Abstract
We describe a rare case of mixed supra- and infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection in a 2-month-old boy weighing 2.3 kg who was admitted with central cyanosis. Although the surgical repair was successful, the child died due to pulmonary hypertensive crisis.
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