Congenital Surgery in Adults
This is a case presentation of an 18-month-old female who presented to the emergency department with altered mental status. In the emergency room, the patient’s electrocardiogram (EKG) raised concerns for biventricular hypertrophy. A transthoracic echocardiogram...
A 46-year-old male was referred to the authors’ unit with severe symptomatic pulmonary valve regurgitation, which caused severe right ventricular dilatation. The patient had a history of tetralogy of Fallot...
This is a case presentation of an 18-month-old female who presented to the emergency department with altered mental status. In the emergency room, the patient’s electrocardiogram (EKG) raised concerns for...
Valve-sparing aortic root replacement (VSRR) in grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) patients is a complex but feasible approach. The authors present their experience performing the David procedure in two adult patients...
Anomalous origins of the coronary arteries are rare, occurring in 1-2 percent of the general population. While anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery alone is less often problematic (for...
History The patient was a 23-year-old woman, born with single ventricle physiology (pulmonary atresia, hypoplastic tricuspid valve and hypoplastic right ventricle). She presented to the authors’ hospital with end stage...
IntroductionCongenital heart disease in adults is a field in constant evolution, with a quest for optimal management of adult patients. In the authors’ part of the world, surgeons deal with...
The authors present a case vignette. Particularly interesting is the statement on reliability of sonography to assess the oval fossa, especially for placing confidence in echocardiographic screening of cardiac donors.
...Minimally invasive valve sparing aortic root replacement in a patient with Marfan syndrome is feasible and provides an excellent outcome in a young patient. Preoperative computed tomography of the chest...
Objectives The Amplatzer™ Septal Occluder is a minimally invasive device used to treat atrial septal defects (ASD). Despite the low associated complication rates, the Amplatzer™ device has, on rare occasions,...
Patient Care The Chinese Red Cross has announced that 25 Afghan children with congenital heart disease will receive free medical treatment in China. The National Health System England has chosen...
This video demonstrates a video-assisted thoracoscopic resection of a congenital lobar emphysema in a young woman with spontaneous pneumothorax. Congenital lobar emphysema occurs when there is a developmental ball-valve obstruction...










