Desaturation after Fontan procedure due to systemic venous collateral and improvement after closure with embolization.

Key Clinical Message: Systemic to pulmonary venous collaterals (SPVCs) are common findings in patients with Fontan and may be responsible for desaturation in this group of patients. In selected cases, percutaneous closure of SPVCs with coils or vascular plugs could be offered as a safe and effective treatment modality for these patients.

Abstract: A 27-year-old female patient who had operated primarily with Glenn operation and she underwent later a lateral tunnel Fontan operation.

Current Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease.

Cardiovascular disease is a leading the cause of death worldwide among the various cardiac pathologies that directly or indirectly affect the quality of life of patients [...

Right pulmonary artery originating from the ascending aorta with tetralogy of fallot and pulmonary atresia.

Key Clinical Message: Anomalous origin of right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta is a rare congenital heart malformation that results in early infant mortality. These patients are at risk for the early development of significant pulmonary hypertension. The surgical management during the early period of life is imperative.

Outcomes of delayed chest closure after congenital heart surgery in neonates.

We present the outcomes of delayed chest closure in neonates who underwent congenital heart surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass. Eighty-one consecutive neonatal patients (age ≤ 28 days) with congenital heart diseases who underwent heart operations and after surgery, chest remained open in the intensive care unit until DCC. Correction of transposition of the great arteries pathology was the most common surgical procedure (48.