title: Persistent sinus venosus valve requiring surgery in children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review our experience with cardiac surgery due to remnants of the sinus venosus valve.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a retrospective evaluation of patients records during the period from 1980 to 2007.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three patients underwent surgical removal of the redundancy of the right sinus venosus valve.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Remnants of the embryologic sinus venosus valve may present by various entities. Cardiac surgery should be performed only in patients with continuing symptoms attributed to a persistent sinus venosus valve.
authors: VU University Medical Center-Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors: Monique
authors: M
authors: Suijker
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Hazekamp
authors: Lukas
authors: L
authors: Rammeloo
authors: Rody
authors: R
authors: Boon
authors: Jaroslav
authors: J
authors: Hruda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002648:Child; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000196:embryology*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000196:embryology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015607:Stents; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology