Association of Myocardial Muscle Non-Compaction and Multiple Ventricular Septal Defects by Echocardiography.

The aim of this study is to examine the possible high association between multiple ventricular septal defect (mVSDs) and noncompaction cardiomyopathy (NCM) as same embryological origin, and the effect of depressed ventricular function in NCM cases during the follow-up, using echocardiography. A total of 150 patients with mVSDs were diagnosed in a single center in Saudi Arabia; 40 cases with isolated or associated with minor congenital heart disease were recruited. Three specialist echocardiography consultants confirmed the NCM diagnosis separately using Jenni, Chin and Patrick criteria, and myocardial function was estimated by ejection fraction at admission and at follow-up after surgery.

Safety of transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus closure in small weight infants.

Background: Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a frequent congenital heart disease. Its transcatheter closure has become the treatment of choice in children and adults. However, the device closure of PDA in children with low weight is still challenging with high rate of complications.

Successful bailout percutaneous coronary intervention for immediate surgical complication.

This case report describes a 36-year-old male with acute complete occlusion of his dominant left circumflex coronary artery after mechanical mitral valve replacement. The patient was successfully treated with percutaneous catheter intervention using drug-eluting coronary stents.

Hoarseness after pulmonary arterial stenting and occlusion of the arterial duct.

We report a 12-year-old girl who had multiple congenital cardiac lesions, specifically an arterial duct, left pulmonary arterial stenosis, an atrial septal defect in the oval fossa, and mild Ebstein's malformation of the tricuspid valve. Therapeutic transcatheter intervention was performed to stent the left pulmonary artery, occlude the arterial duct with a coil, and place a device to close the atrial septal defect. Subsequent to the catheterization, she complained of hoarseness, which was shown to be due to entrapment of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve between the coil used to close the arterial duct and the stent placed in the left pulmonary artery.

The Ross procedure is the procedure of choice for congenital aortic valve disease.

Objectives: The Ross procedure has emerged as an attractive option for aortic valve replacement in children and young adults. Our objective was to review our experience with the Ross procedure in young patients with congenital aortic valve disease. We also sought for evidence of growth in the autograft.