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. 2016 Aug;10(8):PJ01-2.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/19412.8244. Epub 2016 Aug 1.

Aortopulmonary Window: A Rare Congenital Heart Defect

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Aortopulmonary Window: A Rare Congenital Heart Defect

Ansul Kumar et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Aortic septal defect; Aorticopulmonary window; Aortopulmonary fistula.

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Intraoperative photograph of the patient showing looped aorta, right pulmonary artery and left pulmonary artery.
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Intraoperative photograph of the patient showing transverse aortotomy.
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Intraoperative photograph of the patient showing AP window.
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Intraoperative photograph of the patient showing PTFE patch closure of the AP window.

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