title: Aorta-to-left ventricle tunnel associated with noncompaction left ventricle.
abstract: We present a case of aorta-to-left ventricle (LV) tunnel and noncompaction LV in a 26-year-old woman. She was referred to our echocardiography laboratory for evaluation of aortic regurgitation by echocardiographic examination, which led to the diagnosis of the congenital abnormality of aorta-to-LV tunnel and noncompaction LV.
authors.affiliation: Echocardiography Laboratory, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Rajaei Heart Center, Tehran, Iran. ani_echocard@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sadeghpour
authors.forename: Mahdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peighambari
authors.forename: Mahboobeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dalirrooyfard
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esmailzadeh
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maleki
authors.forename: Fereidoun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Noohi
authors.forename: Mahshid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ojaghi
authors.forename: Niloofar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Samiei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography