/library/oar/handle/123456789/27521 2026-06-20T02:01:55Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/4223 Title: Pneumopericardium due to long sheath during transcatheter closure of PFO Authors: Pac, Feyza Aysenur; Kibar, Ertugrul; Polat, Tugcin Bora; Topaloglu, Serkan Abstract: Pneumopericardium due to long sheath during transcatheter closure of PFO Pneumopericardium is a rare complication of following cardiovasculer intervention. Untreated, it can lead to cardiac tamponade and thus must be promptly identified to treat the underlying etiology. This article reports a 64 year-old-woman developed pneumopericardium during transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO). While retrieiving the loader through the long sheath which was placed in to the left upper pulmonary vein, radiolucent areas along the anterior wall of the heart was detected, suggesting pneumopericardium. 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/4219 Title: The caveats in the diagnosis of anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) Authors: Varghese, M.J.; Kothari, Shyam S. Abstract: Anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is an infrequent, well described, but important anomaly of the coronary origin. Early diagnosis and prompt surgical treatment of the disease can be life saving. However, there are several potential sources of error in the seemingly simple stereotype diagnostic pattern. This article reports a case of ALCAPA and allude to some of the caveats in the diagnosis of this entity. 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z