Influence of surgery on aortic valve prolapse and aortic regurgitation in doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defect

E K Sim; R T Grignani; M L Wong; S C Quek; J C Wong; W C Yip; C N Lee

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00594-9

Influence of surgery on aortic valve prolapse and aortic regurgitation in doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defect

Am J Cardiol. 1999 Dec 15;84(12):1445-8, A8. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00594-9.

Authors

E K Sim¹, R T Grignani, M L Wong, S C Quek, J C Wong, W C Yip, C N Lee

Affiliation

¹ Cardiac Department National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore. [email protected]

PMID: 10606121
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00594-9

Abstract

Doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defects should be closed surgically once aortic valve deformity is present before the onset of aortic regurgitation.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve / surgery
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Aortic Valve Prolapse / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve Prolapse / surgery*
Child
Child, Preschool
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Female
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / diagnostic imaging
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery*
Hemodynamics / physiology
Humans
Infant
Male
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Treatment Outcome