Immediate and early results of closure of moderate to large patent arterial ducts using the new Amplatzer device.

abstract：:Milrinone is a drug frequently used for hemodynamic support in children during critical illness. Although the hemodynamic changes induced by milrinone in children may appear similar to those of adults, the physiologic contributors of these changes remain vastly unknown. A systematic review was conducted to identify st...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Loomba RS,Dorsey V,Villarreal EG,Flores S

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:It is accepted treatment to give vasopressin to adults in postcardiotomy shock, but such use in children is controversial. Cardiopulmonary bypass is presumed to attenuate the normal endogenous vasopressin response to shock. We hypothesized that levels of vasopressin in children are altered by bypass, and tha...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Morrison WE,Simone S,Conway D,Tumulty J,Johnson C,Cardarelli M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Complications at the vascular access sites are among the most common adverse events in congenital cardiac catheterization. The use of small-gauge catheters may reduce these events; however, other factors can contribute to the development of vascular complications. OBJECTIVES:To determine factors associated ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Roushdy AM,Abdelmonem N,El Fiky AA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postpericardiotomy syndrome has been considered a disorder induced by viral infection. This conclusion is based on serologic criterions, but these may be unreliable following either cardiopulmonary bypass or transfusion therapy. Previous studies have not verified the proposed etiology either by isolation of ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Webber SA,Wilson NJ,Junker AK,Byrne SK,Perry A,Thomas EE,Book L,Tipple M,Patterson MW,Sandor GG

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increase in long-term survival of post-transplant children, there is a paradigm shift in the emphasis of post-transplant care. We describe de novo cardiovascular abnormalities, which occurred in otherwise asymptomatic paediatric liver transplant recipients, who received liver allografts between 1991 and 2014 ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Huang JG,Lim T,Quek SC,Quak SH,Aw MM

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although chylothorax is an uncommon complication following paediatric cardiothoracic surgery, it has significant associated morbidities and increased in-hospital mortality, as well as results in higher costs. A lack of prospective evidence or consensus guidelines for management of chylothorax further hinde...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Marino LV,Bell KL,Woodgate J,British Dietetic Association Paediatric Cardiology Interest Group.,Doolan A

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：:In recent years, three-dimensional imaging has provided new opportunities for visualizing congenital cardiac malformations. We present the initial clinical experience using a recently implemented system, which employs some of new interactive, real-time, techniques. We show how three-dimensional rendering based on magn...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Sørensen TS,Pedersen EM,Hansen OK,Sørensen K

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An acute injury to a coronary artery was recognized during the surgical construction of the Fontan circulation. Surgical manipulation of the site of injury was not successful in restoring normal myocardial blood flow. A stent was therefore placed intraoperatively under direct vision, with restoration of normal coronar...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Duncan WJ,LeBlanc JG,Human DG

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary tumors of the cardiac valves are rare. One of the most common reasons that left-sided cardiac tumors come to clinical attention is embolization to the systemic circulation. We present two children who suffered left coronary arterial occlusion due to embolization of a sarcoma of the mitral valve. A 6-year-old f...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： McElhinney DB,Carpentieri DF,Bridges ND,Clark BJ,Gaynor JW,Spray TL

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Postural tachycardia syndrome is more frequently being recognised in adolescents and adults. However, its pathophysiology remains undefined. We evaluated our database for patterns in family history of clinical symptoms and associated disorders in these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Patients with postura...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Boris JR,Huang J,Shuey T,Bernadzikowski T

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The term cor triatriatum is used to describe a fibromuscular partition that divides an atrium into two compartments. It was first used by Borst in 1905, although the lesion had been described before by Church in 1868. Both described divided left atrial chamber (also referred to as cor triatriatum sinister)...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Al-Mousily F,Baslaim G,Kouatli A,Al-Ata J,Arfi AM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Murmurs are abnormal audible heart sounds produced by turbulent blood flow. Therefore, murmurs in a child may be a source of anxiety for family members. Families often use online materials to explore possible reasons for these murmurs, given the accessibility of information on the Internet. In this study, we ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Arslan D,Sami Tutar M,Kozanhan B,Bagci Z

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a young soldier presenting with aborted sudden cardiac death, who was found to have concomitant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Along with pathological haemodynamic features of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an easily-inducible re-entrant tachycardia was clearly documented in o...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kim S,Song WH,Kim SS

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Right atrial isomerism is associated with complex cardiac malformations, particularly single-ventricle lesions; right atrial isomerism is rarely associated with aorto-pulmonary collateral arteries. We report a foetal diagnosis of right atrial isomerism, with an unbalanced atrioventricular septal defect, pulmonary sten...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Mawad W,Dutil N,Thakur V

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the efficiency of non-invasive magnetic resonance coronary angiography in detecting coronary arterial lesions in 106 patients, aged from 4 months to 37 years, with a median of 13 years, with Kawasaki disease. Non-contrast enhanced, free-breathing magnetic resonance coronary angiographic studies using both...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Suzuki A,Takemura A,Inaba R,Sonobe T,Tsuchiya K,Korenaga T

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional ambulatory rhythm monitoring in children can have limitations, including cumbersome leads and limited monitoring duration. The ZioTM patch ambulatory monitor is a small, adhesive, single-channel rhythm monitor that can be worn up to 2 weeks. In this study, we present a retrospective cross-sectional analysi...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： May JW,Carter EL,Hitt JR,Burklow TR

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-operative severe vascular stenosis and proliferating endothelial tissue lead to severe circulatory disorders and impair organ perfusion. Bioabsorbable magnesium scaffolds may help to overcome these obstructions without leaving obstructing stent material. We analyse their role in the treatment of vascula...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Zartner PA,Schranz D,Mini N,Schneider MB,Schneider K

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：:Occlusion using coils is now the treatment of choice for closure of the patent arterial duct. The DuctOcclud (pfm AG, Cologne, Germany) device is a relatively new retrievable coil for such trans-catheter closure. This study expands on previously reported experience with this device, summarizes the advantages of the de...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Friedberg M,Khoury A,Schwartz Y,Braver Y,Lorber A

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between long QT interval and sudden infant death syndrome has been clearly established. Several studies have been conducted to determine the evolution of the QT interval in childhood from birth, but only in full-term newborns. However, data on the QT interval in pre-term infants are extremely...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Séguéla PE,Rozé JC,Gournay V

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An infant presented with features suggestive of an anomalous left coronary artery was found to have normal origins of both coronary arteries. Echocardiography during episodes of ischaemia showed marked aortic regurgitation with retrograde coronary flow. The left coronary leaflet was mildly hypoplastic. Surgical re-sus...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Likes ML,Silverman NH,Albers EL,Choy R,Bhat A,McMullan DM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluated the effectiveness of long-term intensive lipid-lowering therapy in children and adolescents with familial hypercholesterolaemia. METHODS:The charts of 89 children and adolescents with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia among ∼1000 patients treated from 1974 to 2008 were reviewe...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Elis A,Zhou R,Stein EA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with congenital cardiac disease experience challenges in developing healthy patterns of physical activity due to decreased exercise capacity and parental fear and confusion about what is permissible. The purpose of this study was to describe physical activity habits in children 10-14 years of age wi...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ray TD,Green A,Henry K

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Stenosis, mediated by neointimal hyperplasia and thrombosis, is a major limiting factor in successful stent implantation. The introduction of a stent, coated in its endoluminal surface by antihuman CD34 antibodies with endothelial progenitor cell-capturing properties, opens the possibility of promoting a r...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Cabanelas N,Martins JD,Pinto F

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonates undergoing heart surgery for CHD are at risk for postoperative gastrointestinal complications and aspiration events. There are limited data regarding the prevalence of aspiration after neonatal cardiothoracic surgery; thus, the effects of aspiration events on this patient population are not well und...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Karsch E,Irving SY,Aylward BS,Mahle WT

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To establish the feasibility and efficacy of closing large patent arterial duct in infants, using the modified and angled variants of the Amplatzer duct occluder. BACKGROUND:Closure of large patent arterial ducts by inserting devices in sick and underweight infants, particularly those weighing around 5 kilog...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vijayalakshmi IB,Chitra N,Rajasri R,Vasudevan K

更新日期：2006-08-01 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