Abstract

BASAVE, Marcelo; RANGEL, Alberto; ALBARRAN, Héctor  and  NANDAYAPA, Óscar. Unusual giant patent ductus arteriosus associated with ventricular septal defect and discrete aortic coarctation. A case report. Arch. Cardiol. Méx. [online]. 2001, vol.71, n.2, pp.146-150. ISSN 1665-1731.

The authors present the case of a 26 years old female, 56 kg weight and 154 cm height, with a giant patent ductus arteriosus (2.4 cm of internal diameter), ventricular septal defect, discrete preductal narrowing of the aortic arch and pulmonary artery hypertension that did not diminished after 100% oxygen breathing. The authors speculate about the origin of the giant ductus here presented, based on hemodynamic and embryological data.

Keywords : Giant ductus arteriosus; Ventricular septal defect; Aortic coarctation; Conducto arterioso gigante; Comunicación interventricular; Coartación aórtica.

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