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International journal
Feb, 2013

Surgical repair of aortico-left ventricular tunnel: report of two cases.

Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals
  • Shuichi Shiraishi
  • ,
  • Masashi Takahashi
  • ,
  • Maya Watanabe
  • ,
  • Masanori Tsuchida

Volume
21
Number
1
First page
67
Last page
70
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1177/0218492312443529

Two girls aged 1 and 15 years with heart murmurs were diagnosed with aortico-left ventricular tunnel. In the 1-year-old, the tunnel had an intracardiac aneurysm within the right ventricular outflow tract; both openings were closed The 15-year-old had no aneurysmal dilatation, but she had mild aortic regurgitation; the aortic opening of the tunnel was closed with a patch. Both girls had uneventful postoperative courses with excellent early results.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0218492312443529
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23430424
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  • DOI : 10.1177/0218492312443529
  • Pubmed ID : 23430424

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