window: Asymptomatic until the First Pregnancy Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | A Case of Aortopulmonary Window: Asymptomatic until the First Pregnancy |
| title_full | A Case of Aortopulmonary Window: Asymptomatic until the First Pregnancy |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Aortopulmonary Window: Asymptomatic until the First Pregnancy |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Aortopulmonary Window: Asymptomatic until the First Pregnancy |
| title_short | A Case of Aortopulmonary Window: Asymptomatic until the First Pregnancy |
| title_sort | case of aortopulmonary window asymptomatic until the first pregnancy |
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