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Explanatory deep learning to predict elevated pulmonary artery pressure in children with ventricular septal defects using standard chest x-rays: a novel approach

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Objective Early risk assessment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) is crucial to ensure timely treatment. We hypothesize that applying artificial intelligence (AI) to chest x-rays (CXRs) could identify the future risk of PAH in patients with ventricular septal defect (VSD).

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PE-482887-005 VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT CHARACTERISTICS INFLUENCE PRESENCE OF SEPTAL ANATOMICAL ISTHMUSES IN PATIENTS WITH REPAIRED TETRALOGY OF FALLOT

HeartRhythm

In repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF), the septal anatomical isthmuses (AI), 3, between the ventricular septal defect (VSD) and pulmonary annulus, and 4, between the VSD and tricuspid annulus, are important ventricular tachycardia (VT) substrates when slow conducting.

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Important Complications of Eisenmenger Syndrome

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Transcript of the video: Eisenmenger syndrome is an important complication of large left to right shunts which develop later due to development of pulmonary vascular obstructive disease and severe pulmonary hypertension. Diagrammatic representation of VSD Eisenmenger. It is also called Eisenmenger complex. But, leave that alone.

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X-Ray Chest PA View in Severe PAH

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

The striking finding is the huge enlargement of the right pulmonary artery, almost aneurysmal dilatation of right pulmonary artery. Main pulmonary artery is also grossly dilated. And you can see left pulmonary artery shadow and rest of it is not seen here. So massive enlargement of pulmonary arteries.

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Collection of a few ECGs in congenital heart diseases

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Crochetage sign on ECG in ASD ECG in ASD with severe pulmonary hypertension: Tall R’ in V1, ST depression in inferior leads and V2-V5, and T inversion in inferior leads and V1-V6 are seen. The sign has been described in VSD with biventricular hypertrophy in children.

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Corvia atrial shunt system: Mean LA pressure reduction device in HFpEF

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

This is to create a small regulatory orifice in the IAS ( A complicated term for a small ASD ) to decompress the LA and reduce pulmonary congestive symptoms. Curious minds might ask, can’t we decompress LV it self by creating a small VSD. Antonio F Corno, et al JTVS 200 3 Remote controlled pulmonary artery banding

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Austin Thomas Erb

Conquering CHD

He was diagnosed with a butterfly vertebrae, kidney fullness, sacral dimple, and several heart defects (right aortic arch, VSD, and ASD). However, at the time, we did not know he also had a very rare isolated left pulmonary artery (causing PPHN) as this was hard to detect on the ultrasound and would later be detected at his cath.