Surgical removal of a left atrial myxoma during pregnancy.

Successful removal of a left atrial myxoma in a pregnant woman has not been previously reported. The patient postoperatively had an uncomplicated pregnancy, delivering at term a normal, healthy baby.

Sudden death from left atrial pressure line wedging into cardiac valve prosthesis: pathologic findings and forensic significance.

The case of a sudden death from late valve entrapment of a left atrial pressure monitoring line not removed postoperatively is considered from both biomechanical and pathological points of view because of its forensic significance in terms of malpractice liability.

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the main pulmonary artery.

A case of anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the main pulmonary artery, in a previously asymptomatic young woman, is presented. Direct transposition into the aortic root of the anomalous vessel was performed. To our knowledge this is the 4th case of this malformation to be successfully corrected.