Aorto-Right Ventricular Tunnel: An Uncommon Problem with a Common Solution

Aorto-ventricular tunnel is a rare congenital malformation, and aorto-right ventricular tunnel (ARVT) is an even less common entity. Here, we report the case of a 3-month-old female who underwent successful surgical closure of ARVT. The origin of the right coronary artery was proximal to the ostium...

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Autores principales: Mitropoulos, Fotios, Kanakis, Meletios A., Chatzis, Andrew, Kiaffas, Maria, Azariades, Prodromos, Tzifa, Aphrodite
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4981233/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27525240
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.4.295
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Sumario:Aorto-ventricular tunnel is a rare congenital malformation, and aorto-right ventricular tunnel (ARVT) is an even less common entity. Here, we report the case of a 3-month-old female who underwent successful surgical closure of ARVT. The origin of the right coronary artery was proximal to the ostium of the tunnel.

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