Elio Caruso1, Silvia Farruggio1,*, Davide Calvaruso1, Corrado Di Mambro1, David Angel Ortiz Ruiz1, Salvatore Agati1, Rafie Khoargami2
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.16, No.4, pp. 417-425, 2021, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2021.015808
Abstract We show a brief report of two common arterial trunk cases (CAT) with different arrhythmias and discuss anatomy, clinical and diagnostic management. The burden of volume and pressure overload of this cardiac malformation may predispose to different types of arrhythmia before and after surgical repair. Because of labile hemodynamic state in this group of patients, prompt diagnosis of any arrhythmia is mandatory as the devastating factor on prognosis. The first patient with a diagnosis of CAT Type II Collett and Edwards (CE) had a particular history with HIV seropositive mother assuming antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy, who presented hyperbilirubinemia and liver… More >
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