iatrogenic dissections of the ascending aorta are an uncommon and severe complication during cardiac catheterization. a 68-year-old female patient underwent diagnostic cardiac catheterization due to non-st-elevation myocardial infarction. during the procedure, a catheter-induced 360 • class i dissection of the right coronary artery occurred. the patient developed severe bradycardia, which was t...

The studv of rare diseases and rare abnormalities is of more valuie in throwing light upon pathological or physiological processes than in furnishing guidance for futuire enc-xunter with the same condition. This principle applies to the study of diseases in the individual, but it applies even more in the case of homogeneous twins, for here the solutions of embryological problems may become appa...

The studv of rare diseases and rare abnormalities is of more valuie in throwing light upon pathological or physiological processes than in furnishing guidance for futuire enc-xunter with the same condition. This principle applies to the study of diseases in the individual, but it applies even more in the case of homogeneous twins, for here the solutions of embryological problems may become appa...

UNLABELLED The extent of congenital heart disease in Cameroon remains largely unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence and pattern of congenital heart diseases in the Cardiac Centre of St Elizabeth Catholic General Hospital, situated in a rural area of Cameroon. METHODS Between November 2002 and November 2008, a population of 2 123 patients with suspected cardiac patholo...

In this issue of Pediatric Annals, we present four articles describing various presentations of cardiac or vascular disease. Patients with eventual diagnoses of cardiac pathology often present with common pediatric symptoms including dyspnea, dizziness, or fussiness. Each of the following cases with common presentations but uncommon diagnoses had subtle clues to cardiac pathology. Jarrett Linde...

Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) for saving infants with severe congenital heart disease who are receiving traditional cardio-pulmonary resuscitation has never been conducted before. The selection of timing and indications of MCS is associated with clinical ethics, and most of the doctors are more cautious in the application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for infants with sev...

Exercise testing in adult cardiac patients has mainly focused on ischaemic heart disease. The results of exercise testing with ECG monitoring are often helpful in diagnosing the presence of significant coronary artery disease. In children with heart disease, the type of pathology is different. Ischaemic heart disease is very rare. The majority of patients will present with congenital heart defe...

CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION IN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE. By Andre Cournand, Janet S. Baldwin, and Aaron Himmelstein. The Commonwealth Fund, New York, 1949. viii + 108 pp. $4. A few years ago congenital heart lesions were looked upon as rather hopeless oddities, but with the brilliant work of the cardiovascular surgeons this concept underwent dramatic revision. Then it became necessary to develop me...

Congenital anomaly of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is a well described phenomenon [1,2]. These anomalies include complete absence, partial absence or duplication of the IVC [3]. Such anomalies of the IVC are seen more frequently in those with other congenital cardiac anomalies (0.6%–2%) [4]. This congenital condition can be discovered incidentally, or due to symptoms of associated congenital he...