Effect of Balloon Pulmonary Valvuloplasty on Growth of Pulmonary Annulus in Infants with Tetralogy of Fallot.

Percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (PBPV) is an alternative intervention in infants with Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). It can not only improve hypoxia but also promote pulmonary annulus (PA) growth. In this study, we evaluated the effect of PBPV on PA growth in infants with TOF.

Permanent pacemaker implantation in post one-and-a-half ventricle repair with tricuspid valve replacement in Ebstein anomaly: An innovative technique.

Introduction: Transvenous pacemaker implantation in patients post bidirectional Glenn anastomosis in one-and-a-half ventricle repair is usually not feasible. However, with a modified surgical technique for Glenn anastomosis and a combined interventional and electrophysiologic approach, the transvenous pacemaker was successfully implanted.

Findings And Conclusions: We reported a novel technique of pacemaker implantation in a 27-year-old woman, underlying Ebstein anomaly of the tricuspid valve, who developed intermittent complete atrioventricular block at 5 years after surgical repair.

Pulmonary cysticercosis: A case report of abnormal lung nodule based on chest computerized tomography.

Pulmonary cysticercosis is one of the rare complications of cysticercosis that occurs worldwide, especially in developing countries. Its clinical presentation can range from asymptomatic, pleural effusion, and constitutional symptoms to incidental pulmonary nodule. Here, we report pulmonary cysticercosis detected as a pulmonary nodule in computed tomography.

Prognostic factors in completely resected lymph-node-negative pulmonary adenocarcinoma.

Background: Lymph node involvement is one of the important prognostic factors for early-stage lung cancer. However, in lymph node-negative (N0) lung cancer the recurrent rate may be as high as 30%. We aimed to study potential prognostic factors including clinicopathological factors and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation status in this lung cancer population.

Outcomes of duct stenting and modified Blalock-Taussig shunt in cyanotic congenital heart disease with duct-dependent pulmonary circulation.

Background: Transcatheter ductus arteriosus stenting (DS) is emerging as an alternative method to modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (MBTS) in providing pulmonary blood flow in cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD) with duct-dependent pulmonary circulation.

Objective: To evaluate post-procedural outcomes and survival between patients undergoing DS and MBTS.

Methods: All infants ≤ 60 days of age having CCHD with diminished pulmonary blood flow who underwent palliative procedure either with MBTS or DS at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital during January 1st, 2013 and December 31th, 2017 were retrospectively reviewed.