Hemorragia intraparenquimatosa por enfermedad de Moyamoya en una paciente caucásica / Intraparenchymal haemorrhage secondary to Moyamoya disease in a white patient

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[Occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus with a Gianturco-Grifka device. First case at the Instituo Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS)]. / Oclusión de conducto arterioso permeable con dispositivo de Gianturco-Grifka. Primer caso en el IMSS.

We present the initial experience of closing of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) with a new device; Gianturco-Grifka, at the General Hospital of The Medical Center "La Raza". The patient was a 4 year's old girl, in whom we detected continuous murmur in the second intercostal space, echocardiography showed a long conical patent ductus arteriosus 4.9 mm of diameter, systolic pressure of the pulmonary artery was 35 mm Hg with QP/QS 1.6:1. Hemodynamic study revealed a long conical ductus arteriosus 5 mm of diameter, type A1 from Krichenko classification. We proceeded to occlude the PDA with a Gianturco-Grifka device of 7 mm. Immediately after the PDA occlusion the shunt disappeared, there were no complications during the procedure. More cases are needed to determine long term benefits and limitations, of this procedure. However we conclude that technically it is easy to use. There is greater decrease of residual shunt that the one reported with other devices.

[A comparative study of Rashkind, Grifka and coil devices in percutaneous closing of patent ductus arteriosus]. / Estudio comparativo entre dispositivos de Rashkind, Grifka y Coil para el cierre percutáneo del conducto arterioso.

This study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of transcatheter Coil and Grifka closure of the patent ductus arteriosus in comparison to our experience with the Rashkind umbrella device. Ninety seven patients (36 male and 61 females) underwent occlusion of the PDA. The following variables were compared: age, sex, ductus diameter, morphology, device, occlusion time, residual shunt, multiple device and complications. Data obtained were compared using the Student's test and Chi 2. Median patient age was 7.82 +/- 6.89, forty five patients underwent transcatheter Rashkind-17 closure, 19 patients with Rashkind-12, 18 patients with Coil and 13 patients with Grifka device, in two patients the closure could not be performed. There were differences between the morphology and device used (p = 0.008), between the ductus diameter and device used (p < 0.001). There was immediate closure in 26.7% in the Rashkind-17 group compared with, 57.9% for the Rashkind-12 group, 83.3% for Coil group and of 91.7% for Grifka group. The occlusion within 24 hrs of implantation was 60% with Rashkind-17, 78.9% with Rashkind-12, 94.4% with Coil and 100% with Grifka. Residual shunt persisted for more than a year in 7 patients with Rashkind-17 and 1 with Rashkind 12, (p = 0.001), in 4 patients two devices wore placed. The complications were, 15.5% for Rashkind-17, 26.3% for Rashkind-12, 5.2% for Coil and 30% for Grifka, (p = 0.004), one coil and one Grifka embolized. Transcatheter Coil and Grifka occlusion are more effective in achieving immediate closure than the Rashkind device. The indication to use each device is made according to the morphology and size of the ductus.

[Pulmonary valvuloplasty. Long term results at the Centro Medico la Raza]. / Valvuloplastía pulmonar: resultados a largo plazo. Experiencia en el Centro Médico La raza.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the immediate and long term results of pulmonary valve ballon dilation, and to determine the prognostic factors of failure in 109 patients (60 female and 49 male), aged 7.04 +/- 8.4 years. Seventy two patients (66.1%) had isolated valvular stenosis and 33.9% presented associated lesions. Peak systolic pressure gradient across the pulmonary valve decreased from 89.53 +/- 37.23 to 20.8 +/- 19.41 mmHg (p < 0.0001) after valvuloplasty. Forty three patients developed reactive infundibular stenosis after valvuloplasty with a systolic gradient of 19.65 +/- 35.64 mmHg. At a mean period of 8 years of follow-up the pressure gradient was 20.75 +/- 14.32 (p < 0.001). Valvuloplasty was successful in 86.2% of the cases with a global mortality of 1.9%, minor complications in 15.2%, and a failure rate of 13.8%. At follow-up restenosis developed in 6.7%. The comparative analysis between the groups of success and failure yield as significant risk factors for failure an age younger than 3.5 years and a pulmonary valve with displastic (p < 0.05) or combined morphology (p < 0.05). This group had also more complications and higher systolic gradients and right ventricular pressures post-dilation (p < 0.05). Pulmonary valvuloplasty is a safe and effective procedure for the treatment of pulmonary valve stenosis with a good immediate and long-term results, and is now considered the treatment of choice.