Closure of a patent arterial duct in a septuagenarian with atrial fibrillation.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Altered mesenteric perfusion may be a contributor to the development of necrotising enterocolitis in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The goal of this study was to document mesenteric flow patterns in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome pre- and post-hybrid procedure. METHODS:A prosp...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Cozzi CT,Galantowicz M,Cheatham JP,Nicholson L,Fernandez R,Backes CH,McCaw C,Cua CL

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Protein-losing enteropathy is an infrequent but severe condition occurring after Fontan procedure. The multifactorial pathogenesis remains unclear and no single proposed treatment strategy has proven universally successful. Therefore, we sought to describe different treatment strategies and their effect on cl...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Schleiger A,Ovroutski S,Peters B,Schubert S,Photiadis J,Berger F,Kramer P

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with congenital cardiac defects may have associated chromosomal anomalies, airway compromise, and/or pulmonary hypertension, which can pose challenges to adequate sedation, weaning from mechanical ventilation, and successful extubation. Propofol, with its unique properties, may be used as a bridge t...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Teng SN,Kaufman J,Czaja AS,Friesen RH,da Cruz EM

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial ischaemia and infarction in pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum with right ventricular-dependent coronary circulation is a well-established complication. We report an interesting case of an acquired aneurysm in the ventricular septum in a patient who underwent staged palliation. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Patel AR,Farrell P,Harris M,Gaynor JW,Gillespie MJ

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：UNLABELLED:Physical activity tends to be lower in school-age children with congenital heart disease than in healthy controls. To the best of our knowledge, objectively measured physical activity levels of preschool-age children with congenital heart disease have not been studied. METHODS:A total of 10 children with ei...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Stone N,Obeid J,Dillenburg R,Milenkovic J,MacDonald MJ,Timmons BW

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The concept of self-management of oral anticoagulation has been shown to entail better quality of treatment than conventional management when assessed in selected adults. We have extended the concept of self-management to include children with congenital cardiac disease, hypothesizing self-management of oral ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Christensen TD,Attermann J,Hjortdal VE,Maegaard M,Hasenkam JM

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to assess the development of heart failure in patients with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries in a medium-term follow-up, to identify the impact of tricuspid regurgitation on the development of heart failure, and to determine the most reliable marker for its identif...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Koželj M,Cvijić M,Berden P,Podnar T

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：:Information about acute coronary syndrome caused by Kawasaki disease-related coronary artery lesions in adults is sketchy. We reviewed the clinical features of 50 adult patients who had an acute coronary syndrome caused by coronary artery lesions due to Kawasaki disease or probable Kawasaki disease from 1980 to 2008. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Tsuda E,Abe T,Tamaki W

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:D is an 8-year-old boy brought to his paediatrician for evaluation. His mother is concerned as his teacher has been frequently complaining that he is very restless and often disturbs the rest of the class by getting up on some pretext or the other. He is unable to concentrate on his work and gets distracted very easil...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Aggarwal V,Aggarwal A,Khan D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At present, the exclusion for percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation for free pulmonary regurgitation after tetralogy of Fallot repair includes an unfavourably large right ventricular outflow tract. OBJECTIVE:To report feasibility and early experience with a recently developed transcatheter heart valve, ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Promphan W,Prachasilchai P,Siripornpitak S,Qureshi SA,Layangool T

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:Untreated congenital long QT syndrome may result in potentially lethal ventricular tachycardia. In the most common type, risk of such an event has been linked to exercise. This originally resulted in very restrictive guidelines for sports participation in affected individuals. Although the complex interactions of a sp...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Aziz PF,Saarel EV

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There exists a population of adults with undiagnosed coronary arterial lesions due to Kawasaki disease occurring before 1967. We report the clinical features in 6 adult males with coronary arterial lesions caused by presumed Kawasaki disease, whose dates of birth ranged from 1945 to 1963. The age of the diagnosed coro...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Tsuda E,Matsuo M,Naito H,Noguchi T,Nonogi H,Echigo S

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The policy of early repair of patients with tetralogy of Fallot, irrespective of age, as opposed to initial palliation with a shunt, remains controversial. The aim of our study was to analyze the midterm outcome of primary early correction of tetralogy of Fallot. METHODS:Between 1996 and 2005, a total of 61 ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kantorova A,Zbieranek K,Sauer H,Lilje C,Haun C,Hraska V

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CHDs form a complex and heterogeneous group of clinical entities, with high morbidity and mortality. With the advancement of surgical and invasive techniques and clinical treatment, the survival of these patients has increased significantly, and there are reports of a high prevalence of ocular abnormalities ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vilela MA,Sbruzzi G,Pellanda LC

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our long-term follow-up has revealed that symmetrical development of the breasts is significantly impaired in pre-pubescent female patients subsequent to an anterolateral thoracotomy. Although standard posterolateral and anterolateral right-sided thoracotomies are used for correction of "simple" cardiac lesions such a...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Schreiber C,Bleiziffer S,Lange R

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A non-dysmorphic 10 month old female was discovered at surgery to have severe vasculopathy of both the systemic and pulmonary arteries. These findings were confirmed by pathologic examination. Follow-up angiography has confirmed multiple sites of vascular obstruction which appear to be worsening. Angioplasty has only ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Spaetgens RL,Duncan WJ,Taylor GP

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has challenged our initial predictions of its ramifications, both short and long term. Cardiovascular manifestations of COVID-19 in children remain a topic of investigation as literature is lacking. We describe new onset atrial fibrillation in a child with a history of COVID-19 infec...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Santi AD,Aquino P,Dorfman M

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Prematurity and low birth weight adds to the risk of serious congenital heart disease in infants. It may also delay surgical intervention, especially when cardiopulmonary bypass is required, or where an aortopulmonary shunt is necessary to maintain adequate oxygenation. In this setting, neonatologists are faced with t...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Malhotra A,Veldman A,Menahem S

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Torsades de Pointes is an extremely rare arrhythmia in children associated to LQT syndrome. Pheochromocytomas are also extremely rare tumours in the paediatric age. We present a case of a young patient with an acquired long QT syndrome complicating with Torsades de Pointes as first clinical manifestation of a pheochro...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Cecilia GM,Emilien D,Laurent H

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is no consensus or theoretical explanation regarding the optimal location for the fenestration during the Fontan operation. We investigated the impact of the location of the fenestration on Fontan haemodynamics using a three-dimensional Fontan model in various physiological conditions. METHODS:A three...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Sughimoto K,Asakura Y,Brizard CP,Liang F,Fujiwara T,Miyaji K,Liu H

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Although some prior studies have provided evidence to question the historical belief that pulmonary vascular resistance index ⩾6 Wood Units×m2 should be a contraindication to heart transplantation in children, no national analyses specific to the modern area have addressed this question. METHODS:Data were a...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Maxwell BG,Sheikh AY,Ajuba-Iwuji CC,Heitmiller ES,Vricella LA

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：:VACTERL association and Scimitar syndrome are rare congenital diseases. In this study, we report on a neonate with prenatal suspicion of VACTERL association and small left-sided cardiac structures, which, only on postnatal angiography, could be revealed to be part of a Scimitar syndrome. As this is the second reported...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Fritz CJ,Reutter HM,Herberg U

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Absent arterial valve leaflets are rare anomalies. On the basis of our understanding of the normal development of the arterial valves, we draw inferences that might offer clues to their morphogenesis. METHODS:We describe the findings from four human fetal autopsies with so-called "absent" arterial valvar le...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Tretter JT,Steffensen T,Westover T,Anderson RH,Spicer DE

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00