Pulmonary extravascular fluid volume has been estimated during cardiac catheterization, using a double isotope dilution technique, in 28 patients with lung disease: 20 of these patients had obstructive airway disease and 8 had primary pulmonary vascular obstruction. In the patients with obstructive airway disease, 4 of the 8 patients who had a history of congestive heart failure had much increa...

Introduction: Shone syndrome is a rare congenital cardiac abnormality; however, many of the cases remain undiagnosed until early and mid-adulthood. Different Imaging modalities are used to assess the related structural abnormalities. Case presentation: In this case study, we report a 32 yo woman who was planning for her first pregnancy. In consideration to her childhood heart problems, besides...

OBJECTIVES To determine the outcome of a bailout procedure using the right ventricle to re-assist the left ventricle in neonates after technically adequate coarctectomy but a failing borderline left heart. METHODS The surgical procedure was performed on bypass. A 'reversed' 6-mm surgical shunt was inserted between the pulmonary trunk and the descending aorta together with bilateral branch pul...

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 (...

A distinctive angiographic appearance is described in a case of "criss-cross" heart with concordant atrioventriculo-arterial connections. The atrial situs was normal, and the morphological right ventricle was superior to the left ventricle, and the ventricular septum was horizontal in position. Both ventricleswere connected by a small ventricular septal defect. The aorta was situated anteriorly...

A2-year-old cachectic cross-breed gelding was admitted toVeterinary Teaching Hospital of University of Tehran followingthe onset of a marked respiratory distress, coughing and ventraledema. Clinical examinations indicated harsh respiratory andexpiratory sounds as well as jugular vein distention. Therespiratory and heart rates were 35/min and 60 bpm, respectively.Agrade III/IV pansystolic murmur...

QUESTION What factors predict postoperative pulmonary and pleural complications following aortic valve replacement? DESIGN Retrospective study. PARTICIPANTS One thousand consecutive patients who underwent aortic valve replacement with a pericardial valve between 1986 and 2006. Of these, 610 underwent also coronary artery surgery. OUTCOME MEASURES Thirty putative predictors were investigat...

A twenty-three-year-old male truck driver with a 12-pack year smoking history and no previous of hospitalization was admitted to the “Shefqet Ndroqi” University Hospital pulmonology department after cardiologist consultation where he diagnosed pulmonary hypertension. Two patient’s uncles from his mother’s side died during their pediatric age congenital heart defects. contrast-enhanced chest com...