Sinus of Valsalva-right atrial tunnel causing heart failure in a 38-year-old

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Jan;155(1):e51-e53. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.06.005. Epub 2017 Jun 9.

Authors

Sophia L Dellis¹, Timothy Pennel², Qonita Said-Hartley³, Peter Zilla²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY. Electronic address: sophialdellis@gmail.com.
² Chris Barnard Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
³ Department of Radiology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.

PMID: 28673702
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.06.005

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Case Reports
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MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Cardiopulmonary Bypass / methods
Computed Tomography Angiography / methods
Echocardiography / methods
Female
Fistula* / diagnostic imaging
Fistula* / physiopathology
Fistula* / surgery
Heart Atria* / diagnostic imaging
Heart Atria* / pathology
Heart Failure* / diagnosis
Heart Failure* / etiology
Humans
Sinus of Valsalva* / diagnostic imaging
Sinus of Valsalva* / physiopathology
Sternotomy / methods
Treatment Outcome