Successful Surgical Correction of a Single Atrium Associated with Cleft Mitral Valve Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava and Pulmonary Valvular Stenosis as an Isolated Cardiac Defect

Single atrium (SA) is a complex cardiac anomaly and generally a component of certain congenital syndromes. It is extremely rare for SA to be observed as an isolated defect. We report here a 13‐year‐old male patient with SA as an isolated cardiac defect, successfully corrected by surgery.

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Published inJournal of cardiac surgery Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 287 - 288
Main Authors Izgi, Akin, Kirma, Cevat, Rabus, Murat Bulent, Tanalp, Ali Cevat, Omeroglu, Suat Nail
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 350 Main Street , Malden , MA 02148‐5020 , USA and 9600 Garsington Road , Oxford OX4 2XG , England Blackwell Science Inc 01.05.2005
Subjects
Abnormalities, Multiple - diagnostic imaging
Abnormalities, Multiple - surgery
Adolescent
Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Atria - abnormalities
Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnostic imaging
Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve - abnormalities
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis - diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis - surgery
Risk Assessment
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Doppler
Vena Cava, Superior - abnormalities
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Summary:Single atrium (SA) is a complex cardiac anomaly and generally a component of certain congenital syndromes. It is extremely rare for SA to be observed as an isolated defect. We report here a 13‐year‐old male patient with SA as an isolated cardiac defect, successfully corrected by surgery.
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ISSN:0886-0440
1540-8191
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2005.200442.x