Formation of thrombus in a native aortic sinus of Valsalva after palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
An eight-month-old girl with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, who underwent a modified Norwood operation at the age of two days, and a Hemifontan operation at five months of age, had severely impaired ventricular function and new electrocardiographic changes. Coronary angiography demonstrated a small adherent thrombus in the non-coronary sinus of Valsalva of the native aortic root, which may be the cause of unexplained ventricular dysfunction.
Mookerjee
Joydeep
J
Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom. joyatsupa@hotmail.com
Rosenthal
Eric
E
Simpson
John M
JM
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018636:Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010166:Palliative Care; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology