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We report the third known case of origin of the right and left pulmonary artery branches from the ascending aorta via a short common pulmonary artery. A large unbranching main pulmonary artery opened through a patent ductus arteriosus into the descending thoracic aorta. Preductal coarctation of the aorta and multiple congenital anomalies were also present. This rare cardiovascular malformation facilitates a new anatomic and developmental understanding of truncus arteriosus.
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Vizcaino, A., Campbell, J., Litovsky, S. et al. Single Origin of Right and Left Pulmonary Artery Branches from Ascending Aorta with Nonbranching Main Pulmonary Artery: Relevance to a New Understanding of Truncus Arteriosus. Pediatr Cardiol 23, 230–234 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-001-0055-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-001-0055-6