Amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity in an adolescent.

abstract：:Critical heart disease in the pediatric population is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Research around the most effective communication and decision-making strategies is lacking. This systematic review aims to summarise what is known about parent preference for communication and decision-making in childre...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Neubauer K,Williams EP,Donohue PK,Boss RD

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitral valve aneurysm not associated with infective endocarditis is rarely reported in children. We report a case of perforated posterior mitral leaflet aneurysm in an infant with reference to surgical and histopathological findings. Although its aetiology remains unclear, we suggest to include mitral valve aneurysm i...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Nagaoka K,Ibuki K,Miyahara Y

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Our aims were to use transthoracic three-dimensional echocardiography to assess the morphology of atrial septal defects in children prior to closure, and to compare the three-dimensional echocardiographic data with transcatheter and surgical findings. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used transthoracic three-dimensional ec...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Acar P,Roux D,Dulac Y,Rougé P,Aggoun Y

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement is fast becoming an accepted alternative to repeat surgical pulmonary valve replacement for selected patients and therefore a complementary strategy in the long-term management of those requiring surgical pulmonary valve replacement. With a combined surgical and percutaneous a...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ringewald JM,Suh EJ

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with pulmonary regurgitation after tetralogy of Fallot repair have impaired aerobic capacity; one of the reasons is the decreasing global ventricular performance at exercise, reflected by decreasing peak oxygen pulse. The aims of our study were to evaluate the impact of pulmonary valve replacement on peak oxy...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Legendre A,Richard R,Pontnau F,Jais JP,Dufour M,Grenier O,Mousseaux E,Ladouceur M,Iserin L,Bonnet D

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the clinical utility of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist 17 for identifying psychosocial concerns and improving access to psychology services within a paediatric cardiology clinic. METHOD:Parents of 561 children (aged 4-17 years) presenting for follow-up of CHD, acquired heart disease, or arrhythmi...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Struemph KL,Barhight LR,Thacker D,Sood E

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Temporary percutaneous epicardial pacing wires are routinely placed in children following cardiac surgery. There is uncertainty in clinical practice about the optimum timing for their removal, and practice varies widely both within and between different institutions. AIM:The aim of our study was to describe...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Jowett V,Hayes N,Sridharan S,Rees P,Macrae D

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To characterise the parenting priorities of mothers and fathers of infants hospitalised with CHD and generate recommendations to support parenting during infant hospitalisation. STUDY DESIGN:Through online crowdsourcing, an innovative research methodology to create an online community to serve as a research ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Gramszlo C,Karpyn A,Christofferson J,McWhorter LG,Demianczyk AC,Lihn SL,Tanem J,Zyblewski S,Boyle EL,Kazak AE,Sood E

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：:A 10-month-old infant with severe tricuspid valve disease due to staphylococcal bacterial endocarditis, underwent surgical replacement of the valve. The new valve was fashioned using an autologous pericardial patch. Over 3 years of follow-up, the new valve has functioned satisfactorily, with moderately elevated right ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Sreeram N,Ben Mime L,Bennink G

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Flow profiles are important determinants of fluid-vessel wall interactions. The aim of this study was to assess blood flow profiles in the aorta and pulmonary trunk in patients with transposition and different ventriculoarterial connection, and hence different mechanics of the coherent pump. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Riesenkampff E,Nordmeyer S,Al-Wakeel N,Kropf S,Kutty S,Berger F,Kuehne T

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a great need for echocardiographic criterions for accurate diagnosis of carditis in acute rheumatic fever. AIM:To test the efficacy of proposed echocardiographic criterions for the diagnosis of carditis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We studied 333 patients suspected of having acute rheumatic fever, under...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vijayalakshmi IB,Vishnuprabhu RO,Chitra N,Rajasri R,Anuradha TV

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The initial classic Fontan utilising a direct right atrial appendage to pulmonary artery anastomosis led to numerous complications. Adults with such complications may benefit from conversion to a total cavo-pulmonary connection, the current standard palliation for children with univentricular hearts. METHOD...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Blitzer D,Habib AS,Brown JW,Kean AC,Lin JI,Turrentine MW,Rodefeld MD,Herrmann JL,Kay WA

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to investigate risk factors for the development of postoperative chylothorax following paediatric congenital heart surgery and to investigate the impact of a management guideline on management strategies and patient outcome. METHODS:All patients with chylothorax following cardiac...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Day TG,Zannino D,Golshevsky D,d'Udekem Y,Brizard C,Cheung MMH

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Aetiology of protein-losing enteropathy in single-ventricle type CHD is multi-factorial. REPORT:We describe two Fontan patients with protein-losing enteropathy who presented with cytomegalovirus-associated colitis. DISCUSSION:Fontan patients display risk factors for cytomegalovirus-induced gastroenteropa...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Bauer C,Tulzer G

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Holt-Oram syndrome is characterised by CHD and limb anomalies. Mutations in TBX5 gene, encoding the T-box transcription factor, are responsible for the development of Holt-Oram syndrome, but such mutations are variably detected in 30-75% of patients. METHODS:Clinically diagnosed eight Holt-Oram syndrome pat...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Jhang WK,Lee BH,Kim GH,Lee JO,Yoo HW

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An intact atrial septum places infants with hypoplasia of the left heart into a group with an extremely high rate of mortality. We report a neonate, diagnosed antenatally, who was delivered by Caesarian section in the cardiac theatre, urgently placed onto cardiopulmonary bypass, and who then underwent an atrial septec...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Barker C,Moscuzza F,Anderson D

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:So as to determine the value of brain natriuretic peptide in the plasma as a biochemical marker for myocarditis of Kawasaki disease, we studied 69 patients. The blood samples, electrocardiograms and cross-sectional echocardiograms were obtained before the commencement of treatment and in the convalescent pha...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kawamura T,Wago M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between sildenafil dosing, exposure, and systemic hypotension in infants is incompletely understood. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to characterise the relationship between predicted sildenafil exposure and hypotension in hospitalised infants. METHODS:We extracted information on sild...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Hornik CP,Onufrak NJ,Smith PB,Cohen-Wolkowiez M,Laughon MM,Clark RH,Gonzalez D

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cardiovascular morbidity is high in patients with coarctation of aorta even after successful repair. This study aimed to assess the frequency of late hypertension and the relationship between ambulatory hypertension and cardiovascular target organ damage in children and adolescents after early and successful ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ağbaş A,Gökalp S,Canpolat N,Çalışkan S,Öztunç F

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positional cyanosis is an uncommon finding in young patients. We report three infants who presented with positional cyanosis due to a pedunculated tumour in the right heart. Arterial desaturation was the result of right-to-left shunting at the level of the oval foramen caused by obstruction and/or insufficiency of the...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Levitas A,Gross G,Zucker N,Zalzstein E

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate heart rate variability by Holter monitoring in type 1 diabetic children compared with a healthy control group and determine the factors modifying heart rate variability. METHODS:This was designed as a prospective study comparing 28 patients, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and under follow-up, wit...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Özgür S,Ceylan Ö,Şenocak F,Örün UA,Doğan V,Yılmaz O,Keskin M,Aycan Z,Okutucu S,Karademir S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in biomedical engineering have led to three-dimensional (3D)-printed models being used for a broad range of different applications. Teaching medical personnel, communicating with patients and relatives, planning complex heart surgery, or designing new techniques for repair of CHD via cardiac catheterisation a...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Forte MNV,Hussain T,Roest A,Gomez G,Jongbloed M,Simpson J,Pushparajah K,Byrne N,Valverde I

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia is a rare life-threatening arrhythmogenic disorder. An association with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and other atrial arrhythmias has been described, but in all published cases the initial manifestation of the disease was ventricular arrhythmia. This is the first...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Lawrenz W,Krogmann ON,Wieczorek M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Care of children with functionally univentricular hearts is resource-intensive. OBJECTIVES:To analyse pregnancy and early post-natal outcomes of fetuses with functionally univentricular hearts in the setting of a low-middle-income country. METHODS:A retrospective study was conducted during the period of Ja...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vaidyanathan B,Vijayaraghavan A,Thomas S,Sudhakar A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conotruncal heart defects are considered to be one of the most common types of birth defect worldwide. Genetic disturbances in folate metabolism such as Thymidylate synthase may increase risk for conotruncal heart defects. We evaluated two common Thymidylate synthase polymorphisms, including the 28 bp tandem repeat in...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Wang X,Wei H,Wu Y,Tian Y,Luo L

更新日期：2018-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:CHD is associated with poor growth, delayed motor and language skills development, and increased length of hospital stay; 28.2% of infants were stunted, with z-scores<-2. The severity of surgery score was not associated with an increased length of stay, suggesting that a low weight-for-age z-score at the time of surge...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Marino LV,Magee A

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiopulmonary bypass is associated with systemic inflammatory response. Steroids suppress this response, although the therapeutic evidence remains controversial. We hypothesised that intravenous steroids in children undergoing open-heart surgery would decrease inflammation leading to better early post-oper...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Amanullah MM,Hamid M,Hanif HM,Muzaffar M,Siddiqui MT,Adhi F,Ahmad K,Khan S,Hasan Z

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate delivery management and outcomes in fetuses prenatally diagnosed with CHD. STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 6194 fetuses (born between 2013 and 2016), comparing prenatally diagnosed with CHD (170) to those with non-cardiac (234) and no anomalies (5790). Primary outcomes ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ge CJ,Mahle AC,Burd I,Jelin EB,Sekar P,Jelin AC

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 8-year-old girl, without any previous medical history, presented with a first short syncope. Physical examination was unremarkable. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a thin-walled, echo-free cystic structure adjacent to the posterior wall of the left ventricle, and compressing it moderately. Other echocardiog...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Debus V,Krasemann T,Semik M

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00