Tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve in an adult.

Absent pulmonary valve syndrome (APVS) is seen in around 3 to 6% of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) patients. They present in the neonatal or infantile period with respiratory compromise, cardiac failure, or cyanosis. They rarely survive into adulthood with only few reports published in literature so far.

Complications of trans-catheter closure of atrial septal defects.

Trans-catheter device closure of atrial septal defects (ASD) is considered to be safe with minimal complications. But, there are certain complications that arise after these device closures which might require urgent or late surgical intervention. We have retrospectively analysed our experience.

Anomalous left anterior descending coronary artery from pulmonary artery with ventricular septal defect.

Anomalous origin of the left anterior descending coronary artery with associated congenital defects is very rare. An angiogram of a 47-year-old woman admitted for a ventricular septal defect closure revealed an anomalous left anterior descending coronary artery arising from the left posterior sinus of the pulmonary artery. During the surgical procedure, the origin of the left anterior descending coronary artery was closed with pledgetted polypropylene sutures through the pulmonary artery.