Two-dimensional echocardiographic assessment of common atrioventricular valves in univentricular hearts

Twelve patients with univentricular heart and common atrioventricular valve were identified by two-dimensional echocardiography. Seven had an ostium primum atrial septal defect and five a common atrium. The common atrioventricular valve had the appearance of a free floating anterior leaflet flanked...

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Published inBritish Heart Journal Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 30 - 34
Main Authors Smallhorn, J F, Tommasini, G, Macartney, F J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society 01.07.1981
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Summary:Twelve patients with univentricular heart and common atrioventricular valve were identified by two-dimensional echocardiography. Seven had an ostium primum atrial septal defect and five a common atrium. The common atrioventricular valve had the appearance of a free floating anterior leaflet flanked by two lateral leaflets. The position of the rudimentary chamber in relation to the atrioventricular valve was posterior in six and anterior in two; no chamber was identified in four. Two-dimensional echocardiography provides a reliable method for the identification of common atrioventricular valve in univentricular heart.
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ISSN:0007-0769
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DOI:10.1136/hrt.46.1.30