A review regarding the article 'Impact of tricuspid regurgitation severity on mortality in pulmonary hypertension patients: A comprehensive analysis.

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) presents as a complex hemodynamic and pathophysiologic state present in many cardiovascular, respiratory, and systemic diseases. PH is considered to have a higher risk of cardiovascular events and mortality. The most common type of functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is associated with PH.

A review regarding the article 'Supervised exercise training in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials'.

Heart failure is a clinical syndrome with different etiologies and phenotypes. For all forms, supervised exercise training and individual physical activity are class IA recommendations in current guidelines. Over the past two decades it has become recognized that physical deconditioning may play a key role in the progression of symptoms and poor outcomes.

Precordial pain induced by the isolated cardiac hydatid cyst in interventricular septum: a case report.

Background: Human hydatid disease occurs after infection with Echinococcus granulosus, mainly involves liver and lung, while hydatid involves heart is infrequent. A great majority of hydatid diseases could be asymptomatic, and incidentally found through examination. Here, we reported a woman who suffered an isolated cardiac hydatid cyst located at the interventricular septum.

A right ventricular diverticulum with a very special cardiac anomaly.

Cardiac diverticula are rare congenital anomalies. Among them, right ventricular diverticula are far fewer than left ventricular diverticula. Herein, we write to share an exceedingly rare case of a special right ventricular diverticulum connecting to left ventricle through a tunnel-like structure originating from the membranous ventricular septum.

Case report: Reconstruction of the long-gap unilateral absence of right pulmonary artery with contralateral pulmonary artery flap and autologous pericardial graft.

Unilateral absence of pulmonary artery (UAPA) is a rare type of congenital abnormality that may coexist with other congenital abnormalities or present as an isolated lesion, the latter form can be asymptomatic. Surgical procedure is usually carried out when UAPA was diagnosed with significant symptoms, and the aim of surgery is to restore the pulmonary flow distribution. The right-side UAPA is a considerable challenge for surgeons to process surgery, however, technical description of this type of UAPA are limited.

Finding low CHA2DS2-VASc scores unreliable? Why not give morphological and hemodynamic methods a try?

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) suffer from a high risk of thrombosis. Currently, the CHA2DS2-VASc score is the most widely used tool for risk stratification in patients with AF, but it has disappointing accuracy and limited predictive value, especially in those with low scores. Thrombi in patients with AF mostly grow in their left atrial appendages (LAA), which is directly related to the abnormal morphology of the LAA or the left atrium and the unusual hemodynamic state around LAA, which may sensitively evaluate the risk of thrombosis complications in patients with AF and bring bases to clinical plans of medication and operation.

Coarctation of aorta combined with multiple aneurysms.

We reported a case of a 53-year-old patient with coarctation of the aorta and multiple aneurysmatic changes on the aortic arch. Enhanced computed tomography and reconstruction revealed significant coarctation and multiple aneurysmatic dilatations. The patient underwent stent implantation and was discharged with symptoms relieved.

Computational fluid dynamics investigation on aortic hemodynamics in double aortic arch before and after ligation surgery.

Double aortic arch (DAA) malformation is one of the reasons for symptomatic vascular rings, the hemodynamics of which is still poorly understood. This study aims to investigate the blood flow characteristics in patient-specific double aortic arches using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Seven cases of infantile patients with DAA were collected and their computed tomography images were used to reconstruct 3D computational models.

Preoperative Hemoglobin Level, Oxygen Saturation and Postoperative Outcomes in Children With Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease: A Propensity-Score Matching Analysis.

Background: The optimal preoperative hemoglobin (Hb) level is difficult to define in children with cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD) due to hypoxemia-induced secondary erythrocytosis. This retrospective study integrated preoperative Hb and pulse oxygen saturation (SpO) using the product of Hb × SpO to predict postoperative outcomes in children with cyanotic CHD.

Patients And Methods: Children aged <18 years undergoing cardiac surgery with cyanotic CHD were included.

A rare combination of cardiovascular anomaly: Aortic stenosis at sinotubular junction level and discontinuity of right coronary artery.

Background: Supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS) and congenital discontinuity of right coronary artery are both rare congenital cardiovascular abnormalities. This is the first case report about SVAS that occurred with the congenital discontinuity of right coronary artery.

Materials & Methods: A 3-month-old female infant presented with aortic stenosis at sinotubular level and congenital right coronary artery deficiency.

Transannular patch repair of tetralogy of Fallot with or without monocusp valve reconstruction: a meta-analysis.

Background: Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is one of the most common cyanotic congenital heart diseases. Pulmonary regurgitation is the most common and severe comorbidity after transannular patch (TAP) repair of TOF patients. It has not been confirmed whether a TAP repair with monocusp valve reconstruction would benefit TOF patients in perioperative period compared to those without monocusp valve reconstruction.

Tetralogy of fallot in addition to anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery in a 1-year-old boy: a case report.

Background: Anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery (AAOCA) is a rare congenital heart disease, characterized by the coronary artery inappropriately originates from the aorta. It is usually classified according to the sinus where the coronary artery arises from, while anomalous origin of the right coronary being the most common type.

Case Presentation: In this case report, we described a rare case of Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) in a 1-year-old boy, who also had the anomalous right coronary artery that originated from the left coronary sinus without an intramural segment.

Huge right ventricle cardiac fibroma in a child patient.

In this case, we describe a 9-year-old child who presented with chest pain due to a huge right ventricle fibroma. With the support of cardiopulmonary bypass, the tumor was successfully removed, but to avoid right ventricular rupture and tricuspid valve injury, only a small amount of tumor tissue remained in the myocardial tissue. Pathological examination confirmed that the ventricular tumor was a fibrous borderline tumor.

Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Arising from the Pulmonary Artery with Associated Enlargement of the Left Coronary Artery: A Case Report.

An anomalous right coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery (ARCAPA) is among the least common form of congenital coronary anomalies, accounted for the incidence of only 0.002% in the general population. Most ARCAPA patients have no symptoms but may develop myocardial ischemia.

The Optimal Tetralogy of Fallot Repair Using Generative Adversarial Networks.

Background: Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a type of congenital cardiac disease with pulmonary artery (PA) stenosis being the most common defect. Repair surgery needs an appropriate patch to enlarge the narrowed artery from the right ventricular (RV) to the PA.

Methods: In this work, we proposed a generative adversarial networks (GANs) based method to optimize the patch size, shape, and location.

Does tricuspid valve detachment improve outcomes compared with the non-tricuspid valve detachment approach in ventricular septal defect closure?

A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether the tricuspid valve detachment (TVD) approach to ventricular septal defect repair provides superior outcomes compared with the non-TVD approach. Altogether more than 54 papers were found using the reported search, of which 10 represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question.