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A curious isolated cystic lesion of the membranous atrioventricular septum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2008

Christina M. Phelps ,
Sarah Mengshol  and
David Dunbar Ivy
Christina M. Phelps*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
Sarah Mengshol
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, The Children’s Hospital of Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
David Dunbar Ivy
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: Christina Phelps, MD, Fellow, Pediatric cardiology, The Heart Institute, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Paediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Denver, University of Colorado at Denver & Health Sciences Center, 13123 East 16th Avenue, B-100, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Tel: +1 720 777 2940; Fax: +1 720 777 7287; E-mail: phelps.christina@tchden.corg
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Abstract

We present the case of an isolated cystic lesion of the atrioventricular component of the membranous septum of unclear aetiology, but responsible for cardiomegaly and benign disturbances of cardiac rhythm. As far as we are aware, this type of lesion has not previously been documented.

Keywords

Cardiomegalyarrhythmiaembryogenesiscongenital cardiac defect
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 18 , Issue 6 , December 2008 , pp. 631 - 634
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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