Aorto-Left Ventricular Tunnel: The First Systematic Review of An Uncommon Entity (177 Worldwide Cases from 1965 to 2024).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The study was aimed at assessing clinical status and outcome of patients affected by aorto-left ventricular tunnel (ALVT).

Methods

A systematic search of keywords relating to ALVT was conducted to identify papers published between 1965 and February 2024 present on Pubmed/Medline and Scopus.

Results

A total of 109 studies, which in all consisted of case reports and case series comprising 177 patients (64.2% males, p < 0.02) met the inclusion criteria. The median age of patients was 9.5 ± 8.9 years. Initial diagnosis was based on echocardiographic findings in 86.4% of patients, and confirmed by computed tomography (CT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 17%. Of the 177 patients identified, 47.1% were diagnosed with a heart murmur and 32.4% with

SUBMITTER: Bassareo PP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11868909 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature