Gerbode defect (DG) is a very rare condition that consists of a communication from the left ventricle (LV) to the right atrium (RA) due to a septal defect, which may be congenital or acquired, secondary to endocarditis, valve replacement surgery, acute myocardial infarction, or chest trauma. A shunt is p...
Abstract Objective: To evaluate surgical management and results of patients with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect with major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (PA/VSD/MAPCAs). Methods: We reviewed a consecutive series of patients with PA/VSD/MAPCAs between January 2012 and October 2018....
Abstract Background: Congenital and acquired heart diseases are important causes of morbidity and mortality in children. In critical congenital heart defects, when treatment is not adequate, clinical manifestations may lead to death in the neonatal period. Objective: To establish the clinical and epide...
O presente artigo relata dois casos de pacientes, os quais foram admitidos na emergência do Instituto de Moléstias Cardiovasculares (IMC) com dor tipicamente anginosa, caracterizada como dor retroesternal em aperto, com irradiação para a face medial do
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Abstract Double orifice left atrioventricular valve (DOLAVV) or double orifice mitral valve (DOMV) is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly manifesting either as an isolated lesion (mitral stenosis or mitral insufficiency) or in association with other congenital cardiac defects. Signs of mitral valve disease...
A associaçäo de doença de Ebstein e defeito septal atrioventricular é extremamente rara, havendo 13 casos na literatura e nenhum em nosso meio. Descrevemos uma paciente de 15 anos com diagnóstico eco e angiográfico e confirmaçäo cirúrgica. A näo identificaçäo de uma das lesöes poderia compro...
Entre 1985 e 1990, três neonatos portadores de ectopia cordis (EC) foram admitidos no InCor - FMUSP; dois com defeito do tipo tóraco-abdominal e um do tipo torácico. Todas as crianças tinham anomalias cardíacas associadas: atresia tricúspide tipo I-A, ausência de artérias pulmonares centrais e co...