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Three-Dimensional Modeling of the Left Atrium and Pulmonary Veins with a Precise Intracardiac Echocardiography Approach
Published on: June 30, 2023
A tunnel from the left sinus of Valsalva to the right atrium
Amira A A Al-Hay1, Babulal Sethia, Elliot A Shinebourne
1Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom. e.shinebourne@rbh.nthames.nhs.uk
Abstract:
We describe an individualised approach in the rare situation of a tunnel between the left aortic sinus of Valsalva and the junction of the superior caval vein with the right atrium. It is necessary, in this rare anomaly, to identify the origin of the left coronary artery prior to intervention.
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