supported by grants from the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission Scientific Research Projects(Nos.202040160 and 20214Y0126);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.82071936 and 82270311)
Background:Intrauterine valvuloplasty is an innovative therapy,which promotes ventricular growth and function in some congenital heart diseases(CHDs).The technique remains challenging and can only be performed in a fe...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81770316 and 81970249);Qingdao Science and Technology Plan(No.20-3-4-47-nsh);the Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province(2018)
To the Editor:Fetal pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum(PA/IVS)or critical pulmonary stenosis(CPS)is a progressive disease from the time of midgestation diagnosis to birth.Elevated right ventricular(RV)af...
Objective:This study aimed to analyze and evaluate the results of mid-term follow-up after fetal pulmonary valvuloplasty(FPV)in fetuses with pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum(PA/IVS).Methods:From August...
Background: Historically, the pathophysiology of Hiatal Hernias (HH) has not been fully understood. As a result, the surgical therapy of HH has focused primarily on gastrointestinal symptoms and Gastroesophageal Reflu...
grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81770316);the Research Fund for the Taishan Scholars Project (2018).
To the Editor:The incidence of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PA/IVS) is 1.9% in congential heart disease.The most serious manifestation is hypoplastic right heart syndrome (HRHS).HRHS and low birth...
supported by Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province(No.2017B090904034)
Background Rheumatic mitral stenosis is the most common acquired valvular heart disease encountered during pregnancy. Balloon mitral valvuloplasty(BMV)is one of the treatment options if the symptoms are refractory to ...
An 86-year-old male patient was admitted in our cardiology ward with signs of congestive biventricular heart failure. The patient presented with deteriorating dyspnea on mild exertion and at rest the last days, compat...
Objective: we sought to compare long-term results of three techniques: CMC, OMC and PMC in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis. Patients and Method: Between January 1994 and December 2015, 183 patients underwent m...
We are reporting four cases of acquired double orifice mitral valve (DOMV) of rheumatic etiology (rare) presenting as significant mitral stenosis (MS) treated successfully by percutaneous intervention. All four patien...
AIM: To examine the efficiency of oesophageal flap valvuloplasty and wrapping suturing technique in decreasing the rate of postoperative gastrooesophageal reflux disease in a dog model.