Pulmonary artery coming from the aorta

Pulmonary artery coming from the aorta (PACA) is a cardiac malformation characterized by anomalous origin of one branch of the pulmonary arteries from the ascending aorta and a normal origin of the other pulmonary artery from the right ventricular outflow tract, and presenting with respiratory distress, congestive heart failure and failure to thrive within the first days/months of life.

Also known as: abnormal origin of right or left pulmonary artery from the aorta, hemitruncus arteriosus

1 clinical trial for this condition and its sub-types, 0 tagged with Pulmonary artery coming from the aorta itself.