Thoracic Key

Fig. 3.1 The apex of the heart when viewed from above in systole and diastole; note the position of the valves and their relationships (Modified from Dabbagh (2014). Published with…

Fig. 16.1 Pressure flow curve (water) Medtronic DLP 77108 (Provided by the manufacturer) We can represent these data by a parabolic fit: In the example above, we obtain: In order…

Fig. 34.1 Junctional ectopic tachycardia after complete atrioventricular septal defect repair. This ECG shows regular tachycardia with 1:1 ventriculoatrial conduction and right bundle branch block-type morphology Although the majority of…

Tetralogy of Fallot, truncus arteriosus, and double outlet right ventricle with conotruncal anomalies postrepair Secundum atrial septal defect Ventricular septal defect Complex single ventricles post-Fontan procedure Coarctation of the aorta…

Fig. 39.1 Sites and mechanisms responsible for chronic postsurgical neuropathic pain: (1) Denervated Schwann cells and infiltrating macrophages distal to nerve injury produce local and systemic chemicals that drive pain…

Fig. 6.1 Transthoracic subxiphoid (subcostal) long-axis 2D image (a) of the atrial septum and a balloon atrial septostomy catheter (*) inflated in the left atrium. Immediately after septostomy pullback, the…

Fig. 7.1 CVP waves and the relation with ECG (Modified from Dabbagh (2014). Published with kind permission of © Springer, 2014. All Rights Reserved) There are three primary veins for…

  Period A Period B p Total number of RACHS-1 classifiable cases 154 767  RACHS-1 classifiable patients/year (95 % CI) 19.3 (14.3–4.2) 95.9 (63.2–128.6) < 0.0001 Median age, year 7…

Fig. 30.1 1a, 2a represents the normal morphology of the RV and LV in systole and diastole. 1b, 2b represents ventricular interdependence in RV dysfunction. There is dilation of the…

Fig. 17.1 Angiographic presentation of AVSD known as “goose neck deformity” before the start of systole Fig. 17.2 Angiographic presentation of AVSD known as “goose neck deformity” in systole Fig….