Early cardiac remodeling after repair of sinus venosus atrial septal defect

Int J Cardiol. 2008 Jul 4;127(2):e76-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.045. Epub 2007 Jun 21.

Abstract

We report the case of a 24-year-old man who underwent surgical repair of a sinus venosus atrial septal defect. Transthoracic echocardiograms performed on Day 3 and 6 after surgery demonstrated a very early cardiac remodeling with dramatic reduction of the right ventricular and atrial dimensions paralleled by an increase in the size of the left ventricle. This case provides the first demonstration of a very early cardiac remodeling after repair of sinus venosus atrial septal defect.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Veins / abnormalities
  • Ventricular Remodeling*