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El estudio y el tratamiento de las cardiopatías congénitas del adulto tiene sus orígenes desde que se advirtió que la supervivencia de los niños nacidos con esta patología aumentaba gracias a los progresos en su diagnóstico y tratamiento. La CC del adulto aumenta continuamente, con nuevas problemáticas y nuevos desafíos, está presente en el paciente desde antes de nacer y la tendrá hasta el momento en que muera, por lo que su manejo debe involucrar a un equipo multidisciplinario para el manejo óptimo de este grupo especial de pacientes; por ello es importante la creación de centros de referencia especializados. Por ello ha llegado el momento de preparar al sistema de salud para este grupo creciente de pacientes que requieren atención permanente, integral y altamente especializada. Lamentablemente, en la actualidad no existen suficientes especialistas ni centros de atención...

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Objetivo: Conocer la relación del desempeño docente y el aprendizaje de los estudiantes Método: Enfoque cuantitativo, tipo básica, diseño no experimental correlacional de corte transversal, población fue 309 estudiantes, muestra aleatoria de 172. Materiales: Se elaboró un cuestionario valido y confiable. Resultados: El 78% consideraron un moderado desempeño docente, en las dimensiones los resultados fueron el 79% de los estudiantes percibieron una excelente motivación docente, el 50% de los estudiantes indicaron que las estrategias didácticas, medios y materiales entregado en el desarrollo de la asignatura fueron excelentes. Conclusiones: se comprobó que el desempeño docente se relaciona significativamente con el aprendizaje de los estudiantes

We present the case of a 39-year-old man with a history of progressive dyspnea. Transthoracic and transesophagealechocardiography revealed severe mitral valve (MV) regurgitation due to P2 flail as well as severe tricuspid valve (TV) regurgitation. The patient underwent surgical treatment, including MV repair and TV annuloplasty, performed through a totally endoscopic periareolar approach. Postoperative evolution was satisfactory.

Candida endocarditis is a severe disease associated with high mortality rates. Candida parapsilosis is frequently identified as the causative pathogen in intravenous drug users and is commonly associated with nosocomial infections, primarily due to its ability to form biofilms on catheters or other foreign bodies. Here, we present a rare case of Candida parapsilosis endocarditis affecting the native tricuspid valve in a 35-year-old male patient with end-stage chronic kidney disease (Stage V), who had a suspected fungal infection related to the left cervical catheter. The patient received treatment with caspofungin and underwent excision of a verrucous tumor on the tricuspid valve. Despite encountering postoperative complications, the patient was discharged on fluconazole treatment and scheduled for follow-up. Candida endocarditis poses a clinical challenge that necessitates a multidiscip...

Infective endocarditis is a serious disease associated with high mortality despite recent advances in diagnosis and treatment. Aggregatibacter aphrophilus is a fastidious Gram-negative member of the HACEK organisms (Haemophilus spp., Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella kingae). A. aphrophilus is associated with dental infections but has also been implicated in cases of infective endocarditis. We highlight the importance of a high index of suspicion in symptomatic patients with an initial negative blood culture, particularly in high-risk groups such as patients with congenital valve disease and prosthetic valve. The knowledge of this rare entity may lead to early diagnosis and appropriate management. We review the main characteristics of Aggregatibacter aphrophilus endocarditis reported in the medical literature.

Infective endocarditis is a serious disease associated with high mortality despite recent advances in diagnosis and treatment. Aggregatibacter aphrophilus is a fastidious Gram-negative member of the HACEK organisms (Haemophilus spp., Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella kingae). A. aphrophilus is associated with dental infections but has also been implicated in cases of infective endocarditis. We highlight the importance of a high index of suspicion in symptomatic patients with an initial negative blood culture, particularly in high-risk groups such as patients with congenital valve disease and prosthetic valve. The knowledge of this rare entity may lead to early diagnosis and appropriate management. We review the main characteristics of Aggregatibacter aphrophilus endocarditis reported in the medical literature.

Infective endocarditis is a serious disease associated with high mortality despite recent advances in diagnosis and treatment. Aggregatibacter aphrophilus is a fastidious Gram-negative member of the HACEK organisms (Haemophilus spp., Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella kingae). A. aphrophilus is associated with dental infections but has also been implicated in cases of infective endocarditis. We highlight the importance of a high index of suspicion in symptomatic patients with an initial negative blood culture, particularly in high-risk groups such as patients with congenital valve disease and prosthetic valve. The knowledge of this rare entity may lead to early diagnosis and appropriate management. We review the main characteristics of Aggregatibacter aphrophilus endocarditis reported in the medical literature.

Candida endocarditis is a severe disease associated with high mortality rates. Candida parapsilosis is frequently identified as the causative pathogen in intravenous drug users and is commonly associated with nosocomial infections, primarily due to its ability to form biofilms on catheters or other foreign bodies. Here, we present a rare case of Candida parapsilosis endocarditis affecting the native tricuspid valve in a 35-year-old male patient with end-stage chronic kidney disease (Stage V), who had a suspected fungal infection related to the left cervical catheter. The patient received treatment with caspofungin and underwent excision of a verrucous tumor on the tricuspid valve. Despite encountering postoperative complications, the patient was discharged on fluconazole treatment and scheduled for follow-up. Candida endocarditis poses a clinical challenge that necessitates a multidiscip...

Candida endocarditis is a severe disease associated with high mortality rates. Candida parapsilosis is frequently identified as the causative pathogen in intravenous drug users and is commonly associated with nosocomial infections, primarily due to its ability to form biofilms on catheters or other foreign bodies. Here, we present a rare case of Candida parapsilosis endocarditis affecting the native tricuspid valve in a 35-year-old male patient with end-stage chronic kidney disease (Stage V), who had a suspected fungal infection related to the left cervical catheter. The patient received treatment with caspofungin and underwent excision of a verrucous tumor on the tricuspid valve. Despite encountering postoperative complications, the patient was discharged on fluconazole treatment and scheduled for follow-up. Candida endocarditis poses a clinical challenge that necessitates a multidiscip...

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Objective. To describe cardiac surgeries, their approaches, and determine operative mortality according to the type of surgery and the main complications recorded within 30 days postoperatively, performed at the National Cardiovascular Institute of Peru. Materials and methods. A descriptive study was conducted on all patients over 18 years of age who underwent cardiovascular surgery at the National Cardiovascular Institute “Carlos Alberto Peschiera Carrillo”. Results. During the year 2022, a total of 503 cardiac surgeries were performed. Of the patients undergoing surgery, 63.6% (320) were males. Isolated valvular surgery, primarily aortic or mitral valve replacement, was the most frequent surgical procedure, with 136 surgeries (27.0%). This was followed by myocardial revascularization surgery with 110 procedures (21.9%). Throughout the year, there were 23 deaths, resulting in an ove...

Objetivo. Describir las cirugías cardíacas, su abordaje y determinar la mortalidad operatoria según el tipo de cirugía y las principales complicaciones registradas hasta los 30 días del posoperatorio realizadas en el Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular de Perú. Materiales y métodos. Se llevó a cabo un estudio descriptivo en todos los pacientes mayores de 18 años que fueron sometidos a cirugía cardiovascular en el Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular «Carlos Alberto Peschiera Carrillo». Resultados. Durante el año 2022 se realizaron 503 cirugías cardíacas. De los pacientes intervenidos, el 63,6% (320) fueron varones. La cirugía valvular aislada, principalmente el reemplazo de la válvula aórtica o mitral, fue el procedimiento quirúrgico más frecuente, con 136 cirugías (27,0%). Le siguió la cirugía de revascularización de miocardio con 110 procedimien...

Objective. To describe cardiac surgeries, their approaches, and determine operative mortality according to the type of surgery and the main complications recorded within 30 days postoperatively, performed at the National Cardiovascular Institute of Peru. Materials and methods. A descriptive study was conducted on all patients over 18 years of age who underwent cardiovascular surgery at the National Cardiovascular Institute “Carlos Alberto Peschiera Carrillo”. Results. During the year 2022, a total of 503 cardiac surgeries were performed. Of the patients undergoing surgery, 63.6% (320) were males. Isolated valvular surgery, primarily aortic or mitral valve replacement, was the most frequent surgical procedure, with 136 surgeries (27.0%). This was followed by myocardial revascularization surgery with 110 procedures (21.9%). Throughout the year, there were 23 deaths, resulting in an ove...

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.

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.

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 evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, surgical, pathological characteristics and outcomes in the follow-up of heart transplant recipients at the National Cardiovascular Institute during 2010-2020. Material and methods. A retrospective descriptive study was performed by reviewing the medical records of patients undergoing heart transplantation at a national referral center, describing the clinical, surgical, laboratory, pathology characteristics and survival of patients up to 10 years of follow-up. Results. Eightysix patients were transplanted in 10 years, the median age was 41 years (RIQ 28-56), being predominantly male (66.3%). The three leading causes of indication for heart transplantation were: dilated cardiomyopathy (48.9%), ischemic heart disease (17.4%), and myocarditis (6.9%). Total ischemia time was 160 minutes (RIQ 129.7-233.5). Survival at one, five, and ten ye...