Massive left pulmonary artery aneurysm with a co-existing patent ductus arteriosus in a five-year-old female child: A case report.

Pulmonary Artery Aneur ysm (PAA), whether congenital or acquired, is a rare diagnostic find ing com pare d to aor tic aneur ysms. There have been fe w cases where PA As were documented as a complication of untreated Patent Ductus Ar teriosus (PDA) due to long-standing Pulmonary Arterial H ypertension (PAH). However, it is quite rare for a case of PAA to be reported with co-existing PDA without PAH.

Factors associated with poor outcomes after congenital heart surgery in low-resource setting in Pakistan: insight from the IQIC Registry - a descriptive analysis.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the International Quality Improvement Collaborative single-site data from a developing country to identify trends in outcomes and factors associated with poor outcomes.

Design: Retrospective descriptive study.

Setting: The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan.

Accidental Penetrating Thoracic Injury with a Screwdriver in a Child: A Case Report.

Accidental penetrating injuries are common among children, either with a sharp or a blunt object. The screwdriver is an uncommon weapon; therefore, injuries caused by it represent an even rarer subset. Inadvertent injuries in the chest with a screwdriver as a stabbing weapon are extremely unusual.

The Spectrum of Pediatric Cardiac Procedures and Their Outcomes: A Six-month Report from the Largest Cardiac Facility in Sindh, Pakistan.

Introduction Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect globally, with low-to-middle income Asian countries registering the highest incidence. Every year, 60,000 babies are born with varying severity of CHD in Pakistan. But the country has only three pediatric intensive care units (PICU) fully dedicated to child cardiac surgery patients.

Incidence of Aortic Regurgitation in Association with Type of Ventricular Septal Defects and its Immediate and Intermediate Outcome after Surgical Closure.

Introduction Ventricular septal defect (VSD) is one of the more common congenital heart defects, and aortic regurgitation (AR) is its major complication if it remains unrepaired. We aim to determine the AR incidence in various types of VSD, its immediate and intermediate six to 12-month post-VSD repair outcomes of AR. Methods We conducted a retrospective review of medical records of all children aged 18 years or younger who were diagnosed with single VSD at our institution from 2016 to 2018.

Senning Procedure for Transposition of the Great Arteries in a Patient with Situs Inversus Totalis and Dextrocardia.

The arterial switch operation is considered as standard therapy for isolated D-transposition of the great arteries. However, in under-developed countries, patients still present with D-transposition of the great arteries beyond the neonatal age redering them unsuitable for anatomical repair. These children are often offered physiological repair, i.

Total Cavopulmonary Connection for Functionally Single Ventricle without Cardiopulmonary Bypass Support.

A heart with two atriums but one ventricle, an anatomy with a unique physiology, is responsible for many creative surgical and interventional approaches in history. Different surgical techniques have been used to address this strange physiology of parallel circulation. All these attempts met with failure till the concept of Fontan circulation was described.