Two Cases of Prenatally Diagnosed Membranous and Muscular Ventricular Septal Aneurysms

A ventricular septal aneurysm is a rare heart defect located in the muscular or membranous part of the septum. Muscular ventricular septal aneurysms are usually isolated, with a favorable prognosis. Membranous ventricular septal aneurysms are often associated with other heart anomalies, could result...

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Published in:Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine 2018, Vol.37 (4), p.1039-1042
Main Authors: Ivanitskaya, Olga, Andreeva, Elena, Odegova, Natalia
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:A ventricular septal aneurysm is a rare heart defect located in the muscular or membranous part of the septum. Muscular ventricular septal aneurysms are usually isolated, with a favorable prognosis. Membranous ventricular septal aneurysms are often associated with other heart anomalies, could result in serious complications, and may require surgical treatment. We describe 2 cases of prenatally diagnosed ventricular septal aneurysms: an isolated membranous ventricular septal aneurysm with a good outcome, which was initially misdiagnosed as an atrioventricular septal defect; and a muscular ventricular septal aneurysm associated with a hypoplastic aortic arch and severe hydrocephaly, which resulted in termination of the pregnancy. To our knowledge, the combination of a muscular ventricular septal aneurysm with an extracardiac anomaly has not been reported previously.
ISSN:1550-9613
DOI:10.1002/jum.14440