A Rare Case of Adult Aortopulmonary Window Combined with Anomalous Origin of the Right Pulmonary Artery from the Aorta Leading to Eisenmenger Syndrome

Mingyue Cui; Binfeng Xia; Heru Wang; Haihui Liu; Xia Yin

doi:10.1177/0300060520984656

A Rare Case of Adult Aortopulmonary Window Combined with Anomalous Origin of the Right Pulmonary Artery from the Aorta Leading to Eisenmenger Syndrome

J Int Med Res. 2021 Jan;49(1):300060520984656. doi: 10.1177/0300060520984656.

Authors

Mingyue Cui¹, Binfeng Xia¹, Heru Wang¹, Haihui Liu², Xia Yin¹

Affiliations

¹ Center for Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
² Department of Cardiac Ultrasound, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.

Abstract

Aortopulmonary window is a rare congenital heart disease that can increase pulmonary vascular resistance, exacerbate left-to-right shunt and lead to heart failure and respiratory tract infections. Most patients die during childhood. We report a 53-year-old male patient with a large aortopulmonary window combined with anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the aorta, with Eisenmenger syndrome and without surgery.

Keywords: Congenital heart disease; Eisenmenger syndrome; anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the aorta; aortopulmonary window; pulmonary vascular resistance; surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aorta / diagnostic imaging
Aorta / surgery
Aortopulmonary Septal Defect* / diagnostic imaging
Aortopulmonary Septal Defect* / surgery
Eisenmenger Complex* / complications
Eisenmenger Complex* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Artery / surgery
Vascular Resistance