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ArticleAnnals of pediatric cardiology

Anomalous aortic origin of the pulmonary arteries: Case series and literature review.

Salvatore Agati, Carlos Guerra Sousa, Felice Davide Calvaruso, Rosanna Zanai, Ivana Campanella, Daniela Poli, Alfredo Di Pino, Luca Borro, Fiore Salvatore Iorio, Massimiliano Raponi and 4 more

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Article in Annals of pediatric cardiology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery: Non-invasive diagnosis and early surgery].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2026
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14 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Salvatore AgatiMediterranean Congenital Heart Center - Bambino Gesù - San Vincenzo Hospital, Taormina, Italy.
Carlos Guerra SousaDepartment of General Surgery, Hospital Santo Tomas, Panamá.
Felice Davide CalvarusoMediterranean Congenital Heart Center - Bambino Gesù - San Vincenzo Hospital, Taormina, Italy.
Rosanna ZanaiMediterranean Congenital Heart Center - Bambino Gesù - San Vincenzo Hospital, Taormina, Italy.
Ivana CampanellaMediterranean Congenital Heart Center - Bambino Gesù - San Vincenzo Hospital, Taormina, Italy.
Daniela PoliMediterranean Congenital Heart Center - Bambino Gesù - San Vincenzo Hospital, Taormina, Italy.
Alfredo Di PinoMediterranean Congenital Heart Center - Bambino Gesù - San Vincenzo Hospital, Taormina, Italy.
Luca BorroDepartment of Clinical Directors, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Fiore Salvatore IorioDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Massimiliano RaponiMedical Director, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Robert H AndersonEmeritus Professor, Royal College of London, London, UK.
Simone RealiMediterranean Congenital Heart Center - Bambino Gesù - San Vincenzo Hospital, Taormina, Italy.
Andrea De ZorziMediterranean Congenital Heart Center - Bambino Gesù - San Vincenzo Hospital, Taormina, Italy.
Aurelio SecinaroDepartment of Imaging, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITSaint Thomas Hospital · PA

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Abstract

Anomalous origin of the pulmonary arteries from the ascending aorta is a rare, but severe clinical entity necessitating a scrupulous evaluation. Either the right or the left pulmonary arteries can arise directly from the ascending aorta while the other pulmonary artery retains its origin from the right ventricular outflow tract. Such a finding can be isolated or can coexist with several congenital heart lesions. Direct intrapericardial aortic origin, however, must be distinguished with origin through a persistently patent arterial duct. In the current era, clinical manifestations usually become evident in the newborn rather than during infancy, as used to be the case. They include respiratory distress or congestive heart failure due to increased pulmonary flow and poor feeding. The rate of survival has now increased due to early diagnosis and prompt surgical repair, should now be expected to be at least 95%. We have treated four neonates with this lesion over the past 7 years, all of whom survived surgical repair. Right ventricular systolic pressure was significantly decreased at follow-up. Our choice of treatment was to translocate the anomalous pulmonary artery in end-to-side fashion to the pulmonary trunk. Our aim in this report is to update an Italian experience in the diagnosis and treatment of anomalous direct origin of one pulmonary artery from the aorta, adding considerations on the lessons learned from our most recent review of the salient literature.

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Direct reimplantation of pulmonary arteryfetal diagnosisneonatal diagnosispersistent ductus arteriosuspulmonary artery and neonatal urgencyTetralogy of Fallot

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