Aorto-left ventricular tunnel: the necessity of early surgical intervention.
Mustafa KaraçelikCanan Salman OnemliMustafa Mertkan BilenOsman Nejat SariosmanogluMurat Muhtar YilmazerMehmet CoskunPublished in: Cardiology in the young (2023)
Aorto-left ventricular tunnel, also known as aorto-left ventricular fistula, is a rare CHD characterised by an abnormal connection between the aorta and the left ventricle. This article presents a comprehensive case report on aorto-left ventricular tunnel, encompassing clinical presentation, diagnostic approaches, treatment options, and outcomes, with a specific focus on the necessity of early surgical intervention.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- mitral valve
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- heart failure
- aortic stenosis
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- acute myocardial infarction
- randomized controlled trial
- case report
- left atrial
- pulmonary artery
- aortic valve
- anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- pulmonary hypertension
- coronary artery disease
- ejection fraction
- skeletal muscle
- weight loss
- percutaneous coronary intervention