Aortico-left ventricular tunnel experience on three different ages.
Aortico-left ventricular tunnel is extremely rare congenital paravalvar communication between the aorta and the left ventricle. Usually it is treated surgically. In addition to the surgery the tunnel can be closed by percutaneous transcatheter intervention in appropriate patients. We present in this paper 7 months, 10 years, and 1,5 months old three male cases with aortico-left ventricular tunnel that were surgically treated and followed up within 7 years in our clinic.
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Dr Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
Turkay
T
Saritas
Nurdan
N
Erol
Abdullah
A
Erdem
Aliriza
A
Karaci
Ahmet
A
Celebi
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