title: Congenital absence of pulmonary valve leaflets with intact ventricular septum in a neonate.
abstract: Symptomatic infants with congenital absence of pulmonary valve leaflets suffer primarily from respiratory insufficiency caused by bronchial compression by the dilated pulmonary arteries, and have a high mortality rate. We report the successful treatment of absent pulmonary valve syndrome with intact ventricular septum in a neonate. The treatment consisted of resection of the pulmonary artery aneurysm and enlargement of the pulmonary annulus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karademir
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yurdakul
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bilgiç
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging