A rare association of major aorto-pulmonary collaterals with right isomerism and totally anomalous pulmonary venous drainage.

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：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of our study was to assess the prevalence and progression, during childhood and adolescence, of dilation of the neo-aortic root, and neo-aortic valvar regurgitation, and to identify risk factors for such dilation and regurgitation, after the arterial switch operation. METHODS:We included all pat...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Marino BS,Wernovsky G,McElhinney DB,Jawad A,Kreb DL,Mantel SF,van der Woerd WL,Robbers-Visser D,Novello R,Gaynor JW,Spray TL,Cohen MS

更新日期：2006-10-01 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：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：AIM:In present study, we aimed to evaluate the changes in valvular regurgitations in mid-term follow-up of children with first attack acute rheumatic fever diagnosed after updated Jones criteria. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The medical records of the children diagnosed with acute rheumatic fever between June 2015 and Novemb...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Güler M,Laloğlu F,Ceviz N

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess results of closure of atrial septal defects within the oval fossa by devices delivered by catheterisation in symptomatic infants and children under 2 years of age. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Amplatzer septal occluder was used. Results, and complications of transcatheter device treatment in patients aged be...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vogel M,Berger F,Dähnert I,Ewert P,Lange PE

更新日期：2000-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:The resection of a subaortic membrane remains far from a curative operation. We sought to examine factors associated with reoperation and the degree of aortic valve regurgitation as a potential long-term source for reoperation. METHODS:All patients who underwent resection of an isolated subaortic membrane b...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Binsalamah ZM,Spigel ZA,Zhu H,Kim MB,Chacon-Portillo MA,Adachi I,Imamura M,Mery CM,Mckenzie ED,Fraser CD,Heinle JS

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dilatation of the ascending aorta is described in Turner's syndrome with variable prevalence (6.8-32%). Reported series typically include patients with associated cardiac anomalies. OBJECTIVE:To characterise the prevalence, age of onset, and the progress of dilatation of the ascending aorta in Turner's sy...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Alami Laroussi N,Dahdah N,Dallaire F,Thérien J,Fournier A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To the best of our knowledge, normal limits of heart rate with respect to gender, and as established using 24-hour ambulatory Holter electrocardiography, have yet to be published for the entire age range of children and adolescents. OBJECTIVES:To establish the normal limits for heart rate in newborns, infan...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Salameh A,Gebauer RA,Grollmuss O,Vít P,Reich O,Janousek J

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：:We describe the case of an 8-week-old infant with late presentation of severe refractory atypical Kawasaki disease. In addition to developing giant coronary arterial aneurysms and coronary thrombosis, she formed extensive bilateral arterial aneurysms throughout her systemic circulation. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Johnston N,Coleman D,McMahon CJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to demonstrate the safety and feasibility of using the new Cardia Ultrasept II™ device with interposed Goretex patch referring to the perforation of polyvinyl alcohol membrane. BACKGROUND:Great advances have been made in the development of devices for closure of atrial septal...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Mijangos-Vázquez R,García-Montes AJ,Soto-López EM,Guarner-Lans V,Zabal C

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocarditis of congenital coronary fistulas in the cardiac chambers is rare, especially in the paediatric age group. We describe the case of a 9-year-old boy with a fistula from the dilated right coronary artery to the junction of the superior caval vein to the right atrium, complicated by endocarditis. Treatment con...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Krasemann T,van Beynum IM,Frohn-Mulder IME,Dalinghaus M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a rare case of incidentally diagnosed Twiddler's syndrome in a child 7 years after implantation of a dual-chamber pacemaker system with epicardial leads. During revision, an insulation defect of the ventricular lead was evident, despite unremarkable prior pacemaker lead testing. The lead was repaired and a ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kramer P,Berger F,Peters B

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving population-level cardiovascular health is a public health priority. Guided by the American Heart Association's metrics for ideal heart health, we examined the prevalence of behavioural heart health indicators using a representative sample of urban adolescents. Less than 1% (0.6%) of the sample had ideal hear...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Lenhart CM,Manjelievskaia J,Echeverri A,Patterson F

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital complete atrioventricular block is a known lethal condition. Although antenatal diagnosis and the technical advances of pacemaker treatment have reduced its mortality, treatment of premature babies with significant myocardial damage remains a challenge. In this paper, we report the case of a premature low-b...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Fujioka T,Nii M,Tanaka Y

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Developmental care of neonates with CHD is essential for proper neurodevelopment. Measurement of developmental care specific to these neonates is needed to ensure consistent implementation within and across cardiac ICUs. The purpose of this study was to psychometrically test the Developmental Care Scale for Neo...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Arter S,Miller E,Bakas T,Cooper DS

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessment of right ventricular size and function is an important part of the clinical cardiac evaluation; however, these quantitative measures are challenging by echocardiography. Automated software could be useful in place of manual measurements and qualitative assessment. This study evaluates a semi-autom...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： McCloud AK,Lowisz J,Roberson DA,Lefaiver CA,Penk JS

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity in an 18-year-old boy who had undergone corrective surgery for tetralogy of Fallot 4 years earlier, and was treated with amiodarone because of recurrent malignant postoperative ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Toxicity was recognized on the basis of clinical features, chest...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kothari SS,Balijepally S,Taneja K

更新日期：1999-03-01 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：:The interest of professional medical societies in research about outcomes, mixed with the recent accessibility to management of data on the internet, has moved many societies to create national databases or registries for their specialty. In societies with procedure-based specialties such as surgery, these databases w...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Morales DL,McClellan AJ,Jacobs JP

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Respiratory Syncytial Virus infection, the early identification of infants at risk for severe disease in order to potentially decrease morbidity could be considered a major goal. Current guidelines recommend only clinical observation for this purpose in infants without known comorbidities. However, recent evidence ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Rodriguez-Gonzalez M,Benavente-Fernandez I,Castellano-Martinez A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to detect structural and functional changes in the left and right ventricles in obese Egyptian adolescents. Methods and results Anthropometric and echocardiographic parameters, including tissue Doppler imaging, were obtained from 70 obese adolescents with average body mass inde...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kamal HM,Atwa HA,Saleh OM,Mohamed FA

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case where fetal echocardiography identified both complete heart block and ventricular tachycardia. The mother tested positive for anti-Ro antibodies. Prenatal detection of this unusual combination of arrhythmias prompted early postnatal evaluation, which revealed prolongation of the QT interval. Autoimmun...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Duke C,Stuart G,Simpson JM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following the sudden death of a friend in 1966, Dr Michel Mirowski began pioneering work on the first implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. By 1969 he had developed an experimental model and performed the first transvenous defibrillation. In 1970 he reported on the use of a "standby automatic defibrillator" that was...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Bryant RM

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:A 44-year-old woman was referred to our centre for interventional cardiac catheterisation. The diagnostic work-up after a preceding ischaemic stroke led to the assumption of a patent foramen ovale due to a positive bubble study. Before the planned percutaneous closure of the patent foramen ovale, we performed a second...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Doering F,Eicken A,Hess J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a 31-year-old male with a large atrial septal defect, who was found to have interrupted inferior caval vein with azygous continuation to the superior caval vein, which precluded transcutaneous closure by device. The defect was successfully closed with a 33 mm Occlutech Figula septal occluder using...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Bani Hani A,Abdullattif M,Al-Ammouri I

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00