Device closure of a secundum atrial septal defect in a 4-month-old infant with a marginal left ventricle following coarctation repair.

abstract：:"Frontiers in Fontan Failure" was the title of a 2015 conference sponsored by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine. In what is hoped to be the first of many such gatherings, speakers and attendees gathered to discuss the problem of long-term clinical deterioration in these patients....

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Hebson C,Book W,Elder RW,Ford R,Jokhadar M,Kanter K,Kogon B,Kovacs AH,Levit RD,Lloyd M,Maher K,Reshamwala P,Rodriguez F,Romero R,Tejada T,Marie Valente A,Veldtman G,McConnell M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Atrial septal defect (ASD) is the second most common congenital heart defect (CHD) and is observed in families as an autosomal dominant trait as well as in nonfamilial CHD. Mutations in the NKX2-5 gene, located on chromosome 5, are associated with ASD, often combined with conduction disturbances, cardiomyopat...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Ellesøe SG,Johansen MM,Bjerre JV,Hjortdal VE,Brunak S,Larsen LA

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Management of the patients with transposition of the great arteries and intact ventricular septum may be challenging beyond the newborn period. Herein, we would like to present our alternative strategy for training the left ventricle in these patients. METHODS:Six patients with transposition of the great art...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Bilal MS,Özyüksel A,Kemal Avşar M,Demiroluk Ş,Küçükosmanoğlu O,Yalçın Y

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While right ventricle to pulmonary artery homograft is the surgical procedure of choice for relieving right ventricle outflow tract obstruction; it is limited by the need for multiple surgical replacements owing to progressive conduit obstruction, valve dysfunction, or patient growth. Since January 2010, percutaneous ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Bhat DP,Forbes TJ,Aggarwal S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 22-year-old female with no medical history presented to the emergency room with 2 weeks of rapidly worsening dyspnea on exertion, orthopnea, and cough. On cardiac auscultation, she was noted to have to-and-fro murmurs and a continuous murmur with signs of right heart failure. Echocardiographic images obtained showed...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Yang EH,Rawal M,Pillutla P,Criley JM

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dexmedetomidine is a selective alpha-2 adrenergic agonist that is used frequently for short-term sedation in children. It has been noted to cause hypertension, hypotension, bradycardia, and sinus pauses; however, QTc prolongation has not been reported with dexmedetomidine administration. We describe a case of marked Q...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Burns KM,Greene EA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deficits in swallowing physiology are a leading morbidity for infants with functional single ventricles and systemic outflow tract obstruction following stage 1 palliation. Despite the high prevalence of this condition, the underlying deficits that cause this post-operative impairment remain poorly understoo...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： McGrattan KE,McGhee H,DeToma A,Hill EG,Zyblewski SC,Lefton-Greif M,Halstead L,Bradley SM,Martin-Harris B

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND & AIMS:Fontan surgery for single ventricle congenital heart disease leads to Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD). Typical laboratory tests, imaging, and histopathology cannot predict clinical severity in FALD. HepQuant SHUNT is a proprietary serum test of hepatic function and physiology that has not yet b...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Lemmer A,VanWagner L,Gasanova Z,Helmke S,Everson GT,Ganger D

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brugada syndrome is an arrhythmogenic disease characterized by a pattern of ST segment elevation in the right precordial leads on an electrocardiogram with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death. It is primarily reported in adults with limited data about the prevalence, prognosis, and long-term management in childr...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Zaidi AN

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:So-called heterotaxy affects lateralization of the thoracic and abdominal organs. Congenital malformations may be present in one of several organ systems. Cardiac involvement includes both structural and conduction abnormalities. Data regarding arrhythmias in heterotaxy come from case reports and small case series. We...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Loomba RS,Willes RJ,Kovach JR,Anderson RH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Congenital cardiac defects represent the most common group of birth defects, affecting an estimated six per 1000 births. Genetic characterization of patients and families with cardiac defects has identified a number of genes required for heart development. Yet, despite the rapid pace of these advances, mutati...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Thorsson T,Russell WW,El-Kashlan N,Soemedi R,Levine J,Geisler SB,Ackley T,Tomita-Mitchell A,Rosenfeld JA,Töpf A,Tayeh M,Goodship J,Innis JW,Keavney B,Russell MW

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims of this study were to compare the level of posttraumatic stress disorder between adults with and without congenital heart disease, and to examine the correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder (e.g., sociodemographics). DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Two university-affiliated heart hospitals in T...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Eslami B

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Nurse practitioners (NPs) have an established role for delivering competent care to patients in the primary care setting. The aim of this study was to compare satisfaction of patients managed by NPs vs. physicians in the outpatient adult congenital heart disease (CHD) clinic. DESIGN:A prospective study condu...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Maul TM,Zaidi A,Kowalski V,Hickey J,Schnug R,Hindes M,Cook S

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interatrial shunts, caused by either atrial septal defect (ASD) or patent foramen ovale, have been reported to have a familial association. We sought to examine the familial risk of isolated interatrial shunt and explore associated comorbidities of stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), and migraine using ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Steenblik MH,Mineau GP,Pimentel R,Michaels AD

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The primary objective of this study was to demonstrate that pulmonary artery (PA) debanding via cardiac catheterization using balloon angioplasty is feasible and safe in swine. The secondary objectives were to determine the acute and long-term effects of this therapy. DESIGN:This is a chronic survival exper...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Perez M,Kumar TS,Hoskoppal D,Akkhawattanangkul Y,Allen K,Knott-Craig CJ,Waller BR,Sathanandam S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinically significant patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) has been associated with significant morbidity in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. Current management of ELBW infants with hemodynamically significant PDA includes supportive treatment, pharmacological therapy, and surgical ligation. All of these therapeu...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Almeida-Jones M,Tang NY,Reddy A,Zahn E

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate functional health status among adults previously operated for aortic coarctation (CoA) compared with healthy subjects; to assess the influence of medication and exercise capacity on patients' functional health. DESIGN:Questionnaire-based investigation among 119 patients who underwent surgical...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Pedersen TA,Røpcke DM,Hjortdal VE

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traveling to high altitude has become more popular. High-altitude exposure causes hypobaric hypoxia. Exposure to acute high altitude, during air travel or mountain stays, seems to be safe for most patients with congenital heart disorders (CHD). Still, current guidelines for CHD patients express concerns rega...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Takken T,Evertse A,de Waard F,Spoorenburg M,Kuijpers M,Schroer C,Hulzebos EH

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) undergoing surgery in adulthood represent a challenge. We report our experience with such patients in or beyond the fourth decade of life. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort. SETTING:Multispeciality tertiary level referral center PATIENTS:Forty-one (age 30-52 years) with TO...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Talwar S,Meena A,Choudhary SK,Saxena A,Kothari SS,Juneja R,Airan B

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Physician decisions drive most of the increases in health care expenditures, yet virtually no published literature has sought to understand the types of evidence used by physicians as they make decisions in real time. METHODS:Ten pediatric cardiologists recorded every clinically significant decision made ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Darst JR,Newburger JW,Resch S,Rathod RH,Lock JE

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcatheter management of native coarctation of the aorta in 3 children with Turner syndrome is reported. Two children, 12 and 17 years of age, underwent stent implantation and 1 child, 3 years old, underwent balloon angioplasty alone. In all children the procedures were successful, both hemodynamically and angiogra...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Kataoka K,Ozawa A,Inage A,Benson LN

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if patients evaluated using the pediatric chest pain standardized clinical assessment and management plan (SCAMP) in cardiology clinic were later diagnosed with unrecognized cardiac pathology, and to determine if other patients with cardiac pathology not enrolled in the SCAMP would have been ide...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Kane DA,Friedman KG,Fulton DR,Geggel RL,Saleeb SF

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of using fetal heart size measurements derived from axial echocardiography to predict homozygous α-thalassemia-1. DESIGN:Prospective diagnostic study. SETTING:The carrier rate of α-thalassemia-1 (-/αα) in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is approximately 15%. If both parents...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Li X,Qiu X,Huang H,Zhao Y,Li X,Li M,Tian X

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study examined parent stress and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among families of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) referred for psychological services. METHODS:Parents of 54 children (85% boys) aged 3 to 13 (Mage  = 7.48, SD = 2.38) completed measures to assess parenting stress (Paren...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Kaugars A,Shields C,Brosig C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron deficiency state in patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease can mimic as well as aggravate hyperviscosity symptoms. Correction of iron deficiency in these cases is expected to improve symptoms. We report an unexpected occurrence of refractory cyanotic spell in a child with tetralogy of Fallot due to throm...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Gupta SK,Saxena A,Anil OM,Bisoi AK

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Inappropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) shocks in children and patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) remain a major complication of device therapy, occurring in as many as 50% of children with ICDs. New generation devices include algorithms designed to minimize inappropriate shocks. ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Goldstein SA,LaPage MJ,Dechert BE,Serwer GA,Yu S,Lowery RE,Bradley DJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital heart defects affect nearly 1% of all children born per year in the United States, and complete atrioventricular canal (CAVC) accounts for 2%-9%. While several patch materials have been used for septal defect closure during CAVC repair, clear superiority of one material over another has yet to be ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Al Haddad E,LaPar DJ,Dayton J,Stephens EH,Bacha E

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical management of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is increasingly moving toward valve-sparing approaches rather than transannular patch (TAP). We evaluate whether fetal pulmonary valve (PV) size is predictive of postnatal course and surgical approach in TOF. METHODS:In this retrospective study, fetal and pos...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Friedman K,Balasubramanian S,Tworetzky W

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Perturbations in the CACNA1C-encoded L-type calcium channel α-subunit have been linked recently to heritable arrhythmia syndromes, including Timothy syndrome, Brugada syndrome, early repolarization syndrome, and long QT syndrome. These heritable arrhythmia syndromes may serve as a pathogenic basis for auto...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Sutphin BS,Boczek NJ,Barajas-Martínez H,Hu D,Ye D,Tester DJ,Antzelevitch C,Ackerman MJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is unclear whether neonates with interrupted aortic arch (IAA) and a smaller left ventricular outflow tract may have improved outcomes with a Yasui operation (ventricular outflow bypass procedure) over a primary complete repair. This study sought to identify preoperative echocardiographic parameters to dif...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Abarbanell G,Border WL,Schlosser B,Morrow G,Kelleman M,Sachdeva R

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00