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Rosanna Zito

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A coronary right fistula canalized in a small accessory right atrial chamber.

2007

The coronary artery fistulas are rare congenital anomalies with a very low incidence. These can be symptomatic or asymptomatic because the hemodynamic consequences of the fistula vary and depend on the shunt dimensions. Discordant opinions instead are present in the literature for the defect closing in asymptomatic patients. Here, we describe a patient affected by a coronary right fistula canalized in a small accessory right atrial chamber. During follow-up, we observed a progressive dilatation of the right coronary artery (maximum diameter 10.3 mm) with hemodynamic overload of the right sections.

medicine.medical_specialtyHeart DiseasesFistulaHemodynamicsCoronary Artery DiseaseRight atrialAsymptomaticInternal medicinemedicine.arterymedicineHumansVascular FistulaHeart Murmursbusiness.industryPatient affectedGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseShunt (medical)medicine.anatomical_structureEchocardiographyRight coronary arteryChild PreschoolCardiologyFemalemedicine.symptomCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessArtery
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RUPTURE OF A LEFT SINUS OF VALSALVA ANEURYSM INTO THE PULMONARY ARTERY.

2006

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm is a rare congenital defect and the diagnosis is usually made after it ruptures. Very few cases of non-complicated sinus of Valsalva aneurysm have been published. The anomaly most often involves the right coronary sinus and less frequently the non-coronary sinus. A case with left sinus of Valsalva has not been reported. Since the aortic valve occupies a central position in the base of the heart, rupture of a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm can occur in any of the four heart chambers. Rupture into the pulmonary artery is very rare and is mostly associated with other congenital cardiopathies. ª 2005 The European Society of Cardiology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All right…

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THE NONCOMPACTION OF THE LEFT VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIUM: OUR PEDIATRIC EXPERIENCE

2007

OBJECTIVES: The noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium is a rare congenital heart disease, characterized by an excessive prominence of trabecular meshwork, spaced out by deep intertrabecular recesses, consequent to the arrest of the normal myocardium embryogenesis. Although there are numerous descriptions, the physiopathological effects of the structural alterations, just like the clinical spectrum and the evolution of the disease, are not totally clarified. In the present study, we have evaluated the natural history of the disease, the familial incidence and the alterations of the systolic and diastolic function. METHODS: We collected a series of 21 young patients who were affect…

Heart Defects CongenitalMalemedicine.medical_specialtygenetic structuresHeart diseaseCardiomyopathyInternal medicineHumansMedicinecardiovascular diseasesNoncompactionChildVentricular dysfunctionUltrasonographybusiness.industryHeart Septal DefectsMyocardiumGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseeye diseasesmedicine.anatomical_structureChild Preschoolcardiovascular systemCardiologyLeft ventricular myocardiumFemalesense organsTrabecular meshworkTissue DopplerUltrasonographyCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicinebusiness
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Evaluation of diastolic function by the Tissue doppler in children affected by non- compaction

2007

The Tissue doppler analysis is a new echocardiographic approach to evaluate the diastolic function. In this report we performed a Tissue doppler analysis in a series of 15 children affected by non-compaction. The bidimensional echo-cardiogram showed a systolic function which was reduced only in 8 patients. Alterations of the diastolic function were founded in 7 patients: in 2 cases, a reduction of the E tissue wave was present in all segments. In 3 patients the diastolic dysfunction was limited to apical and lateral segments. In the last 2 children a reduction of the E wave interested only the apical segments. There was a strong correlation between systolic and diastolic dysfunction: in fac…

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