Aorto-left ventricular tunnel: a rare cause of heart failure in the newborn

Aorto-left ventricular tunnel is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly, consisting of a short abnormal pathway, usually from a sinus of Valsalva into the left ventricular cavity. It is usually diagnosed with echocardiography. We report a case of a newborn presenting with heart murmur and rapid progressi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Marinho-Rito, T, Freitas, I, Diogo, Martins J, Rodrigues, R, Fragata, J, Pinto, F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Images in Paediatric Cardiology 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6360498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30792742
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Sumario:Aorto-left ventricular tunnel is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly, consisting of a short abnormal pathway, usually from a sinus of Valsalva into the left ventricular cavity. It is usually diagnosed with echocardiography. We report a case of a newborn presenting with heart murmur and rapid progression to heart failure and left ventricular enlargement due to an aorto-left ventricular tunnel. Despite successful closure of the tunnel, the patient required a Ross procedure due to progressive aortic disease.

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