Characteristics and long-term outcomes of aortico-left ventricular tunnel. 2021

Jing Sun, and Hongxia Qi, and Hongyuan Lin, and Wenying Kang, and Shoujun Li, and Hongwei Guo, and Xiangyang Qian
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

Aortico-left ventricular tunnel (ALVT) is an extremely rare, abnormal paravalvular communication between the aorta and the left ventricle. Few studies have identified the characteristics and long-term prognosis associated with ALVT. The data of 31 patients with ALVT from July 2002 to December 2019 were reviewed. Echocardiography was performed in all patients during the follow-up period. The median age of the patients was 11.5 years. Bicuspid aortic valve and dilatation of the ascending aorta were found in 13 patients, respectively. The aortic orifice in 20 patients showed a close relation to the right sinus and the right-left commissure. Of the 31 patients, 26 were operated on. Mechanical valve replacement was performed in 4 patients and aortic valve repair, in 6 patients. Ascending aortoplasty was performed in 5 patients and aortic replacement was done in 2 patients. One patient died of ventricular fibrillation before the operation. Follow-up of the remaining 30 patients ranged from 1 to 210 months (median 64 months). There were 4 deaths during the follow-up period: 1 had mechanical valve replacement and 3 did not undergo surgical repair. In the 26 patients without aortic valve replacement, 6 had severe regurgitation and 2 had moderate regurgitation. In the 28 patients without replacement of the ascending aorta, 11 had continued dilatation of the ascending aorta, including those who had aortoplasty. The aortic orifice of ALVT showed an association with the right sinus and the right-left commissure. For patients who did not have surgery, the long-term survival rate remained terrible. Surgical closure should be done as soon as possible after ALVT is diagnosed. The main long-term complications after surgical repair included aortic regurgitation and ascending aortic dilatation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D004452 Echocardiography Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues. The standard approach is transthoracic. Echocardiography, Contrast,Echocardiography, Cross-Sectional,Echocardiography, M-Mode,Echocardiography, Transthoracic,Echocardiography, Two-Dimensional,Transthoracic Echocardiography,2-D Echocardiography,2D Echocardiography,Contrast Echocardiography,Cross-Sectional Echocardiography,Echocardiography, 2-D,Echocardiography, 2D,M-Mode Echocardiography,Two-Dimensional Echocardiography,2 D Echocardiography,Cross Sectional Echocardiography,Echocardiography, 2 D,Echocardiography, Cross Sectional,Echocardiography, M Mode,Echocardiography, Two Dimensional,M Mode Echocardiography,Two Dimensional Echocardiography
D005260 Female Females
D006348 Cardiac Surgical Procedures Surgery performed on the heart. Cardiac Surgical Procedure,Heart Surgical Procedure,Heart Surgical Procedures,Procedure, Cardiac Surgical,Procedure, Heart Surgical,Procedures, Cardiac Surgical,Procedures, Heart Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Cardiac,Surgical Procedure, Heart,Surgical Procedures, Cardiac,Surgical Procedures, Heart
D006350 Heart Valve Prosthesis A device that substitutes for a heart valve. It may be composed of biological material (BIOPROSTHESIS) and/or synthetic material. Prosthesis, Heart Valve,Cardiac Valve Prosthesis,Cardiac Valve Prostheses,Heart Valve Prostheses,Prostheses, Cardiac Valve,Prostheses, Heart Valve,Prosthesis, Cardiac Valve,Valve Prostheses, Cardiac,Valve Prostheses, Heart,Valve Prosthesis, Cardiac,Valve Prosthesis, Heart
D006352 Heart Ventricles The lower right and left chambers of the heart. The right ventricle pumps venous BLOOD into the LUNGS and the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood into the systemic arterial circulation. Cardiac Ventricle,Cardiac Ventricles,Heart Ventricle,Left Ventricle,Right Ventricle,Left Ventricles,Right Ventricles,Ventricle, Cardiac,Ventricle, Heart,Ventricle, Left,Ventricle, Right,Ventricles, Cardiac,Ventricles, Heart,Ventricles, Left,Ventricles, Right
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000082882 Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease Congenital heart valve defects where the AORTIC VALVE has two instead of normal three cusps. It is often associated with AORTIC REGURGITATION and AORTIC INSUFFICIENCY. Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Single Raphe,Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Two-Raphe,Double Raphe Bicuspid Aortic Valve,Purely Bicuspid Aortic Valve,Single Raphe Bicuspid Aortic Valve,Two Raphe Bicuspid Aortic Valve,Two-Raphe Bicuspid Aortic Valve,Aortic Valve Disease 1,Aortic Valve, Bicuspid,Bicuspid Aortic Valve,Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Two Raphe,Bicuspid Aortic Valves,Valve, Bicuspid Aortic
D000082903 Aortico-Ventricular Tunnel Congenital anomaly characterized by an extra-cardiac channel connecting the AORTA either to the right or left HEART VENTRICLE. Aortic-Left Ventricular Tunnel,Aortic-Right Ventricular Tunnel,Aortic-Ventricular Tunnel,Aortico-Left Ventricular Tunnel,Aortico-Right Ventricular Tunnel,Aorticoventricular Tunnel,Aorto-Left Ventricular Tunnel,Aorto-Right Ventricular Tunnel,Aorto-Ventricular Tunnel,Aortoventricular Tunnel,Aortic Left Ventricular Tunnel,Aortic Right Ventricular Tunnel,Aortic Ventricular Tunnel,Aortic-Left Ventricular Tunnels,Aortic-Right Ventricular Tunnels,Aortic-Ventricular Tunnels,Aortico Left Ventricular Tunnel,Aortico Right Ventricular Tunnel,Aortico Ventricular Tunnel,Aortico-Left Ventricular Tunnels,Aortico-Right Ventricular Tunnels,Aortico-Ventricular Tunnels,Aorticoventricular Tunnels,Aorto Left Ventricular Tunnel,Aorto Right Ventricular Tunnel,Aorto Ventricular Tunnel,Aorto-Left Ventricular Tunnels,Aorto-Right Ventricular Tunnels,Aorto-Ventricular Tunnels,Aortoventricular Tunnels,Tunnel, Aorticoventricular,Ventricular Tunnel, Aortic-Left,Ventricular Tunnel, Aortic-Right,Ventricular Tunnels, Aortic-Left,Ventricular Tunnels, Aortic-Right

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