1.Mirror Image Gerbode or Partial Atrioventricular Canal Defect?.
Cem ARITURK ; Ahmet Umit GULLU ; Sahin SENAY ; Eyup Murat OKTEN ; Fevzi TORAMAN ; E Hasan KARABULUT ; Letisya MELENGIC ; Cem ALHAN
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2015;48(6):404-406
Gebode defect, that can accurately be treated surgical repair, is defined as a true communication between left ventricle and right atrium. A 74-year-old woman with a worsening history of ortophnea and peripheral edema was hospitalised. A communication between right atrium and left ventricle was diagnosed using transeusophageal echocardiography. The defect was repaired and mitral valve was replaced with a biologic valve. It would be beter to tailor surgical strategy for each case with atrioventricular canal defect after preoperative transeusophageal echocardiography and peroperative direct sight.
Aged
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Echocardiography
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Edema
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Female
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Heart Atria
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Heart Ventricles
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Humans
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Mitral Valve