title: Severe truncal valve stenosis: diagnosis and management.
abstract: Severe truncal valve stenosis, due to dysplastic valve, may be found in a small number of patients with truncus arteriosus. Its presence complicates the surgical management of this anomaly due to lack of optimal therapeutic options and associated ventricular dysfunction. We report a case of truncal root replacement using a homograft for the management of such condition, and review the literature related to its management and outcome.
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 60612, USA. chawki@uic.edu
authors.forename: Chawki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Elzein
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ilbawi
authors.forename: Sulekha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ruiz
mesh_terms: D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014339:Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy