Persistent sinus venosus valve requiring surgery in children.

OBJECTIVE

To review our experience with cardiac surgery due to remnants of the sinus venosus valve.

DESIGN

We performed a retrospective evaluation of patients records during the period from 1980 to 2007.

RESULTS

Three patients underwent surgical removal of the redundancy of the right sinus venosus valve.

CONCLUSION

Remnants of the embryologic sinus venosus valve may present by various entities. Cardiac surgery should be performed only in patients with continuing symptoms attributed to a persistent sinus venosus valve.