Anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta (AORPA) is an extremely rare congenital cardiac malformation, commonly observed early in life. Patients with AORPA usually present with nonspecific clinical symptoms, commonly associated with other congenital cardiac anomalies and some complications as pulmonary hypertension and heart failure. A high index of clinical suspicion and noninvasive diagnostic imaging studies play an important role in diagnosis and preventing high mortality rates.
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