OBJECTIVETo analyze the incidence and cause of complications during and after interventional therapy for congenital heart disease (CHD).

METHODSFrom April 1986 to April 2009, 388 out of 6029 patients with CHD developed complications during and post interventional therapy, another 5 patients died post procedure, clinical data from these 393 patients were retrospectively analyzed. The patients with severe functional insufficiency requiring intervention or surgery during and after interventional therapy were classified as severe complications.

RESULTSThe overall complication rate was 6.44% [7.69% post atrial septal defect occlusion, 4.20% post patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) occlusion, 1.31% post percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty, 14.94% post ventricular septal defect occlusion, 3.13% post percutaneous closure of aortopulmonary collaterals, 30.95% post catheter embolotherapy of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations, 12.50% post transcatheter closure of coronary artery fistulae, 20.00% post transcatheter closure of ruptured sinus of Valsava aneurysm, 66.67% post percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty]. The severe complication rate was 0.65%(39/6029). The procedure-related mortality rate was 0.08% (5/6029), 0.26% (2/761) post percutaneous balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty, 0.05% (1/2070) post PDA occlusion, 9.10% (1/11) post balloon atrial septostomy, 33.33% (1/3) post percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty. Emergency Cardiovascular surgery rate was 0.22% (13/6029). Selective surgery was required in 0.13% (8/6029) of patients post procedure. Two patients (0.03%) received permanent pacemaker implantation.

CONCLUSIONSThe severe complications and mortality rate of interventional therapy for CHD are relative low. Post procedure follow-up is needed fro monitoring possible procedure-related complications.

Cardiac Catheterization ; adverse effects ; Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures ; Heart Defects, Congenital ; surgery ; therapy ; Humans ; Incidence ; Intraoperative Complications ; epidemiology ; Postoperative Complications ; epidemiology ; mortality ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome

Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures ; adverse effects ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Heart Defects, Congenital ; surgery ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Postoperative Complications ; diagnosis ; etiology ; therapy ; Tachycardia, Ectopic Junctional ; diagnosis ; etiology ; therapy

The Ross operation, a procedure of replacement of the diseased aortic valve with an autologous pulmonary valve, has many advantages such as no need for anticoagulation therapy and similar valve function and growth potential as native valves. However secondary aortic disease has emerged as a significant complication and indication for reoperation. We report a 48-year-old woman who had Ross operation in 1997 for a damaged bicuspid aortic valve and severe aortic regurgitation due to subacute bacterial endocarditis complicated by aortic root abscess. In 2009, 12 years later, progressive severe aortic regurgitation with incomplete coaptation and mild dilatation of the aortic root was shown on echocardiography and contrasted CT, while the pulmonary homograft retained normal function. She subsequently underwent aortic valve replacement. Histopathological examination of the explanted neo-aortic valve and neo-arterial wall revealed pannus formation at the nodulus Arantii area of the three valve cusps, ventricularis, and arterialis. The amount of elastic fibres in the neo-aorta media was less than usual for an aorta of this patient's age but was similar to a pulmonary artery. The pathological findings were not different from other studies of specimens removed between 7 to 12 years after Ross operation. However, the pathophysiology and long-term implications of these findings remain debatable. Considering the anatomical and physiological changes induced by the procedure, separate mechanisms for aortic dilatation and regurgitation are worthy of consideration.
Aorta/*pathology ; Aortic Valve/*surgery ; Aortic Valve Insufficiency/*etiology ; Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures/*adverse effects ; Dilatation, Pathologic ; Heart Valve Diseases/*surgery ; Prostheses and Implants ; Pulmonary Valve/*transplantation

Cases of iatrogenic coronary artery fistulas draining into the left ventricle after surgical myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy have been published as sporadic reports. However, its management scheme and prognosis are not clear because of the low incidence. A 46-yr-old woman was hospitalized for evaluation of chest pain and shortness of breath for 3 months. Transthoracic echocardiographic examination showed typical hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with a peak pressure gradient of 71 mmHg across the left ventricular outflow tract. The patient underwent surgical septal myectomy. Postoperative color Doppler imaging revealed a diastolic blood flow from the interventricular septal myocardium to the left ventricular cavity, i.e. iatrogenic coronary artery fistula to the left ventricle. Ten days later, the fistula closed spontaneously which was diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography and confirmed by coronary angiography.
Vascular Fistula/diagnosis/*etiology ; Middle Aged ; *Iatrogenic Disease ; Humans ; Heart Ventricles/*abnormalities ; Heart Septum/*surgery ; Female ; Coronary Vessel Anomalies/diagnosis/*etiology ; Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures/*adverse effects ; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic/complications/*surgery

OBJECTIVETo investigate the risk of postoperative complications in elderly colorectal cancer patients over 65 years with comorbid cardiovascular diseases.

METHODSA total of 381 elderly colorectal cancer patients over 65 years were pathologically diagnosed as colorectal adenocarcinoma and underwent the first surgery in Beijing Hospital during January 2013 and December 2014. Patients were divided into comorbid cardiovascular disease group (258 cases) and non-cardiovascular disease group (123 cases) according to the existence of comorbid cardiovascular disease. The morbidity of postoperative complication was compared between two groups.

RESULTSThere was no significant difference in the morbidity of postoperative complication between two groups [27.9%(72/258) vs. 29.3%(36/123), P>0.05]. According to the Clavien-Dindo classification of postoperative complications, the morbidities of complication at all levels between two groups were not significantly different(all P>0.05). But in terms of cardiovascular complications, the morbidity of comorbid cardiovascular disease group was significantly higher than that of non-cardiovascular disease group [7.4%(19/258) vs. 0.8%(1/123), χ=6.678, P=0.010], while no significant differences in pulmonary and abdominal complications were found between two groups(all P>0.05). The morbidities of other complications (deep vein thrombosis, urinary tract infection and renal complications, etc.) of comorbid cardiovascular disease group were lower than those in non-cardiovascular disease group [2.7%(7/258) vs. 8.1%(10/123), χ=5.733, P=0.017]. Different types of cardiovascular diseases, different levels of cardiac risk index and American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA) rating were not significantly related to the patient's occurrence of postoperative complications(all P>0.05).

CONCLUSIONSSurgery treatment for elderly colorectal cancer patients over 65 years with comorbid cardiovascular diseases is safe. However, strict cardiovascular monitoring should be performed and necessary measures should be carried out in time.

Adenocarcinoma ; complications ; surgery ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; complications ; Colorectal Neoplasms ; complications ; surgery ; Comorbidity ; Digestive System Surgical Procedures ; adverse effects ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Postoperative Complications ; epidemiology ; Risk Factors

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the protective effect of aminophylline on cerebral injury induced by cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in infants. METHODS: Forty patients who underwent ventricular septal defect within 3 years old were randomly divided into 2 groups(20 cases in each group).Aminophylline group:aminophylline (5 mg/kg) was injected slowly via the vein after anesthesia and maintained at a dose of 0.5 mg/(kg.h) until the end of CPB. CONTROL GROUP: aminophylline was replaced by Ringer's lactated solution. Samples were obtained at the beginning of CPB (T(1)),the end of CPB (T(2)),6 h (T(3)) and 24 h (T(4)) after the operation to measure S-100 beta protein, NSE, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and interleukin-10 (IL-10) concentration by ELISA in the 2 groups. RESULTS: Compared with the time point immediately before CPB, the S-100beta protein,NSE, TNF-alpha, and IL-8 concentration in the 2 groups began to increase with the start of CPB, reached a climax at the end of CPB (T(2)),decreased gradually 6 h after the termination of CPB(T(3)) and could not restore to the level before CPB at T(4)(24 h after the termination of CPB).IL-10 in the 2 groups both increased after the CPB. At T(2) and T(3), S-100beta protein,NSE, TNF-alpha, and IL-8 concentrations were significantly lower than those in the aminophylline group (P<0.05 or P<0.01), while IL-10 was just the opposite. CONCLUSION There is cerebral damage induced by CPB. Aminophylline may play a protective role in cerebral injury by modulating the balance between the pro-inflammatory factor and anti-inflammatory factor to reduce the level of S-100beta protein and NSE during CPB and open cardiac surgeries.
Aminophylline ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use ; Brain Diseases ; etiology ; prevention & control ; Cardiopulmonary Bypass ; adverse effects ; Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Heart Septal Defects ; drug therapy ; surgery ; Humans ; Infant ; Injections, Intravenous ; Male ; Nerve Growth Factors ; blood ; Neuroprotective Agents ; therapeutic use ; S100 Calcium Binding Protein beta Subunit ; S100 Proteins ; blood