Salim N. Al Maskari

Device Closure of Superior Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defects: A single centre experience

Sinus venosus atrial septal defects present a wide variety of anatomical features and are frequently associated with partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage of one or more right pulmonary veins. Surgical correction used to be the standard treatment. In recent times, transcatheter correction of superior sinus venosu …

The Sinus Venosus Veno-Venous Bridge: Not a septal defect

This review provides an update on the morphology of the sinus venosus defect. It was earlier believed that a 'common wall' separated the right pulmonary veins from the superior caval vein. In the sinus venosus defects, this wall was absent. Current evidence shows that the superior rim of the oval fossa, rather than for …

The Evolution of Paediatric Cardiology Service in Oman