Embolization of the Amplatzer Septal Occluder (ASO) device (St. Jude Medical, Minnesota) after percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) is a rare and potentially catastrophic complication. Percutaneous retrieval of the embolized device is gaining ground as an acceptable method, although these patients are usually subsequently referred for open surgical closure of the ASD. We present a...

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a lethal complication of myocardial infarction. The event occurs 2-8 days after an infarction and patients should undergo emergency surgical treatment. We report on successful device closure of post-infarction VSD. A previously healthy 66-year-old male was admitted with aggravated dyspnea. Echocardiography showed moderate left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunc...

In this paper we intend to confine ourselves to the strictly surgical aspects of anomalies of the pulmonary veins in a series of 25 patients who were operated on in this clinic. Anomalies of the pulmonary veins are very often associated with communications between the systemic and the pulmonary circulation, such as atrial septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, or ventricular septal defect. An...

INTRODUCTION Atrial septal defect (ASD) transcatheter occlusion techniques have become alternatives to surgical procedures. We evaluated the efficiency and safety of the Occlutech Figulla-N device in percutaneous closure of secundum ASDs in symptomatic children younger than 2 years of age. METHODS The study included 17 patients (9 girls, 8 boys; mean age, 10.3 ± 2.1 months). Mean weight was 7...

in this investigation, 25 adult new zealand white rabbits randomly selected from both sexes and studied.coloured latex injection and corrosion cast methods were applied on the materials. this study was carried out to disclose the distribution of the cardiac veins of the new zealand white rabbits. the veins that drain the heart were found to be the great cardiac vein, the middle cardiac vein, th...

A case of tetralogy of Fallot in which irreversible pulmonary hypertension d e veloped in the postoperative period is presented. A recent cardiac catheterization has shown this to be caused by reopening of the ventricular septum and complete relief of infundibular pulmonic stenosis. The patient's hemodynamics are now those of a ventricular septal defect with reversal of shunting. The need for c...

T ranscatheter closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD) with the Amplatzer Septal Occluder (ASO) (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, Minnesota) is a well-established treatment strategy. Although a majority of ASDs are easy to close percutaneously, large ASDs or those with deficient aortic/superior rims are challenging to close with conventional techniques. Case 1 shows a large ASD with deficient aorti...

In this investigation, 25 adult New Zealand White rabbits randomly selected from both sexes and studied.Coloured latex injection and corrosion cast methods were applied on the materials. This study was carried out to disclose the distribution of the cardiac veins of the New Zealand White rabbits. The veins that drain the heart were found to be the great cardiac vein, the middle cardiac vein, th...

bifid cardiac apex is a rare anomaly of human hearts. we report of the case of a 34-year-old man with a previous history of ventricular septal defect (vsd) and subvalvular pulmonary stenosis. he had undergone pulmonary commissurotomy and vsd closure 22 years before he was referred to our center for evaluation of progressive dyspnea. transthoracic echocardiography revealed atrial septal defect (...

Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) is a rare congenital anomaly of the pulmonary veins drainage. In this entity, the pulmonary veins, instead of draining to left atrium, connect abnormally to the systemic venous circulation. A right-to-left shunt is obligatory for survival. Based on its type and degree of pulmonary venous obstruction, TAPVC may result in pulmonary hypertension ...