CT Assessment of Aortopulmonary Septal Defect: How to Approach It?

Scientific paper - Review paper

• Author: Particia Gužvinec
• Author: Giuseppe Muscogiuri
• Author: Maja Hrabak-Paar
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine; (Department of Radiology)
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Clinical Medical Sciences; Radiology

Abstract (english)

An aortopulmonary septal defect or aortopulmonary window (APW) is a rare cardiovascular anomaly with direct communication between the ascending aorta and the main pulmonary artery leading to a left-to-right shunt. It is accompanied by other cardiovascular anomalies in approximately half of patients. In order to avoid irreversible sequelae, interventional or surgical treatment should be performed as soon as possible. Cardiovascular CT, as a fast, non-invasive technique with excellent spatial resolution, has an increasing role in the evaluation of patients with APW, enabling precise and detailed planning of surgical treatment of APW and associated anomalies if present. This article aims to review the anatomical and clinical features of aortopulmonary septal defect with special emphasis on its detection and characterization by a CT examination.

• Keywords (english): aortopulmonary septal defect; aortopulmonary window; computed tomography; congenital heart disease
• Language: english
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Review paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Journal of Clinical Medicine
• Numbering: vol. 13, no. 12, 3513
• e-ISSN: 2077-0383
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13123513
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:999280
• Publication: 2024-06-15
• Document URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/12/3513
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-12-17 10:39:08