Surgical correction of pulmonary artery aneurysm with extrinsic compression of the left main coronary artery: A case report.

Unlabelled: Pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA) is a rare disease, with a poorly known natural history, complex diagnosis and may evolve with serious complications, such as compression of adjacent anatomical structures. In some cases, the presence of such complications is what determines the symptoms and is the initial manifestation of the disease. This paper aims to report the case of a patient with typical angina, submitted to cardiac catheterization, which showed, among other lesions, severe left main coronary lesion with characteristics that led to the suspicion of extrinsic compression, which was identified as caused by a PAA.

Echocardiographic evaluation of patients undergoing mitral valve replacement with crossed papillopexy.

Background: Techniques for mitral valve replacement with preservation of the subvalvular apparatus have proven their superiority, and crossed papillopexy is a new technical option which, besides allowing Preservation of the anatomical structures, provides contractility support and protection to the myocardium during ventricular diastole. The technique requires further studies that document its results.

Objective: To evaluate the left atrial and ventricular function by Doppler echocardiography in patients who have undergone mitral valve replacement with crossed papillopexy.