Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Aneurysmal pericardial patch producing right ventricular inflow obstruction.

G B Bennink1, F J Hitchcock, M Molenschot

  • 1Department of Cardiology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|April 20, 2001
PubMed
Summary

A 2-month-old infant experienced heart failure due to a dilated pericardial patch closing a ventricular septal defect (VSD). The patch was replaced with GoreTex, resolving the obstruction.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

D-Transposition of the great arteries with restrictive foramen ovale in the fetus: the dilemma of predicting the need for postnatal urgent balloon atrial septostomy.

Archives of gynecology and obstetrics·2023
Same author

Fabrication of InVO<sub>4</sub>/SnWO<sub>4</sub> heterostructured photocatalyst for efficient photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline under visible light.

Environmental research·2023
Same author

Visible-light-driven indium vanadium oxide nanosheets supported bismuth tungsten oxide nanoflakes heterostructure as an efficient photocatalyst for the tetracycline degradation.

Chemosphere·2022
Same author

In search of genetic constraints limiting the evolution of egg size: direct and correlated responses to artificial selection on a prenatal maternal effector.

Heredity·2016
Same author

Implantable loop records in paediatric pratice.

Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation·2015
Same author

Implantable diagnostic and therapeutic devices in children.

Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation·2015

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Congenital Heart Disease Surgery

Background:

  • Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) and ventricular septal defect (VSD) are common congenital heart defects.
  • Anatomical repair is the standard surgical approach for TGA and VSD.
  • Pericardial patches are frequently used for VSD closure during TGA repair.

Observation:

  • A 2-month-old infant, status post TGA and VSD repair, presented with acute heart failure.
  • Echocardiography revealed aneurysmal dilation of the native pericardial patch used for VSD closure.
  • The dilated patch caused significant right ventricular inflow obstruction.

Findings:

  • Surgical excision of the aneurysmal pericardial patch was performed.
  • The VSD was successfully re-closed using a GoreTex patch.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Post-operative recovery was uneventful with resolution of heart failure symptoms.

    • Implications:

    • This case highlights a rare complication of pericardial patch aneurysm after VSD repair.
    • GoreTex patching offers a viable alternative for VSD closure in cases of patch failure.
    • Early diagnosis and surgical intervention are crucial for managing such complications in infants.