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

Awais Ashfaq, Nilay Shah, Osama T. Siddiqui, Muhammad M. Amanullah

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)63-64
Number of pages2
JournalAnnals of Medicine and Surgery
Volume2
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Keywords

  • Endocardial Cushion Defect - Diagnosis
  • Endocardial Cushion Defect - Pathology
  • Endocardial Cushion Defect - Surgery
  • Endocardial Cushion Defect - Therapy

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