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Valvar aortico-ventricular tunnel: an insight into the development of the great arteries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2016

Khadijah Maghrabi ,
Sanjiv Gandhi  and
Kevin C. Harris
Khadijah Maghrabi
Affiliation:
BC Children’s Heart Centre, BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sanjiv Gandhi
Affiliation:
BC Children’s Heart Centre, BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Kevin C. Harris*
Affiliation:
BC Children’s Heart Centre, BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
*
Correspondence to: Dr K. C. Harris, MD, Children’s Heart Centre, BC Children’s Hospital, 1F27–4480 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3V4. Tel: +604 875 3878; Fax: +604 875 3463; E-mail: kharris2@cw.bc.ca
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Abstract

Aorto-left ventricular tunnel is a rare congenital heart lesion, with an incidence of <0.1% of all CHD. We present a unique case of a valvar aorto-left ventricular tunnel in a neonate, in belief that our findings may shed some light on the developmental origins of this lesion.

Keywords

Aorto-left ventricular tunnelCHDcardiac development

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , May 2017 , pp. 788 - 790
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© Cambridge University Press 2016 

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