RESUMO
The aortopulmonary window is a rare cause of heart failure in the neonate. It must be ruled out if there are signs of pulmonary edema without the most frequent left-right shunts. We report the echocardiographic images of a newborn who was admitted with symptoms of heart failure at our institution.
Assuntos
Defeito do Septo Aortopulmonar/diagnóstico por imagem , Insuficiência Cardíaca/diagnóstico por imagem , Defeito do Septo Aortopulmonar/complicações , Feminino , Insuficiência Cardíaca/etiologia , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , UltrassonografiaRESUMO
La ventana aortopulmonar es una causa poco frecuente de insuficiencia cardiaca en el neonato. Debe ser descartada en caso de existir edema pulmonar sin los shunts izquierda-derecha más frecuentes. Presentamos las imágenes ecocardiográficas de un recién nacido que ingresó con clínica de insuficiencia cardiaca en nuestra institución.
The aortopulmonary window is a rare cause of heart failure in the neonate. It must be ruled out if there are signs of pulmonary edema without the most frequents left-right shunts. We report the echocardiographic images of a newborn who was admitted with symptoms of heart failure at our institution.