Post ross procedure aortic right sinus of valsalva fistula to right ventricle / Seno de valsalva aórtico derecho con fístula a ventrículo derecho tras el procedimiento ross
West Indian med. j
;
60(6): 669-673, Dec. 2011.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Post Ross procedure complications have been limited predominantly to neoaortic valvular dilatation (10-30%) and insufficiency, right ventricular prosthetic deterioration or right ventricular pulmonary artery conduit obstruction. Arrhythmia has been documented to occur in a third of these patients. This is the first time that neoaortic right sinus of valsalva dissection and rupture to the right ventricle with a fistulous communication has occurred and been described, as far as the author is aware.
RESUMEN
Las complicaciones tras el procedimiento Ross han estado limitadas predominantemente a la dilatación (10-30%) e insuficiencia de la válvula neoaórtica, el deterioro prostético ventricular derecho, o la obstrucción del conducto de la arteria pulmonar derecha. Se ha documentado la presencia de arritmia en un tercio de estos pacientes. Hasta donde el autor conoce, esta es la primera vez que se produce y se describe la disección y ruptura de un seno de Valsalva aórtico derecho a ventrículo derecho con comunicación fistulosa.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Sinus of Valsalva
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Fistula
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Heart Defects, Congenital
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Cardiac Surgical Procedures
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Heart Ventricles
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Marfan Syndrome
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jamaica
Institution/Affiliation country:
University Hospital of the West Indies/JM
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