Normal limits for heart rate as established using 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiography in children and adolescents.

abstract：:Professionals working in the arena of health care face a variety of challenges as their careers evolve and develop. In this review, we analyze the role of mentorship, learning curves, and balance in overcoming challenges that all such professionals are likely to encounter. These challenges can exist both in profession...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Cohen MS,Jacobs JP,Quintessenza JA,Chai PJ,Lindberg HL,Dickey J,Ungerleider RM

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates clinical and epidemiological features of acute rheumatic fever using the data of last 25 years in our hospital in south-east of Turkey. The medical records of 377 patients with acute rheumatic fever admitted to Pediatric Cardiology Department of Çukurova University during 1993-2017 were retrospect...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Erdem S,Demir F,Ayana M,Canan O,Okuducu YK,Arslan A,Kucukosmanoglu O,Özbarlas N

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 31-year-old patient previously underwent a Mustard operation presented with palpitations. Atrial tachycardia and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation were documented on the surface electrocardiogram. Under the guidance of a three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping system, ablation of the isolated left-sided pulmonary vei...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ban JE,Park SW,Kim YH

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the efficiency of non-invasive magnetic resonance coronary angiography in detecting coronary arterial lesions in 106 patients, aged from 4 months to 37 years, with a median of 13 years, with Kawasaki disease. Non-contrast enhanced, free-breathing magnetic resonance coronary angiographic studies using both...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Suzuki A,Takemura A,Inaba R,Sonobe T,Tsuchiya K,Korenaga T

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to compare associations between generic versus disease-specific functional health status assessments and patient and clinical characteristics for patients with severe congenital heart disease. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional observational study involving 325 single ventricle patien...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： McCrindle BW,Zak V,Pemberton VL,Lambert LM,Vetter VL,Lai WW,Uzark K,Margossian R,Atz AM,Cook A,Newburger JW,Pediatric Heart Network Investigators.

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:Percutaneous treatment of aortic coarctation is a widely used option. Covered stents have increased the profile of efficacy and safety of this procedure. Here we report on a 32-year-old woman with significant aortic recoarctation associated with aortic wall aneurysm and close proximity of both lesions to the origin of...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Butera G,Piazza L

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:Arterial switch surgery for d-transposition of great arteries is usually performed in the first 2 weeks of life before the left ventricle regresses. The arterial switch surgery that helps achieve anatomic and physiologic correction of this condition has better long-term outcomes than other surgical approaches. The pro...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Mahima J,Shivanna DN,Subramanian A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional ambulatory rhythm monitoring in children can have limitations, including cumbersome leads and limited monitoring duration. The ZioTM patch ambulatory monitor is a small, adhesive, single-channel rhythm monitor that can be worn up to 2 weeks. In this study, we present a retrospective cross-sectional analysi...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： May JW,Carter EL,Hitt JR,Burklow TR

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we summarise a case of a myofibroma causing mid-aortic syndrome due to obstruction of the distal thoracic and abdominal aorta leading to severe left ventricular dysfunction. The patient was managed with percutaneous intervention via balloon dilation and stent placement. On follow-up, the patient has nor...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Callahan R,Kreutzer J,Debrunner M

更新日期：2016-04-01 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:Early weight trends after cardiac surgery in infants from low- and middle-income countries where the majority are undernourished have not been defined. We studied the early post-operative weight trends to identify specific factors associated with early weight loss and poor weight gain after discharge followi...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Banerji N,Sudhakar A,Balachandran R,Sunil GS,Kotayil BP,Krishna Kumar R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

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：:We report an extremely rare case of a 14-month-old girl who was diagnosed with a single right coronary artery with coronary artery fistula communicating with the right ventricle and congenital absence of left coronary artery. Angiography showed a dilated and tortuous single right coronary artery draining into the righ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Yoldaş T,Beyazal M,Örün UA

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the case of a 27-year-old woman with Noonan syndrome presenting with ventricular fibrillation. After successful defibrillation, echocardiography revealed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Normal echocardiographic cardiac structure and function were r...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Aydin A,Yilmazer MS,Gurol T

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：:Introduction Carbon monoxide poisoning may cause myocardial toxicity and cardiac autonomic dysfunction, which may contribute to the development of life-threatening arrhythmias. We investigated the potential association between acute carbon monoxide exposure and cardiac autonomic function measured by heart rate variabi...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vural C,Dinleyici EC,Kosger P,Bolluk O,Kilic Z,Ucar B

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe right ventricular failure complicated a postoperative systemic inflammatory response in a 33-year-old woman after surgical repair of congenital cardiac malformations. Volume loading, and high doses of catecholamines, failed to produce improvement, but treatment with vasopressin improved all haemodynamic paramet...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Vida VL,Mack R,Castañeda AR

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetralogy of Fallot is only rarely associated with aortic valvar disease. We present a child who had uncomplicated repair of tetralogy of Fallot at 16 months of age, and who developed mild aortic stenosis three years later, with mild to moderate aortic incompetence being seen two years subsequent to that event. No aor...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Galea N,Aquilina O,Grech V

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Catheter interventions for residual lesions in the early postoperative period after CHD operations are still not established as a reliable treatment option. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed our institutional experience of cardiac catheterisations and catheter interventions performed in the early postoper...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kojima T,Imamura T,Osada Y,Muraji S,Nakano M,Oyanagi T,Yoshiba S,Kobayashi T,Sumitomo N

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Our aims were to use transthoracic three-dimensional echocardiography to assess the morphology of atrial septal defects in children prior to closure, and to compare the three-dimensional echocardiographic data with transcatheter and surgical findings. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used transthoracic three-dimensional ec...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Acar P,Roux D,Dulac Y,Rougé P,Aggoun Y

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvements in the care of children with cardiomyopathy, CHDs, and acquired heart disease have led to an increased number of children surviving with advanced heart failure. In addition, the advent of more durable mechanical circulatory support options in children has changed the outcome for many patients who otherwis...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Kindel SJ,Everitt MD

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated aortic regurgitation and myocardial infarction are a rare congenital defect among neonatal patients. We present a case of a neonate with an unusual aortic valve morphology causing both regurgitation and obstruction of the left coronary artery ostium. Despite both non-invasive and invasive imaging modalities, ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Samuel S,Dhanantwari P,Meyer DB

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a three-year-old boy who presented with recurrent expectoration of bronchial casts six months following creation of a fenestrated lateral tunnel Fontan circulation for pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum. Cardiac catheterization demonstrated elevated central venous pressure with two areas of s...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： McMahon CJ,Nihill MR,Reber A

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumopericardium, defined as air in the pericardial cavity, is a rare condition with potentially severe complications and mortality. In the neonatal period, pneumopericardium is associated with prematurity, very low birth weight, and assisted ventilation. We report the occurrence of spontaneous pneumopericardium in a...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Nederlof I,Roest AAW,Starreveld JS

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult survivors of aortic interruption is extremely rare. Diagnosis mostly depends on additional imaging with CT and MRI. We present a rare case of acquired complete interruption of the aorta that was found incidentally at the time of coronary angiography. This finding was confirmed by CT scan. ...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Ozturk S,Gurbuz AS,Efe SC

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Increasing rates of survival have raised the question of medical and psychosocial factors contributing to quality of life of patients with congenital cardiac disease. We investigated the impact of the severity of disease, and social disadvantage, on the quality of life of patients and their primary caregivers...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Goldbeck L,Melches J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The physiological importance of the lateral tunnel stenosis in the Fontan pathway for children with single ventricle physiology can be difficult to determine. The impact of the stenosis and stent implantation on total cavopulmonary connection resistance has not been characterized, and there are no clear guid...

journal_title：Cardiology in the young

authors： Tang E,McElhinney DB,Restrepo M,Valente AM,Yoganathan AP

更新日期：2016-01-01 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