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Postmortem angiocardiography in newborn infants with congenital malformation of the heart and great vessels

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In congenital malformations of the heart and great vessels with a fatal outcome a postmortem angiocardiography may contribute to diagnosis. In this technique the heart is not dissected and the topographical relationships remain unchanged. A postmortem angiocardiography is of particular interest if no autopsy is to be performed. Some patho-anatomical details are demonstrated in three selected cases: newborn infants with 1. hypoplastic left heart syndrome, 2. truncus arteriosus communis with interruption of the aortic arch, and 3. aottic-left ventricular tunnel.

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Richter, E. Postmortem angiocardiography in newborn infants with congenital malformation of the heart and great vessels. Pediatr Radiol 4, 133–138 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00975344

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