The present series describes a group of adults with left-to-right shunts including partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) and/or an atrial septal defect (ASD) evaluated with ECG-gated 128-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). PAPVR is defined as a left-to-right shunt where one or more, but not all, pulmonary veins drain into a systemic vein or the right atrium. PAPVR involv...

A 30-year-old male visited the Cardiology Department of our hospital with dyspnea and palpitation complaints. 2/6 systolic murmur at the pulmonary focus and fixed split S2 were detected on auscultation. Right branch bundle block was observed on electrocardiography. On transthoracic echocardiography, the right heart cavities were dilated. SVASD was detected on transesophageal echocardiography. I...

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) represent pulmonary vascular anomalies and in majority of cases are congenital in origin. We report a case that presented with predominant complaints of dyspnoea on exertion and cyanosis. Clinical examination revealed a bruit in the left lower interscapular and infrascapular areas which led us to suspect PAVM. The diagnosis was established on the bas...

BACKGROUND Invasive coronary angiography is the gold standard means of imaging bypass vessels and carries a small but potentially serious risk of local vascular complications, including myocardial infarction, stroke and death. We evaluated computed tomography as a non-invasive means of assessing graft patency. METHODS Fifty patients with previous coronary artery bypass surgery who were listed...

Imaging is key to nearly all aspects of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension including management for screening, assessing eligibility endarterectomy, and post-operative follow-up. While ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy, the gold standard technique can have excellent sensitivity, it be confounded by other etiologies malperfusion, does not provide structural information guide operabil...

Feasibility study of the best monitoring time-interval to track contrast agent bolus in dual-source coronary computed tomography angiography

Table 1 Radiation dose (and comparative background radiation exposure) associated with various imaging techniques, including plain-film x-rays, computed tomography (CT) scans and computed tomography angiography (CTA) scans. Exposure calculated with ImPACT CT Patient Dosimetry Calculator (Version 0.99w, ImPACT, St. George’s The radiation exposure of Computed Tomographic Angiography (CTA) in DIEP...

patients and methods ninety-eight children with congenital ps referred to affiliated hospital of jining medical college were recruited from october 2013 to march 2015. participants were divided into four groups according to different ages (0 - 1, 1 - 3, 3 - 7, 7 - 14), or three groups according to different heart rates (< 90, 90 - 110, > 110). image quality of pulmonary valves was assessed base...

Dear Editor, A 33-year-old male who was undergoing treatment with phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor and anticoagulant for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension presented to the emergency department with acute onset of dyspnoea and chest pain. His cardiovascular examination had shown features of cardiomegaly and pulmonary arterial hypertension with no pathological murmur. His blood pressure was...