Pulmonary venous aneurysm is rare and its etiology is still debated. Some studies have shown that acquired aneurysms are caused by an increase in left atrial pressure and mitral regurgitation. However, few reports have provided direct evidence of this pathology. We present a case of pulmonary venous aneurysm diagnosed using a combination of echocardiography and contrast-enhanced computed tomogr...

A 69-year-old woman with a history of arterial hypertension, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, giant multiperforated atrial septal aneurysm, and ischemic stroke 1 year previously, was admitted to our hospital with a new ischemic stroke episode, although she was on anticoagulant therapy with correct therapeutic index. During hospital admission, the giant multiperforated atrial septal aneurysm was ...

Pulmonary artery aneurysm in adults is a rare diagnosis. Most cases described in the literature are either associated with congenital heart disease or pulmonal arterial hypertension, respectively, or are not true aneurysms but rather pseudoaneurysms, which are usually iatrogenic. We present the case of a 68-year old female patient with the incidental finding of a true aneurysm of the right peri...

critical pulmonary valve stenosis (cpvs) and atrial septal defect (asd) is an uncommon form of congenital heart disease. concurrent transcatheter pulmonary valvuplasty and closure of secundum atrial septal defect appears to be an interesting alternative to surgical correction. we present the simultaneous balloon valvuloplasty of critical pulmonary stenosis (ps) with supra systemic right ventric...

Figure 2: An aortogram revealed a giant aneurysm (arrow heads) arising from the aortic root. There was extremely slow contrast filling and washout of the giant aneurysm (A and B). A right ventricular angiogram demonstrated obstruction at the main pulmonary artery (C). Emergent surgery was performed because of the patient’s severe condition. After opening the pericardium, a giant aneurysm with d...

A 38-year-old woman had complex, congenital heart anomalies, including double-outlet right ventricle with mitral atresia, severe left ventricle hypoplasia, atrial septal defect, and severe pulmonary stenosis, for which she had not received appropriate treatment. She presented to our institution with an intense sudden-onset headache that had initiated while sleeping. Brain computed tomography in...

vein of galen aneurysmal malformation (vgam) is a rare congenital malformation, accounting for less than 1% of cerebrovascular abnormalities. the majority of reported cases have been associated with congestive heart failure (chf) in the neonatal period. herein, we present a case of vgam, diagnosed at 37 weeks of gestation during the intrauterine life case report: a full-term female newborn pres...

A 53-year-old man was admitted to our center with dyspnea and peripheral edema compatible with cardiac failure. His history was notable for Noonan syndrome, but he had not been seen a physician for 15 years. On examination, pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum, and low implantation of the ears were present (Figure 1). Blood pressure was 145/ 70 mm Hg, and pulse was irregular at 90 to 100 beats pe...