A three-year-old girl presented with a gunshot wound of the chest. Cross-sectional and Doppler echocardiography enabled precise location of the bullet, and assessment of the haemodynamic effects of the traumatic ventricular septal defect. Serial ultrasound examination in the acute stage confirmed that the bullet was well embedded in the left ventricular myocardium, and the ventricular septal defect was restrictive, enabling conservative management.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0167-5273(91)90365-v | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Perioperative management of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture: a comparison of Impella with intra-aortic balloon pump.
Heart Vessels
January 2025
Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital, 2-37-20 Irumagawa, Sayama, Saitama, Japan.
Postinfarction ventricular septal rupture (PIVSR) is a rare but serious complication of acute myocardial infarction. Determining how to conduct surgical repair safely is critical. We compared the outcomes of Impella and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) implantation during perioperative mechanical circulatory support management in patients with PIVSR (n = 22).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFailure of Automatic Capture Management in Left Bundle Branch Pacing.
Heart Rhythm
January 2025
Geisinger Heart Institute, Wilkes Barre, PA, USA. Electronic address:
Transcatheter Closure of Ventricular Septal Defects after Upfront Transvenous Antegrade Cannulation from the Right Ventricle.
Pediatr Cardiol
January 2025
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, 4A Dr J J Nagar, Mogappair, Chennai, 600037, India.
Transcatheter closure (TCC) of certain ventricular septal defect (VSD) subtypes typically requires arteriovenous loop (AVL) formation or retrograde transarterial deployment. Upfront transvenous cannulation from the right ventricle avoids arterial access and loop-related complications. We retrospectively reviewed data of patients who underwent TCC for perimembranous, intraconal, and post-surgical residual VSDs at our institution (January 2019-December 2023).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdvanced Imaging for Congenital Left Ventricular Diverticulum in a Dog: The Role of Electrocardiosynchronous CT.
Animals (Basel)
January 2025
Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-8538, Japan.
A 2-month-old Shiba Inu was presented to an emergency veterinary clinic with decreased activity and was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension secondary to a ventricular septal defect. The dog was referred to the TUAT Veterinary Medical Center for further evaluation. During treatment, a diverticulum was incidentally identified at the apex of the left ventricle.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClosure of ventricular septal defect in children with trisomy 18: perioperative events and long-term survival.
Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
January 2025
Department of Pediatrics, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan.
Objectives: This retrospective study aimed to investigate the feasibility of surgical closure of ventricular septal defect in children with trisomy 18 by assessing perioperative events and long-term survival.
Methods: From April 2008 to March 2024, 41 consecutive patients were referred to us for ventricular septal defect surgery. The defect was closed in 35 patients at the end (median age, 16 months; median body weight, 5.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!