Double-Orifice Left Atrioventricular Valve in Patients With Atrioventricular Septal Defects: Surgical Strategies and Outcome Vikas Sharma, MD, Harold M. Burkhart, MD, Hartzell V. Schaff, MD, Allison K. Cabalka, MD, Martha A. Grogan, MD, Joseph A. Dearani, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 93, Issue 6, Pages 2017-2021 (June 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.055 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Eccentric variety of double-orifice left atrioventricular valve (DOLAVV) with accessory orifice near anterior bridging leaflet (ABL). (AAO = anterior accessory orifice; ML = mural leaflet; PBL = posterior bridging leaflet; TBATO = tissue bridge between accessory and true orifices; TV = tricuspid valve.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 2017-2021DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.055) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Pathologic specimen showing accessory orifice (A) and cleft in left atrioventricular valve (B). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 93, 2017-2021DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.055) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions