The role of vasopressin in treating systemic inflammatory syndrome complicated by right ventricular failure.

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：: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：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: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：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to apply systems engineering principles to address hospital-acquired infections in the paediatric intensive care setting. DESIGN:Mixed method approach involving four steps: perform time-motion study of cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) care processes, establish a meaningful schema to classify obser...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Thaker P,Lee EK,Zhang P,Chanani N

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive, functional, educational achievement and behavioural measures were employed to assess neurobehavioral status in 57 of 60 participants who were initially enrolled in the Baltimore-Washington Infant Study, and who survived surgical correction of complete transposition (concordant atrioventricular and discordan...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Gomelsky A,Holden EW,Ellerbeck KA,Brenner JI

更新日期：1998-07-01 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：:The incidence of congenital heart disease is higher in monozygotic than dizygotic twins, with a higher concordance rate. Although coarctation of the aorta has previously been reported in monozygotic twins, to the best of our knowledge it has not been described in dizygotic twins. We report here such a concurrence in d...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Caldas M,Dhillon R

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the family psycho-social outcomes of children with Down syndrome and atrioventricular septal defect, and examine the impact of these variables on the child's neurodevelopmental outcome. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study that consisted of 57 children with Down syndrome - 20 cases and 37 con...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Visootsak J,Huddleston L,Buterbaugh A,Perkins A,Sherman S,Hunter J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present two cases of percutaneous Sapien XT valve-in-valve implantation in the tricuspid position: a 20-year-old man with severe congenital pulmonary stenosis and percutaneous valvuloplasty, who required surgical implantation of two protheses, pulmonary and tricuspid, and a 12-year-old boy with CHD and a degenerate...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Álvarez-Fuente M,Haas NA,Del Cerro MJ

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：:The literature has scant documentation of the relationship between the important founders of paediatric cardiology, Maude Abbott and Helen Taussig. Recently discovered entries in the diaries kept by Maude Abbott provide evidence for a close connection between them. Further evidence suggests that their association was ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Evans WN

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：UNLABELLED:Aims This is the first autopsy study in the United Kingdom to analyse the demographic and pathological characteristics of atheroma associated with sudden cardiac death in young people. METHODS:An observational retrospective study of referred cases of sudden cardiac death in the young (⩽35 years) associated ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Green AC,Sheppard MN

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：: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：:Intercostal aneurysms are associated with aortic coarctation. Their aetiology is not well-understood but may be related to intrinsic vascular pathology and altered flow dynamics through the intercostal artery. We present the cases of two patients with coarctation and intercostal aneurysms. The aneurysms were recognise...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Batlivala SP,Rome JJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe endovascular stent placement using partially covered stents to preserve flow in head and neck vessels. BACKGROUND:Endovascular stent placement has become established as a first-line therapy for native coarctation of the aorta or re-coarctation in older children and adults. Increasingly covered st...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Bentham JR,Oswal N,Yates R

更新日期：2012-10-01 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 first World Congress of Paediatric Cardiology was held in London, United Kingdom, in 1980, organised by Dr. Jane Somerville and Prof. Fergus Macartney. The idea was that of Jane Somerville, who worked with enormous energy and enthusiasm to bring together paediatric cardiologists and surgeons from around the world....

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Hugo-Hamman C,Jacobs JP

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recommendations of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology for basic training in paediatric and congenital cardiology required to be recognised as a paediatric cardiologist by the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology are described below. Those wishing to achieve m...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Heying R,Albert DC,Voges I,Sendzikaite S,Sarquella-Brugada G,Pluchinotta F,Brzezinska-Rajszys G,Stein JI,Milanesi O,Contributors and reviewers of the AEPC council:.,Contributors of the AEPC working groups (current chairs and represen

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Providing appropriate care for adults with congenital heart disease requires the evaluation of their current situation. There is limited research in Iran about these patients, particularly in relation to gender differences in the demographic/socio-economic and lifestyle factors, as well as disease parameters...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Eslami B,Sundin O,Macassa G,Reza Khankeh H,Soares JJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the advent of improved medical and surgical care in congenital heart disease, there has been an increase in the number of patients who survive into adulthood, giving rise to a new patient population 'Adults with congenital heart disease'. In the past, morbidity and mortality were the primary concerns for this gro...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Tyagi M,Austin K,Stygall J,Deanfield J,Cullen S,Newman SP

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of our paper is to assess the prognostic value of balloon occlusion as a test for patients with various types of functionally single ventricle after different palliative surgical procedures who were candidates for further modifications of a cavo-pulmonary operation. In all patients, there were at least two...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kusa J,Bermúdez-Cañete R,Herraiz I,Bialkowski J,Szkutnik M,Díaz MP,Villagra F,Sanchez PA

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We occluded a large arterial duct in a patient with atrial fibrillation, using an Amplatzer duct occluder, with no residual shunt at the end of the procedure. Follow-up revealed recanalization, which was successfully treated with a 4 mm Amplatzer ASD occluder. It is speculated the reopening of the initially occluded d...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Brockmeier K,Hallscheidt P,Haller C

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the duration and dispersion of the P wave in patients after a Senning operation, assessing its value in detecting the risk of atrial tachycardias.We measured the duration and dispersion of the wave in surface 12 lead electrocardiograms obtained from 18 patients with sinus rhythm, having a mean age of 12.8 y...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ozyilmaz I,Eroğlu AG,Güzeltaş A,Oztunç F,Saltik L,Ozdil M,Bariş S

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Anomalous origin of one pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta is a rare cardiac anomaly in which the pulmonary artery abnormally arises from the ascending aorta. Physiologically, most patients develop signs of cardiac failure due to high flow to both lungs, with systemic or supra-systemic pressures in ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Amir G,Frenkel G,Bruckheimer E,Dagan T,Katz J,Berant M,Vidne B,Birk E

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the rate of hospitalization for acute respiratory tract infection in children less than 24 months with haemodynamically significant congenital cardiac disease, and to describe associated risk factors, preventive measures, aetiology, and clinical course. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We followed 760 subj...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Medrano C,Garcia-Guereta L,Grueso J,Insa B,Ballesteros F,Casaldaliga J,Cuenca V,Escudero F,de la Calzada LG,Luis M,Luque M,Mendoza A,Prada F,del Mar Rodríguez M,Suarez P,Quero C,Guilera M,CIVIC Study Group from the Span

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00