The atrioventricular junction in the univentricular heart: a two-dimensional echocardiographic analysis.
The atrioventricular junction of 40 patients with univentricular heart was evaluated by two-dimensional echocardiography. The apical 4 chamber view optimally imaged the atrioventricular junction, and allowed determination of the type of atrioventricular connection: double inlet, common atrioventricular orifice, and absent right or left atrioventricular connection. When double inlet to 1 ventricle was demonstrated, the 4 chamber view allowed immediate comparison of the form and function of the right and left atrioventricular valves. Because anomalies of the atrioventricular valves frequently complicate the univentricular heart, two-dimensional echocardiographic assessment is a most important adjunct to the preoperative investigation of these patients.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000002:abnormalities