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 in | British Heart Journal Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 30 - 34 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
01.07.1981
BMJ Publishing Group LTD |
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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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Bibliography: | istex:5A1DCD5AD8D0F06EEC98B5A21CF0F9470813AAA9 PMID:7272108 ark:/67375/NVC-HD257T2R-X href:heartjnl-46-30.pdf local:heartjnl;46/1/30 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0007-0769 1468-201X 2053-5864 |
DOI: | 10.1136/hrt.46.1.30 |