PLAIN RADIOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSIS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

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2h-1. Truncus arteriosus type 1. (Condition description.)

A. PA chest radiograph in the first week of life demonstrates cardiomegaly with a right aortic arch. There is pulmonary undercirculation as pulmonary vascular resistance is still high.

Angio-cardiogram shows simulatenosis falling of aorta and pulmonary artery.

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Lateral view shows pulmonary artery arising from aortic trunc.

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