critical pulmonary valve stenosis (cpvs) and atrial septal defect (asd) is an uncommon form of congenital heart disease. concurrent transcatheter pulmonary valvuplasty and closure of secundum atrial septal defect appears to be an interesting alternative to surgical correction. we present the simultaneous balloon valvuloplasty of critical pulmonary stenosis (ps) with supra systemic right ventric...

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...

BACKGROUND To date, the surgical approach is the only option to replace the aortic valve. Percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement has recently opened new perspectives on transcatheter replacement of cardiac valves. We report our experience of aortic valve replacement through a percutaneous technique in lambs. METHODS AND RESULTS A bovine jugular vein containing a valve was dissected and sutu...

Presented is a case of a young, polytoxicomaniac male with a history of intravenous drug abuse. He arrived at our department in a septic state with fever and showed signs of right-sided decompensated cardiac insufficiency. The patient tested positive for hepatitis C, and blood cultures were positive for Staphylococcus aureus. A thoracic computed tomographic scan revealed bilateral, multiple sep...

Rheumatismal lesions of the mitral valve a!I'e rare under the age of six and surgical iruter­vention in symptomatic patients is an academic problem. Early surgical treatment has been done to prevent serious changes and unrevers­ib1e complications o.f the heart and lungs.  From April 71 until April 74, thirty-five pati­ent, ranging between 8-18 years of age, suffer­ing of <lifferents heart ,tro...

We present a patient with severe aortic valvular bioprosthesis dysfunction implanted for 11 years, presenting with acute pulmonary edema due to severe valvular insufficiency with severe systolic dysfunction (EF <30%) and comorbid conditions that amounted operative risk (STS score > 10). We carried out the transcatheter aortic valve implantation (Inovare® - Braile Biomedica), which was implement...

background: determining the clinical significance of cardiac murmurs is widely considered in equine practice. pulmonary murmurs are commonly detected in athletic horses. echocardiography plays a leading role in assessment of these murmurs. objectives: echocardiographic evaluation of horses with pulmonary regurgitation and determining the importance of pulmonary valve murmurs. methods: a total n...

transluminal balloon valvuloplasty is an alternative to surgical valvotomy for congenital pulmonary valve stenosis. the aim of this study was to evaluate the long term results (to 13.5 years) of balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty. from june 1998 to january 2012, percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty for congenital pulmonary valve stenosis was performed in 98 patients (50 males, 48 females, ...

Right atrioventricular thrombus was diagnosed by echocardiography in a 14-year-old boy. Thrombus was reached through the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery and it was caused to tricuspit valve insufficiency. Surgical thrombectomy was performed and, he was treated with oral anticoagulation in postoperative period.

Pulmonary regurgitation (PR) is a frequent sequelae after repair of tetralogy of Fallot, pulmonary atresia, truncus arteriosus, Rastelli and Ross operation. Due to patient growth and conduit degeneration, these conduits have to be changed frequently due to regurgitation or stenosis. However, morbidity is significant in these repeated operations. To prolong conduit longevity, bare-metal stenting...