Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect: report of the oldest known surviving case

• Published in: Chest Vol. 67; no. 5; p. 603
• Main Authors: Smitherman, T C, Nimetz, A A, Friedlich, A L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.1975
• Subjects: Cardiomegaly - diagnostic imaging; Electrocardiography; Female; Heart Conduction System - physiopathology; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - complications; Humans; Longevity; Middle Aged; Pulmonary Valve Stenosis - congenital; Radiography; Tetralogy of Fallot - classification; Tetralogy of Fallot - diagnostic imaging; Tetralogy of Fallot - physiopathology

The case of a 54-year-old housewife, oldest published survivor with pulmonary atresia and a ventricular septal defect (pseudotruncus arteriosus), is reported. Her remarkably favorable course is likely related to the absence of progressive hemodynamic changes, with moderate pulmonary flow adequate fo...