Role of transesophageal echocardiography for intraoperative decision-making in double-chamber right ventricle with ventricular septal defect and absent pulmonary valve | ||||
The Egyptian Journal of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia | ||||
Volume 10, Issue 3, September 2016 PDF (732.29 K) | ||||
DOI: 10.4103/1687-9090.200285 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Neeti Makhija; Ira Dhawan; Ajay K. Jha; Sachin Talwar | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Absent pulmonary valve is a variant of tetralogy of Fallot, characterized by small or rudimentary, stenotic or regurgitant pulmonary valve with dilated pulmonary artery. It is uncommonly associated with double-chamber right ventricle. We hereby report a case with preoperative diagnosis of ventricular septal defect with pulmonary stenosis based on routine transthoracic echocardiography. Intraoperatively, transesophageal echocardiography showed a rare combination of double-chamber right ventricle in association with ventricular septal defect and absent pulmonary valve, which was confirmed during surgery. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
absent pulmonary valve; double-chamber right ventricle; Transesophageal Echocardiography; Ventricular Septal defect | ||||
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