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Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Dissecting aneurysm of the interventricular septum following percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Kagawa National Children's Hospital, Kagawa, Japan

Received 10 July 2007; received in revised form 24 August 2007; accepted 31 August 2007.

^_* Corresponding author. Address: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Kagawa National Children's Hospital, 2603 Zentsuji-cho, Zentsuji, Kagawa 765-8501, Japan. Tel.: +81 877 65 0885; fax: +81 877 62 5384. (Email: tominaga@kagawasyoni.hosp.go.jp).

Key Words: CHD • Valve lesions • Cardiac catheterization/intervention • Aneurysm (other)

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A 5-year-old boy was detected with dissection of the interventricular septum by magnetic resonance imaging (Fig. 1 ), and underwent aortic balloon valvuloplasty for severe aortic stenosis 4 years ago in another center. The dissection progressed, and moderate aortic regurgitation and stenosis also existed. Therefore, Ross-Konno procedure . . . [Full Text of this Article]