title: Aortic valve atresia with a normally developed left ventricle.
abstract: Aortic valve atresia is usually associated with hypoplasia of the left ventricle and mitral valve. We report a patient presenting aortic atresia with ventricular septal defect and a normally sized left ventricle. The electrocardiogram showed left axis deviation and left ventricular hypertrophy. The ventricular septal defect probably favored a normal growth of the left ventricle, allowing it to unload with systole.
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001344:Autopsy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000473:pathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male