Sinus venosus atrial septal defects (SV-ASD) have nonspecific clinical presentations and represent a diagnostic imaging challenge. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) remains the initial diagnostic imaging modality. However, detection rates have been as low as 12%. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) improves diagnostic accuracy though it may not detect commonly associated partial anomalous...

Background: Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) is frequently associated with atrial septal defect (ASD), especially sinus venosus (SVD). Although Waggstaffe described the pathology of SVDs in 1868, exact anatomic features and nature SVD remains controversial. no posterior rim were observed recent years. However, studies suggested that absence residual tissue might be key feat...

Background: Partial anomalous venous connections (PAPVC) are associated with left to right shunting and heart dilatation. Identification of PAPVC has increased widespread use cross-sectional imaging modalities. However, management strategies mostly based on expert opinion given the scarcity data from large series. We aimed define types significance isolated atrial septal defect (ASD) detected b...

AIMS During development, the heart tube grows by differentiation of Isl1(+)/Nkx2-5(+) progenitors to the arterial and venous pole and dorsal mesocardium. However, after the establishment of the heart tube, Tbx18(+) progenitors were proposed to form the Tbx18(+)/Nkx2-5(-) sinus venosus and proepicardium. To elucidate the relationship between these contributions, we investigated the origin of the...

BACKGROUND Atrial septal defect (ASD) flow can be measured indirectly by velocity-encoded cardiovascular magnetic resonance (veCMR) of the pulmonary artery and aorta. Imaging the secundum ASD en face could potentially enable direct flow measurement and provide valuable information about ASD size, shape, location, and proximity to other structures. METHODS AND RESULTS Forty-four patients refer...

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Scope of the Problem The population of children and adults who have undergone successful palliation of various forms of congenital heart disease (CHD) continues to increase and live longer. The reasons are multiple, and include expanded indications, early, more definitive surgery and other interventional techniques, and improved surgical, interventional, catheterization, electrophysiological, a...