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PubMed2000

[Primary stent implantation in aortic coarctation: mid-term follow-up].

BACKGROUND: The use of balloon-expandable stents provides an effective alternative therapy in patients with stenotic lesions in congenital heart disease. Stents implantation has served to improve the results and to reduce complications of balloon angioplasty for coarctation and recoarctation of the aorta. OBJECTIVE: We report our results after primary stents implantation for coarctation and recoarctation of the aorta. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Balloon-expandable stents were implanted in 14 patients (mean age 20 +/- 12 years) with coarctation of the aorta (11 native and 3 postoperative); 2 patients had associated malformations. The morphology varied: 10 resembled a located-diaphragm (one of them with moderate arch hypoplasia); 2 had distorted coarctation and 2 had a complete aortal obstruction. Five patients were hypertensive and 1 had cardiogenic shock and severe arrhythmias which did not respond to intensive medical therapy. In all cases 14 Palmaz stents (7 P308 and 7 P4014) were implanted with the primary technique through a Mullin's sheath. The balloon-to-descending aorta diameter ratio, measured at the level of the diaphragm, was 1. A special technique was carried out in the 2 cases with complete aortal obstruction. RESULTS: The procedure was effective in all 14 cases. The coarctation diameter increased from 4 +/- 2 to 15 +/- 2 mm (p < 0.0001) and transcoarctation systolic pressure gradient decreased from 43 +/- 19 to 2 +/- 2 mmHg (p < 0.0001). The ratio of the coarctation to descending aorta diameter measured at the level of the diaphragma increased from 0.3 +/- 0.1 to 0.95 +/- 0.05 (p < 0.001). At 19 +/- 8 months follow up, all patients showed sustained clinical improvement. The patient with complete aortal obstruction experienced a dramatic improvement, but she died from a sudden cardiac event 22 months after the procedure. At angiographic follow up in 7 patients, 1 year after implantation, no recoarctation was observed with secondary vessels patent, and absence of restenosis. CONCLUSIONS: a) Percutaneous endovascular stents implantation in coarctation and recoarctation of the aorta may become an effective treatment modality in the older child, adolescent and adults; b) stents are particularly attractive in those patients with a more complex anatomy and higher surgical risk; c) primary stenting is expected to have a lower rate of complications, and d) we describe a special technique with a right femoral-left humeral arterial circuit that is successfully applied to patients with complete aortal obstruction.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2000

[PRIMARY STENT IMPLANTATION IN AORTIC COARCTATION. MID-TERM FOLLOW-UP]

The use of balloon-expandable stents provides an effective alternative therapy in patients with stenotic lesions in congenital heart disease. Stents implantation has served to improve the results and to reduce complications of balloon angioplasty for coarctation and recoarctation of the aorta. AIM: We report our results after primary stents implantation for coarctation and recoarctation of the aorta. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Balloon-expandable stents were implanted in 14 patients (mean age 20 +/- 12 years) with coarctation of the aorta (11 native and 3 postoperative); 2 patients had associated malformations. The morphology varied: 10 resembled a located-diaphragm (one of them with moderate arch hypoplasia); 2 had distorted coarctation and 2 had a complete aortal obstruction. Five patients were hypertensive and 1 had cardiogenic shock and severe arrhythmias which did not respond to intensive medical therapy. In all cases 14 Palmaz stents (7 P308 and 7 P4014) were implanted with the primary technique through a Mullin's sheath. The balloon-to-descending aorta diameter ratio, measured at the level of the diaphragm, was 1. A special technique was carried out in the 2 cases with complete aortal obstruction. RESULTS: The procedure was effective in all 14 cases. The coarctation diameter increased from 4 +/- 2 to 15 +/- 2 mm (p < 0.0001) and transcoarctation systolic pressure gradient decreased from 43 +/- 19 to 2 +/- 2 mmHg (p < 0.0001). The ratio of the coarctation to descending aorta diameter measured at the level of the diaphragma increased from 0.3 +/- 0.1 to 0.95 +/- 0.05 (p < 0.001). At 19 +/- 8 months follow up, all patients showed sustained clinical improvement. The patient with complete aortal obstruction experienced a dramatic improvement, but she died from a sudden cardiac event 22 months after the procedure. At angiographic follow up in 7 patients, 1 year after implantation, no recoarctation was observed with secondary vessels patent, and absence of restenosis. CONCLUSIONS: a) Percutaneous endovascular stents implantation in coarctation and recoarctation of the aorta may become an effective treatment modality in the older child, adolescent and adults; b) stents are particulary attractive in those patients with a more complex anatomy and higher surgical risk; c) primary stenting is expected to have a lower rate of complications, and d) we describe a special technique with a right femoral-left humeral arterial circuit that is successfully applied to patients with complete aortal obstruction.

Journal Article↗
PubMed1999

[An anomalous origin of the left coronary artery in the right pulmonary artery with interventricular communication].

A six-month-old female baby with a left coronary artery of anomalous origin in the right pulmonary artery, associated with a interventricular septal defect and a slight mitral pathology, was operated on direct implantation of the left coronary artery with a small segment of the pulmonary artery in the posterior wall of the ascending aorta and closure of the perimembranous defect was performed. The patient has been asymptomatic for one year since surgery.

Coronary Vessel Anomalies↗
PubMed1999

[Occlusion of the levoatrial cardinal vein with Gianturco coils after Fontan operation].

We report the case of a 6-year-old girl with mitral atresia, hypoplastic left ventricle with a large right ventricle from which the main vases flow with a normal relationship and pulmonary obstruction, in which a modified fenestrated Fontan procedure with Gore-Tex baffle was performed. In the course of the treatment she developed cyanosis and a significant desaturation related to the presence and development of a levoatrial cardinal vein which was treated effectively using Gianturco coils with a good latter evolution. We discuss the possibilities of right-to-left shunting post Fontan procedure, percutaneous treatment as an alternative to surgery, the technique and angiographic characteristics of this case.

Angiography↗
PubMed1999

Stent implantation in an adult with coarctation of the aorta in the presence of advanced secondary heart failure.

We report the case of a 56-year-old woman with congenital coarctation of the aorta, who presented in critical clinical condition with advanced secondary cardiomyopathy and heart failure. We successfully applied an unusual technique to pass the aortic obstruction, and then implanted a PALMAZ stent. The procedure resulted in prompt clinical improvement and completely resolved the coarctation. The patient's improved clinical condition was still evident 11 months after the procedure.

Aortic Coarctation↗
PubMed1999

Stent implantation in a central aorto-pulmonary shunt.

A 5.5-week-old infant with tricuspid atresia presented with severe hypoxemia not responding to the placement of a central shunt (4 mm polytetrafluorethylene). The infant was taken to the catheterization laboratory, where an AVE stent was successfully implanted in a severe postoperative stenosis, at the pulmonary end of the anastomosis. The oxygen saturation improved significantly, however, the infant died due to renal failure. The post-mortem anatomical findings are shown.

Aorta↗
PubMed1997

[Late reopening of patent ductus arteriosus after complete closure with the Rashkind prosthesis. Possible traumatic origin].

We report the case of a symptomatic adult with an occluded persistent duct with a transcatheter proceeding using a Rashkind prosthesis. After a month of follow up the color-coded Doppler-flow echocardiogram did not show residual shunt, posteriorly the patient's symptoms disappeared and the left ventricular dimensions were reduced. At the thirteen month of follow-up, the patient had an accident while working, falling down from a scaffold. Afterwards, a ductal jet was observed in the echocardiogram with an increased size of the left ventricle, symptoms also appeared. A cardiac catheterism was then performed showing a pulmonary/systemic flow rate of 2 and a 3 mm flow jet at the superior border of the prosthesis. A second prosthesis was implanted with no residual shunts.

Accidental Falls↗
PubMed1997

[Experience with Palmaz stent in pulmonary branch stenosis].

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Since 1989, the balloon expandable Palmaz stent (Johnson & Johnson Interventional Systems) has been used for the treatment of congenital heart disease. This study reports the results and the technique used for its implantation in native and post surgical retraction pulmonary branch stenosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From february 1995 to june 1996, we have performed this technique in 11 symptomatic children/adolescents with pulmonary branch stenosis, the mean age was 11 +/- 2 years. Fourteen procedures were made and 16 stents were implanted. The mean condition of the patients was: 7 with tetralogy of Fallot after a previous complete correction, 1 with Noonan syndrome and a surgically corrected atrial septal defect, 1 with pulmonary trunk aneurysm and a previous surgical correction for pulmonary valve and branch stenosis, 1 with pulmonary atresia and an intact septum who underwent a surgical valvotomy and posterior percutaneous valvuloplasty with a good ventricular development, and final was a tricuspid atresia with a previous Waterston anastomosis which produced a stenosis at the right pulmonary branch who underwent a modified Fontan operation with the result of a severe stenosis at the medial and inferior right pulmonary artery. The branch ostium was affected in five cases, and in one case with diffuse hypoplasia of the right branch, the stenosis was at both sites. The stenosis was native in nine cases and post surgery in the other five (2 Waterston, 1 Blalock-Taussig, 1 Fontan). We used the right and/or left femoral vein in all cases except two, in which we used the internal jugular vein. We followed the technique reported by the Boston-Houston experience, with an extra stiff guide and Mullins sheath towards the site of the stenosis. RESULTS: The procedure was effective in all cases except one. The mean pulmonary branch and balloon diameter was 11 +/- 3 mm and 14 +/- 2 mm, respectively, rate 1.2. The stenosis diameter rose from 4.8 +/- 1 to 11 +/- 2 mm (p < 0.001) with a percentage fall from 63 +/- 5 to 2 +/- 1% (p < 0.001). The pressure gradient fell from 30 +/- 5 to 5 +/- 1 mmHg (p < 0.001) and the right ventricle systolic pressure fell from 77 +/- 6 to 48 +/- 3 mmHg (p < 0.01). The mean followup was 10 +/- 3 months, a symptomatic and pulmonary perfusion improvement was seen. After 8 +/- 4 months, we evaluated six patients/nine stents with angiography, and we excluded thrombosis, aneurysms and occlusion of lobar or segmental branches. One case had a proximal stent re-stenosis as it did not cover the whole stenosis, so a new stent was implanted. Three patients/four stents underwent redilatation getting a slightly higher diameter than previously. COMPLICATIONS: One patient had a stent migration and he underwent surgical stent retrieval. CONCLUSIONS: Implantation of the Palmaz stent is a useful procedure for the treatment of native or post-operative pulmonary stenosis. It is possible to apply it to hypoplastic and ostial pulmonary stenosis. We confirm the effectiveness of redilatation at mid term.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1995

Double-chambered right ventricle.

UNLABELLED: Between May 1974 and December 1993, 37 patients (0.75%) with a double-chambered right ventricle underwent surgical repair. The patients ranged in age from 11 months to 12 years (mean 4 +/- 1.1 years). Cardiac catheterization was performed in 36 patients. The proximal right chamber pressure was 118 +/- 10 mmHg and the mean ventricular gradient pressure was 75 +/- 10 mmHg. A ventricular septal defect was present in 36 cases and fixed subaortic stenosis in eight. Longitudinal right ventriculotomy, group I, was performed in 19 patients (51.3%): 11 had a perimembranous ventricular septal defect and eight an infundibular ventricular septal defect. Combined pulmonary arteriotomy and right atriotomy, group II, was performed in 18 patients (48.7%): 17 patients had a perimembranous ventricular septal defect. The ventricular septal defect was closed using a double velour patch in 26 patients, continuous suture in four and a Gore-Tex patch in six. In the ventriculotomy group one patient died shortly after the operation (following pulmonary complication), and ten patients required inotropic support. Two patients developed patch dehiscence and underwent reoperation. There were no complications in group II patients who underwent right atriotomy. Associated cardiac anomalies were corrected in all patients. Follow-up of 6.5 +/- 3.1 years after operation showed that 36 patients were alive and asymptomatic. CONCLUSION: the transatrial approach with pulmonary arteriotomy is an appropriate and effective double-chambered right ventricle correction even if it is associated with a perimembranous ventricular septal defect.

Child↗
PubMed1994

[The angioplasty of a postsurgical obstruction of the superior vena cava].

A case of superior vena cava obstruction secondary to surgical repair of partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage was successfully treated with balloon angioplasty in a double procedure. Dilatation was effective with a significant clinical benefit and patient remains symptoms free at mid-term.

Angioplasty, Balloon↗
PubMed1993

Balloon dilation of tricuspid and pulmonary valves in carcinoid heart disease.

Heart involvement is usually the cause of death in patients with carcinoid syndrome, who may survive a long time even after the disease has entered an advanced stage. For this reason, carcinoid heart disease patients have undergone surgical replacement of affected valves. Two of our patients were not good candidates for surgery, due to the extent of hepatic metastasis. Alternatively, we performed percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty on both the tricuspid and pulmonary valves in both patients. To our knowledge, there has been only 1 previous report of successful tricuspid valvuloplasty in a case of carcinoid heart disease, and this did not involve concomitant pulmonary valvuloplasty. Before the procedure, both of our patients had low cardiac output with restriction in the right ventricle, pulmonary and tricuspid stenosis, and moderate tricuspid regurgitation. In the 1st patient, valvuloplasty reduced tricuspid and pulmonary gradients without change in cardiac output. This patient experienced initial clinical improvement but died 8 months after the procedure, of portal hypertension and extensive hepatic metastasis. The 2nd patient showed notably diminished gradients and a very significant increase in cardiac output. She advanced from New York Heart Association functional class IV to class I, and is now maintained with diuretic therapy. In our judgment, balloon valvuloplasty is a sound alternative to surgery for patients with carcinoid heart disease, especially when stenosis is the dominant symptom. Valvuloplasty is contraindicated in cases of severe tricuspid regurgitation.

Adult↗
PubMed1992

[Angioplasty of a stenosed Blalock-Taussig shunt. Its long-term assessment].

A Blalock-Taussig shunt was performed in a child of 14 months diagnosed with tetralogy of Fallot associated with a complete atrioventricular defect. Seven months later, a balloon dilatation was performed because the shunt was stenosed in the site of the distal anastomosis. Repeat angiography we proved the patency of the shunt without restenosis 4 year later.

Anastomosis, Surgical↗
PubMed1990

Cross-sectional echocardiography in the diagnosis of atrioventricular septal defect.

Between 1983-1988 cross-sectional echocardiography was performed in 63 patients having an atrioventricular septal defect with common atrioventricular orifice. We excluded from this study all those patients with separate right and left orifices ("ostium primum" defects), those with isomerism of the right and left atrial appendages, those with univentricular atrioventricular connexions and those with discordant atrioventricular and ventriculo-arterial connexions. Parasternal long- and short-axis views, apical 4-chamber views and subcostal long-axis views were employed in all patients. In the last 26 cases, we also obtained the subcostal short-axis view. Nineteen patients showed ventricular dominance, with the right ventricle being dominant in 15. Ten patients had an associated defect in the oval fossa, while the atrial septum was partially or completely absent in the other 53. A ventricular septal defect was observed in all, but it was small in 10 and multiple in 2. Attachments of the superior and inferior bridging leaflets to the crest or the right side of the ventricular septum were seen in 32 cases. The inferior leaflet was hypoplastic in 19 patients. There was narrowing of the left ventricular outflow tract in 8 patients, and obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract in 3. Abnormal attachment of the right portion of the common valvar orifice was present in 2 cases. A solitary papillary muscle supporting the left ventricular component of the common valve was seen in 6 cases producing a parachute-like arrangement. Our study shows that cross-sectional echocardiography is an excellent technique for the analysis of this anomaly.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed1990

[Multiple aneurysms of the left auricula, ascending aorta and sinuses of Valsalva with interventricular communication, fibromuscular subaortic stenosis and a single coronary artery].

We report the case of a male newborn infant with aneurysm of atrial appendage, ascending aorta and sinus of Valsalva associated to ventricular septal defect, fibromuscular subaortic stenosis and single coronary artery. The diagnosis was carried out by means of two-dimensional echocardiography and angiocardiography. This complex cardiac malformation has not been reported before.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗
PubMedDate not supplied

[The 2-dimensional and Doppler color echocardiographic study of a congenital aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva with a fistula of the right atrium in an adult].

This report describe a 69-year old woman with a congenital aneurysm of the non-coronary sinus of Valsalva ruptured in the right atrium, causing severe hemodynamic derangement of the right ventricle. The site of the communication between the aneurysm and the receiving chamber was accurately diagnosed by two-dimensional color flow Doppler imaging which provided more valuable preoperative information than conventional aortography.

Aged↗
PubMedDate not supplied

[Persistent truncus arteriosus. Echocardiographic study of 8 cases].

Eight patients (4 male, 4 female) with persistent truncs arteriosus diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography are presented. Age ranged from 1 to 19 days. Diagnosis was based on the demonstration of a single vessel giving rise to the aorta, pulmonary arteries and coronary circulation. In 6 patients we were able to define the types of the truncus: in 4 patients corresponded to type I (with partial presence of aorto-pulmonary septum) and in 2 cases corresponded to type II (without existence of septum). All cases had a dilated truncus (1.13 +/- 0.06 cm, range 1.05-1.3 cm), with moderate overriding (52% range 30%-65%) and an infundibular ventricular septal defect (0.6 +/- 0.08 cm, range 0.45-0.85 cm). In 2 cases we could also demonstrate the presence of an interruption of the aortic aorta. We conclude that two-dimensional echocardiography (specially parasternal long-short axis views and subcostal for right or leftout flow tracts axis views) gives sufficient information about this cardiac malformation, which can be completed by the use of pulsed Doppler ultrasound.

Echocardiography↗