高龄左右冠状动脉-左心室瘘一例

患者女性,77岁,因"活动后胸闷、胸痛1年余,加重3天"于2008年4月入院.近1年活动耐力下降,快步行走后即感胸闷、气促.患者有心律失常(频发房性早搏、窒性早搏)史10余年.     

高龄左右冠状动脉-左心室瘘一例

患者女性,77岁,因"活动后胸闷、胸痛1年余,加重3天"于2008年4月入院.近1年活动耐力下降,快步行走后即感胸闷、气促.患者有心律失常(频发房性早搏、窒性早搏)史10余年.     

高龄左右冠状动脉-左心室瘘一例

患者女性,77岁,因"活动后胸闷、胸痛1年余,加重3天"于2008年4月入院.近1年活动耐力下降,快步行走后即感胸闷、气促.患者有心律失常(频发房性早搏、窒性早搏)史10余年.     

高龄左右冠状动脉-左心室瘘一例

患者女性,77岁,因"活动后胸闷、胸痛1年余,加重3天"于2008年4月入院.近1年活动耐力下降,快步行走后即感胸闷、气促.患者有心律失常(频发房性早搏、窒性早搏)史10余年.     

高龄左右冠状动脉-左心室瘘一例

患者女性,77岁,因"活动后胸闷、胸痛1年余,加重3天"于2008年4月入院.近1年活动耐力下降,快步行走后即感胸闷、气促.患者有心律失常(频发房性早搏、窒性早搏)史10余年.     

高龄左右冠状动脉-左心室瘘一例

患者女性,77岁,因"活动后胸闷、胸痛1年余,加重3天"于2008年4月入院.近1年活动耐力下降,快步行走后即感胸闷、气促.患者有心律失常(频发房性早搏、窒性早搏)史10余年.     

高龄左右冠状动脉-左心室瘘一例

患者女性,77岁,因"活动后胸闷、胸痛1年余,加重3天"于2008年4月入院.近1年活动耐力下降,快步行走后即感胸闷、气促.患者有心律失常(频发房性早搏、窒性早搏)史10余年.     

高龄左右冠状动脉-左心室瘘一例

患者女性,77岁,因"活动后胸闷、胸痛1年余,加重3天"于2008年4月入院.近1年活动耐力下降,快步行走后即感胸闷、气促.患者有心律失常(频发房性早搏、窒性早搏)史10余年.     

高龄左右冠状动脉-左心室瘘一例

患者女性,77岁,因"活动后胸闷、胸痛1年余,加重3天"于2008年4月入院.近1年活动耐力下降,快步行走后即感胸闷、气促.患者有心律失常(频发房性早搏、窒性早搏)史10余年.     

高龄左右冠状动脉-左心室瘘一例

患者女性,77岁,因"活动后胸闷、胸痛1年余,加重3天"于2008年4月入院.近1年活动耐力下降,快步行走后即感胸闷、气促.患者有心律失常(频发房性早搏、窒性早搏)史10余年.     

Iatrogenic left pulmonary artery to left atrium fistula

Trans‐catheter balloon angioplasty is a well‐established treatment modality for pulmonary artery (PA) stenosis in children with congenital heart disease. We report a case of an unusual complication where a fistula developed between the left PA and the left atrium during balloon angioplasty in a patient with history of tetralogy of Fallot. This was successfully treated with placement of a covered stent. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Relationship of left atrial appendage function to left ventricular function

BACKGROUND: The study was conducted to evaluate the relationship of left atrial appendage function to left ventricular function and to analyze, if left ventricular dysfunction predisposed to left atrial appendage thrombus formation even in the presence of sinus rhythm. METHODS AND RESULTS: The study was conducted in 78 patients with a mean age of 53+/-8.5 years, all of whom were in sinus rhythm. Transesophageal echocardiography was performed to record the left atrial appendage emptying and filling velocity and to look for the presence of spontaneous echo contrast and thrombus. Patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction (Group I--left ventricular ejection fraction < 35%) and patients with moderate left ventricular dysfunction (Group II--left ventricular ejection fraction 35-45%) had lower left atrial appendage emptying velocity (33.6+/-16 and 39.7+/-19.5 cm/s, respectively) and filling velocity (41+/-14.7 and 41+/-17 cm/s, respectively) when compared to patients with preserved systolic function (Group II--left ventricular ejection fraction >45%), who had emptying and filling velocity of 55+/-16 and 56+/-15 cm/s, respectively (p <0.05). Twelve out of 32 (38%) patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction (Group I) and 7 out of 25 (28%) patients with moderate left ventricular dysfunction (Group II) had presence of left atrial appendage thrombus as compared to none of the patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (Group III) (p <0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with left ventricular dysfunction also had left atrial appendage dysfunction as evidenced by lower emptying and filling velocities and had increased incidence of thrombus formation.     

Submitral left ventricular aneurysm compressing the left main coronary artery

This report describes a 43-yr-old black woman who was referred for evaluation of severe mitral regurgitation. Conventional echocardiography revealed a large submitral left ventricular aneurysm. A selective coronary angiography demonstrated compression of the left main coronary artery by submitral aneurysm. Successful surgical repair was performed. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Diagn. 40:173–175, 1997. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Double-outlet left ventricle

Two cases of double-outlet left ventricle with ventricular septal defects and pulmonic stenosis are described. Both had atrial situs solitus, one with concordant and another with discordant atrioventricular connections. Considering the clinical behaviour of the malformation, the diagnosis is difficult. Although the echocardiographic findings suggest the abnormality, angiocardiography is the best procedure for the accurate diagnosis.