a double left anterior descending (lad) coronary artery emerging from the left and right coronary arteries is classified among rare coronary anomalies. we herein report a 73-year-old man presenting with acute coronary syndrome (posterolateral myocardial infarction). he was admitted with typical chest pain, and due to his progressive ischemic changes on electrocardiography (ecg) and elevated car...

We disrupted the FOG-2 gene in mice to define its requirement in vivo. FOG-2(-/-) embryos die at midgestation with a cardiac defect characterized by a thin ventricular myocardium, common atrioventricular canal, and the tetralogy of Fallot malformation. Remarkably, coronary vasculature is absent in FOG-2(-/-) hearts. Despite formation of an intact epicardial layer and expression of epicardium-sp...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency and types of congenital heart diseases (CHDs) and other congenital anomalies among Down syndrome (DS) patients, and the short-term survival rate. METHODS This is a retrospective review of 98 DS patients seen in Aseer Central Hospital from July 1994 to June 2005. The clinicians notes, echocardiography reports and operative notes were examined. RESULTS The...

conclusions in light of our findings, we concluded that ra function is severely diminished in adult patients with tof. it would play an important role in pathophysiological process of the right sided heart failure in these patients. results the myocardial velocities and deformational indices of ra free wall were significantly compromised in tof patients compared with normal subjects. there was ...

Abstract Background Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is considered the most common form cyanotic congenital heart diseases (CHD), accounting for about 10% cases. It includes four main cardiac defects, in addition to various extra-cardiac anomalies. Aim This study aimed evaluate and vascular defects associated with TOF among Egyptian children, regarding frequency types assessment multi-slice or multi-d...

Cardiac pseudoaneurysm, a sealed rupture of the heart, is potentially fatal if not repaired surgically. The incidence in children is low, and it has been described in connection with surgery involving the right ventricular outflow tract. We describe a case diagnosed 20 months after complete repair of Tetralogy of Fallot with a single coronary artery. The diagnosis was made with two-dimensional ...

Anomaly of the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery arising from the right sinus of valsalva is frequently seen with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). The association of the LAD coronary artery with ventricular septal defect (VSD) is uncommon. We described an anomalous origin of the LAD coronary artery from the right sinus of valsalva with ventricular septal defect in a 38-year-old male pati...

UNLABELLED An infant, showing peripheral cyanosis, was born after lower abdominal peripheral caesarian section of the pregnant women having TORCH positive test with the infection of Toxoplasma gondiiand Cytomegalovirus. She had three abortions prior to this pregnancy. Doppler echocardiography of the baby showed profound intracardiac defects. After birth, echocardiography was carried out for dia...

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is an index lesion for all paediatric and congenital heart surgeons. In designing an appropriate operation for children with TOF, the predicted postoperative physiology must be taken into account, both for the short and long term. A favourable balance between pulmonary stenosis (PS) and pulmonary insufficiency (PI) may be critical for preservation of biventricular func...