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Case Reports
. 2004 Jan-Feb;25(1):77-9.
doi: 10.1007/s00246-003-0548-6.

Use of an Amplatzer duct occluder for closing an aortico-left ventricular tunnel in a case of noncompaction of the left ventricle

I B Vijayalakshmi  1 , N Chitra, A N Prabhu Deva
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Use of an Amplatzer duct occluder for closing an aortico-left ventricular tunnel in a case of noncompaction of the left ventricle

I B Vijayalakshmi et al. Pediatr Cardiol. 2004 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Aortico-left ventricular tunnel (ALVT) is a very rare congenital anomaly. Noncompaction of the left ventricle or "spongy myocardium" is another rare congenital cardiomyopathy. We report probably the first case in which these two rare anomalies causing pump failure coexisted in a 4-year-old make and the tunnel was successfully treated nonsurgically. Transcatheter closure of ALVT with the Amplatzer duct occluder is feasible and safe in a case of noncompaction of the LV with reduced LV function.

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