Absent pulmonary valve syndrome with aortic regurgitation in a 50-year-old man.
A 50-year-old man was diagnosed as having absent pulmonary valve syndrome with aneurysmal dilatation of the pulmonary arteries. He also had a large subaortic ventricular septal defect and severe aortic regurgitation. He underwent successful intracardiac repair and aortic valve replacement. This case is presented in view of its rarity and controversies in the surgical management.
Goel
Pankaj
P
Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India.
Rajan
Sethurathinam
S
Kurian
V M
VM
Yadav
Raibhan
R
Cherian
Kotturathu Mammen
KM
D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*