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Case Reports
. 2020 Jan;36(1):55-57.
doi: 10.1007/s10554-019-01692-9. Epub 2019 Sep 9.

A special type aortico-left ventricular tunnel with bicuspid aortic valve

Li-Li Chen  1 , Chun-Quan Zhang  2 , Liang-Geng Gong  1
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Case Reports

A special type aortico-left ventricular tunnel with bicuspid aortic valve

Li-Li Chen et al. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

Aortico-left ventricular tunnel (ALVT) combined with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is an extremely rare congenital heart malformation. This article presents an adult case of a special type ALVT combined with BAV which was diagnosed by echocardiography and computed tomographic arteriography (CTA) then successfully performed surgery and cured.

Keywords: Aortico-left ventricular tunnel; Bicuspid aortic valve; Computed tomographic arteriography; Echocardiography.

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