A recurrent patent ductus arteriosus

Interatrial defect and patent ductus arteriosus

“…Larger PDA, lower birth weight and lower platelet count have been also reported as significant predictors of high failure of pharmacological treatment [17] Muscular constriction, after pharmacological treatment, produces a region of ischemic hypoxia in the middle of the ductus muscle media that initiates the process of permanent closure. A recurrent symptomatic PDA has been also described after the initial course of pharmacological treatment [18][19][20]. The male Italian newborn infant of the case report [2] was referred at the age of 2 days to the Cardiology Unit for a cardiovascular check-up (in the text: "in a 3-day-old newborn infant" must be comprehended as " in a 2-day-old newborn infant")and was mature.…”

“…Since there are no definitive diagnostic criteria for both patent foramen ovale and secundum atrial septal defects, it is difficult to differentiate these two lesions by echocardiography, particularly in the early newborn period. Some authors, called these two lesions as "interatrial septal openings (IASOs)" [20][21][22]. We greatly appreciated the letter to the Editor by Rana Olgunturk and Serdar Kula [1] but the diagnosis was made not only on the basis of the first observation but also on the basis of the persistence of abnormalities during the longterm follow-up and therefore the infant was referred to a pediatric heart surgical unit where the abnormalities were confirmed.…”

Rare combination of left ventricular noncompaction, bicuspid aortic valve and myocardial bridging. Rare case or common genetic mutations?

“…In most cases, noncompaction is an isolated disease confined to the left ventricular myocardium, characterized by prominent trabeculations with deep intertrabecular recesses. It may be present also in various types of congenital heart diseases [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20].We present the case of a 36-year-old man, who came under our observation for stable angina pectoris. He has a history of severe arterial hypertension controlled pharmacologically and a known aortic bicuspid valve with normal flow.…”

“…In most cases, noncompaction is an isolated disease confined to the left ventricular myocardium, characterized by prominent trabeculations with deep intertrabecular recesses. It may be present also in various types of congenital heart diseases [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20].…”