Case Series of Antenatally Diagnosed Aortico-Left Ventricular Tunnel

Clinical implications of prenatal diagnosis of aorto-left ventricular tunnel on postnatal treatment and final outcome

“…Until recently, prenatal AVLT diagnosis was mostly based on indirect signs such as LV enlargement and hypertrophy and ascending aorta dilatation and regurgitation and was made only after multiple fetal scans 2,4 . Direct tunnel visualization was presented only few of the reported cases 8,9 . Recently, a "cockade sign" -a double ring around the aortic annulus was introduced as a diagnostic clue for a correct fetal AVLT diagnosis 5 .…”

Aortico-left ventricular tunnel and left ventricular non-compaction: a case series

“…Aortico-left ventricular tunnel and left ventricular non-compaction are rare conditions with incidence of 0.1% and prevalence of 0.014%, respectively. 2,6 The mechanism of the relationship between these two conditions has not been well-delineated; however, their association is supported by the relationship of left ventricular non-compaction with congenital heart block and pregnancy, which cause ventricular volume overload. 2,7 The four presented cases of aortico-left ventricular tunnel and left ventricular non-compaction include two foetal diagnoses, which was previously unreported, and provide previously undescribed follow-up of these diagnoses in tandem.…”

Prenatal Diagnosis of Aorto-Left Ventricular Tunnel With Dysplastic Bicuspid Aortic Valve: From Fetal Cardiac Failure to Favorable Outcome

“…Despite the recent improvement in routine ultrasound screening, prenatal diagnosis is still challenging and rare. Moreover, in the previous series, only a few newborns antenatally detected have survived whatever the performed postnatal cares (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18).…”