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Aorto-Right Ventricular Tunnel: An Uncommon Problem with a Common Solution.

Fotios Mitropoulos¹, Meletios A Kanakis¹, Andrew Chatzis¹

¹Department of Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre.

The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

|August 16, 2016

Summary

Aorto-right ventricular tunnel (ARVT) is a rare congenital heart defect. This report details the successful surgical closure of ARVT in a 3-month-old infant.

Keywords:

Aorta Congenital heart disease Neonate Right ventricle Ventricle

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Area of Science:

Cardiology
Congenital Heart Disease
Pediatric Surgery

Background:

Aorto-ventricular tunnel is a rare congenital malformation.
Aorto-right ventricular tunnel (ARVT) is an exceptionally uncommon variant.

Observation:

A 3-month-old female infant presented with ARVT.
The origin of the right coronary artery was identified proximal to the tunnel's ostium.

Findings:

Successful surgical closure of the ARVT was performed.
The anatomical relationship between the coronary artery origin and the tunnel was noted.

Implications:

This case highlights successful management of a rare congenital anomaly.
Understanding the coronary artery anatomy is crucial for surgical planning in ARVT.