International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 61-63 , 31 October 2007

Coarctation of the descending aorta, patent ductus arteriosus, deficiency of right superior vena cava, and persistent left superior vena cava in a five-month infant demonstrated by multislice computed tomography

  • Masae Uehara

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
    • ,
  • Nobusada Funabashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Kumi Yasukawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
    • ,
  • Masaru Terai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
    • ,
  • Issei Komuro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan

Received 10 August 2006 ,Accepted 12 August 2006.

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PII: S0167-5273(06)01255-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.08.120

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 61-63 , 31 October 2007

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