Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects under echocardiographic guidance without X-ray: initial experiences.

abstract：:We present an example of corrected transposition with twisted discordant atrioventricular connections in which both fetal and postnatal echocardiograms were obtained. We correlate the fetal echocardiograms with the postnatal echocardiograms, placing emphasis on the echocardiographic clues to the diagnosis which were p...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Abdullah M,Yoo SJ,Hornberger L

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a neonate born prior to term with a weight of 1825 grams, and diagnosed prenatally as having atrioventricular septal defect and Down's syndrome, we found the aortic arch to be interrupted between the left carotid artery and the left subclavian artery, with the arterial duct being the only route of distal perfusion....

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Starreveld JS,van Rossum AC,Hruda J

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tricuspid regurgitation as a manifestation of an isolated congenital anomaly of the tricuspid valve is rare. Cross-sectional and color Doppler echocardiography allow improved evaluation of tricuspid valvar function. As a result, the heterogeneous category of congenital tricuspid valvar dysplasia may be bette...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： McElhinney DB,Silverman NH,Brook MM,Hanley FL,Stanger P

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital stenosis of the pulmonary veins is a rare condition whose outcome is guarded despite the available treatment options. We report a case of a 6-month-old infant with significant stenosis of all four pulmonary veins. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Henriques C,Andrade H,Pires A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe our experience with 2 patients having Costello syndrome, aged 11 and 36 months, who suffered systolic anterior motion of the aortic leaflet of the mitral valve and obstructive cardiac hypertrophy requiring surgery, comparing their cardiac characteristics to those described previously. We conclude that the ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kalfa D,Fraisse A,Kreitmann B

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of unroofed coronary sinus not associated with the persistent left superior vena cava. Definite diagnosis of the unroofed coronary sinus was obtained by trans-oesophageal echocardiography, which revealed the unroofed portion with left-to-right shunt. Real-time three-dimensional trans-oesophageal echoc...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Nakano Y,Iwamoto M,Masuda M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe cyanosis due to pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas occurs often after a bidirectional superior cavopulmonary anastomosis (Glenn operation) and also in some congenital anomalies in which hepatic venous blood bypasses the lungs in the first passage. Relocation of hepatic flow into the lungs usually causes these fis...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Hoffman JI

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim We aimed to study the dimensions, systolic and diastolic functions of the left ventricle; dimensions and elasticity of the aorta; and carotid intima-media thickness and flow-mediated dilatation of the brachial artery in mitral valve prolapse. METHODS:The study group consisted of 43 patients (mean age=13.3±3.9) an...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Erolu E,Akalın F,Çetiner N,Şaylan Çevik B

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity in an 18-year-old boy who had undergone corrective surgery for tetralogy of Fallot 4 years earlier, and was treated with amiodarone because of recurrent malignant postoperative ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Toxicity was recognized on the basis of clinical features, chest...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kothari SS,Balijepally S,Taneja K

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden death and ventricular tachycardia are known to occur late after correction of tetralogy of Fallot. Abnormal dispersion of the QT interval, ventricular late potentials, and prolongation of the QRS complex, alone or in combination, are useful markers of the risk for such complications. Our present prospective stu...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Balkhi RA,Beghetti M,Friedli B

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levoatriocardinal vein is the embryological remnant of the connection between the pulmonary and systemic venous systems. It is a rare lesion that usually occurs in the presence of left-sided obstruction, developing as a pathway for decompression of the pulmonary veins. We report the first case of a levoatriocardin...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Moodley S,Duncan W,Gandhi S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient with Down's syndrome referred to our Department of Echocardiography for evaluation after an episode of tachyarrhythmia. We diagnosed Ebstein's malformation. As far as we know, this association has been reported previously on only three occasions. We review these previous cases, describe our echocar...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Bauk L,Espinola-Zavaleta N,Muñoz-Castellanos L

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated aortic regurgitation and myocardial infarction are a rare congenital defect among neonatal patients. We present a case of a neonate with an unusual aortic valve morphology causing both regurgitation and obstruction of the left coronary artery ostium. Despite both non-invasive and invasive imaging modalities, ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Samuel S,Dhanantwari P,Meyer DB

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To document the echocardiographic features of tetralogy of Fallot during fetal and postnatal life. Correlation of echocardiographic findings with the requirement for early intervention prior to definitive repair. DESIGN:Retrospective observational study. SETTING:A tertiary fetal cardiology unit. PATIENTS:F...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Pepas LP,Savis A,Jones A,Sharland GK,Tulloh RM,Simpson JM

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue virus can affect the heart, with complications as bradycardia, arrhythmias, and death. We present a case of a 15-year-old patient, diagnosed 4 years before with severe idiopathic pulmonary hypertension, confirmed by catheterism, with continuous follow up. At that time, she was living in Bogotá (2640 m above sea...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Díaz G,Devia CP,De La Hoz OM

更新日期：2020-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Infective endocarditis is a microbial infection of the endothelial surface of the heart, predominantly the heart valves, that is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Few contemporary data exist regarding affected children in our context. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:We aimed to describe the profile and treatment outc...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Willoughby ML,Basera W,Perkins SR,Comitis GAM,Fourie B,Lawrenson JB,Zühlke LJ

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several surgical approaches for completion of a total cavopulmonary connection have been established for patients with anomalies of systemic venous connection in association with a functionally univentricular heart. We report an alternative technique designed to address the problem of widely separated inferior systemi...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Pomè G,Ghedira F,Keizman E

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Placement of peritoneal drainage catheters intra-operatively has been shown to help prevent fluid overload in children recovering from surgery for two-ventricle heart disease. We aimed to determine whether this practice is also helpful in children recovering from Fontan palliation. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A ret...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Pitman-Hunt C,Richards KL,Delius RE,Walters HL 3rd,Mastropietro CW

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetralogy of Fallot is only rarely associated with aortic valvar disease. We present a child who had uncomplicated repair of tetralogy of Fallot at 16 months of age, and who developed mild aortic stenosis three years later, with mild to moderate aortic incompetence being seen two years subsequent to that event. No aor...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Galea N,Aquilina O,Grech V

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a 31-year-old male with a large atrial septal defect, who was found to have interrupted inferior caval vein with azygous continuation to the superior caval vein, which precluded transcutaneous closure by device. The defect was successfully closed with a 33 mm Occlutech Figula septal occluder using...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Bani Hani A,Abdullattif M,Al-Ammouri I

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disconnection of a pulmonary artery needs early surgical treatment in order to support the growth of the vessel. However, owing to the high rate of re-stenosis after traditional surgical reconstruction, we developed a hybrid approach involving the creation of pulmonary artery continuity by using autologous or heterolo...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Butera G,Giusti G,Pomè G

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out to analyse seasonal variations in live births with congenital heart disease in the overall population of Malta. Included were all patients diagnosed as having congenital heart disease by echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, surgery or post mortem, by 1 year of age, and who were born be...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Grech V

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the gross motor development of infants who had undergone cardiac surgery in the neonatal or early infant period. METHODS:Gross motor performance was assessed when infants were 4, 8, 12, and 16 months of age with the Alberta Infant Motor Scale. This scale is a discriminative gross motor outcome me...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Long SH,Harris SR,Eldridge BJ,Galea MP

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Migraine is a common neurovascular disease characterised with recurrent attacks by pain-free periods. It has been suggested that both sympathetic and parasympathetic dysfunctions play a role in its pathophysiology. AIM:The aim of our study was to investigate the ECG changes during attack-free period in ch...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Tosun O,Karatoprak E

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sialidosis, a rare autosomal recessive disorder, is caused by a deficiency of NEU1 encoded enzyme alpha-N-acetyl neuraminidase. We report a premature male with neonatal-onset type II sialidosis which was associated with left ventricular dysfunction. The clinical presentation and subsequent progression which culminated...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Prasanna P,Sriram CS,Rodriguez SH,Kohli U

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocarditis of congenital coronary fistulas in the cardiac chambers is rare, especially in the paediatric age group. We describe the case of a 9-year-old boy with a fistula from the dilated right coronary artery to the junction of the superior caval vein to the right atrium, complicated by endocarditis. Treatment con...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Krasemann T,van Beynum IM,Frohn-Mulder IME,Dalinghaus M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three-dimensional imaging of a rare finding of Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid valve in a patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, which has been previously reported only by two-dimensional echocardiography. A fetal echocardiogram was performed at 19 weeks that showed a moderately hypoplastic left ve...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Cassidy C,Mitchell MB,Jone PN

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three cases of an abnormal finding of duplicated left pulmonary artery: two of these occurring in children with Kabuki syndrome and configuring the setting of a pseudo-pulmonary sling without any clinical or cardiac cross-sectional evidence of tracheal compression. The other case instead represents duplicate...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Giudici V,Kanani M,Muthialu N,Carr M,Calder AD,Owens CM,Cook AC,Marek J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We aimed to investigate the role of adiponectin in acute rheumatic fever by evaluating correlations with cytokines and acute-phase reactants. METHODS:Patients were divided into three groups by clinical findings. Group 1 included 8 patients with only chorea, Group 2 included 13 patients with arthritis and carditis,...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ozgen H,Ucar B,Yildirim A,Colak O,Bal C,Kilic Z

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fungal endocarditis classically involves dense heterogenous vegetations. However, several patients with fungal infections were noted to have myocardial changes ranging from focal brightening to nodular thickening of chordae or papillary muscles. This study evaluates whether these findings are associated with...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Cresalia NM,Owens ST,Stillwell TL,Norris MD,Yu S,Retzloff L,Ensing GJ

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00