Atresia of abdominal aorta in neonate with recanalization and development of normal aortic architecture: case report and review of literature.

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：: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：OBJECTIVE:The 2016 American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) content outline is comprehensive, including more than 50 cardiology-specific objectives within eight content areas. This study complements the quantitative analysis of a Kentucky-wide survey of trainees, pediatricians, and pediatric cardiologists asking them to iden...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Neal AE,Lehto E,Miller KH,Davis E,Ziegler C

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

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：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:Recent advances in various disciplines of medicine have significantly changed the courses following cardiac surgery in children. On-table extubation (OTE) after open heart surgery in children is evolving. OBJECTIVE:To assess the rate of postoperative complications in children extubated on table after open h...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Hoda M,Haque A,Aijaz F,Akhtar MI,Rehmat A,Amanullah M,Hasan BS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common cyanotic congenital heart defect. Advances in surgical technique and postoperative care have improved survival which is now very good. Patients now face long-term morbidities such as reduced exercise tolerance and arrthymias. Cardiologists caring for these patients are confronted...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Hill G

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To outline the etiology, clinical course, short-term survival to discharge and neurological outcome of infants (<1 yr) with new cardiac diagnoses presenting to a pediatric intensive care (PICU) unit with acute cardiac compromise. METHODS:Retrospective search of a computerized database and medical case notes for a...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Dhandayuthapani G,Chakrabarti S,Ranasinghe A,Hunt L,Grant D,Martin RP,Kenny D

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The need for conduit replacement in the growing child remains a major problem after right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction. We compared two diverse surgical centers with considerable practice variation in Europe and the United States to identify modifiable risk factors that can increase conduit longev...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Niemantsverdriet MB,Ottenkamp J,Gauvreau K,Del Nido PJ,Hazenkamp MG,Jenkins KJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intravascular stents are now routinely used to treat young patients with vascular stenoses. Future stent redilations are often necessary to account for somatic growth. The purpose of this study was to compile a database of characteristics for stents commonly used in the treatment of congenital heart disease p...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Danon S,Gray RG,Crystal MA,Morgan G,Gruenstein DH,Goldstein BH,Gordon BM

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 52-year-old male patient, with a medical history of surgically repaired double outlet right ventricle presented with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and hepatitis C with cirrhosis, presented with New York Heart Association Class IV heart failure. During evaluation for a liver transplant, he was deemed a poor surgical ca...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Keswani A,Verma A,Dann K,Ventura L,Lucas V,Shah S,Ramee S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess how obesity or diabetes mellitus impacts outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery in pediatric hospitals. DESIGN:A multi-institutional, matched case-control study of the Pediatric Health Information System database was performed. SETTING:Tertiary children's hospitals in the United States. ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Shamszad P,Rossano JW,Marino BS,Lowry AW,Knudson JD

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Assess the early and intermediate results with respect to blood pressure control in older children undergoing endovascular stenting for native coarctation of the aorta. DESIGN:Eleven hypertensive patients (10 +/- 3 years of age) underwent endovascular stenting via standard techniques for native coarctation o...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Weber HS,Cyran SE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 3-year-old male who underwent transcatheter stent fenestration of the inferior portion of an extracardiac total cavopulmonary connection in the setting of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Transhepatic approach, following an unsuccessful attempt from the femoral vein facilitated delivery of a diabolo-sha...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Kenny D,McMahon C,Walsh KP

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 18-year-old patient with a window type of patent ductus arteriosus and acquired rheumatic mitral stenosis is reported for its rarity. The pitfalls in the diagnosis and surgical management of this condition are discussed. ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Talwar S,Upadhyay M,Ramakrishnan S,Gharade P,Choudhary SK,Airan B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to study the efficiency and safety of once-a-week outpatient rehabilitation followed by home program with tele-monitoring in patients with complex cyanotic congenital heart disease. DESIGN:Prospective nonrandomized study. METHOD:Patients who have been diagnosed either Eisenmenger's syndrome or inop...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Bhasipol A,Sanjaroensuttikul N,Pornsuriyasak P,Yamwong S,Tangcharoen T

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 30 year-old male with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries, atrial, and ventricular septal defects (VSD), and pulmonary stenosis. He previously underwent three palliative surgical procedures before undergoing intracardiac repair at age 20 with a left ventricular to pulmona...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Aboulhosn J,Levi D,Sopher M,Johnson A,Child JS,Laks H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Health care-associated infections (HAIs) increase mortality, length of stay, and cost in hospitalized patients. The incidence of and risk factors for developing HAIs in the pediatric population after cardiac surgery have been studied. This study evaluates the impact of HAIs on length of stay, inpatient mor...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Tweddell S,Loomba RS,Cooper DS,Benscoter AL

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 51-year-old patient with platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome after percutaneous closure of a secundum atrial septal defect, an unusual complication of this modality of treatment. Echocardiography, the main diagnostic technique in the present case, showed that one of the percutaneous device's rims was fixed to t...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Gomez-Rubin MC,Ruiz-Cantador J,Polo L,Lopez-Fernandez T,Gonzalez A,Oliver JM,Lopez-Sendon JL

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：:Down syndrome (DS) patients are prone to pulmonary hypertension (PHTN) due to various cardiopulmonary causes. However, the association of DS with pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is not adequately described. We illustrate three cases from our center and an additional 13 cases from an extensive review of the literature of...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Gowda S,Bhat D,Feng Z,Chang CH,Ross RD

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Improved weight gain during the interstage (IS) period has been shown to improve overall outcomes in patients with single ventricle physiology (SVP). This emphasis on nutrition may have untoward effects, such as increasing anxiety/stress levels in caregivers, who are already known to be at risk for increas...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Stewart J,Dempster R,Allen R,Miller-Tate H,Dickson G,Fichtner S,Principe AJ,Fonseca R,Nicholson L,Cua CL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cardiovascular diseases in pediatric pathologies have emerged in the recent years in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with congenital heart diseases (CHDs) being the most frequent. Unfortunately, their diagnosis is usually delayed, thereby increasing childhood morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVES:Describe the cli...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Kamdem F,Kedy Koum D,Hamadou B,Yemdji M,Luma H,Doualla MS,Noukeu D,Barla E,Akazong C,Dzudie A,Ngote H,Monkam Y,Mouliom S,Kingue S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fontan operation has gone through multiple incarnations since Fontan and Baudet's initial description in 1971. Through the medical dossier of a patient with a single ventricle, we plot the history of medical, surgical, and percutaneous interventions over the past 40 years, specifically focusing on the Fontan proce...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： AboulHosn JA,Shavelle DM,Castellon Y,Criley JM,Plunkett M,Pelikan P,Dinh H,Child JS

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:BACKGROUND; Several studies have demonstrated the utility of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in the months following cardiac transplant. The purpose of this study was to analyze longitudinal BNP data in pediatric cardiac transplant patients and determine the efficacy of BNP in routine follow-up of transplan...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Bramlet M,Moore R,Murphy D,Caldwell R,Darragh R,Schamberger M

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide data on the value of fused cardiac hybrid imaging with coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (PET-MPI) in patients with complex coronary artery anomalies (CCAA). DESIGN/SETTING:This is a retrospective, single-center study. PA...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Gräni C,Benz DC,Possner M,Clerc OF,Mikulicic F,Vontobel J,Stehli J,Fuchs TA,Pazhenkottil AP,Gaemperli O,Kaufmann PA,Buechel RR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Ketamine is a drug often used for procedural sedation or as adjunct agent for general sedation in children with congenital heart disease. In the clinical realm, there is often confusion regarding the effects of ketamine on hemodynamics, particularly pulmonary vascular resistance and systemic vascular resis...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Loomba RS,Gray SB,Flores S

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Patients undergoing surgical repair of aortic coarctation have a 50% risk of pathologic left ventricular remodeling (increased left ventricular mass or relative wall thickness). Endothelin 1, ST2, galectin 3, norepinephrine and B-natriuretic peptide are biomarkers that have been associated with pathologic LV ...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Frank BS,Urban TT,Lewis K,Tong S,Cassidy C,Mitchell MB,Nichols CS,Davidson JA

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a rare, but serious complication in single ventricle patients after Fontan palliation, and is associated with a 5-year mortality of 46%. We describe a patient with PLE after Fontan palliation who achieved remission with high-dose spironolactone (an aldosterone antagonist), but had t...

journal_title：Congenital heart disease

authors： Grattan MJ,McCrindle BW

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00