• Can J Cardiol · Jul 2007

    Case Reports

    'Acquired' left ventricular to right atrial shunt after mitral valve replacement: detection by transthoracic colour Doppler echocardiography.

    • Nevzat Uslu, Ilyas Kayacioglu, Mehmet Ates, and Mehmet Eren.
    • Cardiology Department, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey. drnuslu@yahoo.com
    • Can J Cardiol. 2007 Jul 1; 23 (9): 735-6.

    AbstractLeft ventricular to right atrial communications are rare types of ventricular septal defects usually of congenital origin. A case of an iatrogenic shunt between the left ventricle and the right atrium as a rare complication of mitral valve replacement is reported.

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