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Common arterial trunk (Van Praagh type A3), absent right pulmonary artery and right aortic arch in a cyanotic child

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A 5-year-old girl with cyanotic congenital heart disease underwent computed tomography which revealed common arterial trunk from both ventricles with origin of the left pulmonary artery from the common trunk and right lung supplied by aorto-pulmonary collaterals with absent pulmonic valve and right pulmonary artery entirely. There was right-sided aortic arch with common origin of the left innominate artery and right common carotid artery.

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  1. Debanjan Nandi and Vineeta Ojha contributed equally and share first authorship.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Radiology & Endovascular Interventions, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Debanjan Nandi, Vineeta Ojha & Sanjeev Kumar

  2. Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan

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Nandi, D., Ojha, V., Kumar, S. et al. Common arterial trunk (Van Praagh type A3), absent right pulmonary artery and right aortic arch in a cyanotic child. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 39, 551–553 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-023-01515-6

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