The concept of cone creation to treat isolated tricuspid valve dysplasia and the case of a double-orifice tricuspid valve.

Objectives: Isolated tricuspid valve dysplasia is a rare disease characterized by a wide spectrum of possible anomalies. We describe the use of the Cone concept to treat a patient with a double-orifice tricuspid valve with massive regurgitation and severe deficit of coaptation.

Methods: Three adult patients with congenital non-Ebstein tricuspid valve anomaly characterized by severe coaptation deficiency underwent tricuspid valve repair applying the Cone technique.

Bentall Endocarditis by After COVID-19: The Finger Covers The Moon.

We report a case of endocarditis months after a Bentall procedure. This was caused by in an immunocompetent patient with a recent SARS-CoV-2 infection. The patient underwent a new Bentall procedure.

Staged approach for correction of anomalous venous return to the azygos vein.

Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return into the azygous vein is a rare pathological finding. We describe the case of a 28-year-old girl who had a successful staged approach to treat this rare congenital heart disease. To avoid potential connection of a systemic venous return to the left atrium, the proximal part of the azygous vein was occluded with a percutaneous approach, then the azygous vein flow was redirected into the left atrium with a surgical procedure.

[Modified Warden procedure for correction of right superior vena cava drainage in the left atrium].

A newborn with situs solitus, normally related great arteries and intact atrial septum, underwent surgical repair at our institution for anomalous drainage of the right superior vena cava in the left atrium at the level of the right superior pulmonary veins. This rare cyanotic congenital cardiac malformation is herein described with special regard to its anatomical and diagnostic features. A novel surgical approach for achieving correction is also described.

Aortopulmonary Collateral Artery from the Proximal Ascending Aorta: A Rare Anatomical Finding.

Tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries is a rare congenital heart lesion in which pulmonary blood supply may arise from different segments of the aorta. We report an unusual case of a newborn with a major collateral artery originating from the proximal ascending aorta. Successful reparative surgery was undertaken.

[Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery or coronary artery fistula: when the diagnosis is uncertain].

The anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery is a rare congenital coronary anomaly with a reported incidence of approximately 0.002%. Usually, the diagnosis is made by echocardiography leaving computed tomography or angiography only to diagnostic completion in doubtful cases or for interventional procedures.

Dacron Conduit for Extracardiac Total Cavopulmonary Anastomosis: A Word of Caution.

Background: The extracardiac conduit technique is a valid option for completing total cavopulmonary anastomosis (TCPC) in patients with a single ventricle. The technique allows for beating heart surgery, optimal flow dynamics, and reduced postoperative atrial arrhythmia. Different types of conduit have been proposed.

Integrative miRNA and whole-genome analyses of epicardial adipose tissue in patients with coronary atherosclerosis.

Background: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is an atypical fat depot surrounding the heart with a putative role in the development of atherosclerosis.

Methods And Results: We profiled genes and miRNAs in perivascular EAT and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) of metabolically healthy patients without coronary artery disease (CAD) vs. metabolic patients with CAD.

Primary cardiac tumours in the paediatric population.

Primary cardiac tumours are relatively rare in the paediatric population, and they may occur with different signs and symptoms in foetal or post-natal life. The clinical manifestations of cardiac tumours in foetal life may include arrhythmias, congestive heart failure and hydrops. In post-natal life, cardiac tumours may cause cyanosis, respiratory distress, myocardial dysfunction, valvular insufficiency, arrhythmias, inflow or outflow tract obstructions and sudden death.

Acute kidney injury following transcatheter aortic valve implantation: incidence, predictors and clinical outcome.

Background: Limited data exist on renal complications of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) within a comprehensive program using different valves with transfemoral, transapical, and trans-subclavian approach.

Methods: Prospective single-center registry of 102 consecutive patients undergoing TAVI using both approved bioprostheses and different access routes. The main objective was to assess the incidence, predictors and the clinical impact of acute kidney injury (AKI).

[Reoperative aortic root replacement: short- and long-term outcomes in 111 patients].

Background: The aim of this study was to report results of aortic root reoperations and to identify predictors of in-hospital and long-term mortality.

Methods: Between 1986 and 2011, 111 consecutive patients (mean age 55.4 years, 85 male [76.

[Treatment of aortic arch disease: state of the art and future perspectives].

Patients with dissecting or aneurysmal disease of the aortic arch represent a unique challenge for the cardiac surgeon, and the employment of valid surgical and endovascular techniques and appropriate methods of cerebral protection is crucial for obtaining satisfactory postoperative results. Open surgical repair remains the approach of choice, even if supported by increasingly improved endovascular procedures. At present, a wide range of surgical, endovascular and hybrid procedures is available for the treatment of these high-risk patients.

Awake transapical aortic valve implantation.

Transapical aortic valve implantation is being employed as a less invasive alternative to open heart surgery in high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis. Here we report the case of an awake transapical aortic valve implantation in a patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.