Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia (Jan 2016)

Windsock deformity of interatrial septum

  • Keerthi Chigurupati,
  • Kirubanand Senniappan,
  • Shrinivas Gadhinglajkar,
  • Rupa Sreedhar,
  • Thomas Mathew

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0971-9784.191565
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 4
pp. 722 – 723

Abstract

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Classical “Windsock deformity” is associated with ruptured aneurysmal sinus of Valsalva. The echocardiographic definition for Atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) in children based on dimensions is lacking. Rupture of an ASA, though uncommon, may lead to cardiac failure due to acute RV volume overload. An untreated ASA may be complicated with thrombus formation.

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