Women's perspective on the COVID-19 pandemic: Walking into a post-peak phase.

The pandemic of Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has provoked hundreds of thousands of deaths, resulting in catastrophe for humans. Although some insights have been garnered in studies on women, children and young adults infected with COVID-19, these often remain fragmented in literature. Therefore, we discussed the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on women, children and young patients, particularly those with underlying cardiovascular comorbidities or congenital heart disease.

Anomalous Origin of the Circumflex Coronary Artery From the Right Pulmonary Artery Associated With Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Right Coronary Artery: A Case Report of Surgical Treatment.

We present a patient with the extremely rare coexistence of two distinct coronary artery malformations: anomalous aortic origin of the right coronary artery from the left aortic sinus with intramural course and anomalous origin of the circumflex coronary artery from the right pulmonary artery. Surgical reimplantation of the anomalous left circumflex coronary artery to the aorta and unroofing of the intramural portion of the anomalous right coronary artery were performed.

Prenatal diagnosis of a right coronary artery to right atrial fistula with a giant coronary artery aneurysm: A case report.

Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a rare cardiac anomaly. Here, we diagnosed a right coronary artery-right atrium fistula with giant coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) via fetal echocardiography at 35 weeks' gestation. An urgent caesarean delivery was performed at 36 weeks' gestation because CAA caused mitral obstruction, and fetal atrial flutter was present.

Surgical Management of Aorto-Ventricular Tunnel. A Multicenter Study.

Aorto-ventricular tunnel (AoVT), a rare congenital anomaly, is a channel originating in the ascending aorta just above the sinotubular junction and leading to the cavity of the left ventricle (AoLVT), or, rarely, the right (AoRVT). This study reviews our collective 30-year experience with the surgical treatment of AoVT. Data were submitted by 15 participating centers on 42 patients who underwent correction of AoVT between 1987 and 2018.

Transesophageal Echocardiographic Predictor of Significant Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction After Tetralogy of Fallot Repair.

The optimal method for reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract in tetralogy of Fallot repair is yet to be established. Transatrial repair with pulmonary valve preservation avoids the detrimental effects of ventriculotomy and transannular patch; however, because of moderately hypoplastic pulmonary valve, these techniques are associated with undesirable residual right ventricular outflow tract gradients resulting in reoperations. The study sought to define intraoperative echocardiographic predictors of significant right ventricular outflow tract obstruction after tetralogy of Fallot repair.

Percutaneous closure of patent ductus arteriosus with the Nit-Occlud patent ductus arteriosus device in 268 consecutive cases.

Background: The pfm Nit-Occlud patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) device is well established for interventional closure of PDA. However, there are still limited data concerning its efficacy and follow-up in larger patient groups.

Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Nit-Occlud PDA device, implanted both through transpulmonary and transaortic approach, in a large cohort.

A Successful Repair of Pseudocoarctation With Associated Aortic Arch Aneurysm in an Eight-Month-Old Infant.

Pseudocoarctation of the aorta is an uncommon congenital entity characterized by juxtaductal elongation and tortuosity of the aortic arch. It is known to be associated with aneurysm formation. Our patient is a 7.

Single-centre 20-year experience with repair of truncus arteriosus.

Objectives: We analysed a large series of truncus arteriosus repairs with a focus on early and late outcomes.

Methods: Ninety-seven consecutive patients who underwent truncus arteriosus repair (1997-2017) were included retrospectively. Univariable analysis for mortality and reintervention was performed.

Noninvasive fetal electrocardiography for the detection of fetal arrhythmias.

Objective: To assess whether noninvasive fetal electrocardiography (NI-FECG) enables the diagnosis of fetal arrhythmias.

Methods: A total of 500 echocardiography and NI-FECG recordings were collected from pregnant women during a routine medical visit in this multicenter study. All the cases with fetal arrhythmias (n = 12) and a matching number of control (n = 14) were used.

Comparison of Non-Gated vs. ECG-gated CT Angiography of Fontan Circulation in Patients with Implanted Stents in Pulmonary Branches.

Background: Motion artifacts may degrade CT examination of Fontan pathway and hinder accurate diagnosis of in-stent restenosis.

Purpose: We retrospectively compared ECG-gated multi-detector computed tomography (CT) with non-ECG-gated CT in order to demonstrate whether or not one of the methods should be preferred.

Method: The study included 13 patients with surgically reconstructed Fontan pathway.

The use of non-invasive fetal electrocardiography in diagnosing second-degree fetal atrioventricular block.

Background: Complete atrioventricular block in fetuses is known to be mostly associated with autoimmune disease and can be irreversible if no steroids treatment is provided. Conventional methods used in clinical practice for diagnosing fetal arrhythmia are limited since they do not reflect the primary electrophysiological conduction processes that take place in the myocardium. The non-invasive fetal electrocardiogram has the potential to better support fetal arrhythmias diagnosis through the continuous analysis of the beat to beat variation of the fetal heart rate and morphological analysis of the PQRST complex.

Double aortic arch anomalies in Children: A Systematic 20-Year Single Center Study.

Aortic arch anomalies underlie numerous congenital disorders. Effectively diagnosing and treating them requires close understanding of cardiovascular embryology. As our Center serves the entire pediatric population of our country, we performed a comprehensive retrospective analysis of all aortic arch anomalies diagnosed at our Center over the past 20 years.

Five-year Experience With Arterial Switch Operation in the First Hours of Life.

We assessed morbidity after 2 management strategies for arterial switch operation (ASO) in a single institution: first hours of life surgery and conventional approach. From September 2009 to September 2014, 346 consecutive patients who underwent ASO were enrolled. The study group included 92 patients who underwent ASO in the first 24 hours after birth (group I).

Absent pulmonary valve syndrome - diagnosis, associations, and outcome in 71 prenatally diagnosed cases.

Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the spectrum of prenatally diagnosed absent pulmonary valve syndrome (APVS) and the outcome from diagnosis onwards. Fetuses with APVS and tetralogy of Fallot (TOF/APVS) and with APVS and intact ventricular septum (APVS/IVS) were included.

Method: Multicenter retrospective study of the International Prenatal Cardiology Collaboration Group.

Ross-Konno Procedure With Cylinder Mitral Valve Replacement in 49 Days Old Infant.

A neonate with antenatally diagnosed severe aortic valve stenosis, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, left ventricular endocardial fibroelastosis, and severe mixed mitral valve disease was admitted to our center for balloon aortic valvuloplasty. On day 49, we performed a Ross-Konno procedure and mitral valve replacement on the baby, whose weight was 3.4 kg.

Simultaneous arterial switch and totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair in a 5-hour-old child, complicated by pulmonary venous stenosis.

A 5-hour-old boy underwent arterial switch operation and totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection repair. Subsequently developed severe pulmonary venous stenosis was successfully treated with hybrid balloon angioplasty.

Surgical treatment of pulmonary atresia with major aortopulmonary collateral arteries in 83 consecutive patients.

Objectives: This article reports the safety and efficacy of a morphology-based algorithm for the surgical management of pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect with major aortopulmonary collateral arteries.

Methods: A total of 83 patients were operated from 2007 to 2014 using 3 surgical approaches: one-stage total repair, one-stage unifocalization with central shunt and delayed total repair and multistage unifocalization with subsequent total repair. Patients were divided into 2 groups depending on the surgical strategy used to choose the surgical approach.

Interventional VSD-Closure with the Nit-Occlud Lê VSD-Coil in 110 Patients: Early and Midterm Results of the EUREVECO-Registry.

In August 2010, the Nit-Occlud Lê (EUREVECO) became available for transcatheter coil occlusion of ventricular septal defects (VSDs). Retrospective European Registry for VSD Closure using the Nit-Occlud Lê-VSD-Coil; analysis of the feasibility, results, safety and follow-up of VSD-closure over a 3-year period in 18 European centers. In 102 of 111 patients (female 66), successful VSD closure was performed (mean age 8.