Congenital absence of pulmonary valve leaflets with intact ventricular septum in a neonate.
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.
Ozer
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Department of Cardiology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Karademir
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Yurdakul
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Bilgiç
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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