Congenital Heart Disease

Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Pediatric Patient With Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy

10/27/2014

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

Sata Kumiko , MD;

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is an immunologically-mediated phenomenon that occurs in up to 50% of patients surviving to 10 years post orthotopic heart transplant. While the pediatric subgroup of OHT recipients has a lower overall...

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy...

10/27/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Comparison of Imaging Techniques to Assess Appendage Anatomy and Measurements for Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device Selection

09/06/2014

Juan P. Nunez-Urquiza ;

Juan A. Siordia , MD;

Christopher Angus , MD;

Sundeep Shenoy , MD;

Tushar Acharya , MD;

Juan C. Alejos , MD;

Juan C. Rodriguez Tapia , MD;

Joseph M. Dzierzewski , PhD;

Juan Carlos Llorca ;

Juan Castillo ;

Adequate device size selection for left atrial appendage closure is crucial to ensuring adequate implantation and for avoiding the need for multiple attempts that increase the risk of complications. We evaluate different imaging techniques to...

Adequate device size selection...

09/06/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of Congenital Coronary Artery Fistulae With Patent Ductus Arteriosus Occluder in Children: Focus on Patient Selection and Intermediate-Term Follow-Up Results

07/08/2014

Lina Qiao , MD;

Yibin Wang , MD;

Xiaoqin Shi , MD;

Yifei Li , MD;

Xiaoqin Wang , MD;

Liang Zhao , MD;

Liang Xie , PhD;

Yimin Hua , MD;

Chuan Wang , MD;

The prognostic implications of clinically silent coronary artery fistula (CAF) and its intermediate/long-term outcomes after transcatheter closure have not been well studied, especially in children. This study intended to determine the...

The prognostic implications of...

07/08/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

The Immediate and Follow-up Results of Transcatheter Occlusion of the Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm With Duct Occluder

01/29/2014

Yanli Guo , MD;

Shifei Tong , MD;

Jianping Liu , MD;

Qing Yao , MD;

Maoqin Shu , MD;

Zhiyuan Song , MD;

Percutaneous transcatheter closure is an alternative strategy to traditional conventional surgical repair for ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (RSVA). The immediate and follow-up results of transcatheter occlusion in 13 patients were...

Percutaneous transcatheter...

01/29/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Stenting of Central Aortopulmonary Shunt in a Child With Pulmonary Atresia, Ventricular Septal Defect, and Severely Hypoplastic Pulmonary Arteries

11/27/2013

Colin J. McMahon , MD;

Orla Franklin ;

Kevin P. Walsh , MD;

Although stenting of the Blalock-Taussig shunt has been described previously, this represents one of the first reports of stenting of a central aortopulmonary shunt. This significantly improved the patient’s oxygen saturation and allowed the...

Although stenting of the...

11/27/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Anomalous Muscle Bundles Causing Double-Chambered Right Ventricle in Adults

11/27/2013

Amr M. Mohsen , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Faraaz Rahman , MD;

Sohail Ikram , MD;

Transesophageal echocardiogram remains the main non-invasive modality for diagnosing double-chambered right ventricle in adults. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and invasive testing can provide further information to confirm the diagnosis...

Transesophageal echocardiogram...

11/27/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Transcatheter Ventricular Septal Defect Closure With a New Nanoplatinum-Coated Nitinol Device in a Swine Model

09/26/2013

Suphot Srimahachota , MD;

Pashtana Usufzy ;

Pornthep Lertsapcharoen , MD;

This study evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of a new nanoplatinum-coated nitinol device for transcatheter ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure in a swine model; the device was found to be feasible and efficacious. The good occlusion...

This study evaluated the...

09/26/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Percutaneous Device Closure of Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm: A Preliminary Experience

09/26/2013

Lihua Guan , MB;

Daxin Zhou , MB;

Feng Zhang , MD;

Wenzhi Pan , MD;

Lili Dong , MD;

Haiyan Chen , MB;

Junbo Ge , MD;

This study evaluates the immediate and mid-term outcomes of percutaneous device closure using patent ductus arteriosus or ventricular septal defect occluders in patients with ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm.

This study evaluates the...

09/26/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Transcatheter Closure of Postoperative Residual Ventricular Septal Defects Using Amplatzer-Type Perimembranous VSD Occluders

07/30/2013

Bo Zhang , MD, PhD;

Jiali Liang , MD;

Xiaozhou Zheng , MD;

Guanhua Jiang , MD;

Zhe Yang , MD;

Luying Zhang , MD;

Yong Zhang , MD;

Haofeng Sun , MD;

The reoperations of postoperative residual ventricular septal defects (VSDs) are associated with higher risks. This study assesses the efficacy and safety of transcatheter closure of postoperative residual VSDs using perimembranous VSD...

The reoperations of...

07/30/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Transcatheter Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Stenting in Children With Postoperative Infundibular Stenosis and Preserved Pulmonary Valve Function

06/27/2013

Tarun Madan , MD, DNB;

A. J. Ashwal , MD;

Bhavesh M. Thakkar , MD, DM;

Experience of safety and feasibility of transcatheter right ventricular outflow tract stent implantation while preserving the native pulmonary valve function is reported in two children with infundibular stenosis after surgical repair of...

Experience of safety and...

06/27/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology