Prevalence and management of coronary artery anomalies in tetralogy of Fallot at Cheikh Zaid Hospital's Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Department in Morocco: retrospective study.

Introduction: Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is one of the most common cyanogenic congenital heart defects. It represents 10% of congenital heart diseases in children. Coronary artery anomalies (CAA) have been reported in 2% to 14% of cases in patients with TOF, according to angiographic, surgical and autopsy series.

Contribution of fibrin glue in the surgery of cyanogenic and non-cyanogenic congenital cardiopathies: retrospective cohort study.

Background: Postoperative bleeding in cardiovascular surgery is a frequent and complicated situation for the surgical team, and may also be responsible for significant hospital expenditures. Fibrin glue are indicated in surgery to improve hemostasis when conventional techniques such as compression, sutures or electrocoagulation are insufficient. Through this study, we tried to study the contribution of fibrin glue to the improvement of the clinical parameters (volume of postoperative bleeding, length of stay in intensive care, volume of blood transfusion .

Endovascular treatment of acute aortic isthmian ruptures: case study.

Traumatic rupture of the aortic isthmus is a rare lesion occurring in patients subjected to violent deceleration. Because of the forces involved, it is frequently associated with concomitant life-threatening injuries. The endovascular intervention has been described to be a feasible and efficient technique which may be proposed as a therapeutic option for patients with multiple traumas instead of delayed classical surgical repair after stabilization.

Heart valve surgery in patients with homozygous sickle cell disease: A management strategy.

Background: Patients with the homozygous sickle cell disease have increased perioperative mortality. Some indications like heart valve surgery, may justify an exchange blood transfusion to reduce the proportion of hemoglobin S (HbS) and complications.

Subjects And Methods: We report two female cases aged 20 and 27, of African origin with homozygous sickle cell anemia who underwent heart valve surgery to treat mitral valve regurgitation.

Nail gun may cause heart injury: a young adult's misadventure.

Penetrating cardiac and great vessels trauma is life threatening and a surgical challenge. We relate an unusual case of pulmonary artery injury secondary to an accidental trauma by a nail gun. Surgical repair was late but successful.

[Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation, which complications may result from?].

Bilateral renal infarction is a complication of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation, ever described in the literature. We illustrate this complication by a clinical observation and underline the interest of taking a prevention action.