Open AccessSinus venosus atrial septal defect with severe mitral stenosis: a rare variant of Lutembacher’s syndrome
Author(s) -
Suresh Babu Kale,
Punithakumar Ramasamy,
Ramalingam Senthilkumar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery/indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 0973-7723
pISSN - 0970-9134
DOI - 10.1007/s12055-018-0677-4
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiac surgery , sinus venosus , cardiology , stenosis , cardiothoracic surgery , vascular surgery , sick sinus syndrome , surgery
Lutembacher's syndrome refers to the rare combination of congenital atrial septal defect, usually secundum type and acquired mitral stenosis. However, the presence of sinus venosus atrial septal defect along with severe mitral stenosis and severe pulmonary hypertension is rarely seen, and this article reports on this rarity with its management.