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Case Reports
. 2018 Jul;34(3):394-397.
doi: 10.1007/s12055-017-0589-8. Epub 2017 Sep 5.

An unusual combination of discreet subaortic membrane, aortopulmonary window, severe aortic insufficiency and rheumatic mitral regurgitation

Sachin Talwar  1 , Neeti Makhija  2 , Yatin Arora  1 , Sukhjeet Singh  1 , Balram Airan  1
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An unusual combination of discreet subaortic membrane, aortopulmonary window, severe aortic insufficiency and rheumatic mitral regurgitation

Sachin Talwar et al. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Jul.

Abstract

We report a 15-year-old female patient with an unusual combination of discreet subaortic membrane, aortopulmonary window, severe aortic insufficiency and rheumatic mitral regurgitation.

Keywords: Aortopulmonary window; Rheumatic heart disease; Subaortic membrane.

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Fig. 1
X-Ray chest showing cardiomegaly with evidence of pulmonary venous and pulmonary arterial hypertension
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Fig. 2
Transoesophageal echocardiographic findings. a Midoesophageal 4-chamber view with colour Doppler showing severe mitral regurgitation with an eccentric jet. b Midoesophageal long-axis view showing severe aortic regurgitation. c Midoesophageal long-axis view showing the subaortic membrane. d Midoesophageal short-axis view showing an aortopulmonary communication. LA left atrium, LV Left ventricle, AV Aortic valve, MPA Main pulmonary artery
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Fig. 3
a Intra-operative photograph shows the aortopulmonary window (asterisk). b The excised subaortic membrane
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