Endocarditis in a Young Man
Age: 27 years Gender: Male Occupation: Graduate student Working diagnosis: Residual ventricular septal defect after surgical closure HISTORY The patient was born with a perimembranous VSD. Because of severe aortic…
Right Heart Enlargement of Uncertain Cause (Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defect)
Age: 56 years Gender: Female Personal information: Grandmother Working diagnosis: Unexplained shortness of breath for several months HISTORY The patient had been well all her life. She had given birth…
Rationale for Septal Defect Closure in the Elderly
Age: 88 years Gender: Female Personal information: Grandmother Working diagnosis: Secundum atrial septal defect HISTORY The patient was healthy throughout her childhood and adult years. She had two uneventful pregnancies,…
Atrial Septal Defect with Cyanosis: The Hypoplastic Right Ventricle
Age: 40 years Gender: Female Occupation: Housewife Working diagnosis: Atrial septal defect with cyanosis HISTORY Born small for gestational age (1800 g), the patient was noted to be cyanotic on crying…
Patent Foramen Ovale with Transient Ischemic Attack
Age: 47 years Gender: Female Occupation: Staff nurse Working Diagnosis: Transient ischemic attack HISTORY The patient was completely well until she suddenly developed slurred speech one morning while preparing to…
