BACKGROUND The complexity of ventricular septal defects in early infancy led to development of new mini-invasive techniques based on collaboration of cardiac surgeons with interventional cardiologists, called hybrid procedures. Hybrid therapies aim to combine the advantages of surgical and interventional techniques in an effort to reduce the invasiveness. The aim of this study was to present ou...

Swiss-cheese atrial septal defect (ASD) is a malformation characterized by multi-fenestrated interatrial defects. Here, we describe vignette of 23-year-old man with Swiss-Cheese ASD two defects areas 0.74 cm2 and 0.44 cm2, complicated an aneurysm successfully repaired cribriform amplatzer occluder (ASO) via the percutaneous transcatheter approach. This case emphasizes importance attaining clear...

rious complications after esophagectomy, and it occurs in 5%–29% of patients [1]. Although there are no standardizedmethods for treating intrathoracic leakage, the treatment options include surgery, external drainage, and endoscopic treatment. A 68-year-oldmanwas hospitalizedwith a mild cough associatedwith oral intake. He had been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus 18 mont...

We report the case of a 72-year-old woman diagnosed with ostium secundum atrial septal defect (OS-ASD) in an echocardiogram performed as part of the work-up for her high blood pressure. Over time, progressive dilation of the right ventricle was observed with progressive functional deterioration, indicating closure of the defect. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) confirmed an OS-ASD of 15×1...

Scimitar syndrome is a rare congenital heart disease characterised by anomalous pulmonary venous drainage to the inferior vena cava, aortopulmonary collaterals, hypoplasia of the right lung and intracardiac defects. Surgical correction remains the gold-standard therapy. However, non-surgical intervention has been reported effective in selected cases with scimitar syndrome. We report on a one-ye...

OBJECTIVE To establish the implantation technique for the atrial septal defect occluder system (ASDOS) device in an experimental animal model and to determine long term mechanical stability of the device and its in vivo properties in terms of biocompatibility and tissue reaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS An atrial septal defect was created and the device implanted in 17 pigs (mean weight 30 kg)....

OBJECTIVE Large flap valve patent foramens may cause paradoxical thromboembolism and neurological decompression illness in divers. The ability of a self expanding Nitinol wire mesh device (Amplatzer septal occluder) to produce complete closure of the patent foramen ovale was assessed. PATIENTS Seven adults, aged 18-60 years, who had experienced neurological decompression illness related to di...

A 39-year-old woman underwent uneventful percutaneous occlusion of an ostium secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) with a 22 mm Ultrasept ASD Occluder®. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) performed two years after implantation revealed a de novo residual left-to-right shunt through the correctly implanted device. Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3D TEE) further clarified th...