Aortico-left ventricular tunnel. Recognition and repair in infancy

An infant with an aortico-left ventricular tunnel underwent surgery at the age of five months. There was clinical and electrocardiographic improvement, and postoperative cardiac catheterization demonstrated obliteration of the aortic end of the tunnel, normalization of systemic pulse pressure, mild...

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Published inChest Vol. 70; no. 1; p. 74
Main Authors Nichols, G M, Lees, M H, Henken, D P, Sunderland, C O, Starr, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1976
Subjects
Angiocardiography
Aorta - abnormalities
Cardiac Catheterization
Cineangiography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnosis
Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery
Heart Ventricles - abnormalities
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
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Summary:An infant with an aortico-left ventricular tunnel underwent surgery at the age of five months. There was clinical and electrocardiographic improvement, and postoperative cardiac catheterization demonstrated obliteration of the aortic end of the tunnel, normalization of systemic pulse pressure, mild residual aortic valvular insufficiency, and a decrease in the left ventricular end-diastolic volume index. Early surgery may limit the progression of aortic valvular insufficiency secondary to turbulent aortic-root blood flow.
ISSN:0012-3692
DOI:10.1378/chest.70.1.74