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Murine Fetal Echocardiography
Published on: February 15, 2013
Multimodality imaging for comprehensive non-invasive diagnosis of aorto-left ventricular tunnel in infancy
Shaimaa Rakha1, Nihal M Batouty2, Alaa Abdelrahman1
1Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
Background:
Aorto-left ventricular tunnel (ALVT) is a paravalvular communication between aorta and left ventricle. It is one of the rare congenital heart diseases which could present with heart failure.
Case Presentation:
A case of ALVT was diagnosed in infancy. Preliminary assessment was possible using conventional echocardiography; however, functional assessment and accurate anatomy of ALVT were further verified via variable imaging modalities starting from speckle tracking and three-dimensional echocardiography to cardiac CT angiogram. The tunnel was successfully repaired with uneventful recovery.
Conclusions:
Multimodality imaging can accurately assess cardiac function and demonstrate the anatomy of ALVT noninvasively to plan for successful intervention.
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