Abstract:Background: The clinical features of congenital heart disease with major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCA) remain elucidated. Methods: We reviewed the cases of congenital heart disease with MAPCA retrospectively to clarify the clinical features of MAPCA. Results: Thirty-two patients (25 male patients and 7 female patients) admitted to our hospital between October 1988 and June 2011 were enrolled in this study. The mean age was 9.7 ± 7.7 years old. Biventricular repair was performed in 15 out of 27 biv… Show more
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