Successful Repair of Complete Atrio-ventricular Septal Defect at the Beginning of the Second Decade

Abstract Complete atrio-ventricular septal defects (CAVSD) are present in about 3% of children born with congenital heart pathologies. They usually require early surgical correction, mostly in infancy, and surgery is considered to be the gold standard. It is unlikely that anyone would survive beyond...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of medicine and surgery 2013-01, Vol.2 (2), p.63-64
Hauptverfasser:	Ashfaq, Awais, Shah, Nilay, Siddiqui, Osama T, Amanullah, Muhammad M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Endocardial Cushion Defect – Diagnosis Endocardial Cushion Defect – Pathology Endocardial Cushion Defect – Surgery Endocardial Cushion Defect – Therapy Internal Medicine Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract Complete atrio-ventricular septal defects (CAVSD) are present in about 3% of children born with congenital heart pathologies. They usually require early surgical correction, mostly in infancy, and surgery is considered to be the gold standard. It is unlikely that anyone would survive beyond the first years without severe morbidity. However, we report a case of a Pakistani girl who underwent successful surgical repair of CAVSD at the age of 11.
ISSN:	2049-0801 2049-0801
DOI:	10.1016/S2049-0801(13)70040-2