Dynamic right ventricular outflow tract obstruction by cardiac hydatic cysts: A multimodality imaging study.

We report the case of massive hydatic heart disease in a 50-year-old male patient referred to hospital for recent-onset dyspnea, atypical chest, and hypotension. Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction was demonstrated to be caused by hypoechogenic formations at Doppler-echocardiography and confirmed to be hydatic cysts at cardiac magnetic resonance. These cysts developed within the right ventricular wall and the septum, and caused hemodynamic instability.

Transcatheter Treatment for Double-Chambered Right Ventricle in Patient Presenting Severe Chronic Heart Failure.

We report a case involving a 9-year-old girl with severe biventricular dysfunction due to anomalous right ventricle muscle bands. After a thorough discussion, she underwent a transcatheter stenting procedure for the double-chambered right ventricle. During her follow-up, she regained biventricular function, while remaining asymptomatic, resulting in complete recovery.

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy with Biventricular Involvement and Coronary Anomaly: A Case Report.

Although hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is classically considered a disease of the left ventricle, right ventricular (RV) involvement has also been reported, though still not extensively characterized. We present a case of biventricular HCM with significant RV involvement in the absence of a left intraventricular gradient: RV outflow tract gradient due to hypertrophy and near obliteration of the RV cavity. Significant RV hypertrophy may cause reduced RV diastolic filling and/or RV outflow obstruction, with potentially increased incidence of symptoms of heart failure, arrhythmias, and pulmonary thromboembolism. The optimal treatment for these patients is unclear. Our patient underwent complete treatment and elimination of right ventricular obstruction, resulting in improved symptoms and a significant reduction in postoperative gradients. Direct relief of outflow tract obstruction can be achieved with low morbidity and good intermediate- to long-term results. Conventional surgery may provide significant symptomatic improvement and should thus be considered in the setting of HCM with outflow obstruction.

Sudden iatrogenic suicidal right ventricle.

It is important to obtain a good withdrawal pressure tracing while performing cardiac catheterization in cases with right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) obstruction to document the site and severity of obstruction. However efforts to manipulate the catheter in the RVOT (either to obtain the gradients or to position the catheter for an outflow angiogram) can sometimes precipitate severe dynamic RVOT obstruction with complete cessation of forward flow leading to life threatening hypotension. The following hemodynamic traces highlight this rare phenomenon which needs to be borne in mind at all times while performing cardiac catheterization in such patients.

A rare case of isolated congenital right ventricular inflow obstruction due to the presence of an intraventricular muscular shelf.

A 56-year-old man presented with anasarca and a 40-lb weight gain that had occurred over the course of 3 to 4 weeks. He had a history of permanent atrial fibrillation and a congenital anomaly of the right ventricular inflow tract. This defect consisted of a muscular shelf in the right ventricular inflow tract, which encased the tricuspid subvalvular apparatus in such a manner that it created tricuspid stenosis. The clinical consequences of this anatomic and hemodynamic situation were a massively dilated right atrium, permanent atrial fibrillation, and clinical evidence of right-sided heart failure, including fluid retention and ascites. The patient underwent surgical resection of the muscular shelf, which was followed by progressive resolution of the ascites and fluid retention.

Forma de presentación y evolución del ventrículo derecho bicameral / Presentation form and evolution of double-chambered right ventricle

Introducción: El ventrículo derecho bicameral es una enfermedad poco frecuente, que constituye el 0,5% de las cardiopatías congénitas. Objetivo: Describir el comportamiento clínico y las características ecocardiográficas de una serie de 11 pacientes. Métodos: Se estudiaron 11 pacientes con diagnóstico de ventrículo derecho bicameral. Se les realizó historia clínica completa, radiografía de tórax, electrocardiograma y ecocardiograma transtorácico. Resultados: La mediana de la edad de los pacientes fue de 10 años y el 55% perteneció al sexo masculino; 4 no presentaron síntomas y el diagnóstico fue por ecocardiografía. El ecocardiograma demostró la presencia de un ventrículo derecho dividido en 2 porciones por una banda fibromuscular. Las lesiones asociadas más frecuentes fueron: comunicación interventricular, foramen oval permeable, estenosis subvalvular aórtica y tetralogía de Fallot; 7 pacientes fueron a tratamiento quirúrgico y actualmente 6 de ellos se encuentran en clase funcional NYHA I. Conclusiones: Este trabajo reviste especial importancia, porque es la serie de casos más grande en México y los resultados obtenidos son comparables con los estudios reportados en la literatura médica. El síntoma clínico predominante fue el deterioro de la clase funcional NYHA. Las manifestaciones clínicas se presentan desde la lactancia o más tardíamente hasta la vida adulta, por lo que consideramos que el grado de obstrucción puede tener un comportamiento progresivo. El ecocardiograma es el método diagnóstico de elección en estos casos. El 91% de los pacientes que recibieron tratamiento quirúrgico con ventrículo derecho bicameral tienen resultados hemodinámicos y funcionales excelentes en el seguimiento a mediano plazo.

Introduction: The double-chambered right ventricle (DCRV) is an uncommon congenital heart disease; it represents the 0,5% of these congenital cardiopathies. Objective: To describe the clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of a series of 11 patients. Methods: Eleven patients with DCRV were studied. A complete medical history, chest radiograph, electrocardiogram, and transthoracic echocardiography were performed. Results: The median age of studied patients was 10 years. The 36.45% of cases were asymptomatic and the diagnosis was made by echocardiography. Other cases had weakness during food in the lactancy stage and worsening of NYHA functional class in older children. The echocar-diogram showed double-chambered right by a muscular band in all studied patients. The most frequent associated anomalies were: ventricular septal defect, patent foramen ovale, subvalvular aortic stenosis, and Fallot's Tetralogy. Seven patients went to surgical treatment and now 6 of them are in NYHA functional class I. Conclusions: This paper has a special importance, because is the biggest series of patients with double-chambered right ventricle in Mexico and the results are comparable to the studies reported in the literature. The worsening of the NYHA functional class was the predominate symptom. The clinical manifestations can be presented from the lactancy to adulthood and the degree of obstruction could have a progressive character. The echocardiography is the method of choice in the diagnosis of these patients. The 91% of patients with DCRV who went to surgical treatment had excellent hemodynamic and functional results in the mid-follow-up.