Long-term follow-up and outcomes of discrete subaortic stenosis resection in children.

Background: Studies of long-term outcomes of discrete subaortic stenosis (DSS) are rare. Therefore, we reviewed the long-term outcomes of subaortic membrane resection in children with isolated DSS over 16 years from a single institution.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of patients ( = 27) who underwent resection of DSS between 2000 and 2017.

Transcatheter therapy of partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection with dual drainage and coarctation of the aorta in a single patient.

A 12-year-old boy was found to have aortic coarctation and a partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection. Historically, multiple cardiac pathologies, such as in the present case, required a surgical approach. We describe transcatheter treatment of the coarctation with a stent and occlusion of the partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection with an Amplatzer vascular plug in a single patient without complications.

Q fever endocarditis after right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit insertion: Case series and review of the literature.

Q fever (QF) is rarely reported in children. Awareness of the disease and newer diagnostic modalities have resulted in increasing recognition of unusual manifestations. We present three cases of QF endocarditis after right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit insertion in children.

Occlusion of Fontan fenestrations using Amplatzer septal occluder.

The objective of the study is to assess efficacy and safety of the Amplatzer septal device for percutaneous occlusion of Fontan fenestration. Fenestration improves postoperative outcomes in children undergoing Fontan repair. Many of these fenestrations close spontaneously; persistent fenestrations ultimately cause desaturation and can be a potential cause of paradoxical embolism.

Dilated cardiomyopathy in children and adults: what is new?

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the most common form of cardiomyopathy and cause of cardiac transplantation in children and young adults; mortality is high among this patient population. However, mortality, clinical course, and illustrative echocardiographic data of DCM in children and adults are not well established. Our objective was to provide a research article of detailed descriptions of the incidence, causes, outcomes, related risk factors, and new echocardiographic criteria of risk of death from DCM.

The impact of interruption of anomalous systemic arterial supply on scimitar syndrome presenting during infancy.

Objectives: We sought to evaluate the impact of interruption of anomalous systemic arterial supply (ASAS) on clinical course and management outcome of scimitar syndrome (SS) presenting during infancy.

Background: No systematic study has been reported so far on this subject, although there are conflicting sporadic reports indicating variable effect.

Methods: Out of 23 children diagnosed to have SS during the past 25 years, 16 symptomatic infants had ASAS.

Transcatheter closure of large pulmonary arteriovenous fistula including pulmonary artery to left atrial fistula with Amplatzer septal occluder.

Objectives: We sought to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO) to close very large pulmonary arteriovenous fistula (PAVF).

Background: Transcatheter coil embolization, the standard treatment for PAVF, has potential complications particularly in patients with very large fistulas. Several recently available devices have been tried effectively, however, they too have limitations.