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Aortic arch interruption

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Congenital Heart Defects

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Aortic arch interruption is the 20th most common congenital heart defect, representing a frequency of 0.003/1000 live births, and it accounts for 0.7% of congenital heart defects.

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Corno, A.F. (2003). Aortic arch interruption. In: Congenital Heart Defects. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57358-3_15

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