International journal of cardiology
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Letter Case Reports
A 64-year old man who sustained many episodes of acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema successfully treated with Boussignac continuous positive airway pressure: a case report.
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is standard treatment for patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema. We describe a patient who had 21 episodes of acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema due to very poor patient compliance. ⋯ The BCPAP system is a simple, disposable, FDA-approved device that delivers positive pressure without a ventilator. This extraordinary case underscores the utility of the BCPAP system to avoid repeated intubation and mechanical ventilation in patients with cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
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Letter Case Reports
Stroke after surgical treatment of sinus venosus type atrial septal defect: percutaneous treatment.
Sinus venosus-type atrial septal defect can be associated with anomalous drainage of the upper right pulmonary vein into the superior vena cava. Surgical correction provides reconstruction of superior vena cava and rerouting of the pulmonary vein into the left atrium. ⋯ Interventional treatment resolved the superior vena cava stenosis, rerouted the pulmonary vein into the left atrium and abolished the right to left shunt.