diverticula Ectopia cordis with right and left ventricular

A 77-yr-old woman was admitted to St. Luke's Hospital for repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. A balloon-tipped, flow-directed pulmonary artery catheter was inserted using a Cordis sheath in the right internal jugular vein after the induction of general anesthesia. She then underwent uneventful repair of the aneurysm and was transferred out of the surgical intensive care unit on the second p...

Medical imaging plays a significant role in the detection of foetal anomalies, such as Pentalogy Cantrell (POC). POC is congenital anomaly involving five or fewer body malformations: ectopia cordis (EC), tetralogy fallot (TOF), sternal defects, diaphragmatic and abdominal wall defects. The commonly used modality during pregnancy ultrasound because it uses non-ionising radiation, cheap, availabl...

BACKGROUND The principal aim of this study was to investigate the clinical, epidemiological and pathologic features for a series of 79 cases of adipositas cordis sudden death. METHODS We analyzed clinical and autopsy pathological features of 79 patients (43 females and 36 males) with adipositas cordis who died suddenly between 1975 and 2010. Data were extracted from China National Knowledge I...

Background. In a commotio cordis swine model, ventricular fibrillation (VF) can be induced by a ball blow to the chest believed secondary to activation of mechanosensitive ion channels. The purpose of the current study is to evaluate whether stretch induced activation of the L-type calcium channel may cause intracellular calcium overload and underlie the VF in commotio cordis. Method and Result...

Introduction: Ectopia cordis is a rare congenital defect and a true neonatal surgical emergency, with an occurrence of 5.5 to 7.9 cases per million live births [1]. This impressive malformation develops due to failure of maturation of the midline mesodermal components of the chest and abdomen [2]. The disorder is classified into five anatomical types including cervical, cervicothoracic, thoraci...