Comparative outcome of bidirectional Glenn shunt in patients with pulmonary vascular resistance > or = 3.5 woods units versus < 3.5 woods units.

Moderate to severe pulmonary hypertension is considered to be an absolute contraindication to the performance of bidirectional Glenn (BDG) shunting. However, BDG shunting has been performed in young children with pulmonary hypertension associated with unrestricted pulmonary blood flow. In this study, the medical records of patients who underwent BDG starting from October 2000 to March 2004 were reviewed.

Retrograde approach for device closure of muscular ventricular septal defects in children and adolescents, using the Amplatzer muscular ventricular septal defect occluder.

This study presents technique and initial experience of retrograde deployment of the Amplatzer muscular ventricular septal defect occluder (AmVSDo) for closure of muscular ventricular septal defects (VSDs). The conventional technique for closing muscular VSDs involves the creation of an arteriovenous guidewire circuit and use of a transvenous approach for device deployment. Seven patients aged 2.

Successful percutaneous coil occlusion of a large pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation is one of the rarest congenital anomalies of cardiovascular system. We present a case of 30-year-old female with a large pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) arising from the right lower pulmonary artery and draining to the left atrium. She underwent successful embolization using three detachable Cook coils.