scholarly journals Atrial Fibrillation-Induced Cardiac Shock: First Manifestation of a Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries in a 45-Year-Old Man

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
M. Graf ◽  
M. Zaczkiewicz ◽  
J. Torzewski ◽  
O. Zimmermann
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Acute Heart Failure ◽  
Congenital Heart Defect ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Prior History ◽  
Heart Defect ◽  
Cardiac Shock ◽  
Congenitally Corrected Transposition ◽  
Corrected Transposition

Background.The congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (L-TGA) is a very rare congenital heart defect, which often remains undetected for several decades of life.Case Presentation.We report on a 45-year-old man without prior history of heart disease, presenting with cardiac shock related to a first episode of tachycardic atrial fibrillation. The diagnostic work-up identified a L-TGA as the underlying cause for acute heart failure.Discussion.L-TGA is a very rare congenital heart defect, which is characterized by an atrioventricular as well as a ventriculoarterial discordance. By this means, the physiological sequence of pulmonary and systemic circulation is still maintained. On the basis of an ongoing strain of the right ventricle, which has to carry the burden of the systemic blood pressure, after more than four decades without symptoms, acute heart failure was triggered by a tachycardic atrial fibrillation.

scholarly journals An unrecognized combined congenital heart defect - Bicuspid aortic valve and ventricular septal defect as a cause of acute heart failure in adulthood

Cor et Vasa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. e512-e517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristýna Bayerová ◽  
Gabriela Dostálová ◽  
Zuzana Hlubocká ◽  
Tomáš Paleček ◽  
Jaroslav Hlubocký ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Ventricular Septal Defect ◽  
Acute Heart Failure ◽  
Bicuspid Aortic Valve ◽  
Congenital Heart Defect ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Septal Defect ◽  
Heart Defect

scholarly journals Significance of Atrial and Brain Natriuretic Peptide Measurements in Fetuses With Heart Failure

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takekazu Miyoshi ◽  
Hiroshi Hosoda ◽  
Naoto Minamino
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Brain Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Amniotic Fluid ◽  
Congenital Heart Defect ◽  
Umbilical Cord Blood ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Fetal Heart ◽  
Diagnostic Biomarker ◽  
Heart Defect ◽  
Fetal Heart Failure

Fetal heart failure is mainly caused by congenital heart defect and arrhythmia. It is difficult to appropriately diagnose the severity of fetal heart failure simply by ultrasonography because the development of a fetal heart in fetoplacental circulation and how well the fetal myocardium can adapt to postnatal cardiopulmonary circulation are challenging to assess. In adult cardiology, natriuretic peptides (NPs) are the most useful biomarker of heart failure; however, studies investigating NP levels in the fetuses and amniotic fluid are quite limited. Furthermore, little is known about their production and metabolism. This review summarized the most relevant findings on NP levels in the umbilical cord blood and amniotic fluid. The findings can then extend their use as a diagnostic biomarker of heart failure in fetuses with congenital heart defect and/or arrhythmia.

Simultaneous correction of congenital heart defect, atrial fibrillation and coronary artery disease in a 62‑year-old patient

Kardiologiia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (9) ◽  
pp. 73-76
Author(s):  
V. P. Podzolkov ◽  
Mikhail Ramazovich Chiaureli ◽  
Anton Vladimirovich Minaev ◽  
Evgenii Pavlovich Golubev ◽  
Sergei Yurievich Serguladze
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Congenital Heart Defect ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Satisfactory Condition ◽  
Heart Defect ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Secondary Pathology

Long-term, natural course of congenital heart defect often results in secondary hemodynamic and functional disorders in adult life. In such cases, first clinical manifestations are generally due to age-related accompanying or secondary pathology rather than with the defect itself. In the presence of concomitant ischemic heart disease (IHD), leading manifestations may be those of angina, which mask manifestations of the heart defect and complicate the diagnosis. Not infrequently in practice, patients refuse surgery in a younger age, which is usually due to their satisfactory condition and an absence of complaints. However, the wait and see tactics is not always justified since over time, hemodynamic disturbances progress, complications of the defect may develop, coronary arteries lesions join with age, and their correction requires an integrated approach. The presented clinical case describes a possibility of successful one-stage surgical correction of an atrial septal defect, tricuspid valve regurgitation, atrial fibrillation, and IHD in a 62-old female patient.

scholarly journals Hypertension and Heart Failure as Predictors of Mortality in an Adult Congenital Heart Defect Population

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-355
Author(s):  
Cheryl Raskind-Hood ◽  
Kashaine A. Gray ◽  
Jayne Morgan ◽  
Wendy M. Book
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Congenital Heart Defect ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Predictors Of Mortality ◽  
Heart Defect ◽  
Adult Congenital

Galectin-3 plasma levels in adult congenital heart disease and the pressure overloaded right ventricle: reason matters

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 1197-1205
Author(s):  
Ewa Kowalik ◽  
Beata Kuśmierczyk-Droszcz ◽  
Anna Klisiewicz ◽  
Aleksandra Wróbel ◽  
Anna Lutyńska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Adult Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Clinical Status ◽  
Pressure Overload ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Galectin 3 ◽  
Congenitally Corrected Transposition ◽  
Corrected Transposition

Aim: To assess galectin-3 (Gal-3) levels and their relationship with clinical status and right ventricular (RV) performance in adults with RV pressure overload of various mechanisms due to congenital heart disease. Materials & methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. Patients underwent clinical examination, blood testing and transthoracic echocardiography. Results: The study included 63 patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries, 41 patients with Eisenmenger syndrome and 20 healthy controls. Gal-3 concentrations were higher in patients compared with controls (7.83 vs 6.11 ng/ml; p = 0.002). Biomarker levels correlated with age, New York Health Association class, N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide and RV function only in congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries patients. Conclusion: Gal-3 profile in congenital heart disease patients and pressure-overloaded RV differs according to the cause of pressure overload.

scholarly journals Serelaxin in acute heart failure patients with and without atrial fibrillation: a secondary analysis of the RELAX-AHF trial

2017 ◽  
Vol 106 (6) ◽  
pp. 444-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerasimos Filippatos ◽  
Dimitrios Farmakis ◽  
Marco Metra ◽  
Gad Cotter ◽  
Beth A. Davison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Acute Heart Failure ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Heart Failure Patients

OC03_03 Prevalence, Characteristics and Outcomes of Atrial Fibrillation in the Sub Saharan Acute Heart Failure (Thesus -HF) Registry

Global Heart ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. e4
Author(s):  
M.U. Sani ◽  
O.S. Ogah ◽  
B.A. Davison ◽  
G. otter ◽  
A. Damasceno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Acute Heart Failure ◽  
Sub Saharan
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