Introduction Bronchogenic cysts are one of the types of primary cardiac tumors that can occur. They arise in the interatrial septum, especially near the atrioventricular node, which may cause atrioventricular block owing to its location. The incidence of these cardiac tumors is very low. Previous case reports regarding bronchogenic cysts of the interatrial septum have shown association of bronc...

A series of 20 cases is described of children with ventricular septal defects, in whom it was thought that a systolic ejection sound was heard. These were recorded using an accelerometer phonocardiographic technique which was particularly useful in childhood and infancy. Ten of these cases showed an early systolic click, the other IO showed a split first heart sound. Three of the cases with a s...

In certain instances of left ventricular hypertrophy, deep Q waves observed in the piecordial electrocardiograni miay resemble those of anterior mvocardial infaretion. Such a case is reported in a patient with syphilitic aortic insufficiency. Pathologic examination ruled out the diagnosis of infarction and revealed marked hypertrophy of left ventricular wall and the interventricular septum. The...

Two patients with corrected transposition of the great arteries and ventricular rotation are described. The ventricular rotations encountered were about the longitudinal and the anteroposterior axes, respectively. The ventricular rotation affected the plane of the ventricular septum, the inflow and outflow tracts of the ventricles, and the interrelationship of the great arteries. Surgical closu...

Right bundle branch block (RBBB) is usually considered almost unaviodable after repair of teralogy of Fallot (TOF). By modifications of the standard technique, its frequency has been decreased to 32% in a series of 1000 consecutive patients. These modifications are: (1) a very short right ventricular incision avoiding the ventriculotomy-induced RBBB pattern; (2) an infundibular resection limite...

Right bundle branch block (RBBB) is usually considered almost unavoidable after repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). By modifications of the standard technique, its frequency has been decreased to 32% in a series of 100 consecutive patients. These modifications are: (1) a very short right ventricular incision, avoiding the ventriculotomy-induced RBBB pattern; (2) an infundibular resection limit...

BACKGROUND Left ventricular septal (LVS) pacing reduces ventricular dyssynchrony and improves cardiac function relative to right ventricular apex (RVA) pacing in animals. We aimed to establish permanent placement of an LVS pacing lead in patients using a transvenous approach through the interventricular septum. METHODS AND RESULTS Ten patients with sinus node dysfunction scheduled for dual-ch...

Two patients with corrected transposition of the great arteries and ventricular rotation are described. The ventricular rotations encountered were about the longitudinal and the anteroposterior axes, respectively. The ventricular rotation affected the plane of the ventricular septum, the inflow and outflow tracts of the ventricles, and the interrelationship of the great arteries. Surgical closu...

Two patients with corrected transposition of the great arteries and ventricular rotation are described. The ventricular rotations encountered were about the longitudinal and the anteroposterior axes, respectively. The ventricular rotation affected the plane of the ventricular septum, the inflow and outflow tracts of the ventricles, and the interrelationship of the great arteries. Surgical closu...

Background Non-invasive quantification of myocardial iron content in patients with chronic anemia by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) using T2* imaging sequences has significantly improved their clinical care. Measurement of myocardial iron content is traditionally performed on the interventricular septum of a single, mid-ventricular short axis image. Limited data exists to evaluate the reprodu...