Persistent sinus venosus valve requiring surgery in children.
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.
Suijker
Monique
M
VU University Medical Center-Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Hazekamp
Mark
M
Rammeloo
Lukas
L
Boon
Rody
R
Hruda
Jaroslav
J
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