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Parasternal short-axis view of the pulmonary valve (PV) and main pulmonary artery (MPA) of the patient preoperatively (a) and directly postoperatively (b). The severe dilatation of the PV (diameter 22 mm) and MPA (diameter 27 mm) diminished directly postoperatively, almost to normal limits (17.4 mm and 21.2 mm, resp.). RA: right atrium; RVOT: right ventricle outflow tract; Ao: aorta.
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The pulmonary valve (PV), trunk, and branches were severely dilated with the diameter of the main pulmonary artery of 27.5 mm (Table 1 and Figure 1). Interestingly, echocardiographic examinations showed significant decrease of diameters of the pulmonary valve and main pulmonary artery directly after operation which remained within normal limits during followup (Table 1, Figure 1).
Parasternal long-axis view of left ventricle (LV) shows severe dilatation of the aortic root at the age of almost 4 years. Diameter of the aortic root is 32.2 mm. LA: left atrium; LV: left ventricle; RV: right ventricle; Ao: aorta.
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However, the diameter of the aortic root increased from 22 to 23.4 mm directly after operation and with progressive dilatation to 38.7 mm during followup (Table 1, Figure 2).