We present a case of tricuspid atresia and the treatment that was used in a child now aged 12. The malformation was corrected at the age of five through intracardiac Fontan circulation. Later, the child developed a right-to-left shunt due to dehiscence in the intra-atrial conduit, causing significant desaturation. This was treated by transcatheter closure with a 10 mm Amplatzer device at 8 years of age. Current...
OBJECTIVES: This study took place at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Dr Daniel de Matos Maternity Hospital and evaluated the incidence of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), the clinical evolution of the newborns affected, the treatment prescribed, and associated morbidity and mortality. METHODS: We carried out a retrospective medical chart review of newborns admitted to the NICU between January 2001...
We report our experience of seven patients referred to our hospital with foreign bodies embolized in the cardiovascular system, namely fragmented catheters and devices used in interventional techniques, which were retrieved by a percutaneous approach. The patients' ages ranged from 2 to 29 years, with a mean age of 17. The majority (57%) were male. The retrieval equipment used included a pigtail catheter, multi...
Coronary artery anomalies can occur in isolation or in association with other congenital heart defects. Clinical presentation ranges from asymptomatic forms to sudden cardiac death. The authors report a case of anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left sinus of Valsalva, diagnosed with multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography.
In an infant with tetralogy of Fallot submitted to angiographic study, a double aortic lumen was found. Although no particular complaints were related to the additional abnormality, we report this case to emphasize the possibility of occurrence of persistent embryonic fifth aortic arch.
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