Intraoperative rescue by placement of a stent following a surgical coronary arterial injury in a child.

abstract：:Neonates and small infants have unique characteristics that make it possible to obtain echocardiographic views that are inaccessible in older patients. A high transsternal approach through the cartilaginous sternum and the thymus gland allows visualisation of a short-axis view of the pulmonary valve. This view should ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Granados MA,Albert L,Toral B

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to identify incidence, aetiology, and outcomes of extubation failure in infants with shunt-dependent pulmonary blood flow at a single tertiary care, academic children's hospital. The second objective of this study was to determine the haemodynamic effects of transition of positi...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Gupta P,McDonald R,Goyal S,Gossett JM,Imamura M,Agarwal A,Butt W,Bhutta AT

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of Uhl's anomaly in a 5-month-old cyanotic infant who presented with thromboembolic stroke and acute hemiparesis. The patient underwent successfully an initial surgical repair, which included exclusion of the right ventricle by patch closure of the tricuspid valve, atrial septectomy and construction o...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Azhari N,Assaqqat M,Bulbul Z

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Undiagnosed coronary sinus obstruction can be a source of paediatric exertional chest pain and death. We present a case series of three interesting children who developed only exertional angina from various degrees of coronary sinus stenosis or atresia. We discuss the diagnosis and management of each case and the pote...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Hegde SA,Moore J,Suarez WA

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Body mass index, race/ethnicity, and payer status are associated with operative mortality in congenital heart disease (CHD). Interactions between these predictors and impacts on longer term outcomes are less well understood. We studied the effect of body mass index, race/ethnicity, and payer on 1-year outcomes followi...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Siddiqui S,Anderson BR,LaPar DJ,Kalfa D,Chai P,Bacha E,Freud L

更新日期：2020-11-19 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：:Interest in brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in the management of children with CHD has increased. There are, however, no current guidelines for their routine use. The aim of this review article is to provide an update on the data regarding the use of BNP/NT-proB...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Cantinotti M,Walters HL,Crocetti M,Marotta M,Murzi B,Clerico A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress may contribute to the pathogenesis of congenital heart defects, but the role of dynamic thiol/disulphide homeostasis has not been evaluated. The objective of this study was to assess whether there are changes in thiol/disulphide homeostasis and nitric oxide levels in children with tetralogy of Fallot ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Temel MT,Demiryürek S,Saracaloglu A,Ozer CH,Kahraman HN,Coskun ME,Başpınar O,Demiryürek AT

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:May-Thurner syndrome is a rare clinical entity involving venous obstruction of the left lower extremity. The May-Thurner syndrome is a phenomenon commonly described as an acquired stenosis of the left common iliac vein secondary to compression of the left common iliac vein between the right common iliac artery and the...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vijayalakshmi IB,Setty HS,Narasimhan C

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SummaryThe vast majority of patients with complete transposition present during either the neonatal period or early infancy. Almost always the diagnosis and the categorization of associated lesions can be established by cross-sectional echocardiography. Doppler techniques usually provide enough information about flows...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Rigby ML,Chan KY

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetralogy of Fallot, when associated with atrioventricular septal defect permitting shunting at ventricular level, represents a complex cyanotic congenital malformation. Experience with surgical repair is limited, and results vary considerably. Between 1984 and 1996, we repaired 14 consecutive patients with this combi...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Tláskal T,Hucín B,Kostelka M,Chaloupecký V,Marek J,Tax P,Janouàek J,Kuèera V,Hruda J,Reich O,Skovránek J

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To assess the volume and range of diagnosis in new patients referred to paediatric cardiac outpatient clinics. METHODS:Data was collected prospectively, using a proforma completed at all outpatient clinics over a period of three months. RESULTS:There were 526 new referrals, representing an increase of almo...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Murugan SJ,Thomson J,Parsons JM,Dickinson DF,Blackburn ME,Gibbs JL

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with CHD exhibit reduced isometric muscle strength and muscle mass; however, little is known how these parameters relate. Therefore, the aim was to investigate the relation between isometric limb muscle strength and muscle mass for patients in comparison to age- and sex-matched control subjects. ME...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Sandberg C,Crenshaw AG,Christersson C,Hlebowicz J,Thilén U,Johansson B

更新日期：2021-01-18 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine developmental enamel defects and dental treatment conditions in children with congenital heart disease by comparing them with a control group of healthy children. METHODS:Children included in the study were referred to a paediatric dentistry for dental examination and t...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Cantekin K,Gumus H,Torun YA,Sahin H

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many parts of the world, mostly low- and middle-income countries, timely diagnosis and repair of congenital heart diseases (CHDs) is not feasible for a variety of reasons. In these regions, economic growth has enabled the development of cardiac units that manage patients with CHD presenting later than would be idea...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Iyer PU,Moreno GE,Fernando Caneo L,Faiz T,Shekerdemian LS,Iyer KS

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual combination of three types of interatrial communications - coronary sinus defect, primum defect, and secundum defect - occurring together in a 3-year-old child is presented. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ramman TR,Azad S,Iyer KS

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have used the Amplatzer ductal occluder for transcatheter closure of large persistently patent arterial ducts, and used our experience to assess the safety and efficacy of the device in young children and infants. METHODS AND PATIENTS:We used the Amplatzer ductal occluder prospectively in 43 patients wit...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Al-Ata J,Arfi AM,Hussain A,Kouatli AA,Jalal MO

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Progress in the management of complex congenital heart disease (CHD) led to an improvement in survival rates of adults with a Fontan-like circulation. The objective of this study was to assess the subjective health status and quality of life of this population. METHODS AND RESULTS:Patients aged more than 18...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Soufi A,Gouton M,Metton O,Mitchell J,Bernard YF,Bozio A,Ninet J,Di Filippo S

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with severe right ventricular outflow tract obstruction in tetralogy of Fallot typically have right-to-left shunting, resulting in low pulmonary blood flow and cyanosis. Here we present the case of an infant with tetralogy of Fallot and severe pulmonary valve stenosis, complicated by systemic hypertension, th...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Khoury M,Kallile M,May J,Punn R

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, a unique case of a symptomatic vascular ring formed by right aortic arch, aberrant left subclavian artery, and left ligamentum arteriosus in which there is atresia of the proximal left subclavian artery is described. Imaging modalities were non-diagnostic and the patient was sent to surgery based on st...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Powell SK,Patel JK,Ebenroth ES

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial dysfunction has been reported in hypoxaemic patients with the Eisenmenger syndrome, but a direct correlation between levels of endothelial markers and the severity of hypoxaemia has not been explored. With this in mind, we compared the levels in the plasma of tissue-type plasminogen activator, thrombomodul...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： de P S Soares R,Maeda NY,Bydlowski SP,Lopes AA

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, three-dimensional printing of heart models is being used to plan percutaneous and surgical interventions in patients with CHD. We describe a case where we used a three-dimensional print model to plan a complex percutaneous intervention in a patient with coarctation of the aorta. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ghisiawan N,Herbert CE,Zussman M,Verigan A,Stapleton GE

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An otherwise healthy 17-year-old adolescent boy presented with upper respiratory tract symptoms and was diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 infection. A haemorrhagic pericardial effusion was found in the transthoracic echocardiography. He was treated with pericardiocentesis, ibuprofen, and hydroxychloroquine. A la...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Gokalp S,Çilsal E,Yukcu B,Yolcu C,Akkoc G,Guzeltas A

更新日期：2021-01-07 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：:Adequate arch augmentation for interrupted aortic arch repair is quite important to avoid post-operative recoarctation and bronchial compression. We describe here two successful cases of aortic arch reconstruction using autologous materials such as a pulmonary artery patch and a reversed left subclavian artery flap in...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Hasegawa T,Oshima Y,Kadowaki T

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 12-day-old newborn affected by coarctation of the aorta and intraventricular defect who underwent coarctectomy and pulmonary artery banding. On post-operative day 7, the patient suffered from pulseless electric activity due to tension pneumothorax. Point-of-care ultrasound was performed during ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Polito A,Biasucci DG,Cogo P

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although survival to hospital discharge among children requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for medical and surgical cardio-circulatory failure has been reported in international registries, extended survival and re-hospitalisation rates have not been well described in the literature. MATER...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Erwin N,Zuk J,Kaufman J,Pan Z,Carpenter E,Mitchell MB,da Cruz EM

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00