Aortic atresia, interrupted aortic arch type C perfused by bilateral arterial duct

Abstract

A non-syndromatic, 4.2 kg male newborn was admitted to the hospital at 24 h of age because of grunting and pale colour. Suspecting cardiogenic shock, prostaglandin infusion was initiated with prompt improvement of the clinical condition. Echocardiography revealed a complex congenital heart disease. There was an unbalanced atrioventricular septal defect with a small left ventricle. There were bilateral superior caval veins, the left draining to the coronary sinus. The pulmonary veins drained to a collecting vessel which connected to the right atrium near …