pulmonary valve insufficiency/hypoxia

We present a case of refractory acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to influenza B pneumonia with concomitant large intra-atrial shunt (IAS) and severe pulmonary regurgitation in a patient with Saethre-Chotzen syndrome with prior pulmonary homograft placement. Our patient's hypoxemia improved

The optimal surgical approach and timing for patients with tetralogy of Fallot remain controversial. There are two options in current practice: a two-stage repair (an initial palliative aortopulmonary shunt at an early age followed by complete repair at an older age) or primary complete repair.

A minority of patients with Tetralogy of Fallot (TF) survive into adulthood. These patients have been subjected to a prolong period of cyanosis and hypoxia. The aim of this study is to assess the benefits of total correction of TF in this adult population. From August 1995 to March 2005, fifty one

The presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with morbidity and mortality in patients with carcinoid heart disease (CHD). We report a 66-year-old male patient with tricuspid and pulmonary valve regurgitation secondary to CHD, who developed severe hypoxia due to a right-to-left shunt

Right and left ventricular functions were assessed in children following surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot. The results were analyzed with regard to the relative contribution of preoperative, perioperative and postoperative factors to postoperative functional abnormalities. Pulmonary

A 66-year-old man with known metastatic carcinoid tumor presented with increasing dyspnoea, right heart failure and marked hypoxaemia which did not correct with oxygen. Echocardiography demonstrated severe tricuspid regurgitation, moderate pulmonary regurgitation and marked right heart dilatation.

This thesis summarizes a series of studies performed in order to assess the clinical usefulness of a novel echocardiographic technology that allows non-invasive assessment of regional right ventricular myocardial velocities and deformation: tissue Doppler echocardiography. While the technology is a

OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility of transcatheter intervention for critical pulmonary arterial valve stenosis and atresia with intact ventricular septum in neonates. METHODS From June 2006 to January 2008, 13 neonates (9 with critical pulmonary arterial valve stenosis, 4 with pulmonary arterial

OBJECTIVE Although increased pulmonary arterial pressure is common in infancy in preterm infants who develop chronic lung disease of prematurity (CLD), it is unknown if the increase persists into childhood. We, therefore, assessed if 8-12-year-old children with documented CLD in infancy had evidence