Hemitruncus arteriosus is a rare congenital heart disease characterized by the abnormal origin of one of the branches of the pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta. In most cases, its diagnosis is made during childhood; in addition, due to its high morbidity and mortality, its asymptomatic evolution and survival to adulthood is extremely unusual. We present the case of a 30-year-old male patient, with a history of surgical closure of patent ductus arteriosus during childhood, who was asymptomatic until a year ago, in whom hemitruncus arteriosus was diagnosed after recurrent episodes of hemoptysis.

Objective. To determine the epidemiological, clinical, electrocardiographic, imaging characteristics and main therapeutic strategies performed in patients with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy treated in a national reference cardiovascular institute. Materials and methods. Observational, descriptive and retrospective study that attempts to identify the clinical characteristics, complementary tests and therapeutic strategies performed in patients with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy treated at the National Cardiovascular Institute - INCOR EsSalud in Lima, Peru. Results. Thirteen patients were found with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. The median age at which the diagnosis was made was 38.2 years and 69.3% of those affected were male. The most frequent clinical manifestations were tachycardic palpitations (92.3%), presyncope (84.6%) and heart failure (69.2%). 23% of the patients suffered a cardi...

El hemitruncus arterioso es una cardiopatía congénita rara caracterizada por el origen anómalo de alguna de las ramas de la arteria pulmonar a partir de la aorta ascendente. En la mayoría de los casos su diagnóstico se realiza durante la infancia; además, por su elevada morbimortalidad es extremadamente inusual su evolución asintomática y supervivencia hasta la etapa adulta. Presentamos el caso de un varón de 30 años con antecedente de cierre quirúrgico de persistencia del conducto arterioso en la infancia, que cursó asintomático hasta hace un año, y se le diagnosticó hemitruncus arterioso a partir de episodios recurrentes de hemoptisis.

Objetivo. Determinar las características epidemiológicas, clínicas, electrocardiográficas, imagenológicas y principales estrategias terapéuticas realizadas en los pacientes con cardiomiopatía arritmogénica tratados en un instituto cardiovascular de referencia nacional. Materiales y métodos. Estudio observacional, descriptivo y retrospectivo que busca identificar las características clínicas, exámenes complementarios y estrategias terapéuticas en pacientes con cardiomiopatía arritmogénica tratados en el Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular – INCOR EsSalud en Lima – Perú. Resultados. Se encontraron trece pacientes con cardiomiopatía arritmogénica. La mediana de edad en la que se realizó el diagnóstico fue 38,2 años y el 69,3% de los afectados era de sexo masculino. Las manifestaciones clínicas más frecuentes fueron las palpitaciones taquicárdicas (92,3%), el presí...

Hemitruncus arteriosus is a rare congenital heart disease characterized by the abnormal origin of one of the branches of the pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta. In most cases, its diagnosis is made during childhood; in addition, due to its high morbidity and mortality, its asymptomatic evolution and survival to adulthood is extremely unusual. We present the case of a 30-year-old male patient, with a history of surgical closure of patent ductus arteriosus during childhood, who was asymptomatic until a year ago, in whom hemitruncus arteriosus was diagnosed after recurrent episodes of hemoptysis.

Objective. To determine the epidemiological, clinical, electrocardiographic, imaging characteristics and main therapeutic strategies performed in patients with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy treated in a national reference cardiovascular institute. Materials and methods. Observational, descriptive and retrospective study that attempts to identify the clinical characteristics, complementary tests and therapeutic strategies performed in patients with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy treated at the National Cardiovascular Institute - INCOR EsSalud in Lima, Peru. Results. Thirteen patients were found with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. The median age at which the diagnosis was made was 38.2 years and 69.3% of those affected were male. The most frequent clinical manifestations were tachycardic palpitations (92.3%), presyncope (84.6%) and heart failure (69.2%). 23% of the patients suffered a cardi...

Objective. To describe the initial experience in ablation of cardiac arrhythmias using 3D mapping at the Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular INCOR (Lima, Peru). Methods. A retrospective descriptive study was carried out. During February 2020, data was collected from the medical records of all patients in whom ablation was performed using 3D mapping from July 2017 to December 2019. This procedure was performed in patients with symptomatic arrhythmia refractory to antiarrhythmic therapy. Results. Data were collected from 123 patients (median age: 46 years, 64.2% male), who had a median time of illness of 6 years. Among the arrhythmias treated, 19% had atrial fibrillation, 17.5% atrial tachycardia, 17.5% idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias, 16.6% Wolf Parkinson White syndrome / Atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia, 11.1% ventricular arrhythmias of the His-Purkinje conduction system, 9.5% sca...

Objective. To describe the initial experience in ablation of cardiac arrhythmias using 3D mapping at the Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular INCOR (Lima, Peru). Methods. A retrospective descriptive study was carried out. During February 2020, data was collected from the medical records of all patients in whom ablation was performed using 3D mapping from July 2017 to December 2019. This procedure was performed in patients with symptomatic arrhythmia refractory to antiarrhythmic therapy. Results. Data were collected from 123 patients (median age: 46 years, 64.2% male), who had a median time of illness of 6 years. Among the arrhythmias treated, 19% had atrial fibrillation, 17.5% atrial tachycardia, 17.5% idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias, 16.6% Wolf Parkinson White syndrome / Atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia, 11.1% ventricular arrhythmias of the His-Purkinje conduction system, 9.5% sca...

Objetivo. Describir la experiencia inicial en ablación de arritmias cardiacas empleando mapeo 3D en el Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular INCOR (Lima-Perú). Materiales y métodos. Estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo, donde se recolectaron datos de historias clínicas de todos los pacientes en los cuales se realizó ablación empleando mapeo 3D, desde julio de 2017 a diciembre de 2019. Este procedimiento se realizó a pacientes sintomáticos y refractarios a terapia antiarrítmica. Resultados. Se recolectaron datos de 123 pacientes (mediana de edad: 46 años, 64,2% varones), con una mediana del tiempo de enfermedad de 6 años. Entre las arritmias tratadas 19% tuvieron fibrilación auricular; 17,5% taquicardia auricular; 17,5% arritmias ventriculares idiopáticas; 16,6% síndrome de Wolf Parkinson White/taquicardia por reentrada auriculoventricular; 11,1% arritmias ventriculares del sistem...