Key result
Modified Damus-Kaye-Stansel/Dor procedure successfully palliates a newborn with severe congenital LV aneurysm and dysfunction.
Why the study?
Congenital left ventricular aneurysm is a rare cardiac malformation with variable prognosis and poor outcomes in infants with large aneurysms and severe dysfunction.
Case Report (n=1)
A modified Damus-Kaye-Stansel/Dor procedure can be successfully performed in a newborn with a severe congenital left ventricular aneurysm.
Should not yet change practice for congenital LV aneurysm; leaves open feasibility of modified Damus-Kaye-Stansel/Dor palliation in neonates.
Congenital left ventricular aneurysm (CVA) is a rare cardiac malformation. The prognosis is variable, depending on such factors as the size in comparison to the ventricular cavity, signs of heart failure, arrhythmia and so on. Most infants and young children with large aneurysm showed poor clinical outcomes. Here, we report the case of patient who was prenatally diagnosed with a large CVA, who had severe left ventricular dysfunction at 21 weeks' gestation for which she successfully underwent a modified Damus-Kaye-Stansel/Dor procedure.
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Seo et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Congenital left ventricular aneurysm (n=1). Modified Damus-Kaye-Stansel/Dor procedure was evaluated on Clinical outcome. A modified Damus-Kaye-Stansel/Dor procedure successfully palliated a newborn with a severe congenital left ventricular aneurysm and left ventricular dysfunction, with the patient in good health at 21 months of age.
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