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Int J Surg Case Rep 2022 Jul 6;96:107386. Epub 2022 Jul 6.

Department of General Surgery, Alassad University Hospital, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria; Laboratory of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.

Introduction And Importance: Coronary artery abnormalities are uncommon and mostly asymptomatic. The combination of double right coronary artery (RCA) with a fistula and valvar deformity is very rarely reported in the literature. However, it is important to identify these deformities as they have relatively high complication rates. Read More

Pediatr Nephrol 2022 Jun 28. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH, UK.

Background: Valvar abnormalities in children and adults with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) have previously been reported as a frequent occurrence. Mitral valve prolapse (MVP), in particular, has been reported in almost one-third of adult patients and nearly 12% of children with ADPKD. Our objective in this study was to establish the prevalence of valvar abnormalities in a large, contemporary series of children and young people (CYP) with ADPKD. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2022 May 27;15(5). Epub 2022 May 27.

Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Intravenous drug use (IVDU) is a growing public health crisis worldwide. A known complication of IVDU is right-sided infective endocarditis (RSIE) involving the tricuspid valve. As the tricuspid valve is burdened with infectious vegetations, it becomes a potential source of pulmonary and, very rarely, paradoxical systemic emboli. Read More

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2022 04 9;99(5):1538-1544. Epub 2022 Mar 9.

Department of Paediatric Cardiology, The Heart Unit, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.

Objectives: To assess the short- and long-term outcomes of balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty (BPV) in children with Noonan syndrome (NS).

Background: Pulmonary stenosis (PS) is the most common congenital heart lesion in NS. BPV is the accepted first line treatment in PS. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2022 Mar 2;15(3). Epub 2022 Mar 2.

Scottish Adult Congenital Cardiac Service, Golden Jubilee National Hospital West of Scotland Regional Heart and Lung Centre, Glasgow, UK.

We describe a case of a girl in a remote and rural location in Scotland with a perimembranous ventricular septal defect and orthodontic appliances, who developed right-sided infective endocarditis from due to abrasion of the oral mucosa from the arch wire following its adjustment in the dental clinic.Fitting and adjustment of orthodontic appliances are not considered to be high-risk dental procedures and antibiotic prophylaxis is not recommended even for patients at highest risk for infective endocarditis. Read More