U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Aortopulmonary window

MedGen UID:
365
•Concept ID:
C0003516
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Aortic-pulmonary window; Aorto-pulmonary window; Aortopulmonary septal defect
SNOMED CT: Aortic septal defect (17024001); Aorticopulmonary septal defect (17024001); Aorticopulmonary window (17024001); Aortopulmonary septal defect (17024001); APW - Aortopulmonary window (17024001); Aortopulmonary window (17024001); AP - Aortopulmonary window (17024001)
 
HPO: HP:0011604
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021902

Definition

A congenital anomaly with an abnormal connection between the aorta and the main pulmonary artery resulting in an aortopulmonary shunt. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAortopulmonary window

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Prenatal diagnosis of fetal aortopulmonary window by two- and four-dimensional echocardiography with spatiotemporal image correlation.
Tang H, Wang Y, Sun X, Zhang Y
Echocardiography 2020 May;37(5):732-737. Epub 2020 Apr 29 doi: 10.1111/echo.14666. PMID: 32347569
Prenatal Diagnosis of Aortopulmonary Window by 2-Dimensional Echocardiography: Summary of 8 Cases.
Li W, Bin G, Jiang W, Shuang Y
J Ultrasound Med 2019 Mar;38(3):795-803. Epub 2018 Oct 12 doi: 10.1002/jum.14756. PMID: 30312989
The prenatal diagnosis of aortopulmonary window by fetal echocardiography.
Yu S, Han J, Gao S, Liu X, Gu X, Zhang Y, Sun L, He Y
Echocardiography 2018 Nov;35(11):1835-1840. Epub 2018 Sep 7 doi: 10.1111/echo.14131. PMID: 30192407

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Surgical Management of Aortopulmonary Window and its Associated Cardiac Lesions.
Reddy C, Kaskar A, Karthick E, Siddaiah S, Kiran VS, Suresh P
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2022 May;13(3):334-340. doi: 10.1177/21501351221077888. PMID: 35446205
Surgical management of aortopulmonary window: 24 years of experience and lessons learned.
Gowda D, Gajjar T, Rao JN, Chavali P, Sirohi A, Pandarinathan N, Desai N
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2017 Aug 1;25(2):302-309. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivx099. PMID: 28475712
Aortopulmonary window: Morphology, diagnosis, and long-term results.
Talwar S, Agarwal P, Choudhary SK, Kothari SS, Juneja R, Saxena A, Airan B
J Card Surg 2017 Feb;32(2):138-144. Epub 2017 Jan 30 doi: 10.1111/jocs.12936. PMID: 28139013
Fetal aortopulmonary window: case series and review of the literature.
Fotaki A, Novaes J, Jicinska H, Carvalho JS
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017 Apr;49(4):533-539. doi: 10.1002/uog.15936. PMID: 27063344
Aortopulmonary window.
Barnes ME, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2011;14(1):67-74. doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2011.01.017. PMID: 21444051

Diagnosis

A rare coexistence: Hammock mitral valve and aortopulmonary window.
Simsek B, Ozyuksel A, Saygi M
Cardiol Young 2023 Sep;33(9):1787-1789. Epub 2023 Apr 24 doi: 10.1017/S1047951123000914. PMID: 37092647
Prenatal diagnosis of fetal aortopulmonary window by two- and four-dimensional echocardiography with spatiotemporal image correlation.
Tang H, Wang Y, Sun X, Zhang Y
Echocardiography 2020 May;37(5):732-737. Epub 2020 Apr 29 doi: 10.1111/echo.14666. PMID: 32347569
Prenatal Diagnosis of Aortopulmonary Window: A Case Series and Literature Review.
Tongprasert F, Sittiwangkul R, Jatavan P, Tongsong T
J Ultrasound Med 2017 Aug;36(8):1733-1738. Epub 2017 Apr 10 doi: 10.7863/ultra.16.08025. PMID: 28393388
Aortopulmonary window: Morphology, diagnosis, and long-term results.
Talwar S, Agarwal P, Choudhary SK, Kothari SS, Juneja R, Saxena A, Airan B
J Card Surg 2017 Feb;32(2):138-144. Epub 2017 Jan 30 doi: 10.1111/jocs.12936. PMID: 28139013
Aortopulmonary window.
Barnes ME, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2011;14(1):67-74. doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2011.01.017. PMID: 21444051

Therapy

Pseudoaneurysm after aortopulmonary window repair and bilateral lung transplantation for eisenmenger syndrome: a case report.
Nagashima T, Taira M, Hasegawa M, Kugo Y, Watanabe T, Yoshioka D, Shimamura K, Ueno T, Miyagawa S
J Cardiothorac Surg 2023 Jul 1;18(1):201. doi: 10.1186/s13019-023-02305-2. PMID: 37393254Free PMC Article
Evidence for thymectomy in myasthenia gravis: Getting stronger?
de Perrot M, McRae K
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017 Jul;154(1):314-316. Epub 2016 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.01.006. PMID: 26880052
Aortopulmonary window: a single institution surgical experience.
Naik AV, Salvi P, Mhatre A, Soomar SM, Joshi S
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2014 Mar;22(3):272-5. Epub 2013 Sep 24 doi: 10.1177/0218492313481222. PMID: 24585901
Aortopulmonary window associated with interrupted aortic arch: report of surgical repair of eight cases and review of literature.
Murin P, Sinzobahamvya N, Blaschczok HCh, Photiadis J, Haun C, Asfour B, Hraska V
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012 Apr;60(3):215-20. Epub 2012 Jan 17 doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1298061. PMID: 22252330
The robotic approach for mediastinal lesions.
Augustin F, Schmid T, Bodner J
Int J Med Robot 2006 Sep;2(3):262-70. doi: 10.1002/rcs.84. PMID: 17520641

Prognosis

Surgical Management of Aortopulmonary Window and its Associated Cardiac Lesions.
Reddy C, Kaskar A, Karthick E, Siddaiah S, Kiran VS, Suresh P
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2022 May;13(3):334-340. doi: 10.1177/21501351221077888. PMID: 35446205
Outcomes After Aortopulmonary Window for Hypoplastic Pulmonary Arteries and Dual-Supply Collaterals.
Bauser-Heaton H, Ma M, McElhinney DB, Goodyer WR, Zhang Y, Chan FP, Asija R, Shek J, Wise-Faberowski L, Hanley FL
Ann Thorac Surg 2019 Sep;108(3):820-827. Epub 2019 Apr 10 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.03.022. PMID: 30980823
Surgical management of aortopulmonary window: 24 years of experience and lessons learned.
Gowda D, Gajjar T, Rao JN, Chavali P, Sirohi A, Pandarinathan N, Desai N
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2017 Aug 1;25(2):302-309. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivx099. PMID: 28475712
Aortopulmonary window: Morphology, diagnosis, and long-term results.
Talwar S, Agarwal P, Choudhary SK, Kothari SS, Juneja R, Saxena A, Airan B
J Card Surg 2017 Feb;32(2):138-144. Epub 2017 Jan 30 doi: 10.1111/jocs.12936. PMID: 28139013
Aortopulmonary window.
Barnes ME, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu 2011;14(1):67-74. doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2011.01.017. PMID: 21444051

Clinical prediction guides

Evaluation of aortopulmonary window using virtual dissection of multidetector computed tomography angiography data sets.
Verma M, Pandey NN, Ramakrishnan S, Jagia P
J Card Surg 2022 Dec;37(12):4475-4484. Epub 2022 Nov 2 doi: 10.1111/jocs.17075. PMID: 36321703
Surgical Management of Aortopulmonary Window and its Associated Cardiac Lesions.
Reddy C, Kaskar A, Karthick E, Siddaiah S, Kiran VS, Suresh P
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2022 May;13(3):334-340. doi: 10.1177/21501351221077888. PMID: 35446205
Berry syndrome: a case report and literature review.
Bi WJ, Xiao YJ, Liu YJ, Hou Y, Ren WD
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2021 Jan 6;21(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s12872-020-01837-y. PMID: 33407161Free PMC Article
Transposition of the great arteries: When echocardiography does not match the clinical picture.
Dhillon GS, Fernandes CJ, Khan A, Heinle JS, Lopez KN
J Clin Ultrasound 2018 Nov;46(9):617-622. Epub 2018 Aug 30 doi: 10.1002/jcu.22615. PMID: 30160304Free PMC Article
Evidence for thymectomy in myasthenia gravis: Getting stronger?
de Perrot M, McRae K
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017 Jul;154(1):314-316. Epub 2016 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.01.006. PMID: 26880052

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

    Clinical resources

    Practice guidelines

    • PubMed
      See practice and clinical guidelines in PubMed. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.

    Reviews

    Related information

    • MeSH
      Related Medical Subject Headings
    • PMC Articles
      Related information in PubMed Central Links
    • PubMed
      Related literature resources in PubMed

    Recent activity

    Clear Turn Off Turn On

    Your browsing activity is empty.

    Activity recording is turned off.

    Turn recording back on

    See more...