Multimodality imaging of the anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta in an adult (hemitruncus arteriosus).

Anomalous origin of the pulmonary artery branches is a rare phenomenon. We describe a case of an adult with anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery (hemitruncus arteriosus) associated with patent ductus arteriosus. Non-invasive imaging studies played an important role in the diagnosis and follow-up.

Acute right ventricular infarction: clinical spectrum, results of reperfusion therapy and short-term prognosis.

Background: The role of thrombolytic therapy (TT) and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) in subgroups of patients with right ventricular infarction (RVI) has not been evaluated.

Methods And Results: We risk-stratified 302 patients with RVI into three subsets upon admission. Class A (n=197) comprised patients without right ventricular (RV) failure, Class B (n=69) with RV failure and Class C (n=36) with cardiogenic shock.