Aortoventricular Tunnel With Severely Dilated Ascending Aorta and Bicuspid Aortic Valve in a Newborn

Aortoventricular tunnel is a rare congenital cardiovascular malformation whereby there is a paravalvular communication between the aorta and a ventricle. This unique case describes a newborn with an aortoventricular tunnel, a severely dilated ascending aorta, and a bicuspid aortic valve, which was s...

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Published inJACC. Case reports Vol. 2; no. 5; pp. 734 - 739
Main Authors El Jerbi, Aya, Murphy, McKenna, Ghawi, Hani
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.05.2020
Elsevier
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aortoventricular tunnel
bicuspid aortic valve
dilated ascending aorta
fetal echocardiography
Mini-Focus Issue: Congenital Heart Disease
dilated ascending aorta
aortoventricular tunnel
bicuspid aortic valve
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fetal echocardiography
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Summary:Aortoventricular tunnel is a rare congenital cardiovascular malformation whereby there is a paravalvular communication between the aorta and a ventricle. This unique case describes a newborn with an aortoventricular tunnel, a severely dilated ascending aorta, and a bicuspid aortic valve, which was suspected prenatally and surgically managed postnatally. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.) [Display omitted] Aortoventricular tunnel is a rare congenital cardiovascular malformation whereby there is a paravalvular communication between the aorta and…
ISSN:2666-0849
2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.03.024