Non-Conduit Repair of Truncus Arteriosus.

Introduction: The procedure of choice for treatment of truncus arteriosus is one-stage repair within the first few months of life. Establishing right ventricle-pulmonary artery direct continuity without conduit can be a good alternative in the absence of valved conduits in developing centers.

Methods: Between January 2021 and June 2021, a total of five patients (three males, two females) underwent definitive repair of truncus arteriosus without an extracardiac conduit.

Myopericarditis in children and adolescent: is the elevated troponin and chest pain as alarming as we thought?

Aim: When encountering adolescents with chest pain and a high troponin level but with no underlying coronary artery illness, it is advisable to consider myopericarditis. Though myopericarditis is a self-limiting, benign condition, it nevertheless causes anxiety in the patient and the family.

Methods: Thirty-nine patients diagnosed with myopericarditis were included.