[Successful Surgical Correction of Partial Atrioventricular Septal Defect in an Elderly Patient:Report of a Case].

There are only few reports on surgery for partial atrioventricular septal defect( pAVSD) in patients aged over 70 years. This report is about successful surgical correction of pAVSD in a 79-year-old women. Echocardiography showed left-sided atrioventricular valve regurgitation with cleft and ostium primum atrial septal defect, but without ventricular septal defect. Accordingly, she was diagnosed with pAVSD. Treatment plan included direct cleft closure, patch closure for the ostium primum atrial septal defect, and right atrioventricular annuloplasty. The postoperative course was uneventful. She was followed up without complications for four years. To the best of our knowledge, our patient is the oldest to undergo such surgical techniques in Japan to date.

[Surgical Repair without Ventriculotomy for Double-chambered Right Ventricle in a 61-year-old Man;Report of a Case].

A 61-year-old man with double-chambered right ventricle( DCRV) was operated on successfully without ventriculotomy. The patient presented with cardiac murmur and electrocardiogram abnormality with exertional dyspnea. Echocardiography demonstrated double-chambered right ventricle with severe tricuspid valve regurgitation. Cardiac catheterization data revealed a 110 mmHg peak-to-peak pressure gradient in the right ventricular cavity with normal pulmonary pressure. The tricuspid valve was repaired with an annuloplasty ring, and the abnormal muscle bands in right ventricular outflow tract were resected through both right atrium and pulmonary artery. No major complications occurred after surgery. Postoperative echocardiography demonstrated a pressure gradient of 18 mmHg between the pulmonary artery and right ventricle without tricuspid regurgitation, and his clinical symptoms were improved. Surgical repair without right ventriculotomy combined with tricuspid annuloplasty was effective and feasible for DCRV in an adult patient.

[Ruptured Aneurysm of the Sinus of Valsalva Accompanied with a Bicuspid Aortic Valve in an Elderly Man;Report of a Case].

The combination of ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva and a bicuspid aortic valve is very rare in an elderly person. A 71-year-old man with ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva and a bicuspid aortic valve had undergone an operation. He was admitted to his other hospital because of heart failure. He was transferred to our hospital to undergo treatment for ruptured aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva. At our hospital, echocardiography findings showed ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva, a ventricular septal defect (VSD), and severe aortic regurgitation with moderate stenosis of the bicuspid aortic valve. An aneurysm originating from the anterior sinus of Valsalva had ruptured into the right ventricular outflow tract. The ruptured aneurysm and VSD were repaired by patch closure through the right ventricular outflow tract. Additionally, the aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva was repaired with direct closure through aortotomy. The insufficient bicuspid aortic valve was replaced with a bioprosthetic valve. After the operation, heart failure improved promptly, and he was making satisfactory progress in his recovery.

Utility of Exercise-Induced Zero TBI Sign in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis.

It is uncertain whether exercise-induced zero toe brachial index sign (e-ZETS) is beneficial to prevent advanced perfusion disturbance in maintenance hemodialysis (HD) patients. In HD patients, we compared the clinical findings and prognoses among 22 toes in a resting zero toe brachial index sign (r-ZETS) group, 22 toes in an e-ZETS group, and 63 toes in a non-e-ZETS group. The hemodynamics of the lower extremities in the e-ZETS group is intermediate between the r-ZETS and non-e-ZETS groups. As the result of a 36-month follow- up observation, the r-ZETS avoidance rate was significantly lower in the e-ZETS group (63.6%; P <0.001) than the non-e-ZETS group (98.4%), showing that it was difficult to avoid advanced perfusion disturbance. The e-ZETS in HD patients may appear before r-ZETS, being beneficial as a predictor for advanced perfusion disturbance. (This is a translation of J Jpn Coll Angiol 2015; 55: 125-129.).

Comparison of Diagnostic Accuracy between Pulse Volume Recording Parameters and Exercise-Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index in Patients with Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index above 0.9.

Objective: The objective of this study was to clarify whether or not pulse volume recoding (PVR) parameters have screening capability equivalent to ankle-brachial pressure index after walking (Ex-ABI) for patients with 0.91 or higher ABI. Patients and Methods: The subjects were 87 patients (147 limbs) with symptoms of lower extremities with 0.91 or higher ABI. In all patients, upstroke time (UT), percentage of mean artery pressure (%MAP) of PVR and Ex-ABI were measured, and computed tomographic angiography (CTA) was concomitantly performed. Results: Area under the curve (AUC) of receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves of Ex-ABI, %MAP, and UT were 0.90, 0.70, and 0.81, respectively. A significant difference was noted in AUC between Ex-ABI and %MAP (p <0.001). When the cut-off values were set at %MAP ≥45% and UT ≥180 msec, the accuracies of %MAP and UT were markedly lower than that of Ex-ABI. When the cut-off values were corrected to the values determined from the ROC curves (%MAP ≥41, UT ≥164 msec), the diagnostic accuracy of UT increased markedly. Conclusion: In patients with 0.91 or higher ABI, screening capability of PVR parameters was markedly lower than that of Ex-ABI, but UT has screening capability close to that of Ex-ABI when the cut-off value is corrected downward.