A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was 'In patients undergoing surgical repair of post-infarction ventricular septal defect (VSD), does concomitant revascularization improve prognosis?'. The scientific literature was reviewed by searching Medline, using Ovid interface, from 1950 to April 2009. Four hundred and five pap...

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that the presence of a subaortic ridge associated with a ventricular septal defect (VSD) is related to a malaligned ventricular septum caused by anterior or posterior deviation of the infundibular septum with or without obstructive lesions of the aortic arch. Thirty-two of 295 patients in whom a diagnosis of VSD was made by two-dimensional ec...

INTRODUCTION Since the Membr VSD occluders have been introduced into clinical practice it is now possible to compare two treatment methods -- surgical and percutaneous. AIM Assessment of the effectiveness and risk of complications in patients with perimembranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) treated with the Membr VSD occluder or surgery as well as comparison of postprocedural left and righ...

myocardial free wall rupture is a catastrophic complication of acute myocardial infarction, and prognosis will depend on the prompt diagnosis by echocardiography, extension of infarct size, and prompt surgical treatment. free wall rupture concomitant with ventricular septal defect (vsd) may be more complicated for management. a case of a 69-year-old man with myocardial free wall rupture and vsd...

Background In the current surgical era PA banding is not indicated as palliation or stage procedure for patients with large VSD and severe PAH. We have reviewed our institutions experience in patients undergoing VSD repair with previously failed PA banding. Failure of PA banding was defined as pulmonary to aortic systolic pressure ratio (PASPR) > 0.8 in period of at least 6 months after palliat...

Community acceptance still remains a challenge for wind energy projects. The most popular explanation for local opposition, the Not in My Backyard effect, has received fierce criticism in the past decade. Critics argue that opposition is not merely a matter of selfishness or ignorance, but that moral, ecological and aesthetic values play an important role. In order to better take such values in...

Accurate assessment of patient bladder capacity is important in determining the proper initial treatment for lower urinary tract dysfunctions and as well as for monitoring therapeutic outcomes. However, urodynamic study is an invasive procedure. Thus, it is important to find a surrogate for invasive urodynamic study, and the aim of this study is to identify the parameter from patient-recorded b...

BACKGROUND The feasibility of fast-tracking children undergoing congenital heart disease surgery has not been assessed adequately. Current knowledge is based on limited single-center experiences without contemporaneous control groups. METHODS AND RESULTS We compared administrative data for atrial septal defect (ASD) and ventricular septal defect (VSD) surgeries in children 2 months to 19 year...

Background: Ventricular septal defect (VSD) and Atrial (ASD) are the most common congenital heart disease (CHD). This study aimed to improve of health status, quality life, morbidity mortality pediatrics patient with ASDs. Methods: was a cohort carried out at Pediatric Cardiology Unit Zagazig University hospitals during period from October 2019 2020 Included 30 children up 2 years age were foll...

PURPOSE The aim of the study is to evaluate the surgical technique and clinical significance of the sequential therapy of vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) and free-flap transplantation for children with extensive soft-tissue defects below the knee in the extremities. METHODS Twenty-two children (aged from 3 to 10 years) received sequential therapy of VSD and free-flap transplantation. All cases ...