In patients after congenital heart surgery, urine NGAL indicates the damaging force of cardiopulmonary bypass and serum Cystatin C is a valuable predictive biomarker for resulting acute kidney injury.
Three cases of teenagers with anomalous aortic origin of the coronary arteries (AAOCA) are presented with typical exercise induced symptoms (chest pain, syncope or dizziness). Using multimodal imaging, diagnoses was confirmed showing interarterial and/or intramural course of the coronary artery explaining the ischemia induced symptoms. Successful surgical correction with unroofing of the AAOCA was performed in all three cases with a favorable outcome. Even though AAOCA are rare, some variants may be relevant and potentially life threatening, therefore treating physicians should be aware of correctly diagnosing and treating these individuals.
DSCT allows a very rapid scan speed, examinations are performed in spontaneously breathing patients, and the radiation exposure is relatively low. It is very valuable in the setting of complex surgery by revealing the position of anatomical structures in their relation to each other. Missing information can be acquired less invasively in addition to echocardiography and might replace cardiac catheterization for several morphological indications.
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