Note: In some cases no symptoms may be present in infancy or early childhood.
Signs and tests:
An ECG shows signs of enlargement of the ventricles (ventricular hypertrophy).
An X-ray of the chest shows a normal to small heart with fluid in the lungs.
An echocardiogram usually defines the attachment of pulmonary vessels.
Cardiac catheterization can provide definitive diagnosis by showing abnormal attachments of the blood vessels.
Review Date: 5/17/2004
Reviewed By: Elchanan Bruckheimer MBBS, Director of Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization, Schneider Children's Medical Center Israel, Petach Tikva, Israel. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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